,,ii  #aagth ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,s4 #eagg  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,december #a1  
#bjbb,mr4 ,scott of ,florida 7for       
himself1 ,mr4 ,braun1 ,mr4 ,lee1 and    
,mr4 ,rubio7 introduced the following   
bill2 which was read twice and referred 
to the ,committee on ,armed ,services   
,a ,,bill  ,to require the ,comptroller 
,general of the ,united ,states to      
conduct an audit of religious           
accommodations relating to the          
coronavirus disease #bjai for the ,armed
 ,forces to ensure all applicable laws1 
guidance1 and policies were followed    
with respect to such accommodations1 and
 for other purposes4  #a4 ,short title  
,this ,act may be cited as the          
,defending ,religious ,accommodations   
for ,military ,members ,act of #bjbb4   
#b4 ,comptroller ,general audit of      
religious accommodations relating to    
,,covid-#ai for the ,armed ,forces  7a7 
,in general ,commencing not later than  
#ij days after the date of the enactment

 of this ,act1 the ,comptroller ,general
 of the ,united ,states shall conduct an
 audit of religious accommodations      
relating to the coronavirus disease     
#bjai 7in this section referred to as   
,,covid-#ai7 for the ,armed ,forces to  
ensure all ,federal laws1 and guidance  
and policies of the ,department of      
,defense1 the ,department of ,homeland  
,security 7with respect to the ,coast   
,guard when it is not operating as a    
service in the ,department of the       
,navy71 and each military department1   
were followed with respect to such      
accommodations4  7b7 ,elements ,in      
conducting the audit required under     
subsection 7a71 the ,comptroller        
,general shall-- 7#a7 make a            
determination as to the reasons for mass
 denial of religious accommodations     
relating to ,,covid-#ai across the      
,armed ,forces1 including a comparative 
study of previous religious             
accommodations2  7#b7 analyze the       
handling by the ,department of ,defense 

and the ,department of ,homeland        
,security 7with respect to the ,coast   
,guard when it is not operating as a    
service in the ,department of the ,navy7
 of medical and administrative requests 
relating to ,,covid-#ai compared to     
religious accommodation requests        
relating to ,,covid-#ai1 to include     
concerns raised by members of the ,armed
 ,forces who were pregnant1 trying to   
get pregnant1 those who were            
breastfeeding1 and others2  7#c7 analyze
 the timeline of when each military     
department mandated that members of the 
,armed ,forces take the ,,covid-#ai     
comirnaty vaccine approved by the ,food 
and ,drug ,administration and when      
military medical treatment facilities   
had the vaccine available for such      
members2  7#d7 analyze how the current  
number of involuntary discharges        
relating to ,,covid-#ai vaccine mandates
 of the ,department of ,defense and the 
,department of ,homeland ,security are  
negatively impacting readiness across   

all branches of the ,armed ,forces      
compared with the impacts of ,,covid-#ai
 on members of the ,armed ,forces1      
including hospitalizations and deaths1  
which shall include an analysis of the  
total number of members of the ,armed   
,forces scheduled to be discharged      
compared with impacts of ,,covid-#ai on 
members of the ,armed ,forces1 including
 hospitalizations and deaths2  7#e7     
determine the extent to which           
,,covid-#ai vaccine mandates of the     
,department of ,defense and the         
,department of ,homeland ,security are  
negatively impacting recruiting for the 
,armed ,forces and interest in joining  
the ,armed ,forces2  7#f7 determine the 
extent to which the ,department of      
,defense and the ,department of         
,homeland ,security could have used     
options to retain members of the ,armed 
,forces who had reservations about the  
,,covid-#ai vaccine1 such as requiring  
frequent ,,covid-#ai testing1 mask      
wearing1 considering natural immunity1  

or other options so as not to impact the
 readiness of the ,armed ,forces2 and   
7#g7 analyze any retaliation or         
retribution taken by the ,department of 
,defense or the ,department of ,homeland
 ,security1 or any employee or officer  
of the ,department of ,defense or the   
,department of ,homeland ,security1 with
 respect to any member of the ,armed    
,forces who was either granted a        
religious accommodation relating to     
,,covid-#ai1 or who was denied such an  
accommodation1 but refused to take the  
,,covid-#ai vaccine and was awaiting    
discharge proceedings4  7c7 ,report ,not
 later than #ahj days after the date of 
the enactment of this ,act1 the         
,comptroller ,general shall submit to   
,congress a report containing the       
findings of the audit conducted under   
subsection 7a74