H.R. 6671 — Introduced in House

I 117th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 6671 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES February 9, 2022Mr. Fitzgerald (for himself, Mr. Bost, Mr. Rodney Davis of Illinois, Mrs. Miller-Meeks, Mr. Bergman, Mr. LaMalfa, Mr. Posey, Mr. Huizenga, and Mr. Crenshaw) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs A BILL To amend title 38, United States Code, to ensure that a member of the Armed Forces, granted a general discharge under honorable conditions on the sole basis that such member failed to obey a lawful order to receive a vaccine for COVID-19, is eligible for certain educational assistance administered by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs. 1. Certain educational assistance for a member of the Armed Forces granted a general discharge under honorable conditions on the sole basis that such member failed to obey a lawful order to receive a vaccine for COVID-19 (a) All-Volunteer Force Educational Assistance Section 3011(a)(3)(B) of title 38, United States Code, is amended— (1) by striking an honorable discharge; and inserting an em dash; and (2) by inserting at the end the following new clauses: (i) an honorable discharge; or (ii) a general discharge under honorable conditions on the sole basis that the individual failed to obey a lawful order to receive a vaccine for COVID-19; . (b) Post-9/11 Educational Assistance Section 3311(c) of such title is amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph: (5) A general discharge under honorable conditions on the sole basis that the individual failed to obey a lawful order to receive a vaccine for COVID-19. .