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,s4 #geb  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!       
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,m>* #i1 #bjbc,mr4     
,cotton 7= himself1 ,mr4 ,m>%all1 ,mr4  
,braun1 ,mr4 ,rubio1 ,mr4 ,graham1 ,mr4 
,lee1 ,mr4 ,cruz1 & ,mr4 ,da9es7        
introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 read     
twice & ref]r$ to ! ,committee on !     
,judici>y  ,a ,,bill  ,to secure !      
dignity & safety ( inc>c]at$ wom54  #a4 
,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z !   
,prev5t+ ,viol5ce ,aga9/ ,female        
,inmates ,act ( #bjbc4  #b4 ,h\s+       
prison]s bas$ on sex  7a7 ,f$]al prisons
  7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,*apt] #cjc ( title #ah1
 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 is am5d$ by add+  
at ! end ! foll[+3  #djeb4 ,b> on h\s+  
toge!r prison]s ( diff]5t sexes  7a7    
,def9ition ,9 ?is section1 ! t]m        
biological sex means ! biological       
classification ( male & female 9 !      
context ( reproductive pot5tial or      
capacity1 z indicat$ by sex *romosomes1 
naturally occurr+ sex hormones1 gonads1 
& nonambigu\s int]nal & ext]nal g5italia

 pres5t at bir?4  7b7 ,b>  7#a7 ,9 g5]al
 ,! ,bureau ( ,prisons-- 7,a7 %all use !
 biological sex ( p]sons *>g$ ) or      
convict$ ( (f5ses aga9/ ! ,unit$ ,/ates 
9 mak+ det]m9ations reg>d+ h\s+ su*     
p]sons2 &  7,b7 except z provid$ 9      
p>agraph 7#b71 %all n co-locate 9       
det5tion facilities p]sons *>g$ ) or    
convict$ ( (f5ses aga9/ ! ,unit$ ,/ates 
if ^? p]sons are n ( ! same biological  
sex4  7#b7 ,exception ,! ,bureau (      
,prisons may co-locate1 on a tempor>y   
basis 7:i* %all n include ov]night      
h\s+71 p]sons *>g$ ) or convict$ (      
(f5ses aga9/ ! ,unit$ ,/ates :o are n ( 
! same biological sex4  4  7#b7         
,te*nical & con=m+ am5dm5t ,! table (   
sections = *apt] #cjc ( title #ah1      
,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 is am5d$ by add+ at
 ! end ! foll[+3  #djeb4 ,b> on h\s+    
toge!r prison]s ( diff]5t sexes4  4  7b7
 ,/ate prisons ,section #eja ( title ,i 
( ! ,omnibus ,crime ,control & ,safe    
,/reets ,act ( #aifh 7#cd ,u4,s4,c4     
#ajaeb7 is am5d$ by add+ at ! end !     

foll[+3  7i7 ,b> on h\s+ toge!r prison]s
 ( diff]5t sexes  7#a7 ,def9ition ,9 ?is
 subsection1 ! t]m biological sex has ! 
mean+ giv5 su* t]m 9 section #djeb (    
title #ah1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code4  7#b7   
,limitation on eligibility = funds  7,a7
 ,9 g5]al ,beg9n+ 9 ! fir/ fiscal ye>   
beg9n+ aft] ! date ( enactm5t ( ?is     
subsection1 a ,/ate may n receive funds 
"u ?is subp>t = a fiscal ye> if ! ,/ate 
does n submit to ! ,attorney ,g5]al a   
c]tification t ! ,/ate-- 7i7 except z   
provid$ 9 subp>agraph 7,b71 prohibits   
co-locat+ 9 det5tion facilities p]sons  
*>g$ ) or convict$ ( (f5ses "u ! law ( !
 ,/ate if ^? p]sons are n ( ! same      
biological sex2 &  7ii7 requires ! use (
 ! biological sex ( p]sons *>g$ ) or    
convict$ ( (f5ses "u ! law ( ! ,/ate 9  
mak+ det]m9ations reg>d+ h\s+ su*       
p]sons4  7,b7 ,exception ,a ,/ate may   
co-locate1 on a tempor>y basis 7:i* %all
 n include ov]night h\s+71 p]sons *>g$ )
 or convict$ ( (f5ses "u ! law ( ! ,/ate
 :o are n ( ! same biological sex4  4