Text of US SB 3035 (2023)

II 118TH CONGRESS 1ST SESSION S. 3035 To prohibit the use of Federal funds for gender transition in minors. IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES OCTOBER 4, 2023 Mr. LEE (for himself, Mr. LANKFORD, Mr. HAWLEY, Mr. TUBERVILLE, Mr. RUBIO, Mr. DAINES, Mr. BRAUN, Mr. CRUZ, and Mr. WICKER) intro- duced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Com- mittee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions A BILL To prohibit the use of Federal funds for gender transition in minors. 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 ‘‘Protecting Our Kids 4 from Harmful Research Act’’. 5 SEC. 2. PROHIBITION ON USE OF FEDERAL FUNDS FOR 6 GENDER TRANSITION IN MINORS. 7 (a) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding any other provi- 8 sion of law, no Federal funds may be used to fund re- 9 search or publications relating to gender transition in indi- 10 VerDate Sep 11 2014 23:58 Oct 05, 2023 Jkt 049200 PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S3035.IS S3035 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 2 •S 3035 IS viduals under the age of 18, including any observational 1 studies that gather evidence on the provision of hormonal 2 treatments or surgical procedures on minors, for the pur- 3 pose of— 4 (1) affirming a minor’s perception of his or her 5 sex, if that perception is incongruent with such mi- 6 nor’s sex; or 7 (2) affirming a minor’s asserted identity, if the 8 asserted identity is incongruent with such minor’s 9 sex. 10 (b) DEFINITION.—For purposes of this section, the 11 term ‘‘sex’’ shall be recognized based solely on a person’s 12 reproductive biology and genetics at birth. 13 Æ VerDate Sep 11 2014 23:58 Oct 05, 2023 Jkt 049200 PO 00000 Frm 00002 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6301 E:\BILLS\S3035.IS S3035 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB