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Text of Senate Amendment 5938

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On 2026-06-23, Senator Mazie K. Hirono (D-HI) delivered a floor speech titled "Text Of Senate Amendment 5938" in the Senate.

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Text of Senate Amendment 5938

Congressional Record, Volume 172 Issue 105 (Tuesday, June 23, 2026) [Congressional Record Volume 172, Number 105 (Tuesday, June 23, 2026)] [Senate] [Pages S3084-S3085] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [ www.gpo.gov ] SA 5938. Ms. HIRONO submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by her to the bill S. 4784, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2027 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows: At the end of subtitle C of title V, add the following: SEC. 529E. EXCLUSION OF MEMBERS OF ARMED FORCES FROM ASSIGNMENTS ON THE BASIS OF GENDER: PROHIBITION. (a) Prohibition on Exclusion.-- ``Sec. 652. Exclusion from assignments on the basis of gender ``(a) Prohibition of Exclusion.--A member of the Army, Navy, Marine Corps, Air Force, or Space Force may not be excluded from an occupational specialty, career field, or assignment on the basis of gender. ``(b) Annual Report.--The Secretary of Defense shall submit to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and the House of Representatives an annual report that shall include, with respect to the year preceding the date of the report, the following elements: ``(1) A description of any changes to any occupational standards (including any physical requirements), including a description of how such new standard accurately predicts performance of actual, regular, and recurring duties of a military occupation. ``(2) The number of service members, by military occupational specialty and gender, who were involuntarily reclassified or separated (other than for criminal or disciplinary reasons). including the reason for such reclassifications or separations.''. (b) Conforming Amendment.--Section 8225 of title 10, United States Code, is repealed. [[Page S3085]] ______

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Text of Senate Amendment 5938 Congressional Record, Volume 172 Issue 105 (Tuesday, June 23, 2026) [Congressional Record Volume 172, Number 105 (Tuesday, June 23, 2026)] [Senate] [Pages S3084-S3085] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [ www.gpo.gov ] SA 5938. Ms. HIRONO submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by her to the bill S. 4784, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2027 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows: At the end of subtitle C of title V, add the following: SEC. 529E. EXCLUSION OF MEMBERS OF ARMED FORCES FROM ASSIGNMENTS ON THE BASIS OF GENDER: PROHIBITION. (a) Prohibition on Exclusion.-- ``Sec. 652. Exclusion from assignments on the basis of gender ``(a) Prohibition of Exclusion.--A member of the Army, Navy, Marine Corps, Air Force, or Space Force may not be excluded from an occupational specialty, career field, or assignment on the basis of gender. ``(b) Annual Report.--The Secretary of Defense shall submit to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and the House of Representatives an annual report that shall include, with respect to the year preceding the date of the report, the following elements: ``(1) A description of any changes to any occupational standards (including any physical requirements), including a description of how such new standard accurately predicts performance of actual, regular, and recurring duties of a military occupation. ``(2) The number of service members, by military occupational specialty and gender, who were involuntarily reclassified or separated (other than for criminal or disciplinary reasons). including the reason for such reclassifications or separations.''. (b) Conforming Amendment.--Section 8225 of title 10, United States Code, is repealed. [[Page S3085]] ______