,,ii  #aahth ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,s4 #ecef  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,november #bj1 
#bjbd,mr4 ,marshall 7for himself1 ,mr4  
,risch1 ,mr4 ,crapo1 and ,mrs4          
,hyde-,smith7 introduced the following  
bill2 which was read twice and referred 
to the ,committee on the ,judiciary  ,a 
,,bill  ,to establish clear and         
consistent biological definitions of    
male and female4  #a4 ,short title ,this
 ,act may be cited as the ,defining     
,male and ,female ,act of #bjbd4  #b4   
,findings ,congress finds the following3
 7#a7 ,in human beings1 there are       
two--and only two--sexes3 male and      
female1 which refer to the two body     
structures 7phenotypes7 that1 in normal 
development1 correspond to one or the   
other gamete--sperm for males and ova   
for females4  7#b7 ,every individual is 
either male or female4  7#c7 ,an        
individual's sex can be observed or     
clinically verified at or before birth4 
7#d7 ,rare disorders of sexual          

development are not exceptions to the   
binary nature of sex4  7#e7 ,in no case 
is an individual's sex determined by    
stipulation or self-identification4     
7#f7 ,there is increasing confusion     
about the definition of sex as a        
biological truth1 the implications of   
sex1 and its relationship to concepts   
and terms including sex assigned at     
birth1 gender1 gender identity1 gender  
role1 gender expression1 and experienced
 gender4  7#g7 ,confusion and           
ambiguities surrounding the definitions 
of sex1 male1 female1 and related terms 
can hinder individual efforts to enjoy  
equal treatment under the law4  7#h7    
,legal equality of the two sexes--male  
and female--does not imply that the     
sexes are identical to each other or are
 the same in every respect4  7#i7 ,with 
respect to the two sexes--male and      
female--separate facilities or sports   
leagues established because of or       
organized according to physical         
differences between the sexes do not    

constitute unequal treatment under the  
law4  7#aj7 ,physical differences       
between males and females are enduring1 
and the two sexes are not fungible4     
7#aa7 ,to prevent further efforts to    
undermine the longstanding meaning and  
understanding of sex1 male1 female1 and 
related terms1 it is necessary for      
,congress to reaffirm and codify the    
meaning of these terms4  #c4 ,definition
 of sex1 male1 female1 and related terms
 ,chapter #a of title #a1 ,united       
,states ,code1 is amended by adding at  
the end the following3  #i4 ,definition 
of sex1 male1 female1 and related terms 
,in determining the meaning of any ,act 
of ,congress1 or of any ruling1         
regulation1 or interpretation of the    
various departments and ,federal        
agencies of the ,united ,states1 the    
word-- 7#a7 boy means a minor human     
male2  7#b7 father means a male parent2 
7#c7 female1 when used to refer to a    
natural person1 means an individual who 
naturally has1 had1 will have1 or would 

have1 but for a congenital anomaly or   
intentional or unintentional disruption1
 the reproductive system that at some   
point produces1 transports1 and utilizes
 eggs for fertilization2  7#d7 gender1  
when used alone to refer to males1      
females1 or the natural differences     
between males and females-- 7,a7 shall  
be considered a synonym for sex2 and    
7,b7 shall not be considered a synonym  
or short-hand expression for gender     
identity1 experienced gender1 gender    
expression1 or gender role1  except that
 this definition shall not apply when   
the term gender is used in conjunction  
with other words or as an adjective to  
modify other words1 or when context or  
explicit definition in law indicates    
otherwise2  7#e7 gender identity does   
not mean sex or gender2  7#f7 girl means
 a minor human female2  7#g7 male1 when 
used to refer to a natural person1 means
 an individual who naturally has1 had1  
will have1 or would have1 but for a     
congenital anomaly or intentional or    

unintentional disruption1 the           
reproductive system that at some point  
produces1 transports1 and utilizes sperm
 for fertilization2  7#h7 man1 except   
when used as a generic reference to     
human beings1 means an adult human male2
  7#i7 mother means a female parent2    
7#aj7 sex1 when referring to an         
individual's sex1 shall be understood to
 refer to either male or female1 as     
biologically determined and defined by  
this section2 and  7#aa7 woman means an 
adult human female4  4