,i  #aai? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #eaa  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(            
,,repres5tatives  ,janu>y #af1 #bjbe,mr4
 ,h>rigan 7= himself1 ,mr4 ,k5n$y (     
,utah1 ,mr4 ,ogles1 ,mr4 ,hamadeh (     
,arizona1 ,mr4 ,/utzman1 ,mr4 ,wi$1     
,mrs4 ,luna1 ,mr4 ,knott1 ,mr4 ,h>ris ( 
,nor? ,c>ol9a1 ,mr4 ,nehls1 ,mr4 ,moore 
( ,we/ ,virg9ia1 ,mr4 ,ond]1 ,mr4       
,b>rett1 ,mr4 ,edw>ds1 ,mr4 ,murphy1    
,mr4 ,self1 ,mr4 ,d[n+1 ,mr4 ,jack1 ,mr4
 ,s*midt1 ,mr4 ,messm]1 ,mr4 ,mc,guire1 
,mr4 ,h>idopolos1 & ,mr4 ,rulli7        
introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to
 ! ,committee on ,arm$ ,s]vices  ,a     
,,bill  ,to provide rem$ies to memb]s ( 
! ,arm$ ,=ces dis*>g$ or subject to     
adv]se action "u ! ,,covid-#ai vacc9e   
m&ate4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may be
 cit$ z ! ,all[+ ,milit>y ,exemptions1  
,recogniz+ ,individual ,conc]ns ,ab\t   
,new ,%ots ,act ( #bjbe or ! ,,am]icans 
,act4  #b4 ,rem$ies = memb]s ( ! ,arm$  
,=ces dis*>g$ or subject to adv]se      
action "u ! ,,covid-#ai vacc9e m&ate    

7a7 ,limitation on imposition ( new     
m&ate ,! ,secret>y ( ,def5se may n issue
 any ,,covid-#ai vacc9e m&ate z a       
replacem5t = ! m&ate resc9d$ "u section 
#ebe ( ! ,james ,m4 ,inh(e ,national    
,def5se ,au?orization ,act = ,fiscal    
,ye> #bjbc abs5t a fur!r ,act (         
,congress expressly au?oriz+ a          
replacem5t m&ate4  7b7 ,rem$ies ,section
 #gcf ( ! ,national ,def5se             
,au?orization ,act = ,fiscal ,ye> #bjbb 
7,public ,law #aag-ha2 #aj ,u4,s4,c4    
#aafa note prec47 is am5d$-- 7#a7 9 !   
section head+1 by /rik+ to obey lawful  
ord] to receive & ins]t+ to receive2    
7#b7 9 subsection 7a7-- 7,a7 by /rik+ a 
lawful ord] & ins]t+ an ord]2 &  7,b7 by
 /rik+ %all be & all t foll[s ?r\gh !   
p]iod at ! end & ins]t+ %all be an      
honorable dis*>ge42  7#c7 by r$esignat+ 
subsection 7b7 z subsection 7g72 &  7#d7
 by ins]t+ aft] subsection 7a7 ! foll[+ 
new subsections3  7b7 ,prohibition on   
adv]se action ,! ,secret>y ( ,def5se may
 n take any adv]se action aga9/ a cov]$ 

memb] bas$ solely on ! refusal ( su*    
memb] to receive a vacc9e = ,,covid-#ai4
  7c7 ,rem$ies available = a cov]$ memb]
 dis*>g$ or subject to adv]se action    
bas$ on ,,covid-#ai /atus ,at ! election
 ( a cov]$ memb] dis*>g$ or subject to  
adv]se action bas$ on ! memb]'s         
,,covid-#ai vacc9ation /atus1 & ^u      
application ?r\gh a process e/abli%$ by 
! ,secret>y ( ,def5se1 ! ,secret>y      
%all-- 7#a7 adju/ to honorable dis*>ge !
 /atus ( ! memb] if-- 7,a7 ! memb] 0    
sep>at$ f ! ,arm$ ,=ces bas$ solely on !
 failure ( ! memb] to obey an ord] to   
receive a vacc9e = ,,covid-#ai2 &  7,b7 
! dis*>ge /atus ( ! memb] w\ld h be5 an 
honorable dis*>ge b = ! refusal to obta9
 su* vacc9e2  7#b7 re9/ate ! memb] to   
s]vice at ! highe/ grade held by ! memb]
 imm$iately prior to ! involunt>y       
sep>ation1 all[+1 h[ev]1 = any r$uction 
9 rank t 0 n relat$ to ! memb]'s        
,,covid-#ai vacc9ation /atus1 ) an      
effective date ( re9/atem5t z ( ! date (
 involunt>y sep>ation2  7#c7 = any memb]

