,i #aaith ,,congress #ast ,session ,h4 ,r4 #ciej ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of ,,representatives ,june #ab1 #bjbe,mr4 ,carter of ,georgia introduced the following bill2 which was referred to the ,committee on the ,judiciary1 and in addition to the ,committees on ,oversight and ,government ,reform1 ,foreign ,affairs1 ,financial ,services1 ,education and ,workforce1 ,homeland ,security1 and ,ways and ,means1 for a period to be subsequently determined by the ,speaker1 in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned ,a ,,bill ,to defend women's rights and protect freedom of conscience by using clear and accurate language and policies recognizing that women are biologically female and men are biologically male1 and for other purposes4 #a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited as the ,truth in ,gender ,act of #bjbe4 #b4 ,definitions 7a7 ,in general ,for purposes of this ,act3 7#a7 ,sex ,the term sex-- 7,a7 means an individual's immutable biological classification as either male or female2 and 7,b7 is not a synonym for1 and does not include1 the concept of gender identity4 7#b7 ,women1 woman2 girls1 girl ,the term women or woman and the term girls or girl mean an adult or juvenile human female1 respectively4 7#c7 ,men1 man2 boys1 boy ,the term men or man and the term boys or boy mean an adult or juvenile human male1 respectively4 7#d7 ,female ,the term female means a person belonging1 at conception1 to the sex that produces the large reproductive cell4 7#e7 ,male ,the term male means a person belonging1 at conception1 to the sex that produces the small reproductive cell4 7b7 ,gender ideology2 gender identity ,congress finds that-- 7#a7 gender ideology-- 7,a7 replaces the biological category of sex with an ever-shifting concept of self-assessed gender identity-- 7i7 permitting the false claim that males can identify as and thus become women and vice versa2 and 7ii7 requiring all institutions of society to regard this false claim as true2 7,b7 includes the idea that there is a vast spectrum of genders that are disconnected from one's sex2 and 7,c7 is internally inconsistent1 in that it diminishes sex as an identifiable or useful category but nevertheless maintains that it is possible for a person to be born in the wrong-sexed body2 and 7#b7 gender identity reflects a fully internal and subjective sense of self1 disconnected from biological reality and sex and existing on an infinite continuum1 that does not provide a meaningful basis for identification and cannot be recognized as a replacement for sex4 #c4 ,recognizing women are biologically distinct from men 7a7 ,issuance of ,,hhs guidance ,not later than #cj days after the date of enactment of this ,act1 the ,secretary of ,health and ,human ,services shall provide to the ,federal agencies1 and the public clear guidance expanding on the definitions set forth in section #b4 7b7 ,enforcement of sex-,based rights 7#a7 ,in general ,the head of a ,federal agency and the employees of such agency shall enforce laws governing sex-based rights1 protections1 opportunities1 and accommodations to protect men and women as biologically distinct sexes4 7#b7 ,use of definitions in conducting agency functions ,in carrying out paragraph 7#a71 head of a ,federal agency shall use the definitions set forth in section #b when-- 7,a7 interpreting or applying statutes1 regulations1 or guidance2 and 7,b7 conducting all other official agency business1 documents1 and communications4 7c7 ,use of terms in federal policies and documents ,in administering and enforcing sex-based distinctions1 the head of a ,federal agency1 and the employees of such agency acting in an official capacity on behalf of the agency1 shall use the term sex and not the term gender in all applicable ,federal policies and documents4 7d7 ,government-,issued identification documents2 personnel records 7#a7 ,identification documents ,the ,secretary of ,state1 the ,secretary of ,homeland ,security1 and the ,director of the ,office of ,personnel ,management shall each implement changes to require that ,government-issued identification documents 7including passports1 visas1 and ,global ,entry cards7 accurately reflect the holder's sex1 as defined under section #b4 7#b7 ,personnel records ,the ,director of the ,office of ,personnel ,management shall ensure that applicable personnel records accurately report the sex of a ,federal employee1 as defined by section #b4 7e7 ,federal government communications and forms 7#a7 ,modification of internal and external messages ,the head of a ,federal agency shall-- 7,a7 remove all statements1 policies1 regulations1 forms1 communications1 and other internal and external messages that promote or otherwise inculcate gender ideology2 and 7,b7 cease issuing such statements1 policies1 regulations1 forms1 communications1 or other messages4 7#b7 ,modification of agency forms ,the head of a ,federal agency-- 7,a7 shall ensure that the forms used by the agency require an individual's sex to be listed as male or female2 and 7,b7 may not request gender identity4 7#c7 ,prohibition on use of funds ,the head of a ,federal agency shall take all necessary steps1 as permitted by law1 to end the ,federal funding