,,ii  #aag? ,,congress  #b;d ,session   
,s4 #dagb  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,may #aj1 #bjbb,mr4    
,cruz 7= himself1 ,mr4 ,rubio1 ,mr4     
,hawley1 ,mr4 ,m>%all1 ,mr4 ,scott (    
,florida1 ,mr4 ,johnson1 ,mr4 ,crapo1   
,mr4 ,cram]1 ,mr4 ,paul1 ,mr4 ,hoev51   
,mr4 ,lank=d1 ,mr4 ,ris*1 ,mr4 ,braun1 &
 ,mr4 ,da9es7 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2  
:i* 0 read twice & ref]r$ to !          
,committee on ,arm$ ,s]vices  ,a ,,bill 
,to am5d ! ,national ,def5se            
,au?orization ,act = ,fiscal ,ye> #bjbb 
to modify ! limitation on dis*>ge (     
memb]s ( ! ,arm$ ,=ces solely on ! basis
 ( failure to obey a lawful ord] to     
receive a vacc9e = ,,covid-#ai1 & = o!r 
purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may
 be cit$ z ! ,all[+ ,milit>y            
,exemptions1 ,recogniz+ ,individual     
,conc]ns ,ab\t ,new ,%ots ,act ( #bjbb  
or ! ,,am]icans ,act4  #b4 ,modification
 ( limitation on actions bas$ solely on 
failure to obey an ord] to receive a    
vacc9e = ,,covid-#ai ,section #gcf ( !  

,national ,def5se ,au?orization ,act =  
,fiscal ,ye> #bjbb 7,public ,law        
#aag-ha7 is am5d$-- 7#a7 by am5d+ !     
section head+ to read z foll[s3         
,limitations on puni%m5t solely on basis
 ( failure to obey ord] to receive      
,,covid-#ai vacc9e2  7#b7 9 subsection  
7a7-- 7,a7 by /rik+ a lawful & ins]t+   
an2 &  7,b7 by /rik+ %all be & all t    
foll[s ?r\gh ! p]iod at ! end & ins]t+  
%all be an honorable dis*>ge2  7#c7 by  
r$esignat+ subsection 7b7 z subsection  
7f72  7#d7 by ins]t+ aft] subsection 7a7
 ! foll[+ new subsections3  7b7         
,prohibition on adv]se action ,!        
,secret>y ( ,def5se may n take any      
adv]se action aga9/ a cov]$ memb] bas$  
solely on ! refusal ( su* memb] to      
receive a vacc9e = ,,covid-#ai4  7c7    
,rem$ies available = a cov]$ memb]      
dis*>g$ or puni%$ bas$ on ,,covid-#ai   
/atus ,at ! election ( a cov]$ memb] &  
^u application ?r\gh a process e/abli%$ 
by ! ,secret>y ( ,def5se1 ! ,secret>y   
%all-- 7#a7 adju/ to honorable dis*>ge !

 /atus ( ! memb] if-- 7,a7 ! memb] 0    
sep>at$ f ! ,arm$ ,=ces bas$ solely on !
 failure ( ! memb] to obey an ord] to   
receive a vacc9e = ,,covid-#ai2 &  7,b7 
! dis*>ge /atus ( ! memb] w\ld h be5 an 
honorable dis*>ge b = ! refusal to obta9
 su* vacc9e2  7#b7 re9/ate ! memb] at ! 
grade held by ! memb] imm$iately prior  
to ! involunt>y sep>ation ( ! memb]2    
7#c7 expunge f ! s]vice record ( ! memb]
 any ref]5ce to any adv]se action bas$  
solely on ,,covid-#ai /atus1 includ+    
involunt>y sep>ation2 &  7#d7 include ! 
"t ( involunt>y sep>ation ( ! memb]     
re9/at$ "u p>agraph 7#b7 9 ! computation
 ( ! retir$ or reta9] pay ( ! memb]4    
7d7 ,attempt ,to avoid dis*>ge ,!       
,secret>y ( ,def5se %all-- 7#a7 make e  
ef=t to reta9 memb]s ( ! ,arm$ ,=ces :o 
are n vacc9at$ aga9/ ,,covid-#ai2  7#b7 
create an exemption to ! requirem5t t   
memb]s ( ! ,arm$ ,=ces be vacc9at$ aga9/
 ,,covid-#ai = su* memb]s ) natural     
immunity2 &  7#c7 recognize an exemption
 to ! requirem5t t memb]s ( ! ,arm$     

,=ces be vacc9at$ aga9/ ,,covid-#ai bas$
 on an und]ly+ heal? condition or !     
s9c]ely held religi\s beliefs ( an      
individual memb]4  7e7 ,report on       
religi\s exemptions to ,,covid-#ai      
vacc9e ,n lat] ?an #ij days aft] ! date 
( ! enactm5t ( ! ,all[+ ,milit>y        
,exemptions1 ,recogniz+ ,individual     
,conc]ns ,ab\t ,new ,%ots ,act ( #bjbb1 
! ,secret>y ( ,def5se %all submit to    
,congress a report on ! numb] ( religi\s
 exemptions submitt$ by memb]s ( ,arm$  
,=ces = ! requirem5t t su* memb]s be    
vacc9at$ aga9/ ,,covid-#ai1 :i* %all    
include h[ _m 7 approv$ & h[ _m d5i$1   
disaggregat$ by religi\s d5om9ation4  2 
&  7#e7 9 subsection 7f71 z r$esignat$  
by p>agraph 7#c7-- 7,a7 by r$esignat+   
p>agraphs 7#a7 & 7#b7 z p>agraphs 7#b7 &
 7#c71 respectively2  7,b7 ins]t+ be=e  
p>agraph 7#b7 ! foll[+ new p>agraph     
7#a73  7#a7 ,! t]m adv]se action        
includes dis*>ge1 puni%m5t1 retaliation1
 disp>ate treatm5t1 a requirem5t to we> 
a mask1 or a requirem5t to reside 9     

sub-/&>d h\s+ or endure sub-/&>d        
conditions4  2 &  7,c7 9 p>agraph 7#c71 
z r$esignat$ by subp>agraph 7,a7-- 7i7  
by /rik+ means a memb] & ins]t+ 8means--
  7,a7 a memb]  2  7ii7 9 subp>agraph   
7,a71 z designat$ by clause 7i71 by     
/rik+ ! p]iod at ! end & ins]t a        
semicolon2 &  7iii7 by add+ at ! end !  
foll[+ new subp>agraphs3  7,b7 an       
individual enroll$ at a milit>y s]vice  
academy2 or  7,c7 an individual enroll$ 
9 ! ,junior ,res]ve ,(fic]s' ,tra9+     
,corps 7,,jrotc7 or ,s5ior ,res]ve      
,(fic]s' ,tra9+ ,corps 7,,srotc7        
program4  4