,i  #aah? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #hha  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(            
,,repres5tatives  ,febru>y #h1 #bjbc,mr4
 ,/eube introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0  
ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,arm$         
,s]vices1 & 9 addition to ! ,committee  
on ,transportation & ,infra/ructure1 = a
 p]iod to be subsequ5tly det]m9$ by !   
,speak]1 9 ea* case = consid]ation ( su*
 provisions z fall )9 ! jurisdiction ( !
 committee conc]n$  ,a ,,bill  ,to      
e/abli% c]ta9 protections = a memb] ( ! 
,arm$ ,=ces1 or a cadet or mid%ipman at 
a ,f$]al s]vice academy1 :o refuses to  
receive a vacc9ation aga9/ ,,covid-#ai4 
#a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z 
! ,safegu>d+ ! ,u4,s4 ,arm$ ,=ces &     
,s]vice ,academies ,act4  #b4 ,c]ta9    
protections = a memb] ( ! ,arm$ ,=ces1  
or a cadet or mid%ipman at a ,f$]al     
s]vice academy1 :o refuses to receive a 
vacc9ation aga9/ ,,covid-#ai  7a7       
,prohibitions  7#a7 ,vacc9e m&ates ,no  
,f$]al funds may be us$-- 7,a7 to en=ce 
a m&ate1 9 effect on ! date ( ! enactm5t

 ( ?is ,act1 t a memb] ( ! ,arm$ ,=ces1 
or a cadet or mid%ipman at a ,f$]al     
s]vice academy1 receive a vacc9ation    
aga9/ ,,covid-#ai2 or  7,b7 to e/abli%  
or en=ce1 on or aft] ! effective date ( 
?is ,act1 a m&ate t a memb] ( ! ,arm$   
,=ces1 or a cadet or mid%ipman at a     
,f$]al s]vice academy1 receive a        
vacc9ation aga9/ ,,covid-#ai4  7#b7     
,adv]se action ,no memb] ( ! ,arm$      
,=ces1 or cadet or mid%ipman at a ,f$]al
 s]vice academy1 may be subject to      
adv]se action solely on ! basis ( !     
refusal ( su* memb]1 cadet1 or mid%ipman
 to receive a vacc9ation aga9/          
,,covid-#ai4  7b7 ,re9/atem5t ,at !     
reque/ ( a cov]$ individual1 ! ,secret>y
 conc]n$ %all-- 7#a7 re9/ate ! cov]$    
individual-- 7,a7 z a memb] ( ! ,arm$   
,=ce conc]n$1 9 ! same rank & grade !   
cov]$ individual held at ! "t (         
sep>ation f ! ,arm$ ,=ce conc]n$2 or    
7,b7 z a cadet or mid%ipman at ! ,f$]al 
s]vice academy conc]n$1 ) ! cr$its !    
cov]$ individual _h complet$ at ! "t (  

sep>ation f su* ,f$]al s]vice academy2  
7#b7 expunge f ! s]vice record ( ! cov]$
 individual any ref]5ce to adv]se action
 aga9/ ! cov]$ individual solely on !   
basis ( ! refusal ( ! cov]$ individual  
to receive a vacc9ation aga9/           
,,covid-#ai2 &  7#c7 include1 9 !       
computation ( ! retir$ or reta9] pay (  
su* cov]$ individual1 ! p]iod betwe5 !  
involunt>y sep>ation & ! re9/atem5t ( ! 
cov]$ individual4  7c7 ,back pay ,a     
cov]$ individual :o 0 involunt>ily      
dis*>g$ f an ,arm$ ,=ce & :o makes a    
reque/ "u subsection 7b7 %all be entitl$
 to back pay = ! p]iod betwe5 su*       
sep>ation & re9/atem5t ( ! cov]$        
individual4  7d7 ,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 ensure t !       
*>act]ization ( ! dis*>ge ( a cov]$     
individual f an ,arm$ ,=ce t occurr$    
be=e ! date ( ! enactm5t ( ?is ,act is  
*>act]iz$ z honorable4  7e7 ,p]sonnel   
%ortage ,! ,secret>y conc]n$ %all take  
su* /eps t ! ,secret>y det]m9es necess>y
 to rem$y any p]sonnel %ortage aris+ f !
 m&ate t a memb] ( ! ,arm$ ,=ces1 or a  
cadet or mid%ipman at a ,f$]al s]vice   
academy1 receive a vacc9ation aga9/     
,,covid-#ai4  7f7 ,def9itions ,9 ?is    
section3 7#a7 ,! t]m cov]$ individual   
means an individual :o 0 involunt>ily   
sep>at$1 solely on ! basis ( ! refusal (
 su* individual to receive a vacc9ation 
aga9/ ,,covid-#ai1 f-- 7,a7 an ,arm$    
,=ce2 or  7,b7 a ,f$]al s]vice academy4 
7#b7 ,! t]m ,f$]al 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,e7 ,! ,unit$   
,/ates ,m]*ant ,m>9e ,academy4  7#c7 ,! 
t]m ,secret>y conc]n$-- 7,a7 ) reg>ds to
 an ,arm$ ,=ce1 has ! mean+ giv5 su* t]m
 9 section #aja ( title #aj1 ,unit$     
,/ates ,code2 &  7,b7 ) reg>ds to !     
,unit$ ,/ates ,m]*ant ,m>9e ,academy1   
means ! ,secret>y ( ,transportation4