,i  #aag? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4
 ,r4 #hiaf  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(          
,,repres5tatives  ,septemb] #bj1        
#bjbb,mr4 ,cr[ 7= himself1 ,ms4 ,spei]1 
,mr4 ,br[n ( ,m>yl&1 ,ms4 ,norton1 ,ms4 
,/rickl&1 ,ms4 ,dean1 ,ms4 ,port]1 ,ms4 
,lois ,frankel ( ,florida1 ,mr4 ,m\lton1
 ,mr4 ,mc,govern1 ,mrs4 ,torres (       
,cali=nia1 ,ms4 ,lee ( ,cali=nia1 ,mr4  
,evans1 ,mr4 ,grijalva1 ,ms4 ,br[nley1 &
 ,ms4 ,%]rill7 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 
:i* 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,arm$   
,s]vices  ,a ,,bill  ,to e/abli% leave  
policies ( ! ,arm$ ,=ces = a memb] to   
seek an abortion4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is 
,act may be cit$ z ! ,access to         
,reproductive ,c>e = ,s]vicememb]s ,act4
  #b4 ,f9d+s ,congress f9ds ! foll[+3   
7#a7 ,foll[+ ! ,supreme ,c\rt's decision
 to elim9ate ! "r to abortion1 ,/ates   
across ! c\ntry are mov+ swiftly to ban 
abortion access1 lead+ to ev5 great]    
b>ri]s to c>e = milit>y families4  7#b7 
,access to abortion c>e is ess5tial to a
 p]son's heal? & c5tral to _! economic &

 social well-be+4 ,bans & re/rictions on
 abortion delay access to abortion c>e &
 !re=e increase co/s = memb]s ( ! ,arm$ 
,=ces seek+ c>e4 ,! consequ5ce ( ^!     
delays & b>ri]s c\ld mean t a p]son is  
=c$ to c>ry a pregnancy aga9/ _! w4     
7#c7 ,! ,arm$ ,=ces h a l>ge pres5ce 9  
_m ,/ates pois$ to ban or re/rict access
 to abortion1 _m ( :i* also neighbor    
,/ates t w\ld likely ban abortion4  7#d7
 ,memb]s ( ! ,arm$ ,=ces seek+ c>e      
(f-base may be limit$ 9 _! ability to d 
s due to re/rictions on leave or travel 
re/rictions impos$ by _! unit4  7#e7    
,re/rictions on receiv+ approval to take
 leave = abortion c>e int]f]e ) a memb] 
( ! ,arm$ ,=ces' heal?1 well-be+1 & "r  
to access ! c>e !y ne$4 ,! decision to  
t]m9ate a pregnancy %\ld n dep5d on !   
discretion or judgm5t ( a milit>y       
comm&]4  7#f7 ,! ,army has recogniz$ t  
abortion is a "t s5sitive-proc$ure &    
access %\ld n be delay$ = memb]s or     
milit>y families4  7#g7 ,:5 a memb] ( ! 
,arm$ ,=ces decides to obta9 an         

abortion1 x %\ld be available1 af=dable1
 private1 & free f puni%m5t1 reprisal1  
or judgm5t by ! memb]'s *a9 ( comm&4    
7#h7 ,! h>ms ( abortion-specific        
re/rictions fall mo/ heavily on p :o    
already face b>ri]s to access+ heal? c>e
 includ+ p ) l[ incomes1 su* z junior   
memb]s1 & ,black1 ,indig5\s1 & p (      
color1 immigrants1 "y p1 p )            
disabilities1 ! ,,lgbtqi community1 & ^?
 /ation$ 9 rural & o!r m$ically und]s]v$
 areas4  7#i7 ,equal access to abortion 
c>e1 ev]y:]e1 is ess5tial to social &   
economic p>ticipation1 equality1        
reproductive autonomy1 & ! "r to det]m9e
 a p]son's own life4  7#aj7 ,! d5ial (  
leave = an abortion or any o!r          
reproductive heal? s]vice violates !    
rights ( memb]s ( ! ,arm$ ,=ces4 ,access
 to c>e = milit>y families %\ld n be    
det]m9$ by ! p]sonal beliefs ( o!rs4    
7#aa7 ,9 addition to ! heal? & well-be+ 
implications = memb]s ( ! ,arm$ ,=ces & 
_! families1 ! failure to address ^!    
issues w contribute to ! *all5ges t !   

,arm$ ,=ces faces 9 attract+ & reta9+   
p]sonnel1 !reby negatively affect+      
milit>y /r5g? & read9ess4  #c4 ,leave = 
a memb] ( ! ,arm$ ,=ces = abortion  7a7 
,9 g5]al ,! ,secret>y conc]n$ 7z su* t]m
 is def9$ 9 section #aja ( title #aj1   
,unit$ ,/ates ,code7 %all1 ) reg>ds to  
abortion c>e = a memb] ( ! ,arm$ ,=ces--
  7#a7 consid] su* c>e to be "t-s5sitive
 & !re=e approve leave = su* abortion   
c>e2 &  7#b7 n require ! memb] to       
disclose to a comm&+ (fic] ! "t-s5sitive
 c>e or proc$ure be+ receiv$ dur+ su*   
leave4  7b7 ,reimbursem5t = travel ,9 a 
jurisdiction :]e abortion is prohibit$  
or inaccessible1 ! ,secret>y conc]n$    
%all reimburse ! memb] = co/s incurr$ by
 ! memb] to travel to a diff]5t         
jurisdiction = an abortion4  7c7        
,privacy ,heal? c>e provid]s ( ! ,def5se
 ,heal? ,ag5cy & comm&+ (fic]s %all1 to 
! greate/ ext5t practicable1 protect !  
privacy ( a memb] :o takes leave "u ?is 
section1 includ+ :5 su* memb] makes a   
reque/ = su* leave & :5 su* memb]       

returns to duty4  7d7 ,prohibition ,no  
memb] ( ! ,arm$ ,=ces may be subject to 
any adv]se action = reque/+ or tak+     
leave "u ?is section4