Sec. 716. Prohibition on adverse personnel actions taken against certain members of the Armed Forces based on declining COVID–19 vaccine
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Congress finds the following: The Secretary of Defense has announced a COVID–19 vaccine mandate will take effect for the Department of Defense Many Americans have reservations about taking a vaccine that has only been available for less than a year. Reports of adverse actions being taken, or threatened, by military leadership at all levels are antithetical to our fundamental American values. Any discharge other than honorable denotes a dereliction of duty or a failure to serve the United States and its people to the best of the ability of an individual.
Chapter 55 of title 10, United States Code, is amended by inserting after section 1107a the following new section: Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a member of an Armed Force under the jurisdiction of the Secretary of a military department subject to discharge on the basis of the member choosing not to receive the COVID–19 vaccine may only receive an honorable discharge. In this section, the term member of an Armed Force means a member of the Army, Navy, Air Force, Marine Corps, or the Space Force. .
The table of sections for such chapter is amended by inserting after the item relating to section 1107a the following new item: 1107b. Prohibition on certain adverse personnel actions related to COVID–19 vaccine requirement .