Equal Deferment Opportunity Act

I 116TH CONGRESS 1ST SESSION H. R. 3724 To amend title 10, United States Code, to defer the deployment of a member of the Armed Forces who gives birth for one year unless the member elects to deploy with the approval of a health care provider employed at a military medical facility. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES JULY 11, 2019 Ms. MENG (for herself, Mr. GRIJALVA, Mr. MEEKS, Mr. SERRANO, Ms. HOULAHAN, Mr. CASE, and Ms. PORTER) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Armed Services A BILL To amend title 10, United States Code, to defer the deploy- ment of a member of the Armed Forces who gives birth for one year unless the member elects to deploy with the approval of a health care provider employed at a military medical facility. 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 ‘‘Equal Deferment Op- 4 portunity Act’’. 5 VerDate Sep 11 2014 21:01 Jul 23, 2019 Jkt 089200 PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H3724.IH H3724 pamtmann on DSKBFK8HB2PROD with BILLS 2 •HR 3724 IH SEC. 2. DEFERRED DEPLOYMENT FOR MEMBERS OF THE 1 ARMED FORCES WHO GIVE BIRTH. 2 Section 701 of title 10, United States Code, is 3 amended by adding at the end the following new sub- 4 section: 5 ‘‘(l) A member of the armed forces who gives birth 6 may not be deployed during the period of 12 months be- 7 ginning on the date of such birth except— 8 ‘‘(1) at the election of such member; and 9 ‘‘(2) with the approval of a health care provider 10 employed at a military medical treatment facility.’’. 11 Æ VerDate Sep 11 2014 21:01 Jul 23, 2019 Jkt 089200 PO 00000 Frm 00002 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6301 E:\BILLS\H3724.IH H3724 pamtmann on DSKBFK8HB2PROD with BILLS