,i  #aagth ,,congress  #b;d ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #heec  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,july #bh1 #bjbb,mrs4
 ,bice of ,oklahoma 7for herself1 ,mr4  
,johnson of ,louisiana1 and ,mr4 ,posey7
 introduced the following bill2 which   
was referred to the ,committee on ,armed
 ,services  ,a ,,bill  ,to amend title  
#cg1 ,united ,states ,code1 to exempt   
certain bonuses1 incentive pay1 and     
other benefits from repayment in the    
case of a member of the ,armed ,forces  
involuntarily separated for refusing to 
receive a vaccination against           
,,covid-#ai4  #a4 ,short title ,this    
,act may be cited as the ,safeguarding  
,military ,bonuses ,act4  #b4 ,special  
rule for discharges related to          
,,covid-#ai ,section #cgc7;b7 of title  
#cg1 ,united ,states ,code1 is amended  
by adding at the end the following new  
paragraph3  7#d7 ,special rule for      
discharges related to ,,covid-#ai ,the  
,secretary concerned shall grant to an  
individual involuntarily separated from 

an ,armed ,force solely on the basis of 
the refusal of such individual to       
receive a vaccination against           
,,covid-#ai an exception to the         
requirement to repay a bonus1 incentive 
pay1 or similar benefit under subsection
 7a7 if such bonus1 incentive pay1 or   
similar benefit was made before ,august 
#bd1 #bjba4  4