Should the Senate bar the military from excluding people from positions based on gender?
A bill to amend title 10, United States Code, and the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1994, to codify and clarify gender neutral standards for members of certain Armed Forces, and for other purposes. (S. 5189)
The Department of Defense could not keep anyone out of military jobs or assignments because of gender, and job standards would have to be gender-neutral.
- Bans excluding service members from a specialty, career field, or assignment based on gender
- Requires gender-neutral standards for technical, tactical, cognitive, or physical abilities, set by a rigorous scientific process
- Gives members serving satisfactorily at least 18 months to meet a new physical requirement