Gender Delusion Disqualification Act

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 10319 Introduced in House (IH)]

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119th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                               H. R. 10319

   To amend title 5, United States Code, to provide for requirements 
 sensitive Government positions relating to gender dysphoria, and for 
                            other purposes.

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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           September 8, 2026

   Ms. Mace introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
              Committee on Oversight and Government Reform

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                                 A BILL

 
   To amend title 5, United States Code, to provide for requirements 
 sensitive Government positions relating to gender dysphoria, and for 
                            other purposes.

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

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Gender Delusion Disqualification 
Act''.

SEC. 2. UPDATING STANDARDS SURROUNDING FEDERAL HIRING CONSIDERATIONS 
              RELATING TO GENDER DYSPHORIA.

    (a) In General.--Chapter 73 of title 5, United States Code, is 
amended by inserting at the end the following:

``SUBCHAPTER VIII--ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENT FOR COVERED POSITIONS FACING 
                        MENTAL HEALTH STANDARDS

``Sec. 7381. Additional requirement for covered positions facing mental 
              health standards
    ``(a) In this subchapter, the term--
            ``(1) `covered position' means a position within an 
        executive agency for which the employing agency has 
        established, by regulation or agency policy, any mental health 
        standards as a condition of appointment or continued service;
            ``(2) `covered certification' means a license, certificate, 
        or other credential issued by an executive agency to an 
        individual where Federal law or regulation requires issuance or 
        renewal of such credential on the individual meeting specified 
        mental health standards; and
            ``(3) `mental health standards' means criteria used to 
        assess whether a diagnosed mental health condition renders an 
        individual unable to safely or effectively perform the duties 
        of a covered position, as established through agency 
        regulation, medical evaluation protocols, or Government-wide 
        personnel suitability standards.
    ``(b) Any individual in a covered position shall satisfy all mental 
health standards required for such position and may not occupy such 
position if such individual has been diagnosed with gender dysphoria.
    ``(c) Any individual holding a covered certification shall satisfy 
all mental health standards required for issuance or renewal of such 
certification and may not be granted or hold such a certificate if such 
individual is diagnosed with gender dysphoria.''.
    (b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of contents for such chapter is 
amended by inserting at the end the following:

 ``subchapter viii--additional requirement for covered positions facing 
                        mental health standards

``7381. Additional requirement for covered positions facing mental 
                            health standards.''.
    (c) Rulemaking.--Not later than 180 days after the date of 
enactment of this Act, the head of each executive agency shall issue 
such regulations as are necessary to carry out section 7381 of title 5, 
United States Code, as added by subsection (b) of this Act, to covered 
positions, and positions requiring covered certification, as defined in 
such section, within the agencies jurisdiction.
    (d) Rule of Construction.--Nothing in this Act or the amendments 
made by this Act shall be construed to impose additional standards on 
executive branch employees who are not in a covered position.
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