I add that the Senate conferees fought very hard to retain this important issue in the conference report, which was requested--and I will underscore this--by the Secretary of Defense and the Joint Chiefs of Staff. Mr. President, the bill also authorizes a congressional commission on military training in gender-related issues.
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