This bill would prohibit the use of federal funds for gender transition procedures and related health coverage. Specifically, it bars federal money from being spent on medical or surgical services intended to alter sex characteristics, including hormone treatments, puberty-blocking drugs, and gender transition surgeries. The legislation also prevents federal funds from supporting health insurance plans that cover these procedures. The bill applies to all federal healthcare programs and facilities, as well as to insurance premium subsidies under the Affordable Care Act. However, the law allows individuals and states to purchase separate coverage for these procedures using only non-federal funds. The bill includes an exception for treating complications from gender transition procedures and for care of individuals born with disorders of sex development, and it takes effect one year after enactment for most provisions.
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