[Congressional Record Volume 167, Number 205 (Monday, November 29, 2021)]
[Senate]
[Page S8792]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
SA 4851. Mr. LEE submitted an amendment intended to be proposed to
amendment SA 3867 proposed by Mr. Reed 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 appropriate place, add the following:
SEC. 744. PROHIBITION ON COVID-19 VACCINATION REQUIREMENTS
FOR MEMBERS OF THE ARMED FORCES.
(a) In General.--Chapter 55 of title 10, United States
Code, is amended by inserting after section 1110b the
following new section:
``Sec. 1110c. Prohibition on COVID-19 vaccination requirement
``(a) In General.--The Secretary of Defense may not require
any member of an Armed Force to receive a vaccine with
respect to the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19).
``(b) Member of an Armed Force Defined.--In this section
the term `member of an Armed Force' means a member of the
Army, Navy, Air Force, Marine Corps, Coast Guard, or Space
Force, including any member of a reserve component thereof on
active service or active status.''.
(b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of sections at the
beginning of chapter 55 of such title is amended by inserting
after the item relating to section 1110b the following new
item:
``1110c. Prohibition on COVID-19 vaccination requirement.''.
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