Sec. 526. CONSIDERATION OF REINSTATEMENT OF A MEMBER OF THE ARMED FORCES INVOLUNTARILY SEPARATED ON THE BASIS OF REFUSAL TO RECEIVE A VACCINATION AGAINST COVID-19

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## SEC. 526 CONSIDERATION OF REINSTATEMENT OF A MEMBER OF THE ARMED FORCES INVOLUNTARILY SEPARATED ON THE BASIS OF REFUSAL TO RECEIVE A VACCINATION AGAINST COVID-19 ###

(a)Reinstatement ####

(1)Request; consideration At the request of a covered individual during the two years following the date of the involuntary separation of the covered individual, the Secretary concerned shall consider reinstating such covered individual— #####

(A)as a member of the Armed Force concerned; and #####

(B)in the grade held by such covered individual immediately before the involuntary separation of the covered individual. ####

(2)Treatment of period between separation and reinstatement The Secretary concerned shall treat the period of time between the involuntary separation of a covered individual and the reinstatement of such covered individual under paragraph

(1)as a period of inactivation from active service under the following provisions of section 710 of title 10, United States Code: #####

(A)Subsection (b). #####

(B)Subparagraphs

(B)through

(D)of paragraph

(2)of subsection (f). #####

(C)Paragraph

(4)of subsection (f). #####

(D)Subsection (g). ###

(b)Covered Individual Defined In this section, the term “covered individual” means an individual— ####

(1)involuntarily separated from an Armed Force solely on the basis of the refusal of such individual to receive a vaccination against COVID-19; and ####

(2)who, during the period beginning on August 24, 2021, and ending on February 24, 2023, submitted a request for a religious, administrative, or medical exemption from a requirement to receive a vaccination against COVID-19.