[Congressional Record Volume 167, Number 190 (Thursday, October 28, 2021)]
[Senate]
[Page S7516]
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  SA 4051. Mr. CRUZ (for himself and Mr. Marshall) submitted an 
amendment intended to be proposed to amendment SA 3867 submitted by Mr. 
Reed and intended to be proposed to the bill H.R. 4350, to authorize 
appropriations for fiscal year 2022 for military activities of the 
Department of Defense, for military construction, and for defense 
activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe military personnel 
strengths for such fiscal year, and for other purposes; which was 
ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

       At the end of subtitle G of title V, add the following:

     SEC. 596. ANNUAL REPORT ON RELIGIOUS EXEMPTIONS.

       (a) In General.--Not later than 180 days after the date of 
     the enactment of this Act, and annually thereafter, the 
     Secretary of Defense shall submit to the congressional 
     defense committees a report on the granting of religious 
     exemptions to members of the Armed Forces during the previous 
     fiscal year.
       (b) Elements.--The report required under subsection (a) 
     shall include the following information, disaggregated by 
     religion and by military service:
       (1) The number of requests for religious exemptions that 
     were received by the Department of Defense.
       (2) The number of such requested exemptions that were 
     granted.
       (3) The number of such requested exemptions that were 
     denied.
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