,,ii  #aaith ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #bjjf  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,june #aj1     
#bjbe ,ms4 ,warren 7for herself1 ,ms4   
,duckworth1 ,mrs4 ,gillibrand1 ,ms4     
,baldwin1 ,mr4 ,markey1 ,mr4 ,wyden1    
,ms4 ,hirono1 ,mr4 ,merkley1 ,mr4       
,fetterman1 ,mr4 ,van ,hollen1 ,mr4     
,sanders1 ,mr4 ,kim1 ,mr4 ,booker1 ,mr4 
,schatz1 and ,ms4 ,smith7 introduced the
 following bill2 which was read twice   
and referred to the ,committee on ,armed
 ,services  ,a ,,bill  ,to amend title  
#aj1 ,united ,states ,code1 to prohibit 
discrimination in the ,armed ,forces on 
the basis of gender identity1 and for   
other purposes4  #a4  ,short title      
,this ,act may be cited as the ,fit to  
,serve ,act4  #b4  ,prohibition on      
discrimination in the ,armed ,forces on 
the basis of gender identity  ,chapter  
#di of title #aj1 ,united ,states ,code1
 is amended by inserting after section  
#igd the following new section3  #ige4  
,prohibition on discrimination on the   

basis of gender identity  7a7           
,prohibition  ,the ,secretary concerned 
may not1 on the basis of gender identity
 7including a diagnosis or potential    
diagnosis of gender dysphoria7--  7#a7  
prescribe a qualification for service as
 a member of the ,armed ,forces2  7#b7  
involuntarily separate a member of the  
,armed ,forces2  7#c7 deny medically    
necessary health care coverage to a     
member of the ,armed ,forces2  7#d7     
require an individual to serve as a     
member of the ,armed ,forces in the sex 
assigned at birth to the member2  7#e7  
deny accession1 reenlistment1 or        
continuation of service as a member of  
the ,armed ,forces2 or  7#f7 otherwise  
discriminate against a member of the    
,armed ,forces4  7b7  ,gender identity  
defined  ,in this section1 the term     
gender identity means the gender-related
 identity1 appearance1 mannerisms1 or   
other gender-related characteristics of 
an individual1 regardless of the        
individual's designated sex at birth4  4