117 S4925 IS: Preserving the Readiness of our Armed Forces Act of 2022 U.S. Senate 2022-09-22 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. 4925IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATESSeptember 22, 2022Mrs. Blackburn (for herself, Mr. Cotton, Mr. Braun, Mr. Hoeven, and Mrs. Hyde-Smith) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed ServicesA BILLTo preserve the readiness of the Armed Forces by limiting separations based on COVID–19 vaccination status and continuing pay and benefits for members while religious and health accommodations are pending.

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Short title

This Act may be cited as the Preserving the Readiness of our Armed Forces Act of 2022.

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Access to pay and benefits for members of National Guard and reserve components while requests for religious and health accommodations are pending

A member of the National Guard or another reserve component of the Armed Forces shall maintain access to pay and benefits while a request of the member for a religious or health accommodation is pending.

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Limitation on involuntary separation of members of Armed Forces based on COVID–19 vaccination status

A member of an active or reserve component of the Armed Forces may not be involuntarily separated from the Armed Forces based solely on the vaccination status of the member with respect to COVID–19 until the Armed Forces have achieved the end strengths authorized under the most recent Act authorizing appropriations for military activities of the Department of Defense.