Section 1 Short title
This Act may be cited as the “Armed Forces Transgender Dependent Protection Act”.
Armed Forces Transgender Dependent Protection Act
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.
Sec. 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—
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.”
in subsection (h), by striking “(as defined by the Secretary in regulations for purposes of this section)”; and
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.”