,,ii ,calendar ,no4 #adf #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   
,july #be1 #bjbc,reported by ,mr4 ,reed1
 with an amendment,omit the part struck 
through and insert the part printed in  

italic  ,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  #b4 ,briefing or
 report on implementation of certain    
policies of the ,department of ,defense 
relating to abortion  7a7 ,in general   
,not later than ,july #bd1 #bjbc1 the   
,secretary of ,defense1 in consultation 
with the ,attorney ,general and the     
,defense ,advisory ,committee on ,women 
in the ,services1 shall provide to the  
,committees on ,armed ,services of the  
,senate and the ,house of               
,representatives a briefing or a report 
that contains an assessment of the      
following3 7#a7 ,the legality of the    
implementation by the ,department of    

,defense of policies allowing members of
 the ,armed ,forces to seek medical     
procedures that are not covered by the  
,department1 including elective         
abortions1 including with respect to--  
7,a7 existing requirements and          
prohibitions relating to abortion under 
section #ajic of title #aj1 ,united     
,states ,code2 and  7,b7 the rule       
submitted by the ,department of ,health 
and ,human ,services relating to        
,ensuring ,access to ,equitable1        
,affordable1 ,client-,centered1 ,quality
 ,family ,planning ,services 7#hf ,fed4 
,reg4 #aihab2 published ,april #ae1     
#bjba74  7#b7 ,the oversight functions  
of the ,department of ,defense in       
preventing abuse of policies described  
in paragraph 7#a74  7#c7 ,the ability of
 those polices to cover medical services
 for late-stage elective abortions after
 #bj weeks gestation4  7#d7 ,the        
approval process necessary for a member 
of the ,armed ,forces to request        
coverage under those policies4  7#e7    

,the requirement of approval by multiple
 physicians to be covered under those   
policies4  7#f7 ,the applicability of   
those policies to the family members of 
members of the ,armed ,forces4  7#g7    
,the protections in place for members of
 the ,armed ,forces who choose to       
utilize those policies4  7#h7 ,the      
reproductive health care services that  
are not covered by the ,department of   
,defense that have been accessed        
pursuant to those policies as of the    
date of the briefing or report1 as the  
case may be4  7#i7 ,whether or not the  
provisions of ,s4 #hbb of the #aahth    
,congress1 as introduced on ,march #ae1 
#bjbc-- 7,a7 return the ,department to  
the standard held before those policies 
were implemented2 and  7,b7 do not      
restrict access to health care not      
covered by the ,department further than 
the standard held before those policies 
were implemented4  7b7 ,protection of   
personally identifiable information ,in 
providing the briefing or report1 as the

 case may be1 required under subsection 
7a71 the ,secretary of ,defense shall-- 
7#a7 observe all protections required   
under the ,health ,insurance            
,portability and ,accountability ,act of
 #aiif 7,public ,law #ajf-aia71 or any  
other provision of law2 and  7#b7 take  
any necessary precautions to prevent the
 disclosure of any personal identifiable
 information of individuals included    
within the population assessed for      
purposes of such briefing or report1 as 
the case may be4  ,july #be1            
#bjbc,reported with an amendment