,,ii  #aagth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #bghj  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,september #ba1
 #bjba,mr4 ,marshall 7for himself1 ,mr4 
,tuberville1 ,mr4 ,lankford1 and ,mr4   
,cruz7 introduced the following bill2   
which was read twice and referred to the
 ,committee on ,armed ,services  ,a     
,,bill  ,to amend title #aj1 ,united    
,states ,code1 to prohibit certain      
adverse personnel actions taken against 
members of the ,armed ,forces based on  
declining the ,,covid-#ai vaccine4  #a4 
,short title ,this ,act may be cited as 
the ,,covid-#ai ,vaccine ,dishonorable  
,discharge ,prevention ,act4  #b4       
,prohibition on adverse personnel       
actions taken against members of the    
,armed ,forces based on declining       
,,covid-#ai vaccine  7a7 ,findings      
,congress finds the following3 7#a7 ,the
 ,secretary of ,defense has announced a 
,,covid-#ai vaccine mandate will take   
effect for the ,department of ,defense4 
7#b7 ,reports of adverse actions being  

taken1 or threatened1 by military       
leadership at all levels are            
antithetical to our fundamental         
,american values4  7#c7 ,any discharge  
other than honorable denotes a          
dereliction of duty or a failure to     
serve the ,united ,states and its people
 to the best of the ability of an       
individual4  7b7 ,prohibition ,chapter  
#ee of title #aj1 ,united ,states ,code1
 is amended by inserting after section  
#aajg;a the following new section3      
#aajg;b4 ,prohibition on certain adverse
 personnel actions related to           
,,covid-#ai vaccine requirement         
,notwithstanding any other provision of 
law1 a member of the armed forces       
subject to discharge on the basis of the
 member choosing not to receive the     
,,covid-#ai vaccine may only receive an 
honorable discharge4  4  7c7 ,clerical  
amendment ,the table of sections at the 
beginning of such chapter is amended by 
inserting after the item relating to    
section #aajg;a the following new item3 

#aajg;b4 ,prohibition on certain adverse
 personnel actions related to           
,,covid-#ai vaccine requirement4  4