Text of US HB 734 (2023)

I 118TH CONGRESS 1ST SESSION H. R. 734 To amend the Education Amendments of 1972 to provide that for purposes of determining compliance with title IX of such Act in athletics, sex shall be recognized based solely on a person’s reproductive biology and genetics at birth. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES FEBRUARY 1, 2023 Mr. STEUBE (for himself, Ms. TENNEY, Ms. FOXX, Mr. WITTMAN, Mr. WEB- STER of Florida, Mr. BALDERSON, Mr. BUCK, Mrs. WAGNER, Mr. CAR- TER of Georgia, Mr. GAETZ, Mrs. MILLER-MEEKS, Mr. SMITH of Mis- souri, Mr. ELLZEY, Mr. GRIFFITH, Mr. LAMALFA, and Mr. CARL) intro- duced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Edu- cation and the Workforce A BILL To amend the Education Amendments of 1972 to provide that for purposes of determining compliance with title IX of such Act in athletics, sex shall be recognized based solely on a person’s reproductive biology and genetics at birth. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa- 1 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 2 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 3 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Protection of Women 4 and Girls in Sports Act of 2023’’. 5 VerDate Sep 11 2014 00:11 Feb 22, 2023 Jkt 039200 PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H734.IH H734 pbinns on DSKJLVW7X2PROD with $$_JOB 2 •HR 734 IH SEC. 2. AMENDMENT. 1 Section 901 of the Education Amendments of 1972 2 (20 USC 1681) is amended by adding at the end the fol- 3 lowing: 4 ‘‘(d)(1) It shall be a violation of subsection (a) for 5 a recipient of Federal financial assistance who operates, 6 sponsors, or facilitates athletic programs or activities to 7 permit a person whose sex is male to participate in an 8 athletic program or activity that is designated for women 9 or girls. 10 ‘‘(2) For the purposes of this subsection, sex shall 11 be recognized based solely on a person’s reproductive biol- 12 ogy and genetics at birth. 13 ‘‘(3) Nothing in this subsection shall be construed to 14 prohibit a recipient from permitting males to train or 15 practice with an athletic program or activity that is des- 16 ignated for women or girls so long as no female is deprived 17 of a roster spot on a team or sport, opportunity to partici- 18 pate in a practice or competition, scholarship, admission 19 to an educational institution, or any other benefit that ac- 20 companies participating in the athletic program or activ- 21 ity.’’. 22 Æ VerDate Sep 11 2014 00:11 Feb 22, 2023 Jkt 039200 PO 00000 Frm 00002 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6301 E:\BILLS\H734.IH H734 pbinns on DSKJLVW7X2PROD with $$_JOB