,i #aaith ,,congress #ast ,session ,h4 ,r4 #eaa ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of ,,representatives ,january #af1 #bjbe,mr4 ,harrigan 7for himself1 ,mr4 ,kennedy of ,utah1 ,mr4 ,ogles1 ,mr4 ,hamadeh of ,arizona1 ,mr4 ,stutzman1 ,mr4 ,wied1 ,mrs4 ,luna1 ,mr4 ,knott1 ,mr4 ,harris of ,north ,carolina1 ,mr4 ,nehls1 ,mr4 ,moore of ,west ,virginia1 ,mr4 ,onder1 ,mr4 ,barrett1 ,mr4 ,edwards1 ,mr4 ,murphy1 ,mr4 ,self1 ,mr4 ,downing1 ,mr4 ,jack1 ,mr4 ,schmidt1 ,mr4 ,messmer1 ,mr4 ,mc,guire1 ,mr4 ,haridopolos1 and ,mr4 ,rulli7 introduced the following bill2 which was referred to the ,committee on ,armed ,services ,a ,,bill ,to provide remedies to members of the ,armed ,forces discharged or subject to adverse action under the ,,covid-#ai vaccine mandate4 #a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited as the ,allowing ,military ,exemptions1 ,recognizing ,individual ,concerns ,about ,new ,shots ,act of #bjbe or the ,,americans ,act4 #b4 ,remedies for members of the ,armed ,forces discharged or subject to adverse action under the ,,covid-#ai vaccine mandate 7a7 ,limitation on imposition of new mandate ,the ,secretary of ,defense may not issue any ,,covid-#ai vaccine mandate as a replacement for the mandate rescinded under section #ebe of the ,james ,m4 ,inhofe ,national ,defense ,authorization ,act for ,fiscal ,year #bjbc absent a further ,act of ,congress expressly authorizing a replacement mandate4 7b7 ,remedies ,section #gcf of the ,national ,defense ,authorization ,act for ,fiscal ,year #bjbb 7,public ,law #aag-ha2 #aj ,u4,s4,c4 #aafa note prec47 is amended-- 7#a7 in the section heading1 by striking to obey lawful order to receive and inserting to receive2 7#b7 in subsection 7a7-- 7,a7 by striking a lawful order and inserting an order2 and 7,b7 by striking shall be and all that follows through the period at the end and inserting shall be an honorable discharge42 7#c7 by redesignating subsection 7b7 as subsection 7g72 and 7#d7 by inserting after subsection 7a7 the following new subsections3 7b7 ,prohibition on adverse action ,the ,secretary of ,defense may not take any adverse action against a covered member based solely on the refusal of such member to receive a vaccine for ,,covid-#ai4 7c7 ,remedies available for a covered member discharged or subject to adverse action based on ,,covid-#ai status ,at the election of a covered member discharged or subject to adverse action based on the member's ,,covid-#ai vaccination status1 and upon application through a process established by the ,secretary of ,defense1 the ,secretary shall-- 7#a7 adjust to honorable discharge the status of the member if-- 7,a7 the member was separated from the ,armed ,forces based solely on the failure of the member to obey an order to receive a vaccine for ,,covid-#ai2 and 7,b7 the discharge status of the member would have been an honorable discharge but for the refusal to obtain such vaccine2 7#b7 reinstate the member to service at the highest grade held by the member immediately prior to the involuntary separation1 allowing1 however1 for any reduction in rank that was not related to the member's ,,covid-#ai vaccination status1 with an effective date of reinstatement as of the date of involuntary separation2 7#c7 for any member who was subject to any adverse action other than involuntary separation based solely on the member's ,,covid-#ai vaccination status-- 7,a7 restore the member to the highest grade held prior to such adverse action1 allowing1 however1 for any reduction in rank that was not related to the member's ,,covid-#ai vaccination status1 with an effective date of reinstatement as of the date of involuntary separation2 and 7,b7 compensate such member for any pay and benefits lost as a result of such adverse action2 7#d7 expunge from the service record of the member any adverse action1 to include non-punitive adverse action and involuntary separation1 as well as any reference to any such adverse action1 based solely on ,,covid-#ai vaccination status2 and 7#e7 include the time of involuntary separation of the member reinstated under paragraph 7#b7 in the computation of the retired or retainer pay of the member4 7d7 ,retention and development of unvaccinated members ,the ,secretary of ,defense shall-- 7#a7 make every effort to retain covered members who are not vaccinated against ,,covid-#ai and provide such members with professional development1 promotion and leadership opportunities1 and consideration equal to that of their peers2 7#b7 only consider the ,,covid-#ai vaccination status of a covered member in making deployment1 assignment1 and other operational decisions where-- 7,a7 the law or regulations of a foreign country require covered members to be vaccinated against ,,covid-#ai in order to enter that country2 and 7,b7 the covered member's presence in that foreign country is necessary in order to perform their assigned role2 and 7#c7 for purposes of deployments1 assignments1 and operations described in paragraph 7#b71 create a process to provide ,,covid-#ai vaccination exemptions to covered members with-- 7,a7 a natural immunity to ,,covid-#ai2 7,b7 an underlying health condition that would make ,,covid-#ai vaccination a greater risk to that individual than the general population2 or 7,c7 sincerely held religious beliefs in conflict with receiving the ,,covid-#ai vaccination4 7e7 ,termination of obligation ,to repay bonuses of members separated for refusing covid-#ai vaccine 7#a7 ,in general ,a former member of the ,armed ,forces who was separated from the ,armed ,forces because the former member refused to obtain a ,,covid-#ai vaccine shall be released for any obligation to repay any bonus received by the former member4 7#b7 ,reimbursement of repayments ,a former member of the ,armed ,forces described in subsection 7a7 who1 before the date of the enactment of this ,act1 repaid any portion of a bonus described in that subsection shall be reimbursed for such repayment4 7f7 ,applicability of remedies contained in this section ,the prohibitions and remedies described in this section shall apply to covered members regardless of whether or not they sought an accommodation to any ,department of ,defense ,,covid-#ai vaccination policy on any grounds4 4