S.Amdt. 5537
What it does: Adds SEC. 5__. LIMITATION ON DISCHARGE FOR MEMBERS OF THE ARMED FORCES WHO CHOOSE NOT TO RECEIVE A VACCINE FOR COVID-19 at the appropriate place in title V
Sen. James Lankford (R-OK)What it changes
1 change to S.Amdt. 5499
Adds SEC. 5__. LIMITATION ON DISCHARGE FOR MEMBERS OF THE ARMED FORCES WHO CHOOSE NOT TO RECEIVE A VACCINE FOR COVID-19 at the appropriate place in title V
Adds a sectionInserted: SEC. 5__. LIMITATION ON DISCHARGE FOR MEMBERS OF THE ARMED FORCES WHO CHOOSE NOT TO RECEIVE A VACCINE FOR COVID-19.
Inserted: The Secretary of Defense may not discharge any member of the Armed Forces under conditions other than honorable solely because such member chooses not to receive a vaccine for COVID-19.
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Original wording
At the appropriate place in title V, insert the following:
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As printed
SA 5537. Mr. LANKFORD 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 appropriate place in title V, insert the following:
SEC. 5__. LIMITATION ON DISCHARGE FOR MEMBERS OF THE ARMED FORCES WHO CHOOSE NOT TO RECEIVE A VACCINE FOR COVID-19.
The Secretary of Defense may not discharge any member of the Armed Forces under conditions other than honorable solely because such member chooses not to receive a vaccine for COVID-19.
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Senate amendment submitted
September 21, 2022