Sec. 597. Report on certain waivers received by transgender individuals
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Not later than 120 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, and annually thereafter during the two subsequent calendar years, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the Committees on Armed Services of the House of Representatives and the Senate a report identifying the number of individuals (disaggregated by the status of the individuals as exempt individuals or nonexempt individuals) to whom the following applied during the reporting period for such report: Diagnosed with a covered medical condition— prior to accession into the Armed Forces; or as a member of the Armed Forces.
Presumptively denied accession into the Armed Forces as a result of a covered medical condition. Applied for a service waiver as a result of a covered medical condition. Received a service waiver for a covered medical condition. Denied a service waiver for a covered medical condition. Separated from the Armed Forces as a result of a covered medical condition. In this section: The terms exempt individuals and nonexempt individuals have the meanings given those terms in attachment 3 of the memorandum— issued by the Office of the Deputy Secretary of Defense; dated March 12, 2019; and with the subject heading Directive-type Memorandum (DTM)–19–004–Military Service by Transgender Persons and Persons with Gender Dysphoria .
The term covered medical condition means— gender dysphoria; gender transition treatment; or any other condition related to gender dysphoria or gender transition treatment. The term reporting period means, with respect to a report submitted under subsection (a), the calendar year most recently completed before the date on which such report is to be submitted. The term service waiver includes a waiver— for accession into the Armed Forces; to continue service in the Armed Forces; or to otherwise permit service in the Armed Forces.