[Congressional Record Volume 168, Number 157 (Wednesday, September 28, 2022)]
[Senate]
[Page S5257]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
SA 5781. Mr. MARSHALL submitted an amendment intended to be proposed
to amendment SA 5499 submitted by Mr. Reed (for himself and Mr. Inhofe)
and intended to be proposed to the bill H.R. 7900, to authorize
appropriations for fiscal year 2023 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 C of title VII, add the following:
SEC. 753. PROHIBITION ON ADVERSE PERSONNEL ACTIONS TAKEN
AGAINST MEMBERS OF THE ARMED FORCES BASED ON
DECLINING COVID-19 VACCINE.
(a) Findings.--Congress finds the following:
(1) The Secretary of Defense has announced a COVID-19
vaccine mandate will take effect for the Department of
Defense.
(2) Reports of adverse actions being taken, or threatened,
by military leadership at all levels are antithetical to our
fundamental American values.
(3) Any discharge other than honorable denotes a
dereliction of duty or a failure to serve the United States
and its people to the best of the ability of an individual.
(b) Prohibition.--Chapter 55 of title 10, United States
Code, is amended by inserting after section 1107a the
following new section:
``Sec. 1107b. Prohibition on certain adverse personnel
actions related to COVID-19 vaccine requirement
``Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a member of
the armed forces subject to discharge on the basis of the
member choosing not to receive the COVID-19 vaccine may only
receive an honorable discharge.''.
(c) Clerical Amendment.--The table of sections at the
beginning of such chapter is amended by inserting after the
item relating to section 1107a the following new item:
``1107b. Prohibition on certain adverse personnel actions
related to COVID-19 vaccine requirement.''.
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On page S5257, September 28, 2022, beginning in the first
column, the following appears: SA 5781. Mr. MARSHALL submitted an
amendment intended to be proposed to amendment SA 5499 submitted
by Mr. REED (for himself and Mr. INHOFE) and intended to be
proposed to the bill H.R. 7900, to authorize appropriations for
fiscal year 2023 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 D
of title I, add the following: SEC. 144. PROCUREMENT AUTHORITY FOR
COMMERCIAL ENGINEERING SOFTWARE. 4 (a) PROCUREMENT AUTHORITY. --
The Secretary of the Air Force may enter into one or more
contracts for 6 the procurement of commercial engineering software
to 7 meet the digital transformation goals and objectives of the 8
Department of the Air Force. (b) INCLUSION OF PROGRAM ELEMENT IN
BUDGET MATERIALS. -- In the materials submitted by the Secretary
of the Air Force in support of the budget of the President 2 for
fiscal year 2024 (as submitted to Congress pursuant 3 to section
1105 of title 31, United States Code), the Secretary shall include
a program element dedicated to the 5 procurement and management of
the commercial engineer- 6 ing software described in subsection
(a). (c) REVIEW. -- ln carrying out subsection (a), the Secretary
of the Air Force shall -- (1) review the commercial physics-based
simulation marketspace; and (2) conduct research on providers of
commercial software capabilities that have the potential to
expedite the progress of digital engineering initiatives across
the weapon system enterprise, with a particular focus on
capabilities that have the potential to generate significant life-
cycle cost savings, streamline and accelerate weapon system
acquisition, and provide data-driven approaches to inform
investments by the Department of the Air Force. (d) REPORT. -- Not
later than March 1, 2023, the Secretary of the Air Force shall
submit to the congressional defense committees a report that
includes- (1) an analysis of specific physics-based simulation
capability manufacturers that deliver high mis sion impact with
broad reach into the weapon system enterprise of the Department of
the Air Force; and (2) a prioritized list of programs and offices
of the Department of the Air Force that could better utilize
commercial physics-based modeling and simulation and opportunities
for the implementation of such modeling and simulation
capabilities within the Department.
The online Record has been corrected to read: SA 5781. Mr.
MARSHALL submitted an amendment intended to be proposed to
amendment SA 5499 submitted by Mr. REED (for himself and Mr.
INHOFE) and intended to be proposed to the bill H.R. 7900, to
authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2023 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 C of title VII, add the
following: SEC. 753. PROHIBITION ON ADVERSE PERSONNEL ACTIONS
TAKEN AGAINST MEMBERS OF THE ARMED FORCES BASED ON DECLINING
COVID-19 VACCINE. (a) FINDINGS. -- Congress finds the following:
(1) The Secretary of Defense has announced a COVID<3-line }>19
vaccine mandate will take effect for the Department of Defense.
(2) Reports of adverse actions being taken, or threatened, by
military leadership at all levels are antithetical to our
fundamental American values. (3) Any discharge other than
honorable denotes a dereliction of duty or a failure to serve the
United States and its people to the best of the ability of an
individual. (b) PROHIBITION. -- Chapter 55 of title 10, United
States Code, is amended by inserting after section 1107a the
following new section: ``Sec. 1107b. Prohibition on certain
adverse personnel actions related to COVID-19 vaccine requirement
``Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a member of the
armed forces subject to discharge on the basis of the member
choosing not to receive the COVID-19 vaccine may only receive an
honorable discharge.''. (c) CLERICAL AMENDMENT. -- The table of
sections at the beginning of such chapter is amended by inserting
after the item relating to section 1107a the following new item:
``1107b. Prohibition on certain adverse personnel actions related
to COVID-19 vaccine requirement.''.
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