,,ii  #aag? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,s4 #bcgf  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,july #ae1 #bjba,mr4   
,cruz 7= himself & ,mrs4 ,gillibr&7     
introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 read     
twice & ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,arm$ 
,s]vices  ,a ,,bill  ,to ensure ! p>5tal
 gu>dian%ip rights ( cadets & mid%ipm5  
consi/5t ) individual & academic        
responsibilities1 & = o!r purposes4  #a4
 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z !  
,c&idates ,af=d$ ,dignity1 ,equality &  
,tra9+ 7,,cadet7 ,act ( #bjba4  #b4     
,prohibition on limit+ ( c]ta9 p>5tal   
gu>dian%ip rights ( cadets & mid%ipm5   
7a7 ,9 g5]al ,! ,secret>y ( ,def5se1 !  
,secret>y ( ,homel& ,security1 & !      
,secret>y ( ,transportation1 9          
consultation ) ! ,secret>ies ( ! milit>y
 dep>tm5ts & ! ,sup]9t5d5t ( ea* milit>y
 s]vice academy1 z appropriate1 %all    
prescribe 9 regulations policies ensur+ 
t ! p>5tal gu>dian%ip rights ( cadets & 
mid%ipm5 are protect$ consi/5t )        
individual & academic responsibilities4 

7b7 ,protection ( p>5tal gu>dian%ip     
rights ,! regulations prescrib$ "u      
subsection 7a7 %all provide t-- 7#a7 a  
cadet or mid%ipman ( a milit>y s]vice   
academy may n be requir$ to give up 8 or
 h] p>5tal gu>dian%ip rights 9 ! ev5t ( 
a pregnancy occurr+ aft] ! beg9n+ ( !   
cadet's or mid%ipman's fir/ day (       
academic c\rses2  7#b7 except z provid$ 
"u subsection 7c71 milit>y s]vice       
academy may n dis-enroll a cadet or     
mid%ipman :o becomes pregnant or fa!rs a
 *ild :ile enroll$ at ! academy2 &  7#c7
 a cadet or mid%ipman :o becomes        
pregnant :ile enroll$ at a milit>y      
s]vice academy %all be all[$ to take    
leave = up to "o ye> & return to !      
academy to resume classes aft]w>d4  7c7 
,responsibilities ( p>5ts enroll$ at    
milit>y s]vice academies ,! regulations 
prescrib$ "u subsection 7a7 %all require
 cadets & mid%ipm5 ) dep5d5ts to e/abli%
 a family c>e plan ) appropriate academy
 lead]%ip4 ,! family c>e plan %all      
include ! foll[+ provisions3 7#a7 ,! c>e

 plan mu/ include a full-"t provid]     
responsible = ! dep5d5t :o is n enroll$ 
at ! milit>y s]vice academy1 z ano!r    
p>5t or gu>dian ( ! dep5d5t or a family 
memb] ( ! cadet or mid%ipman4 ,! full-"t
 c>e provid] mu/ h ei!r full            
p[]-(-attorney au?ority or gu>dian%ip   
rights 9 ord] to prev5t situations :]e !
 cadet or mid%ipman is pull$ away f 8 or
 h] duties & responsibilities at !      
milit>y s]vice academy4 ,! cadet or     
mid%ipman may n rely on base facilities 
or *ild-c>e s]vices1 & mu/ be able to   
function z any o!r cadet1 includ+ resid+
 9 academy dormitories4  7#b7 ,except z 
provid$ "u subsection 7d71 ! cadet or   
mid%ipman may n receive additional      
b5efits or concessions f ! milit>y      
s]vice academy on acc\nt ( hav+ a       
dep5d5t1 su* z money or "t (f4  7#c7 ,a 
cadet or mid%ipman ) a dep5d5t may n be 
excus$ on acc\nt ( su* dep5d5t f /&>d   
classes1 tra9+1 travel+1 fitness        
requirem5ts1 or any o!r responsibilities
 inh]5t to att5d+ a milit>y s]vice      

academy4  7#d7 ,if bo? p>5ts ( a dep5d5t
 are cadets or mid%ipm51 !y mu/ agree on
 ! family c>e plan or face expulsion 7) 
no incurr$ obligations74  7d7 ,options =
 pregnant cadets & mid%ipm5 ,!          
regulations prescrib$ "u subsection 7a7 
%all provide t females becom+ pregnant  
:ile enroll$ at a milit>y s]vice academy
 %all h1 at a m9imum1 ! foll[+ options3 
7#a7 ,at ! conclusion ( ! curr5t seme/] 
or :5 o!rwise deem$ m$ically            
appropriate1 tak+ leave f ! milit>y     
s]vice academy = up to "o ye> foll[$ by 
a return to full cadet or mid%ipman     
/atus4  7#b7 ,full release f ! milit>y  
s]vice academy & any relat$ obligations4
  7#c7 ,enli/m5t 9 active-duty s]vice1 )
 all ( ! att5dant b5efits4  7e7         
,treatm5t ( males fa!r+ a *ild :ile     
enroll$ at milit>y s]vice academies ,!  
regulations prescrib$ "u subsection 7a7 
%all provide t males fa!r+ a *ild :ile  
enroll$ at a milit>y s]vice academy--   
7#a7 %all n be requir$ to give up p>5tal
 rights2 &  7#b7 %all n acquire any     

b5efits or leave consid]ations z a      
result ( fa!r+ a *ild1 except t-- 7,a7  
academy lead]%ip %all e/abli% policies  
to all[ cadets & mid%ipm5 at lea/ "o    
week ( leave to att5d ! bir?1 :i* mu/ be
 us$ 9 conjunction ) ! bir?2 &  7,b7 9 !
 ev5t ! male fa!r becomes ! sole        
f9ancial provid] = a dep5d5t1 ! academy 
%all provide ! fa!r ! same options      
available to a cadet or mid%ipman :o    
becomes a "m :ile enroll$1 includ+      
rema9+ enroll$ 9 accordance ) a family  
c>e plan e/abli%$ pursuant to subsection
 7c7 or select+ "o ( ! options outl9$ 9 
p>agraphs 7#b7 ?r\gh 7#d7 ( subsection  
7d74  7f7 ,rule ( con/ruction ,no?+ 9   
?is section %all be con/ru$ z requir+ or
 provid+ = ! *ang+ ( admission          
requirem5ts at any ( ! milit>y s]vice   
academies4  #c4 ,milit>y s]vice academy 
def9$ ,9 ?is ,act1 ! t]m milit>y s]vice 
academy means ! foll[+3 7#a7 ,! ,unit$  
,/ates ,milit>y ,academy1 ,we/ ,po9t1   
,new ,york4  7#b7 ,! ,unit$ ,/ates      
,naval ,academy1 ,annapolis1 ,m>yl&4    

7#c7 ,! ,unit$ ,/ates ,air ,=ce         
,academy1 ,colorado ,spr+s1 ,colorado4  
7#d7 ,! ,unit$ ,/ates ,coa/ ,gu>d       
,academy1 ,new ,london1 ,connecticut4   
7#e7 ,! ,unit$ ,/ates ,m]*ant ,m>9e     
,academy1 ,k+s ,po9t1 ,new ,york4