,i  #aah? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #dcd  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(            
,,repres5tatives  ,janu>y #bj1 #bjbc    
,mr4 ,roy 7= himself1 ,mr4 ,davidson1   
,mr4 ,duncan1 ,mr4 ,posey1 ,ms4 ,t5ney1 
,mr4 ,cl\d1 ,mr4 ,self1 ,mr4 ,gos>1     
,mrs4 ,mill] ( ,ill9ois1 ,mr4 ,craw=d1  
,mr4 ,biggs1 ,mr4 ,ogles1 ,mr4 ,moore ( 
,alabama1 & ,mr4 ,bab97 introduc$ !     
foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to !          
,committee on ,arm$ ,s]vices  ,a ,,bill 
,to e/abli% c]ta9 protections = a memb] 
( ! ,arm$ ,=ces1 or a cadet or mid%ipman
 at a milit>y s]vice academy1 :o refuses
 to receive a vacc9ation aga9/          
,,covid-#ai4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act 
may be cit$ z ! ,s]vice ,re/oration     
,act4  #b4 ,c]ta9 protections = a memb] 
( ! ,arm$ ,=ces1 or a cadet or mid%ipman
 at a milit>y s]vice academy1 :o refuses
 to receive a vacc9ation aga9/          
,,covid-#ai  7a7 ,prohibitions  7#a7    
,vacc9e m&ate ,no ,f$]al funds may be   
us$ to require a memb] ( ! ,arm$ ,=ces1 
or a cadet or mid%ipman at a milit>y    

s]vice academy1 to receive a vacc9ation 
aga9/ ,,covid-#ai4  7#b7 ,adv]se action 
,no memb] ( ! ,arm$ ,=ces1 or cadet or  
mid%ipman at a milit>y s]vice academy1  
may be subject to adv]se action solely  
on ! basis ( ! refusal ( su* memb]1     
cadet1 or mid%ipman to receive a        
vacc9ation aga9/ ,,covid-#ai4  7b7      
,re9/atem5t ,at ! reque/ ( a cov]$      
individual1 ! ,secret>y conc]n$ %all--  
7#a7 re9/ate ! cov]$ individual z a     
memb] ( ! ,arm$ ,=ce conc]n$1 9 ! same  
rank & grade ! cov]$ individual held at 
! "t ( sep>ation f ! ,arm$ ,=ce conc]n$2
  7#b7 expunge f ! milit>y s]vice record
 ( ! cov]$ individual any ref]5ce to    
adv]se action aga9/ ! cov]$ individual  
solely on ! basis ( ! refusal ( ! cov]$ 
individual to receive a vacc9ation aga9/
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computation ( ! retir$ or reta9] pay (  
su* cov]$ individual1 ! p]iod betwe5 !  
involunt>y sep>ation & ! re9/atem5t1 "u 
p>agraph 7#a71 ( ! cov]$ individual4    
7c7 ,m&atory *>act]ization ( dis*>ge    

7#a7 ,prospective *>act]izations        
,subsection 7a7 ( section #gcf ( !      
,national ,def5se ,au?orization ,act =  
,fiscal ,ye> #bjbb 7,public ,law        
#aag-ha2 #aj ,u4,s4,c4 #aafa note71 z   
am5d$ by section #ebe ( ! ,james ,m4    
,inh(e ,national ,def5se ,au?orization  
,act = ,fiscal ,ye> #bjbc 7,public ,law 
#aag-bfc71 is fur!r am5d$ by /rik+ %all 
be-- & all t foll[s & ins]t+ %all be an 
honorable dis*>ge4  7#b7 ,retroactive   
*>act]izations ,! ,secret>y conc]n$ %all
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a cov]$ individual t occurr$ be=e ! date
 ( ! enactm5t ( ?is ,act is *>act]iz$ z 
honorable4  7d7 ,def9itions ,9 ?is      
section3  7#a7 ,! t]m adv]se action     
includes ! foll[+3 7,a7 ,involunt>y     
sep>ation4  7,b7 ,demotion4  7,c7       
,discipl9e4  7,d7 ,retaliation4  7,e7   
,disp>ate treatm5t4  7,f7 ,a requirem5t 
to we> a mask1 reside 9 sub/&>d h\s+1 or
 endure sub/&>d conditions4  7,g7       
,travel re/rictions4  7,h7 ,deploym5t   
re/rictions4  7#b7 ,! t]m cov]$         

individual means an individual :o 0     
involunt>ily sep>at$ f an ,arm$ ,=ce    
solely on ! basis ( ! refusal ( su*     
individual to receive a vacc9ation aga9/
 ,,covid-#ai4  7#c7 ,! t]m milit>y      
s]vice academy means ! foll[+3 7,a7 ,!  
,unit$ ,/ates ,milit>y ,academy4  7,b7  
,! ,unit$ ,/ates ,naval ,academy4  7,c7 
,! ,unit$ ,/ates ,air ,=ce ,academy4    
7,d7 ,! ,unit$ ,/ates ,coa/ ,gu>d       
,academy4  7#d7 ,! t]m ,secret>y conc]n$
 has ! mean+ giv5 su* t]m 9 section #aja
 ( title #aj1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code4