of gender ideology4 7f7 ,,doj actions ,the ,attorney ,general shall-- 7#a7 promptly issue guidance to the heads of ,federal agencies to correct the misapplication of the ,supreme ,court's decision in ,bostock v4 ,clayton ,county 7#eij ,u4,s4 #fdd2 #bjbj7 to sex-based distinctions in agency activities2 and 7#b7 issue guidance and assist the heads of ,federal agencies in protecting sex-based distinctions1 which are explicitly permitted under constitutional and statutory precedent4 7g7 ,prohibition on use of funds 7#a7 ,in general ,federal funds may not be used to promote gender ideology4 7#b7 ,grants2 grant preferences ,the head of each ,federal agency shall-- 7,a7 assess grant conditions and grantee preferences2 and 7,b7 ensure that grant funds do not promote gender ideology4 #d4 ,privacy in intimate spaces 7a7 ,detention in prisons ,the ,attorney ,general and ,secretary of ,homeland ,security shall each ensure that males are not detained in women's prisons or housed in women's detention centers1 including through-- 7#a7 amendment1 as necessary1 of section #aae4da of title #bh1 ,code of ,federal ,regulations 7or successor regulations72 and 7#b7 interpretation of guidance regarding the ,americans with ,disabilities ,act of #aiij 7,public ,law #aja-ccf74 7b7 ,rescission of ,,hud final rule2 access to single-,sex rape shelters ,the ,secretary of ,housing and ,urban ,development shall-- 7#a7 prepare and submit for notice-and-comment rulemaking a policy to rescind the final rule entitled ,equal ,access in ,accordance with an ,individual's ,gender ,identity in ,community ,planning and ,development ,programs 7dated ,september #ba1 #bjaf2 #ha ,fed4 ,reg4 #fdgfc72 and 7#b7 submit for public comment a policy protecting women seeking single-sex rape shelters4 7c7 ,medical care in prisons ,the ,attorney ,general shall ensure that-- 7#a7 the ,bureau of ,prisons revises its policies concerning medical care to be consistent with this ,act2 and 7#b7 no ,federal funds are expended for any medical procedure1 treatment1 or drug for the purpose of conforming an inmate's appearance to that of the opposite sex4 7d7 ,other intimate spaces ,the head of a ,federal agency shall take appropriate action to ensure that intimate spaces designated for women1 girls1 or females 7or for men1 boys1 or males7 are designated by sex and not identity4 #e4 ,protecting rights 7a7 ,freedom ,to express the binary nature of sex2 right to single-,sex spaces in workplaces ,the ,attorney ,general shall issue guidance to ensure-- 7#a7 the freedom to express the binary nature of sex2 and 7#b7 the right to single-sex spaces in workplaces and federally funded entities covered by the ,civil ,rights ,act of #aifd 7,public ,law #hh-ceb74 7b7 ,prioritization of investigations and litigation ,in accordance with the guidance to be issued under subsection 7a71 the ,attorney ,general1 the ,secretary of ,labor1 the ,general ,counsel and ,chair of the ,equal ,employment ,opportunity ,commission1 and each other head of a ,federal agency with enforcement responsibilities under the ,civil ,rights ,act of #aifd 7,public ,law #hh-ceb7 shall prioritize investigations and litigation to enforce the rights and freedoms identified4 #f4 ,agency implementation and reporting 7a7 ,reporting requirement 7#a7 ,in general ,not later than #abj days after the date of enactment of this ,act1 the head of each ,federal agency shall submit to the ,president1 acting through the ,director of the ,office of ,management and ,budget1 an update on implementation of this ,act4 7#b7 ,contents ,the head of each ,federal agency shall include in the update of the agency to be submitted under paragraph 7#a7-- 7,a7 changes to the documents of the agency 7including regulations1 guidance1 forms1 and communications7 made to comply with this ,act2 and 7,b7 agency-imposed requirements on federally funded entities1 including contractors1 to achieve the policy of this ,act4 7b7 ,relationship to other laws ,the requirements of this ,act supersede conflicting provisions in any other law4 7c7 ,rescission of certain guidance documents 7#a7 ,in general ,the head of a ,federal agency shall-- 7,a7 promptly rescind all guidance documents of the agency that are inconsistent with the requirements of this ,act or guidance issued by the ,attorney ,general pursuant to this ,act2 or 7,b7 as appropriate1 rescind such parts of such documents that are inconsistent in such manner4 7#b7 ,included documents ,the documents referred to in paragraph 7#a7 include each document identified in section #g7;c7 of ,executive ,order #adafh1 as in effect on the date of enactment of this ,act4 #g4 ,general provisions 7a7 ,rights and benefits ,this ,act is not intended to1 and does not1 create any right or benefit1 substantive or procedural1 enforceable at law or in equity by any party against the ,united ,states1 its departments1 agencies1 or entities1 its officers1 employees1 or agents1 or any other person4 7b7 ,severability ,if any provision of this ,act1 or the application of any provision of this ,act to any person or circumstance1 is held to be invalid1 the remainder of this ,act and the application of the provisions of this ,act to any other persons or circumstances shall not be affected thereby4