,,ii  ,calendar ,no4 #agd  #aagth       
,,congress  #ast ,session  ,s4 #cbii    
,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of ,,the ,,united 
,,states  ,december #a1 #bjba ,mr4      
,lankford introduced the following bill2
 which was read the first time          
,december #b1 #bjba ,read the second    
time and placed on the calendar  ,a     
,,bill  ,to prohibit the ,department of 
,defense from discharging or withholding
 pay or benefits from members of the    
,national ,guard based on ,,covid-#ai   
vaccination status4  #a4 ,prohibition on
 discharging or withholding pay or      
benefits from ,national ,guard members  
based on ,,covid-#ai vaccination status 
7a7 ,in general ,the ,secretary of      
,defense shall not1 based on whether or 
not a member of the ,national ,guard has
 received a ,,covid-#ai vaccine1 take   
any of the following actions3 7#a7      
,involuntarily discharge or discipline  
the member under chapter #dg of title   
#aj1 ,united ,states ,code 7the ,uniform
 ,code of ,military ,justice74  7#b7    

,withhold pay or benefits from the      
member4  7#c7 ,prohibit the member from 
participating in training or using      
equipment funded by amounts appropriated
 by an ,act of ,congress4  7b7 ,pay and 
benefits included ,the pay and benefits 
referred to in subsection 7a77#b7       
include the following3 7#a7 ,basic pay  
and special pay under title #cg1 ,united
 ,states ,code1 or title #aj1 ,united   
,states ,code4  7#b7 ,medical and dental
 care under chapter #ee of title #aj1   
,united ,states ,code4  7#c7            
,transitional health benefits under     
section #aade of such title4  7#d7      
,commissary and exchange benefits under 
section #aadf of such title4  ,december 
#b1 #bjba ,read the second time and     
placed on the calendar