S.Amdt. 6119

SA 6119. Mr. THUNE 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 G of title V, add the following:

SEC. 589. COMPTROLLER GENERAL REPORT ON DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE COVID-19 VACCINE REQUIREMENTS AND THEIR EFFECTS ON END STRENGTH AND READINESS.

(a) Report.--Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General of the United States shall submit to the Committee on Armed Services of the Senate and the Committee on Armed Services of the House of Representatives a report on Department of Defense COVID-19 vaccine requirements and their effects on end strength and readiness.

(b) Elements.--The report required under subsection (a) shall include data and analysis with respect to--

(1) the number of pending and rejected vaccine waiver requests, including religious waivers;

(2) the number of removals from service, including rank, occupation, and time in service;

(3) an estimated total of benefits lost for such removals;

(4) the effect of the vaccine requirement on recruitment, retention, and readiness;

(5) the estimated cost to retrain replacements, including end strength loss from occupations that are currently eligible for recruitment and retention bonuses;

(6) a catalogue of cancelled or delayed training or missions due to COVID-19 outbreaks or lack of manpower due to removals; and

(7) the number of servicemembers who are being denied permanent change of station, educational, or other assignments or training as a result of non-compliance.