117 S4499 IS: To prohibit any requirement that a member of the National Guard receive a vaccination against COVID–19. U.S. Senate 2022-07-11 text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain.

II117th CONGRESS2d SessionS. 4499IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATESJuly 11, 2022Mrs. Blackburn introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed ServicesA BILLTo prohibit any requirement that a member of the National Guard receive a vaccination against COVID–19.

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Prohibitions on requirement that a member of the National Guard receive a vaccination against COVID–19

(a)

Prohibition on funding

No Federal funds may be used to require a member of the National Guard to receive a vaccination against COVID–19.(b)

Prohibition on adverse action

The Secretary of Defense may not take any adverse action against a member of the National Guard because such member refuses to receive a vaccination against COVID–19.(c)

Adverse action defined

In this section, the term adverse action includes the following:(1)Retaliation.(2)Punishment.(3)Disparate treatment.