,,ii  #aaf? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,s4 #cgc  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!       
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,febru>y #g1 #bjai     
,mrs4 ,gillibr& 7= h]self1 ,ms4 ,coll9s1
 & ,mr4 ,re$7 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2  
:i* 0 read twice & ref]r$ to !          
,committee on ,arm$ ,s]vices  ,a ,,bill 
,to provide = ! ret5tion & s]vice (     
transg5d] individuals 9 ! ,arm$ ,=ces4  
#a4 ,ret5tion & s]vice ( transg5d]      
individuals 9 ! ,arm$ ,=ces  7a7 ,s5se (
 ,congress ,x is ! s5se ( ,congress t-- 
7#a7 individuals :o are qualifi$ & c    
meet ! /&>ds to s]ve 9 ! milit>y %\ld be
 eligible to s]ve2 &  7#b7 ! policies   
recomm5d$ 9 ! memor&um ( ! ,secret>y (  
,def5se entitl$ ,milit>y ,s]vice by     
,transg5d] ,individuals & dat$ ,febru>y 
#bb1 #bjah1 are inconsi/5t ) ?is goal4  
7b7 ,ret5tion ( curr5tly s]v+ memb]s ( !
 ,arm$ ,=ces ,an individual s]v+ z a    
memb] ( ! ,arm$ ,=ces on or aft] ! date 
( ! enactm5t ( ?is ,act may n be        
involunt>ily sep>at$ f ! ,arm$ ,=ces1 or
 d5i$ re5li/m5t or cont9uation 9 s]vice 

9 ! ,arm$ ,=ces1 solely on ! basis ( !  
memb]'s g5d] id5tity4 ,no?+ 9 ?is       
subsection relieves a memb] f meet+     
applicable milit>y & m$ical /&>ds1      
includ+ deployability1 or requires      
ret5tion ( ! memb] 9 s]vice if ! memb]  
fails to meet su* /&>ds4  7c7 ,accession
 into ! ,arm$ ,=ces ,on or aft] ! date (
 ! enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 an individual   
may n be d5i$ initial enli/m5t1         
commission+1 or o!r accession into !    
,arm$ ,=ces solely on ! basis ( !       
individual's g5d] id5tity4 ,no?+ 9 ?is  
subsection relieves an individual f     
meet+ applicable milit>y & m$ical /&>ds1
 includ+ deployability1 = enli/m5t1     
commission+1 or o!r accession4  7d7     
,g5d] id5tity def9$ ,9 ?is section1 !   
t]m g5d] id5tity means ! g5d]-relat$    
id5tity1 appe>ance1 mann]isms1 or o!r   
g5d]-relat$ *>act]i/ics ( an individual1
 reg>dless ( ! individual's designat$   
sex at bir?4