I 118th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 7405 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES February 16, 2024 Mrs. Rodgers of Washington introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Armed Services A BILL To amend title 10, United States Code, to prohibit the exclusion of an individual from assignment to a medical personnel position of the Armed Forces on the basis of the amputation of the individual, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Hannah Cvancara Service Act . 2. Prohibition on exclusion of individuals from assignment as medical personnel of Armed Forces on basis of amputation Chapter 49 of title 10, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new section (and conforming the table of sections at the beginning of such chapter accordingly): 989. Prohibition on exclusion of individuals from assignment as medical personnel on basis of amputation (a) Prohibition Neither the Secretary of Defense nor the Secretary concerned may prohibit the assignment of an individual to a medical personnel position, including by prohibiting the accession of such individual into the Armed Forces for such assignment, on the basis that the individual has an amputated limb (regardless of whether such amputated limb is the result of a service-connected illness or injury) if the individual otherwise meets such physical fitness and other standards as may be required for such accession. (b) Definitions In this section: (1) The term medical personnel has the meaning given that term in section 115a(e) of this title. (2) The term service-connected has the meaning given such term in section 101 of title 38. .