,,ii  #aagth ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,s4 #dcjd  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,may #be1      
#bjbb,mr4 ,rubio 7for himself1 ,mr4     
,marshall1 ,mr4 ,crapo1 ,mr4 ,risch1    
,mr4 ,braun1 ,mr4 ,johnson1 ,mr4        
,cramer1 ,mrs4 ,hyde-,smith1 ,mr4 ,scott
 of ,florida1 ,mr4 ,daines1 ,mr4        
,hoeven1 and ,mr4 ,wicker7 introduced   
the following bill2 which was read twice
 and referred to the ,committee on      
,armed ,services  ,a ,,bill  ,to        
prohibit unfair treatment of cadets and 
midshipmen who refuse to get the        
,,covid-#ai vaccine1 and for other      
purposes4  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act  
may be cited as the ,defending ,freedom 
of ,conscience for ,cadets and          
,midshipmen ,act of #bjbb4  #b4         
,definitions ,in this ,act3 7#a7        
,covered individual ,the term covered   
individual means a cadet or midshipman  
at a ,federal service academy4  7#b7    
,federal service academy ,the term      
,federal service academy means the      

following3 7,a7 ,the ,united ,states    
,military ,academy1 ,west ,point1 ,new  
,york4  7,b7 ,the ,united ,states ,naval
 ,academy1 ,annapolis1 ,maryland4  7,c7 
,the ,united ,states ,air ,force        
,academy1 ,colorado ,springs1 ,colorado4
  7,d7 ,the ,united ,states ,coast      
,guard ,academy1 ,new ,london1          
,connecticut4  7,e7 ,the ,united ,states
 ,merchant ,marine ,academy1 ,kings     
,point1 ,new ,york4  #c4 ,prohibition on
 vaccine requirement for graduation from
 ,federal service academies ,a covered  
individual may not be required to be    
vaccinated for ,,covid-#ai as a         
condition for graduation from a ,federal
 service academy nor dismissed from a   
,federal service academy as a result of 
refusing to be so vaccinated4  #d4      
,prohibition on enforcement of repayment
 provisions for refusal to receive      
vaccine ,a covered individual who is    
prohibited from fulfilling his or her   
service agreement due to that           
individual's decision not to be         

vaccinated for ,,covid-#ai may not be   
subjected to the repayment provisions of
 section #cjc;a7e7 or #cgc of title #cg1
 ,united ,states ,code1 or to debt      
repayment collections provided for under
 chapter #agf of title #bh1 ,united     
,states ,code1 pursuant to section      
#gddh1 #hdei1 or #iddh of title #aj1    
,united ,states ,code1 section #aibe of 
title #ad1 ,united ,states ,code1 or    
section #eacjf of title #df1 ,united    
,states ,code1 as the case may be4