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[Congressional Bills 114th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Res. 643 Introduced in House (IH)]

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114th CONGRESS
  2d Session
H. RES. 643

   Honoring women who have served, and who are currently serving, as 
   members of the Armed Forces and recognizing the recently expanded 
 service opportunities available to female members of the Armed Forces.

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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             March 15, 2016

 Ms. Loretta Sanchez of California submitted the following resolution; 
         which was referred to the Committee on Armed Services

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                               RESOLUTION

 
   Honoring women who have served, and who are currently serving, as 
   members of the Armed Forces and recognizing the recently expanded 
 service opportunities available to female members of the Armed Forces.

Whereas 201,719 women currently serve on active duty and 156,415 in the National 
        Guard and the reserves as members of the United States Armed Forces;
Whereas 164 female members of the Armed Forces have been killed and 1,021 female 
        members of the Armed Forces have been wounded while serving the United 
        States in Operation Iraqi Freedom, Operation Enduring Freedom, Operation 
        Freedom's Sentinel, and Operation New Dawn;
Whereas 60 female members of the Armed Forces currently serve with the rank of 
        general or flag officer;
Whereas female members of the Armed Forces have served in sensitive operations 
        alongside Special Operations Forces as part of Cultural Support Teams;
Whereas, in 2015, Captain Kristen Griest, First Lieutenant Shaye Haver, and 
        Major Lisa Jaster became the first women to graduate from Army Ranger 
        School; and
Whereas, on December 3, 2016, Secretary of Defense Ashton Carter officially 
        announced that all military occupations and positions are to be open to 
        female members of the Armed Forces: Now, therefore, be it
    Resolved, That the House of Representatives--
            (1) honors women who have served, and who are currently 
        serving, as members of the Armed Forces;
            (2) commends female members of the Armed Forces who have 
        sacrificed their lives in defense of the United States;
            (3) recognizes that female members of the Armed Forces are 
        an integral and invaluable part of the Armed Forces;
            (4) urges the Secretary of Defense to ensure that female 
        members of the Armed Forces receive adequate, well-fitted 
        equipment in order to ensure optimal safety and protection;
            (5) urges the Secretary of Defense to ensure that female 
        members of the Armed Forces have access to adequate health 
        services that fully address their specific medical needs;
            (6) encourages the Secretary of Defense to develop new 
        initiatives focused on recruiting and retaining more women in 
        the officer corps; and
            (7) recognizes that the United States must continue to 
        encourage and support female members of the Armed Forces as 
        they fight for and defend the United States.
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