Military Personnel Subcommittee, Armed Services Committee
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Equal Deferment Opportunity Act This bill prohibits the Department of Defense from deploying, within a period of 12 months, a service member who gives birth, unless (1) the service member elects to deploy, and (2) such election is approved by a health care provider employed at a military medical treatment facility.
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Equal Deferment Opportunity Act
USA116th CongressHR-3724| House
| Updated: 7/12/2019
Equal Deferment Opportunity Act This bill prohibits the Department of Defense from deploying, within a period of 12 months, a service member who gives birth, unless (1) the service member elects to deploy, and (2) such election is approved by a health care provider employed at a military medical treatment facility.