The National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), passed by the House of Representatives on Thursday, authorizes hundreds of millions of dollars in funding to “minority-serving agencies” and funds the freezing of some military personnel’s sperm and eggs.
Approximately $884 billion invoice Includes more than $102 million in funding for “minority-serving institutions” and “historically black colleges and universities” (HBCUs), including $500 for sperm cryopreservation for eligible service members; has established a development program offering a $10,000 reimbursement for cryopreservation. Freezing preservation of eggs. (Related article: “Affirm and support LGBTQIA+ identities”: Biden administration spends millions of dollars on eating disorder treatment with gay pride)
Section 709 of the NDAA authorizes the creation of a three-year development program to fund the freezing of sperm and eggs for eligible military personnel. Examination, cryopreservation, transportation, and storage of the gametes of such covered members in private storage facilities as the Secretary deems appropriate. ”
According to the bill’s language, the Secretary of Defense is also encouraged to “promote demonstration programs to eligible members during the annual medical examination and pre-deployment inspection process.”
Federal eligibility requirements for sperm and egg freezing include receiving pay for hazardous duty, being approved by the Secretary of Defense, and receiving 180 This includes being geographically separated for a period of days or more.
Insurance covered the storage of eggs and sperm, but there was also a clause requiring medical care. cover In vitro fertilization for military personnel has stalled despite calls for action by both the House and Senate NDAA.
According to the text of the bill, the bill also establishes a link between HBCUs and sub-Saharan Africans to “build the capacity and expertise of sub-Saharan African students, scholars, and professionals in key development areas.” and funding exchange programs and partnerships between them. It also funds research at various HBCUs and “minority-serving institutions.”
My statement regarding House passage of the 2025 NDAA:
Today’s passage of the annual National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) includes an important victory for our military, ensuring our military has the resources and support it needs to protect our great nation. It will be. Our men and women…
— Speaker Mike Johnson (@SpeakerJohnson) December 12, 2024
House Democrats on Sunday attacked the fiscal year 2025 NDAA for moving to end coverage of gender reassignment treatment for children of military personnel.
“House Military Democrats succeeded in blocking many harmful provisions attacking DEI.” [Diversity, Equity and Inclusion] programs, the LGBTQ community, and women’s access to reproductive health care. It also included provisions calling for bipartisan compromise. If this continues, it will easily pass both chambers with bipartisan votes,” said Rep. Adam Smith, D-Wash., the highest-ranking Democrat on the House Armed Services Committee. said In a statement. “However, the final text includes a provision prohibiting treatment for military dependents under the age of 18 who have been diagnosed with gender dysphoria…This provision brings a level of partisanship not seen in previous defense bills. Johnson is pandering to the party’s most extreme elements in order to retain his chairmanship. ”
The current Department of Defense is provide Provides hormonal therapy and psychological counseling for gender dysphoria to military personnel and their beneficiaries.
The FY 2025 NDAA also extended a hiring freeze for diversity, equity, and inclusion initiatives and prohibited the use of Department of Defense funds to advance Critical Race Theory.
“Our military should be focused on lethality, not the woke nonsense of the far left,” Alabama Republican and House Armed Services Committee Chairman Mike Rogers told the Daily Caller News Foundation on Monday. spoke. “FY2025 [fiscal year 2025] NDAA extends DEI hiring freeze and bans funding to politically biased counterextremism task forces. ”
The bill is heading After passing in the House, it will be submitted to the Senate for consideration.
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