,i  #aag? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4
 ,r4 #gegj  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(          
,,repres5tatives  ,april #be1 #bjbb,mr4 
,smi? ( ,new ,j]sey introduc$ ! foll[+  
bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on   
,arm$ ,s]vices  ,a ,,bill  ,to e/abli%  
c]ta9 protections = individuals         
involunt>ily sep>at$ f ! ,arm$ ,=ces    
solely on ! basis ( refus+ to receive   
vacc9ations aga9/ ,,covid-#ai4  #a4     
,protections = individuals involunt>ily 
sep>at$ f ! ,arm$ ,=ces solely on !     
basis ( refus+ to receive vacc9ations   
aga9/ ,,covid-#ai  7a7 ,re9/atem5t ,at !
 reque/ ( a cov]$ individual1 !         
,secret>y conc]n$ %all re9/ate ! cov]$  
individual z a memb] ( ! ,arm$ ,=ce     
conc]n$1 9 ! same rank & grade ! cov]$  
individual held at ! "t ( sep>ation f ! 
,arm$ ,=ce conc]n$4  7b7 ,*>act]ization 
( dis*>ge or dismissal  7#a7            
,prohibition ( *>act]ization o!r ?an    
honorable ,! *>act]ization ( ! dis*>ge  
or dismissal ( a cov]$ individual %all  
be honorable4  7#b7 ,upgrade ,9 ! case (

 a cov]$ individual dis*>g$ or dismiss$ 
f ! ,arm$ ,=ces be=e ! date ( ! enactm5t
 ( ?is ,act1 ! ,secret>y conc]n$ %all   
ensure ! *>act]ization ( su* dis*>ge or 
dismissal is honorable4  7c7            
,prohibition ( d5ial ( retir$ pay &     
b5efits ,no cov]$ individual may be     
d5i$1 solely on ! basis t su* individual
 is a cov]$ individual1 any-- 7#a7      
retir$ or reta9] pay2 or  7#b7 b5efit   
7includ+ educational assi/ance7 "u a law
 adm9i/]$ by ! ,secret>y ( ,def5se or ! 
,secret>y ( ,vet]ans ,affairs4  7d7     
,def9itions ,9 ?is section3 7#a7 ,! t]m 
cov]$ individual means an individual    
involunt>ily sep>at$ f ! ,arm$ ,=ces    
solely on ! basis ( ! refusal ( su*     
individual to receive a vacc9ation aga9/
 ,,covid-#ai4  7#b7 ,! t]m ,secret>y    
conc]n$ has ! mean+ giv5 t t]m 9 section
 #aja ( title #aj1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code4