,,ii #aahth ,,congress #ast ,session ,s4 #hbb ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of ,,the ,,united ,,states ,march #ae1 #bjbc ,ms4 ,ernst 7for herself1 ,mr4 ,wicker1 ,mr4 ,daines1 ,mr4 ,cramer1 ,mrs4 ,blackburn1 ,mr4 ,budd1 ,mr4 ,tillis1 ,mr4 ,scott of ,florida1 ,mr4 ,hawley1 ,mr4 ,lee1 ,mrs4 ,hyde-,smith1 ,mr4 ,braun1 ,mr4 ,cotton1 ,mr4 ,graham1 ,mr4 ,ricketts1 ,mr4 ,hoeven1 ,mr4 ,lankford1 ,mr4 ,kennedy1 ,mr4 ,tuberville1 ,mr4 ,risch1 ,mr4 ,vance1 ,mr4 ,crapo1 ,mr4 ,barrasso1 ,mr4 ,cornyn1 ,mr4 ,boozman1 ,mrs4 ,britt1 ,mrs4 ,fischer1 ,mr4 ,rubio1 ,mr4 ,thune1 ,mr4 ,scott of ,south ,carolina1 ,mr4 ,cassidy1 ,mr4 ,hagerty1 ,ms4 ,lummis1 ,mr4 ,rounds1 ,mr4 ,schmitt1 ,mr4 ,mullin1 and ,mr4 ,sullivan7 introduced the following bill2 which was read twice and referred to the ,committee on ,armed ,services ,a ,,bill ,to terminate the ,department of ,defense memorandum relating to access to abortions1 to prohibit the use of travel and transportation allowances1 medical convalescent leave1 and administrative absences to travel to obtain abortions1 and for other purposes4 #a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited as the ,modification to ,department of ,defense ,travel ,authorities for ,abortion-,related ,expenses ,act of #bjbc4 #b4 ,termination of ,department of ,defense memorandum relating to access to abortions 7a7 ,sense of ,congress ,it is the sense of ,congress that-- 7#a7 consistent with section #ajic of title #aj1 ,united ,states ,code1 the ,department of ,defense may not use any funds for abortions except in a case in which the life of the mother would be endangered if the fetus were carried to term or in which the pregnancy is the result of an act of rape or incest2 7#b7 the ,secretary of ,defense has no legal authority to implement any policies under which funds are to be used for that purpose2 and 7#c7 the ,department of ,defense memorandum entitled ,ensuring ,access to ,reproductive ,health ,care1 dated ,october #bj1 #bjbb1 is therefore in direct conflict with section #ajic of title #aj1 ,united ,states ,code1 and the intent of ,congress1 and must be rescinded4 7b7 ,termination of memorandum 7#a7 ,in general ,the ,department of ,defense memorandum entitled ,ensuring ,access to ,reproductive ,health ,care1 dated ,october #bj1 #bjbb1 shall have no force or effect4 7#b7 ,prohibition on availability of funds to carry out memorandum ,none of the funds authorized to be appropriated or otherwise made available to the ,department of ,defense may be obligated or expended to carry out the memorandum described in paragraph 7#a7 or any successor to such memorandum4 #c4 ,prohibition on provision of travel and transportation allowances to obtain abortions 7a7 ,in general ,section #deb of title #cg1 ,united ,states ,code1 is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection3 7j7 ,prohibition on allowances ,to obtain abortions ,the ,secretary of ,defense may not provide transportation-1 lodging-1 meals-in-kind1 or any actual or necessary expenses of travel or transportation1 for1 or in connection with1 official travel under circumstances as specified in regulations prescribed under section #dfd of this title for a member of the ,armed ,forces or a dependent of such a member seeking an abortion or any abortion-related service1 except in a case in which the life of the mother would be endangered if the fetus were carried to term or the pregnancy is the result of an act of rape or incest4 4 7b7 ,prohibition on considering limited access to abortions as unusual1 extraordinary1 hardship1 or emergency circumstances ,section #dec7;d7 of title #cg1 ,united ,states ,code1 is amended-- 7#a7 by inserting 7#a7 before ,an authorized traveler2 and 7#b7 by adding at the end the following new paragraph3 7#b7 ,the access of a member of the ,armed ,forces or a dependent of such a member to an abortion or abortion-related services being limited because of the duty location of the member does not constitute an unusual1 extraordinary1 hardship1 or emergency circumstance for the purposes of section #deb of title #cg1 ,united ,states ,code1 except in a case in which the life of the mother would be endangered if the fetus were carried to term or the pregnancy is the result of an act of rape or incest4 4 #d4 ,prohibition on use of medical convalescent leave or administrative absences for travel to obtain abortions 7a7 ,in general ,chapter #dj of title #aj1 ,united ,states ,code1 is amended by inserting after section #gja the following new section3 #gja;a4 ,prohibition on use of medical convalescent leave or administrative absences for travel to obtain abortions ,a member of the ,armed ,forces may not take convalescent leave under section #gja7m7 or use an administrative absence for travel for the purposes of obtaining an abortion or abortion-related service1 except in a case in which the life of the mother would be endangered if the fetus were carried to term or the pregnancy is the result of an act of rape or incest4 4 7b7 ,clerical amendment ,the table of sections at the beginning of chapter #dj of such title is amended by inserting after the item relating to section #gja the following new item3 #gja;a4 ,prohibition on use of medical convalescent leave or administrative absences for travel to obtain abortions4 4 #e4 ,rule of construction 7a7 ,in general ,nothing in this ,act or an amendment made by this ,act may be construed to affect the treatment of any infection1 injury1 disease1 or disorder that has been caused by or exacerbated by the performance of an abortion4 7b7 ,applicability ,subsection 7a7 applies without regard to whether-- 7#a7 the abortion was performed in accordance with ,federal or ,state law2 or 7#b7 funding for the abortion is permissible under section #ajic of title #aj1 ,united ,states ,code4