A bill to amend title 10, United States Code, and the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1994, to codify and clarify gender neutral standards for members of certain Armed Forces, and for other purposes.
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Latest Action · July 30, 2026
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services.
This bill amends federal law to establish and enforce gender-neutral standards for military assignments and occupational specialties across the Army, Navy, Marine Corps, Air Force, and Space Force. It prohibits the military from excluding any service member from a job assignment, career field, or occupational specialty based on gender, and requires the Department of Defense to base all occupational standards on scientifically rigorous assessments of actual job performance requirements rather than gender-based assumptions. The bill also mandates that the Defense Secretary submit an annual report to Congress detailing changes to occupational standards, the number of service members reclassified or separated by specialty and gender, and reasons for those changes. Additionally, it requires the Defense Secretary to provide Congress with an unredacted review of operational effectiveness in Army and Marine Corps ground combat units and extend the review period for proposed changes to occupational standards from 60 to 180 days, allowing Congress more time to evaluate proposed modifications. The legislation takes effect September 30, 2026, with the first annual compliance report due September 30, 2027.
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