,,ii  #aaith ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #cjjc  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,october #ad1  
#bjbe ,mr4 ,cotton introduced the       
following bill2 which was read twice and
 referred to the ,committee on the      
,judiciary  ,a ,,bill  ,to prohibit the 
consideration of perceived gender       
identity in sentencing4  #a4  ,short    
title  ,this ,act may be cited as the   
,fair ,sentencing ,act4  #b4            
,prohibiting consideration of gender    
identity in sentencing  7a7  ,united    
,states ,code  7#a7  ,in general        
,section #ceec of title #ah1 ,united    
,states ,code1 is amended-- 7,a7 in     
subsection 7a7--  7i7 by redesignating  
paragraphs 7#a7 through 7#g7 as         
subparagraphs 7,a7 through 7,g7 and     
adjusting the margins accordingly2  7ii7
 in the matter preceding paragraph 7#a71
 by striking ,the court shall and       
inserting the following3  7#a7  ,in     
general  ,the court shall  2 and  7iii7 
by adding at the end the following3     

7#b7  ,prohibited considerations  ,the  
court shall not consider the perceived  
gender identity of the defendant as a   
mitigating factor1 directly relevant to 
history or rehabilitation4  2 and  7,b7 
in subsection 7g7-- 7i7 by striking     
,definition of violent offense4--,as    
used in this section1 the and inserting 
the following3 8,definitions--,in this  
section3  7#a7  ,perceived gender       
identity  ,the term perceived gender    
identity means the self-identified      
gender identity of an individual        
distinct from biological sex4  7#b7     
,violent offense  ,the  4  7#b7         
,conforming amendments  7,a7 ,cyber     
,security ,enhancement ,act of #bjjb    
,section #bbjg7;b77#b77;,f7 of the      
,cyber ,security ,enhancement ,act of   
#bjjb 7#f ,u4,s4,c4 #feg7;b77#b77;,f77  
is amended by striking section          
#ceec7;a77#b7 and inserting section     
#ceec7;a77#a77;,b74  7,b7  ,title #ah   
,title #ah of the ,united ,states ,code 
is amended-- 7i7 in chapter #bbg--  7,i7

 in section #ceea1 by striking section  
#ceec7;a77#b7 and inserting section     
#ceec7;a77#a77;,b72  7,,ii7 in section  
#cefc-- 7aa7 by striking section        
#ceec7;a77#a7 and 7a77#b7 and inserting 
section #ceec7;a77#a77;,a7 and 7,b72 and
  7bb7 by striking section #ceec7;a77#b7
 and inserting section                  
#ceec7;a77#a77;,b72 and  7,,iii7 in     
section #cehc1 by striking section      
#ceec7;a77#a71 7a77#b77;,b71            
7a77#b77;,c71 7a77#b77;,d71 7a77#d71    
7a77#e71 7a77#f71 and 7a77#g7 and       
inserting subparagraphs 7,a71 7,b77ii71 
7,b77iii71 7,b77iv71 7,d71 7,e71 7,f71  
and 7,g7 of section #ceec7;a77#a72 and  
7ii7 in section #cgdb-- 7,i7 in         
subsection 7e77#c77;,b77i71 by striking 
section #ccec7;a77#b7 and inserting     
section #ccec7;a77#a77;,b72  7,,ii7 in  
subsection 7g77#a71 by striking         
subsection #ceec7;a77#d7 and inserting  
section #ceec7;a77#a77;,d72 and  7,,iii7
 in subsection 7j77,a71 by striking     
section #ccec7;a77#b7 and inserting     

section #ccec7;a77#a77;,b74  7,c7       
,title #bh  ,chapter #eh of title #bh1  
,united ,states ,code1 is amended-- 7i7 
in section #iia1 by striking section    
#ccec7;a77#b7 each place the term       
appears and inserting section           
#ccec7;a77#a77;,b72 and  7ii7 in section
 #iid1 by striking section #ccec7;a77#b7
 each place the term appears and        
inserting section #ccec7;a77#a77;,b74   
7b7  ,sentencing guidelines  ,not later 
than #cj days after the date of         
enactment of this ,act1 the ,united     
,states ,sentencing ,commission shall   
amend the ,united ,states ,sentencing   
,commission ,guidelines ,manual to      
prohibit the considerations described in
 section #ceec7;a77#b71 as added by     
subsection 7a71 pursuant to its         
authority under section #iid7p7 of title
 #bh1 ,united ,states ,code4