Prohibition on participation of males in athletic programs or activities, and males entering privacy spaces, at the military service academies that are designated for women or girls

(a) In general (1) Prohibition on participation The Secretary of Defense shall ensure that the United States Military Academy, the United States Naval Academy, the United States Air Force Academy, and all primary and secondary schools under the control of the Department of Defense, including the Department of Defense Education Activity Schools, do not permit a person enrolled at such an Academy or school whose sex is male to participate in an athletic program or activity that is designated for women or girls. (2) Privacy in women’s spaces The Secretary of Defense shall ensure that the United States Military Academy, the United States Naval Academy, the United States Air Force Academy, and all primary and secondary schools under the control of the Department of Defense, including the Department of Defense Education Activity Schools— (A) designate each multi-occupancy restroom or changing room in a facility under its control for the exclusive use of males or females and take reasonable steps to prevent individuals from using a restroom or changing room designated for the opposite sex; (B) if only one restroom or changing room exists in a facility under its control, clearly designate that restroom or changing room for the sole use by the sex of the team or group using the facility at the time; and (C) provide students the option to be housed in permanent sleeping quarters only with persons of the same sex at any student housing facilities under its control or during any academy or school-sponsored trips. (b) Rules of construction (1) Participation Nothing in this section shall be construed to prohibit the United States Military Academy, the United States Naval Academy, the United States Air Force Academy, and all primary and secondary schools under the control of the Department of Defense, including the Department of Defense Education Activity Schools, from permitting males to train or practice with an athletic program or activity that is designated for women or girls so long as no female is deprived of a roster spot on a team or sport, opportunity to participate in a practice or competition, scholarship, admission to an educational institution, or any other benefit that accompanies participating in the athletic program or activity. (2) Restrooms and changing rooms Nothing in this section shall be construed to prohibit the United States Military Academy, the United States Naval Academy, the United States Air Force Academy, and all primary and secondary schools under the control of the Department of Defense, including the Department of Defense Education Activity Schools, from— (A) establishing single-occupancy restrooms, changing rooms, or permanent sleeping quarters; (B) allowing individuals to enter a restroom or changing room designated for the opposite sex— (i) to perform custodial services or maintenance; (ii) to render medical assistance; (iii) to provide childcare, disability support, or age-appropriate parental assistance in Department of Defense Education Activity School environments; (iv) to provide services or render aid during a natural disaster, a declared emergency, or when necessary to prevent a serious threat to good order or safety; or (v) to provide coaching or athletic training during athletic events by coaching staff in changing rooms, provided that the individual ensures that no person of the opposite sex is in a state of undress prior to entering the room; or (C) utilizing temporary co-ed sleeping arrangements necessary for training exercises, deployments, or other operational environments. (c) Definitions In this section— (1) the term athletic programs and activities includes all programs or activities that are provided conditional upon participation with any athletic team; (2) the term changing room means a locker room, shower room, or other area designated for individuals to change clothing; (3) the term female means an individual who naturally has, had, will have, or would have, but for a congenital anomaly or intentional or unintentional disruption, the reproductive system that at some point produces, transports, and utilizes eggs for fertilization; (4) the term male means an individual who naturally has, had, will have, or would have, but for a congenital anomaly or intentional or unintentional disruption, the reproductive system that at some point produces, transports, and utilizes sperm for fertilization; (5) the term restroom means a room that includes one or more toilets or urinals; (6) the term sex means an individual’s biological sex, either male or female; and (7) the term sleeping quarters means a room with a bed in which more than one individual is housed overnight.