This legislation aims to prohibit the use of federal funds for any research or publications concerning gender transition in individuals under the age of 18 . This prohibition specifically includes observational studies that gather evidence on hormonal treatments or surgical procedures performed on minors. Federal funds would be withheld if the research aims to affirm a minor's perception of their sex or asserted identity when either is incongruent with their sex. For the purposes of this legislation, sex is explicitly defined based solely on a person's reproductive biology and genetics at birth.