,i  #aah? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #hbh  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(            
,,repres5tatives  ,febru>y #f1 #bjbc    
,mr4 ,dunn ( ,florida 7= himself1 ,mr4  
,jackson ( ,texas1 ,mr4 ,mills1 ,mr4    
,ezell1 ,mr4 ,posey1 ,mr4 ,cl\d1 ,mr4   
,c4 ,scott ,frankl9 ( ,florida1 ,mrs4   
,h>%b>g]1 ,mr4 ,gim5ez1 & ,mr4 ,bu*anan7
 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$  
to ! ,committee on ,arm$ ,s]vices  ,a   
,,bill  ,to direct ! re9/atem5t ( an    
individual involunt>ily sep>at$ f an    
,arm$ ,=ce solely on ! basis ( refus+ to
 receive a vacc9ation aga9/ ,,covid-#ai4
  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ 
z ! ,troop ,return ,( ,ov]due ,paym5t   
,act or ! ,,troop ,act4  #b4 ,re9/atem5t
 & back pay = an individual involunt>ily
 sep>at$ f an ,arm$ ,=ce solely on !    
basis ( refus+ to receive a vacc9ation  
aga9/ ,,covid-#ai  7a7 ,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$2 &     
7#b7 include1 9 ! computation ( ! retir$
 or reta9] pay ( su* cov]$ individual1 !
 p]iod betwe5 ! involunt>y sep>ation & !
 re9/atem5t ( ! cov]$ individual4  7b7  
,back pay ,a cov]$ individual :o 0      
involunt>ily dis*>g$ f an ,arm$ ,=ce &  
:o makes a reque/ "u subsection 7a7 %all
 be entitl$ to back pay = ! p]iod betwe5
 su* sep>ation & re9/atem5t ( ! cov]$   
individual4  7c7 ,def9itions ,9 ?is     
section3  7#a7 ,! 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#b7 ,! t]m ,secret>y conc]n$ has !     
mean+ giv5 su* t]m 9 section #aja (     
title #aj1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code4