H.R. 6177 — Introduced in House

I 118th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 6177 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES November 2, 2023Mr. Brecheen (for himself, Mr. Norman, Mrs. Miller of Illinois, Mr. Burlison, Mr. Rouzer, Mr. Biggs, Mr. Van Drew, Mr. Grothman, Mr. Moore of Alabama, Mr. Gosar, and Mr. Ogles) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Education and the Workforce, Ways and Means, and Natural Resources, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned A BILL To prohibit Federal funding for researchers who have conducted a study or experiment relating to gender identity, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be referred to as the No Taxpayer Funding for Researchers Who Prey on Children Act. 2. Prohibition on Federal funding (a) In general Notwithstanding any other provision of law, no principal investigator or project leader who is identified in a study or experiment described in subsection (b) shall be eligible to receive Federal financial assistance from the Secretary of Health and Human Services (in this section referred to as the Secretary) for any study or experiment. (b) Study or experiment described A study or experiment described in this subsection is any federally-funded study or experiment which— (1) includes or describes any minor whose perception of his or her sex or asserted identity is incongruent with such individual’s sex for the purposes of affirming such perception or asserted identity; (2) introduces any minor to any medical or surgical service for the purpose of assisting such individual’s disassociation from his or her sex; and (3) introduces a minor to social interventions for the purpose of assisting such individual’s disassociation from his or her sex. (c) Required statement An applicant seeking Federal financial assistance from the Secretary for any study or experiment shall certify to the Secretary that the applicant is not, and has never been, a principal investigator or project leader for any study or experiment described in subsection (b). (d) Definitions For the purposes of this section: (1) Minor The term minor means any individual under the age of 18. (2) Sex The term sex means the indication of male or female based solely an individual’s reproductive biology and genetics at birth, such as sex chromosomes, naturally occurring sex hormones, gonads, or internal or external genitalia, without regard to an individual’s psychological, chosen, or subjective identity.