S.Amdt. 6287

SA 6287. Mr. SULLIVAN 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. MODIFICATION OF LIMITATION ON DISCHARGE SOLELY ON THE BASIS OF FAILURE TO OBEY LAWFUL ORDER TO RECEIVE COVID-19 VACCINE.

Section 736(a) of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022 (Public Law 117-81; 10 U.S.C. 1161 note prec.) is amended by striking “shall be” and all that follows through the period at the end and inserting “shall--

“(1) be an honorable discharge or a general discharge under honorable conditions; and

“(2) not include a separation code, narrative reason for separation, or any other remark on a certificate of release or discharge from active duty that prevents eligibility of the covered member for health benefits under section 1145 of title 10, United States Code.”.