,i  #aag? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #cfgb  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,june #a1 #bjba,mr4   
,panetta 7= himself1 ,ms4 ,jacobs (     
,cali=nia1 ,ms4 ,norton1 ,mr4 ,huffman1 
,ms4 ,/rickl&1 ,mr4 ,br[n1 ,mr4 ,l[5?al1
 ,mr4 ,cri/1 ,ms4 ,h\lahan1 ,mr4 ,nadl]1
 ,mr4 ,mc,govern1 ,mr4 ,wel*1 ,ms4 ,lee 
( ,cali=nia1 ,mr4 ,gallego1 ,ms4        
,scanlon1 ,mr4 ,m\lton1 ,mr4 ,pappas1   
,mr4 ,soto1 ,ms4 ,titus1 ,ms4 ,newman1  
,mr4 ,torres ( ,new ,york1 ,mr4 ,johnson
 ( ,georgia1 ,mrs4 ,c>olyn ,b4 ,maloney 
( ,new ,york1 ,ms4 ,bonamici1 ,mrs4     
,kirkpatrick1 ,mr4 ,cicill9e1 ,mr4      
,kilm]1 ,mr4 ,au*9closs1 ,mr4 ,kildee1  
,mr4 ,pet]s1 ,ms4 ,*u1 ,mrs4 ,hayes1    
,ms4 ,s*ak[sky1 ,mr4 ,cr[1 ,mr4 ,khanna1
 ,mr4 ,lieu1 ,mr4 ,veasey1 ,mr4 ,takano1
 ,mr4 ,pocan1 ,ms4 ,%]rill1 & ,mr4      
,coop]7 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0  
ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,arm$ ,s]vices
  ,a ,,bill  ,to exp& protections "u !  
,exceptional ,family ,memb] ,program ( !
 ,dep>tm5t ( ,def5se = transg5d]        

dep5d5ts ( memb]s ( ! ,arm$ ,=ces1 & =  
o!r purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act
 may be cit$ z ! ,arm$ ,=ces ,transg5d] 
,dep5d5t ,protection ,act4  #b4         
,expansion ( protections = transg5d]    
dep5d5ts ( memb]s ( ! ,arm$ ,=ces "u !  
,exceptional ,family ,memb] ,program    
,section #agha;c ( title #aj1 ,unit$    
,/ates ,code1 is am5d$-- 7#a7 9         
subsection 7d77#c71 by add+ at ! end !  
foll[+ new subp>agraph3  7,f7           
,prohibition ( assignm5t ( su* a memb]  
7except at ! election ( su* memb]7 to a 
p]man5t duty location 9 a jurisdiction  
:]e =eign1 ,/ate1 or local law re/ricts 
m$ically necess>y treatm5t = a m$ical or
 educational special ne$4 ,su* a memb]  
:o is s]v+ at a p]man5t duty location 9 
su* a jurisdiction :ile su* gov]nm5t    
enacts a law e/abli%+ su* re/riction    
may1 n lat] ?an #cj days aft] su*       
enactm5t1 elect to be reassign$ by !    
,secret>y conc]n$ to a p]man5t duty     
location n locat$ 9 su* a jurisdiction4 
2  7#b7 9 subsection 7h71 by /rik+ 7z   

def9$ by ! ,secret>y 9 regulations =    
purposes ( ?is section72 &  7#c7 by add+
 at ! end ! foll[+ new subsection3  7i7 
,m$ical or educational special ne$ def9$
 ,9 ?is section1 ! t]m m$ical or        
educational special ne$ includes !      
foll[+3 7#a7 ,a pot5tially life-?reat5+ 
or *ronic condition t requires-- 7,a7   
foll[-up support m ?an once a ye>2 or   
7,b7 specialty c>e4  7#b7 ,a curr5t &   
*ronic m5tal heal? condition4  7#c7 ,a  
frequ5t ne$ = m5tal heal? c>e4  7#d7    
,a/hma or o!r *ronic respiratory        
condition t includes :eez+4  7#e7 ,g5d] 
dysphoria4  7#f7 ,a condition t         
requires-- 7,a7 adaptive equipm5t2  7,b7
 assi/ive te*nology devices or s]vices2 
or  7,c7 environm5tal or ar*itectural   
consid]ations4  7#g7 ,special           
educational ne$4  4