S.Amdt. 3973

SA 3973. Mrs. GILLIBRAND submitted an amendment intended to be
proposed to amendment SA 3867 submitted by Mr. Reed and intended to be
proposed to the bill H.R. 4350, to authorize appropriations for fiscal
year 2022 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 part II of subtitle B of title V, add the
following:

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SEC. 520B. NON-DISCRIMINATION AND SERVICE IN THE ARMED
FORCES.

(a) In General.--Chapter 37 of title 10, United States
Code, is amended by inserting after section 653 the following
new section:

``Sec. 654. Non-discrimination and service in the armed
forces

``Service in the armed forces shall be open to all persons
who are able meet the standards and eligibility criteria for
military service, without regard to race, color, national
origin, religion, or sex (including gender identity and
sexual orientation).''.
(b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of sections at the
beginning of such chapter is amended by inserting after the
item relating to section 653 the following new item:

``654. Non-discrimination and service in the armed forces.''.
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