Armed Forces Trans­gen­der Dependent Protection Act

Bill: 117-hr-3672
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Panetta, Jimmy [D-CA-20]
Introduced: 2021-06-01
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Latest action: action_date: 2021-06-01
text: Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.

Summaries:
action_date: 2021-06-01
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><strong>Armed Forces Transgender Dependent Protection Act</strong></p> <p>This bill expands the policy of the Office of Special Needs within the Department of Defense to address transgender dependents. Specifically, the bill codifies the definition of a<em> medical or educational special need</em> to include gender dysphoria.</p> <p>Under the bill, the policy of the office must prohibit the assignment of a military family with special needs to a permanent duty location where the law restricts medically necessary treatment for a medical or educational special need. A member who is serving at a location when such a law is established may elect to be reassigned.</p>

tv_txt: I 117th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 3672 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES June 1, 2021 Mr. Panetta (for himself, Ms. Jacobs of California , Ms. Norton , Mr. Huffman , Ms. Strickland , Mr. Brown , Mr. Lowenthal , Mr. Crist , Ms. Houlahan , Mr. Nadler , Mr. McGovern , Mr. Welch , Ms. Lee of California , Mr. Gallego , Ms. Scanlon , Mr. Moulton , Mr. Pappas , Mr. Soto , Ms. Titus , Ms. Newman , Mr. Torres of New York , Mr. Johnson of Georgia , Mrs. Carolyn B. Maloney of New York , Ms. Bonamici , Mrs. Kirkpatrick , Mr. Cicilline , Mr. Kilmer , Mr. Auchincloss , Mr. Kildee , Mr. Peters , Ms. Chu , Mrs. Hayes , Ms. Schakowsky , Mr. Crow , Mr. Khanna , Mr. Lieu , Mr. Veasey , Mr. Takano , Mr. Pocan , Ms. Sherrill , and Mr. Cooper ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Armed Services A BILL To expand protections under the Exceptional Family Member Program of the Department of Defense for transgender dependents of members of the Armed Forces, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Armed Forces Trans­gen­der Dependent Protection Act . 2. Expansion of protections for transgender dependents of members of the Armed Forces under the Exceptional Family Member Program Section 1781c of title 10, United States Code, is amended— (1) in subsection (d)(3), by adding at the end the following new subparagraph: (F) Prohibition of assignment of such a member (except at the election of such member) to a permanent duty location in a jurisdiction where foreign, State, or local law restricts medically necessary treatment for a medical or educational special need. Such a member who is serving at a permanent duty location in such a jurisdiction while such government enacts a law establishing such restriction may, not later than 30 days after such enactment, elect to be reassigned by the Secretary concerned to a permanent duty location not located in such a jurisdiction. ; (2) in subsection (h), by striking (as defined by the Secretary in regulations for purposes of this section) ; and (3) by adding at the end the following new subsection: (i) Medical or educational special need defined In this section, the term medical or educational special need includes the following: (1) A potentially life-threatening or chronic condition that requires— (A) follow-up support more than once a year; or (B) specialty care. (2) A current and chronic mental health condition. (3) A frequent need for mental health care. (4) Asthma or other chronic respiratory condition that includes wheezing. (5) Gender dysphoria. (6) A condition that requires— (A) adaptive equipment; (B) assistive technology devices or services; or (C) environmental or architectural considerations. (7) Special educational need. .