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118TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 6177 

To prohibit Federal funding for researchers who have conducted a study 

or experiment relating to gender identity, and for other purposes. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

NOVEMBER 2, 2023 

Mr. BRECHEEN (for himself, Mr. NORMAN, Mrs. MILLER of Illinois, Mr. 

BURLISON, Mr. ROUZER, Mr. BIGGS, Mr. VAN DREW, Mr. GROTHMAN, 

Mr. MOORE of Alabama, Mr. GOSAR, and Mr. OGLES) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Education and the Workforce, Ways and Means, and Natural Resources, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such 

provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned 

A BILL 

To prohibit Federal funding for researchers who have conducted a study or experiment relating to gender identity, 

and for other purposes. 

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

4 This Act may be referred to as the ‘‘No Taxpayer 

5 Funding for Researchers Who Prey on Children Act’’. 


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1 SEC. 2. PROHIBITION ON FEDERAL FUNDING. 

2 (a) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding any other provi3 sion of law, no principal investigator or project leader who 

4 is identified in a study or experiment described in sub5 section (b) shall be eligible to receive Federal financial as6 sistance from the Secretary of Health and Human Serv7 ices (in this section referred to as the ‘‘Secretary’’) for 

8 any study or experiment. 

9 (b) STUDY OR EXPERIMENT DESCRIBED.—A study 

10 or experiment described in this subsection is any federally11 funded study or experiment which— 

12 (1) includes or describes any minor whose per13 ception of his or her sex or asserted identity is in14 congruent with such individual’s sex for the pur15 poses of affirming such perception or asserted iden16 tity; 

17 (2) introduces any minor to any medical or sur18 gical service for the purpose of assisting such indi19 vidual’s disassociation from his or her sex; and 

20 (3) introduces a minor to social interventions 

21 for the purpose of assisting such individual’s dis22 association from his or her sex. 

23 (c) REQUIRED STATEMENT.—An applicant seeking 

24 Federal financial assistance from the Secretary for any 

25 study or experiment shall certify to the Secretary that the 

26 applicant is not, and has never been, a principal investiVerDate Sep 11 2014 03:20 Nov 14, 2023 Jkt 049200 PO 00000 Frm 00002 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H6177.IH H6177

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1 gator or project leader for any study or experiment de2 scribed in subsection (b). 

3 (d) DEFINITIONS.—For the purposes of this section: 

4 (1) MINOR.—The term ‘‘minor’’ means any in5 dividual under the age of 18. 

6 (2) SEX.—The term ‘‘sex’’ means the indication 

7 of male or female based solely an individual’s repro8 ductive biology and genetics at birth, such as sex 

9 chromosomes, naturally occurring sex hormones, go10 nads, or internal or external genitalia, without re11 gard to an individual’s psychological, chosen, or sub12 jective identity. 

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