 :o 0 subject to any adv]se action o!r  
?an involunt>y sep>ation bas$ solely on 
! memb]'s ,,covid-#ai vacc9ation /atus--
 7,a7 re/ore ! memb] to ! highe/ grade  
held prior to su* adv]se action1 all[+1 
h[ev]1 = any r$uction 9 rank t 0 n      
relat$ to ! memb]'s ,,covid-#ai         
vacc9ation /atus1 ) an effective date ( 
re9/atem5t z ( ! date ( involunt>y      
sep>ation2 &  7,b7 comp5sate su* memb] =
 any pay & b5efits lo/ z a result ( su* 
adv]se action2  7#d7 expunge f ! s]vice 
record ( ! memb] any adv]se action1 to  
include non-punitive adv]se action &    
involunt>y sep>ation1 z well z any      
ref]5ce to any su* adv]se action1 bas$  
solely on ,,covid-#ai vacc9ation /atus2 
&  7#e7 include ! "t ( involunt>y       
sep>ation ( ! memb] re9/at$ "u p>agraph 
7#b7 9 ! computation ( ! retir$ or      
reta9] pay ( ! memb]4  7d7 ,ret5tion &  
developm5t ( unvacc9at$ memb]s ,!       
,secret>y ( ,def5se %all-- 7#a7 make e  
ef=t to reta9 cov]$ memb]s :o are n     
vacc9at$ aga9/ ,,covid-#ai & provide su*

 memb]s ) pr(essional developm5t1       
promotion & lead]%ip opportunities1 &   
consid]ation equal to t ( _! pe]s2  7#b7
 only consid] ! ,,covid-#ai vacc9ation  
/atus ( a cov]$ memb] 9 mak+ deploym5t1 
assignm5t1 & o!r op]ational decisions   
:]e-- 7,a7 ! law or regulations ( a     
=eign c\ntry require cov]$ memb]s to be 
vacc9at$ aga9/ ,,covid-#ai 9 ord] to    
ent] t c\ntry2 &  7,b7 ! cov]$ memb]'s  
pres5ce 9 t =eign c\ntry is necess>y 9  
ord] to p]=m _! assign$ role2 &  7#c7 = 
purposes ( deploym5ts1 assignm5ts1 &    
op]ations describ$ 9 p>agraph 7#b71     
create a process to provide ,,covid-#ai 
vacc9ation exemptions to cov]$ memb]s   
)-- 7,a7 a natural immunity to          
,,covid-#ai2  7,b7 an und]ly+ heal?     
condition t w\ld make ,,covid-#ai       
vacc9ation a great] risk to t individual
 ?an ! g5]al population2 or  7,c7       
s9c]ely held religi\s beliefs 9 conflict
 ) receiv+ ! ,,covid-#ai vacc9ation4    
7e7 ,t]m9ation ( obligation ,to repay   
bonuses ( memb]s sep>at$ = refus+       

covid-#ai vacc9e  7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,a =m]  
memb] ( ! ,arm$ ,=ces :o 0 sep>at$ f !  
,arm$ ,=ces because ! =m] memb] refus$  
to obta9 a ,,covid-#ai vacc9e %all be   
releas$ = any obligation to repay any   
bonus receiv$ by ! =m] memb]4  7#b7     
,reimbursem5t ( repaym5ts ,a =m] memb] (
 ! ,arm$ ,=ces describ$ 9 subsection 7a7
 :o1 be=e ! date ( ! enactm5t ( ?is     
,act1 repaid any portion ( a bonus      
describ$ 9 t subsection %all be         
reimburs$ = su* repaym5t4  7f7          
,applicability ( rem$ies conta9$ 9 ?is  
section ,! prohibitions & rem$ies       
describ$ 9 ?is section %all apply to    
cov]$ memb]s reg>dless ( :e!r or n !y   
s\ght an accommodation to any ,dep>tm5t 
( ,def5se ,,covid-#ai vacc9ation policy 
on any gr\nds4  4