,i  #aaith ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #cbcf  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,may #g1 #bjbe,mr4   
,tony ,gonzales of ,texas introduced the
 following bill2 which was referred to  
the ,committee on ,armed ,services  ,a  
,,bill  ,to prohibit the ,federal       
,government from establishing1          
implementing1 or enforcing any ,federal 
requirement for members of the ,armed   
,forces to wear a face mask while in    
uniform when not directly related to    
their duties4  #a4 ,short title  ,this  
,act may be cited as the ,undoing and   
,nullifying ,mandates so our ,armed     
,services ,keep ,succeeding ,act or the 
,,unmask ,act4  #b4 ,findings ,congress 
finds the following3 7#a7 ,on ,may #e1  
#bjbc1 the ,world ,health ,organization 
officially declared an end to the global
 ,public ,health ,emergency for         
,,covid-#ai1 which led to the ,centers  
for ,disease ,control and ,prevention   
and other public health agencies        
shifting guidance away from universal   

mask usage4  7#b7 ,with the widespread  
availability of vaccines and other      
therapeutic treatments1 and the         
reduction in severe outcomes from       
,,covid-#ai1 masks are no longer        
justified for members of the ,armed     
,forces4  7#c7 ,maintaining face        
coverings in the ,department of ,defense
 absent a declared national emergency   
risks undermining the professionalism   
and integrity of the uniform1 adversely 
impacts servicemember morale1 and       
detracts from the core mission of the   
,armed ,forces3 to fight and win the    
,nation's wars4  #c4 ,prohibition on    
establishment of requirements for       
members of the ,armed ,forces to wear   
masks  7a7 ,prohibition ,subject to     
subsection 7b7 and notwithstanding any  
other provision of law1 no officer or   
employee of the ,federal ,government may
 establish1 implement1 or enforce any   
requirement for members of the ,armed   
,forces to wear a face mask while       
serving on active duty4  7b7 ,exception 

,the ,secretary of ,defense may require 
members of the ,armed ,forces whose     
duties include activities that          
traditionally involve wearing personal  
protective equipment or other face masks
 for operational or safety reasons to   
wear such equipment1 including an       
appropriate face mask1 while performing 
such duties4