,i  #aai? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #cbcf  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,may #g1 #bjbe,mr4    
,tony ,gonzales ( ,texas introduc$ !    
foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to !          
,committee on ,arm$ ,s]vices  ,a ,,bill 
,to prohibit ! ,f$]al ,gov]nm5t f       
e/abli%+1 implem5t+1 or en=c+ any ,f$]al
 requirem5t = memb]s ( ! ,arm$ ,=ces to 
we> a face mask :ile 9 uni=m :5 n       
directly relat$ to _! duties4  #a4 ,%ort
 title  ,?is ,act may be cit$ z ! ,undo+
 & ,nullify+ ,m&ates s our ,arm$        
,s]vices ,keep ,succe$+ ,act or !       
,,unmask ,act4  #b4 ,f9d+s ,congress    
f9ds ! foll[+3 7#a7 ,on ,may #e1 #bjbc1 
! ,_w ,heal? ,organization (ficially    
decl>$ an end to ! global ,public ,heal?
 ,em]g5cy = ,,covid-#ai1 :i* l$ to !    
,c5t]s = ,disease ,control & ,prev5tion 
& o!r public heal? ag5cies %ift+        
guidance away f univ]sal mask usage4    
7#b7 ,) ! widespread availability (     
vacc9es & o!r !rapeutic treatm5ts1 & !  
r$uction 9 sev]e outcomes f ,,covid-#ai1

 masks are no long] ju/ifi$ = memb]s ( !
 ,arm$ ,=ces4  7#c7 ,ma9ta9+ face cov]+s
 9 ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,def5se abs5t a decl>$ 
national em]g5cy risks und]m9+ !        
pr(essionalism & integrity ( ! uni=m1   
adv]sely impacts s]vicememb] morale1 &  
detracts f ! core mission ( ! ,arm$     
,=ces3 to fight & w9 ! ,nation's w>s4   
#c4 ,prohibition on e/abli%m5t (        
requirem5ts = memb]s ( ! ,arm$ ,=ces to 
we> masks  7a7 ,prohibition ,subject to 
subsection 7b7 & not)/&+ any o!r        
provision ( law1 no (fic] or employee ( 
! ,f$]al ,gov]nm5t may e/abli%1         
implem5t1 or en=ce any requirem5t =     
memb]s ( ! ,arm$ ,=ces to we> a face    
mask :ile s]v+ on active duty4  7b7     
,exception ,! ,secret>y ( ,def5se may   
require memb]s ( ! ,arm$ ,=ces ^: duties
 include activities t traditionally     
involve we>+ p]sonal protective equipm5t
 or o!r face masks = op]ational or      
safety reasons to we> su* equipm5t1     
includ+ an appropriate face mask1 :ile  
p]=m+ su* duties4