S.Amdt. 600

SA 600. Mr. BUDD submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by
him to the bill S. 2226, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year
2024 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 appropriate place in title VII, insert the
following:

SEC. 7__. PROHIBITION OF COVERAGE UNDER TRICARE PROGRAM OF
CERTAIN MEDICAL PROCEDURES FOR CHILDREN THAT
COULD RESULT IN STERILIZATION.

Section 1079(a) of title 10, United States Code, is amended
by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
``(20) Affirming hormone therapy, puberty blockers, and
other medical interventions for the treatment of gender
dysphoria that could result in sterilization may not be
provided to a child under the age of 18.''.
______