H.R. 3406

119 HR 3406 IH: Readiness Over Wokeness Act
 U.S. House of Representatives
 2025-05-14
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 I  119th CONGRESS  1st Session  H. R. 3406  IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES   May 14, 2025   Mr. Moore of Alabama  (for himself,  Ms. Hageman ,  Mrs. Luna ,  Mr. Davidson ,  Ms. Greene of Georgia , and  Mr. Clyde ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the  Committee on Armed Services    A BILL
To prohibit individuals with gender dysphoria from serving as members of the Armed Forces, and for other purposes.
1.
Short title
This Act may be cited as the   Readiness Over Wokeness Act  .
2.
Prohibition on service in the Armed Forces by individuals with gender
        dysphoria
 Chapter 49  of title 10, United States Code, is amended by inserting after  section 974  the following new section:
975.
Prohibition on service in the Armed Forces by individuals with gender
  dysphoria
(a)
Prohibition
A person may not serve as a member of the Armed Forces if the person—
(1)
has a current diagnosis or history of, or exhibits symptoms consistent with, gender dysphoria; or
(2)
has a history of gender affirming care, including cross-sex hormone therapy or sex reassignment or genital reconstruction surgery as treatment for gender dysphoria or in pursuit of a sex transition.
(b)
Administrative Separation
(1)
The Secretary concerned shall administratively discharge any member of the Armed Forces prohibited from serving as a member under subsection (a).
(2)
Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a member of the Armed Forces who is separated pursuant to paragraph (1) and for whom no other basis exists for separation is not required to—
(A)
provide reimbursement for any educational or other benefit for which reimbursement would otherwise be required due to the termination of service as a member of the Armed Forces; or
(B)
complete any obligation of service as a member of the Armed Forces.
(c)
Security Clearance Reinvestigation
The Secretary of Defense shall—
(1)
conduct a reinvestigation and readjudication of the eligibility for access to classified information of any person administratively discharged under subsection (b) who was eligible to access classified information at the time of separation from the Armed Forces; or
(2)
with respect to any such person who, after separation from the Armed Forces, does not serve in a position requiring eligibility to access classified information or who declines to participate in a reinvestigation or readjudication of the eligibility of such person for access to classified information, revoke the eligibility of such person for access to classified information.
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