,i  #aacth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #cdc  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of   
,,representatives  ,january #bb1 #bjac  
,mr4 ,jones introduced the following    
bill2 which was referred to the         
,committee on ,armed ,services  ,a      
,,bill  ,to amend title #aj1 ,united    
,states ,code1 to ensure that every     
military chaplain has the prerogative to
 close a prayer outside of a religious  
service according to the dictates of the
 chaplain's own conscience4  #a4        
,protection of the religious freedom of 
military chaplains to close a prayer    
outside of a religious service according
 to the dictates of the chaplain's      
conscience  7a7 ,united ,states ,army   
,section #cedg of title #aj1 ,united    
,states ,code1 is amended by adding at  
the end the following new subsection3   
7c7 ,if called upon to lead a prayer    
outside of a religious service1 a       
chaplain shall have the prerogative to  
close the prayer according to the       
dictates of the chaplain's own          

conscience4  4  7b7 ,united ,states     
,military ,academy ,section #dccg of    
such title is amended--  7#a7 by        
inserting 7a7 before ,there2 and  7#b7  
by adding at the end the following new  
subsection3  7b7 ,if called upon to lead
 a prayer outside of a religious        
service1 the ,chaplain shall have the   
prerogative to close the prayer         
according to the dictates of the        
,chaplain's conscience4  4  7c7 ,united 
,states ,navy and ,marine ,corps        
,section #fjca of such title is amended 
by adding at the end the following new  
subsection3  7d7 ,if called upon to lead
 a prayer outside of a religious        
service1 a chaplain shall have the      
prerogative to close the prayer         
according to the dictates of the        
chaplain's own conscience4  4  7d7      
,united ,states ,air ,force ,section    
#hedg of such title is amended by adding
 at the end the following new           
subsection3  7c7 ,if called upon to lead
 a prayer outside of a religious        

service1 a chaplain shall have the      
prerogative to close the prayer         
according to the dictates of the        
chaplain's own conscience4  4  7e7      
,united ,states ,air ,force ,academy    
,section #iccg of such title is         
amended--  7#a7 by inserting 7a7 before 
,there2 and  7#b7 by adding at the end  
the following new subsection3  7b7 ,if  
called upon to lead a prayer outside of 
a religious service1 the ,chaplain shall
 have the prerogative to close the      
prayer according to the dictates of the 
,chaplain's conscience4  4