,i  #aai? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #aedc  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,febru>y #bd1         
#bjbe,ms4 ,/rickl& 7= h]self1 ,ms4      
,escob>1 ,ms4 ,sewell1 ,mr4 ,hors=d1    
,ms4 ,tokuda1 ,ms4 ,mc,clellan1 ,ms4    
,norton1 ,ms4 ,%]rill1 ,mr4 ,lieu1 &    
,mr4 ,veasey7 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2  
:i* 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,arm$   
,s]vices  ,a ,,bill  ,to am5d title #aj1
 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 to prohibit       
discrim9ation 9 ! ,arm$ ,=ces4  #a4     
,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z !   
,equal & ,uni=m ,treatm5t 9 ! ,milit>y  
,act or ! ,,equity ,act4  #b4 ,f9d+s    
,congress f9ds ! foll[+3 7#a7 ,wom51    
,black1 ,native ,am]ican1 & ,,lgbtqia   
,am]icans h s]v$ 9 ! ,arm$ ,=ces s9ce ! 
,revolution>y ,w>4  7#b7 ,9 #aidh1 #af  
ye>s be=e ! enactm5t ( ! ,civil ,rights 
,act 7,public ,law #hh-ceb2 #gh ,/at4   
#bda71 :i* desegrat$ civilian spaces1   
,presid5t ,truman issu$ ,executive ,ord]
 #iiha1 :i* all[$ ,black memb]s ( !     
,arm$ ,=ces to s]ve side-by-side ) :ite 

memb]s4  7#c7 ,9 #aidh1 ,presid5t       
,truman sign$ ! ,wom5's ,arm$ ,s]vices  
,integration ,act 7,public ,law #hj-fbe2
 #fb ,/at4 #cef7 into law1 (ficially    
all[+ wom5 to s]ve z full1 p]man5t      
memb]s ( ea* ,arm$ ,=ce4  7#d7 ,9 #aifg1
 ,presid5t ,johnson sign$ into law      
,public ,law #ij-acj1 :i* au?oriz$ !    
promotion ( wom5 to ! ranks ( g5]al &   
flag (fic]s4  7#e7 ,9 #aigb1 wom5 7     
all[$ to comm& units t includ$ m54  7#f7
 ,9 #aihb1 ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,def5se        
,in/ruction #accb4ad1 ,enli/$           
,adm9i/rative ,sep>ations1 bann$        
homosexual individuals f s]v+ 9 ! ,arm$ 
,=ces4  7#g7 ,9 #aiic1 ,presid5t ,cl9ton
 sign$ into law ! ,national ,def5se     
,au?orization ,act = ,fiscal ,ye> #aiid 
7,public ,law #ajc-af71 :i* enact$      
section #fed ( title #aj1 ,unit$ ,/ates 
,code1 ,policy conc]n+ homosexuality 9 !
 arm$ =ces1 commonly kn[n z ,don't ,ask1
 ,don't ,tell4  7#h7 ,9 #bjaa1 ,presid5t
 ,obama sign$ into law ! ,don't ,ask1   
,don't ,tell ,repeal ,act ( #bjaj1 all[+

 homosexual memb]s to op5ly s]ve 9 !    
,arm$ ,=ces4  7#i7 ,9 #bjae1 ! la/      
rema9+ policy re/rictions on wom5 s]v+ 9
 direct combat roles 7 remov$4  7#aj7 ,9
 #bjba1 ,presid5t ,bid5 issu$ ,executive
 ,ord] #acihh1 :i* resc9d$ ! policy t   
prohibit$ transg5d] individuals f s]v+ 9
 ! ,arm$ ,=ces4  7#aa7 ,9 #bjbe1        
,presid5t ,trump issu$ ,executive ,ord] 
#adahc1 falsely /at+ t p :o are         
transg5d] _c satisfy ! rigor\s /&>ds    
necess>y = milit>y s]vice & t _! id5tity
 conflicts ) a soldi]'s commitm5t to an 
honorable1 tru?ful1 & discipl9$         
life/yle1 ev5 9 "o's p]sonal life4      
7#ab7 ,x %\ld be ! policy ( ! ,unit$    
,/ates t e memb] ( ! ,arm$ ,=ces has !  
"r to s]ve1 advance1 & be evaluat$ bas$ 
on only individual m]it1 fitness1       
capability1 & p]=mance1 9 an environm5t 
free ( discrim9ation on ! basis ( race1 
color1 national orig91 religion1 sex1   
g5d] id5tity1 or sexual ori5tation4  #c4
 ,nondiscrim9ation 9 ! ,arm$ ,=ces      
,*apt] #di ( title #aj1 ,unit$ ,/ates   

,code1 is am5d$ by ins]t+ aft] section  
#igd ! foll[+ new section3  #ige4       
,prohibition on discrim9ation  7a7      
,prohibition  7#a7 ,subject to p>agraph 
7#b71 discrim9ation )9 ! ,dep>tm5t (    
,def5se aga9/ an individual on ! basis (
 race1 color1 religion1 sex1 national   
orig91 g5d] id5tity1 or sexual          
ori5tation1 is prohibit$4  7#b7 ,a      
qualification e/abli%$ or appli$ reg>d+ 
eligibility = s]vice 9 an arm$ =ce %all 
take into acc\nt only ! ability ( an    
individual to meet-- 7,a7 g5]al         
occupational /&>ds = milit>y s]vice2 &  
7,b7 ! p>ticul> milit>y occupational    
specialty4  7b7 ,def9itions ,9 ?is      
section3 7#a7 ,! t]m g5d] id5tity means 
! g5d]-relat$ id5tity1 appe>ance1       
mann]isms1 or o!r g5d]-relat$           
*>act]i/ics ( an individual1 reg>dless (
 ! individual's designat$ sex at bir?4  
7#b7 ,! t]m sex includes-- 7,a7 a sex   
/]eotype2  7,b7 pregnancy1 *ildbir?1 or 
a relat$ m$ical condition2 &  7,c7 sex  
*>act]i/ics1 includ+ int]sex traits4    

7#c7 ,! t]m sex /]eotype includes-- 7,a7
 /]eotypical notions ( mascul9ity or    
fem99ity2  7,b7 an expectation ( h[ an  
individual repres5ts or communicates _! 
g5d] to o!rs ?r\gh behavior1 clo?+1     
hair/yle1 activity1 voice1 mann]ism1 or 
body *>act]i/ic2  7,c7 ! expectation t  
an individual w consi/5tly id5tify )    
only "o g5d]2 &  7,d7 an expectation    
reg>d+ ! appropriat5ess ( a role = a    
c]ta9 sex4  4