,i  #aaith ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #eae  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of   
,,representatives  ,january #af1        
#bjbe,ms4 ,jacobs 7for herself and ,mr4 
,sorensen7 introduced the following     
bill2 which was referred to the         
,committee on ,armed ,services  ,a      
,,bill  ,to amend title #aj1 ,united    
,states ,code1 to prohibit              
discrimination in the ,armed ,forces4   
#a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited
 as the ,ensuring ,military ,readiness  
,not ,discrimination ,act4  #b4         
,nondiscrimination with respect to      
service in the ,armed ,forces  7a7 ,in  
general ,chapter #cg of title #aj1      
,united ,states ,code1 is amended by    
inserting after section #fea the        
following new section3  #fea;a4         
,members3 prohibition of gender         
discrimination  7a7 ,standards for      
eligibility for service ,any            
qualifications established or applied   
for eligibility for service in an ,armed
 ,force shall take into account only the

 ability of an individual to meet       
occupational standards for military     
service generally and the military      
occupational specialty concerned in     
particular1 and may not include any     
criteria relating to the race1 color1   
national origin1 religion1 or sex       
7including gender identity1 sexual      
orientation1 or sex characteristics     
7including intersex traits77 of an      
individual4  7b7 ,equality of treatment 
and opportunity in service ,any         
personnel policy developed or           
implemented by the ,secretary concerned 
with respect to members of the ,armed   
,forces shall ensure equality of        
treatment and opportunity for all       
persons in the ,armed ,forces1 without  
regard to race1 color1 national origin1 
religion1 and sex 7including gender     
identity1 sexual orientation1 or sex    
characteristics 7including intersex     
traits774  4  7b7 ,clerical amendment   
,the table of sections at the beginning 
of such chapter is amended by inserting 

after the item relating to section #fea 
the following new item3  #fea;a4        
,members3 prohibition of gender         
discrimination4  4