Federal SB5189 amends gender exclusion policies in the Armed Forces, ensuring gender neutrality in occupational standards and assignments.

Federal SB5189 amends title 10, United States Code, and the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1994 to establish gender-neutral standards for members of the Army, Navy, Marine Corps, Air Force, and Space Force. The bill prohibits the exclusion of members from assignments based on gender and mandates that occupational standards be gender-neutral. It also requires the Secretary of Defense to submit a full, unredacted review of operational effectiveness of Army and Marine Corps ground combat units to Congress.

Federal SB5189 amends gender exclusion policies in the Armed Forces, ensuring gender neutrality in occupational standards and assignments.

Federal SB5189 amends title 10, United States Code, and the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1994 to establish gender-neutral standards for members of the Army, Navy, Marine Corps, Air Force, and Space Force. The bill prohibits the exclusion of members from assignments based on gender and mandates that occupational standards be gender-neutral. It also requires the Secretary of Defense to submit a full, unredacted review of operational effectiveness of Army and Marine Corps ground combat units to Congress.