,i  #aai? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #efce  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,septemb] #cj1        
#bjbe,mr4 ,k5n$y ( ,new ,york 7=        
himself1 ,mr4 ,takano1 ,ms4 ,norton1    
,ms4 ,bal9t1 ,mrs4 ,ramirez1 ,ms4       
,ans>i1 ,ms4 ,velzquez1 ,ms4 ,tlaib1    
,mr4 ,tonko1 ,mr4 ,kri%namoor?i1 ,ms4   
,williams ( ,georgia1 ,mr4 ,walk9%aw1   
,ms4 ,br[nley1 ,ms4 ,ocasio-,cortez1    
,ms4 ,*u1 ,ms4 ,craig1 & ,mr4 ,?an$>7   
introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to
 ! ,committee on ,vet]ans' ,affairs  ,a 
,,bill  ,to am5d title #ch1 ,unit$      
,/ates ,code1 to prohibit discrim9ation 
on ! basis ( g5d] id5tity 9 connection )
 ! furni%+ ( heal? c>e "u laws adm9i/]$ 
by ! ,secret>y ( ,vet]ans ,affairs1 & = 
o!r purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title  ,?is    
,act may be cit$ z ! ,vet]ans ,heal?c>e 
,equality ,act ( #bjbe4  #b4 ,f9d+s     
,congress f9ds ! foll[+3 7#a7 ,transg5d]
 vet]ans h s]v$ our c\ntry ) honor &    
des]ve to receive ! heal? b5efits su*   
vet]ans are entitl$ to free f           

discrim9ation1 includ+ free f int5tional
 & repeat$ misg5d]+4  7#b7 ,treatm5ts = 
g5d] dysphoria are m$ically necess>y &  
support$ by e major ,u4,s4 m$ical       
association4  7#c7 ,prohibitions on sex 
discrim9ation1 includ+ 9 ,section #aeeg 
( ! ,pati5t ,protection & ,af=dable ,c>e
 ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #ajhbb7;b771       
prohibit discrim9ation on ! basis ( g5d]
 id5tity4  7#d7 ,despite ^! protections1
 ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,vet]ans ,affairs has    
tak5 /eps to discrim9ate aga9/ transg5d]
 vet]ans 9 ! provision ( heal? c>e1     
includ+ by ! rescission ( ! transmittal 
%eet ( ! ,vet]ans ,heal? ,adm9i/ration  
publi%$ on ,may #bc1 #bjah1 titl$       
,provid+ ,heal? ,c>e = ,transg5d] &     
,int]sex ,vet]ans 7,,vha ,directive     
#acda7d77 & phas+ out treatm5ts = g5d]  
dysphoria4  7#e7 ,explicit              
nondiscrim9ation protections = transg5d]
 vet]ans 9 heal?c>e s]vices w ensure !  
,dep>tm5t fulfills its legal obligation 
to provide heal? c>e s]vices1 includ+   
treatm5ts = g5d] dysphoria1 free f      

discrim9ation4  #c4 ,prohibition aga9/  
discrim9ation on ! basis ( g5d] id5tity 
9 connection ) furni%+ ( heal? c>e "u   
laws adm9i/]$ by ! ,secret>y ( ,vet]ans 
,affairs  7a7 ,9 g5]al ,sub*apt] ,i (   
*apt] #ag ( title #ch1 ,unit$ ,/ates    
,code is am5d$ by add+ at ! end ! foll[+
 new section 7& con=m+ ! table ( cont5ts
 at ! beg9n+ ( su* *apt] accord+ly73    
#agji;,d4 ,prohibition aga9/            
discrim9ation on ! basis ( g5d] id5tity 
7a7 ,9 g5]al ,9 c>ry+ out ?is *apt]1 !  
,secret>y ( ,vet]ans ,affairs--  7#a7   
may n-- 7,a7 discrim9ate on ! basis (   
g5d] id5tity2 or  7,b7 d5y a p]son a    
m$ically-necess>y treatm5t = g5d]       
dysphoria prescrib$ to ! individual by a
 heal? c>e provid]2 &  7#b7 %all ensure 
t no p]son is discrim9at$ aga9/ on su*  
basis 9 connection ) ! furni%+ (        
hospital c>e1 m$ical s]vices1 or ext5d$ 
c>e s]vices "u ?is *apt]4  7b7 ,qu>t]ly 
brief+s ,n lat] ?an #ij days aft] ! date
 ( ! enactm5t ( ! ,vet]ans ,heal?c>e    
,equality ,act ( #bjbe1 & n less        

frequ5tly ?an on a qu>t]ly basis        
!reaft]1 ! ,secret>y %all provide to !  
,committees on ,vet]ans' ,affairs ( !   
,h\se ( ,repres5tatives & ! ,s5ate a    
brief+ ) respect to ! furni%+ ( hospital
 c>e1 m$ical s]vices1 & ext5d$ c>e      
s]vices "u ?is *apt] to transg5d]       
vet]ans dur+ ! p]iod cov]$ by ! brief+4 
4  7b7 ,brief+ requir$ ,n lat] ?an #ij  
days aft] ! date ( ! enactm5t ( ?is     
,act1 ! ,secret>y ( ,vet]ans ,affairs   
%all provide to ! ,committees on        
,vet]ans' ,affairs ( ! ,h\se (          
,repres5tatives & ! ,s5ate a brief+ )   
respect to ! implem5tation by !         
,secret>y ( ! am5dm5t made by subsection
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