I 
118TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 1297 
To amend title 10, United States Code, to prohibit the Secretary of Defense 
from paying or reimbursing expenses relating to abortion services, and 
for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MARCH 1, 2023 
Mr. JACKSON of Texas (for himself, Mr. ROY, Mr. FALLON, Mr. WITTMAN, 
Mr. JOHNSON of Louisiana, Mr. WALTZ, Mr. LAMBORN, Mr. MCCOR-
MICK, Mr. FINSTAD, Mr. ALFORD, Mr. WENSTRUP, Mr. SMITH of New 
Jersey, Mr. DUNCAN, Mr. ELLZEY, Mr. MOOLENAAR, Mr. WEBER of 
Texas, Mrs. BOEBERT, Mr. SESSIONS, Mr. BABIN, Mr. CLYDE, Mr. 
MANN, Mr. MAST, Ms. VAN DUYNE, Mr. GOODEN of Texas, Mr. GOOD 
of Virginia, Mr. ESTES, Mrs. MILLER of Illinois, Mr. BISHOP of North 
Carolina, Mr. NORMAN, Mr. WESTERMAN, Mr. OGLES, Mr. HIGGINS of 
Louisiana, Mr. GOSAR, Mr. RUTHERFORD, Mr. BRECHEEN, Mr. 
PFLUGER, Mr. STEUBE, Mr. POSEY, Mr. GROTHMAN, and Mr. BANKS) 
introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on 
Armed Services 
A BILL 
To amend title 10, United States Code, to prohibit the Sec-
retary of Defense from paying or reimbursing expenses 
relating to abortion services, and for other purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
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SECTION 1. PROHIBITION ON PAYMENT AND REIMBURSE-
MENT BY DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE OF EX-
PENSES RELATING TO ABORTION SERVICES. 
(a) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of Con-
gress that— 
(1) consistent with section 1093 of title 10, 
United States Code, the Department of Defense may 
not use any funds for abortions except where the life 
of the mother would be endangered if the fetus were 
carried to term or in a case in which the pregnancy 
is the result of an act of rape or incest; 
(2) the Secretary of Defense has no legal au-
thority to implement any policies in which funds are 
to be used for such purpose; and 
(3) the Department of Defense Memorandum 
titled ‘‘Ensuring Access to Reproductive Health 
Care’’, dated October 20, 2022, is therefore unlawful 
and must be rescinded. 
(b) REPEAL OF MEMORANDUM.— 
(1) REPEAL.—The Department of Defense 
memorandum titled ‘‘Ensuring Access to Reproduc-
tive Health Care’’, dated October 20, 2022, shall 
have no force or effect. 
(2) PROHIBITION ON AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS 
TO CARRY OUT MEMORANDUM.—No funds may be 
obligated or expended to carry out the memorandum 
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specified in paragraph (1) or any successor to such 
memorandum. 
(c) PROHIBITION.—Section 1093 of title 10, United 
States Code, is amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing new subsection: 
‘‘(c) PROHIBITION
ON PAYMENT
OR REIMBURSE-
MENT OF CERTAIN FEES.—(1) The Secretary of Defense 
may not pay for or reimburse any fees or expenses, includ-
ing travel expenses, relating to a health-care professional 
gaining a license in a State if the purpose of gaining such 
license is to provide abortion services. 
‘‘(2) In this subsection: 
‘‘(A) The term ‘health-care professional’ means 
a member of the armed forces, civilian employee of 
the Department of Defense, personal services con-
tractor under section 1091 of this title, or other in-
dividual who provides health care at a military med-
ical treatment facility. 
‘‘(B) The term ‘license’ has the meaning given 
that term in section 1094 of this title.’’. 
Æ 
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