[Congressional Bills 117th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 6633 Introduced in House (IH)]

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117th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 6633

 To direct the Secretary concerned to reinstate a member involuntarily 
 separated from the Armed Forces solely on the basis of the refusal of 
         such member to receive a vaccination against COVID-19.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            February 7, 2022

Mr. Mast (for himself, Mr. Duncan, Mr. Babin, Mr. Mann, Mr. Gaetz, Mr. 
 Steube, Mr. Hice of Georgia, Mr. Perry, Mr. Grothman, Mr. Bilirakis, 
Mr. Posey, Mr. Gohmert, Mrs. McClain, Mr. Rosendale, Mr. Huizenga, Mr. 
 Rodney Davis of Illinois, Mr. Biggs, Mr. Cloud, Mr. Allen, Mr. Bishop 
of North Carolina, Mr. Long, and Mr. Kelly of Pennsylvania) introduced 
   the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Armed 
                                Services

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                                 A BILL


 
 To direct the Secretary concerned to reinstate a member involuntarily 
 separated from the Armed Forces solely on the basis of the refusal of 
         such member to receive a vaccination against COVID-19.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. REINSTATEMENT OF MEMBERS INVOLUNTARILY SEPARATED FROM THE 
              ARMED FORCES ON THE BASIS OF REFUSAL TO RECEIVE 
              VACCINATIONS AGAINST COVID-19.

    (a) Reinstatement.--At the election of a covered individual, the 
Secretary concerned shall reinstate such covered individual--
            (1) as a member of the Armed Force concerned; and
            (2) in the grade held by such covered individual 
        immediately before the involuntary separation of the covered 
        individual.
    (b) Definitions.--In this section:
            (1) The term ``covered individual'' means an individual 
        involuntarily separated from the Armed Forces solely on the 
        basis of the refusal of such individual to receive a 
        vaccination against COVID-19.
            (2) The term ``Secretary concerned'' has the meaning given 
        that term in section 101 of title 10, United States Code.
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