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117TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 6649 

To prohibit adverse action against a member of the Armed Forces who 

refuses to receive a vaccination against COVID–19, and for other purposes. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

FEBRUARY 8, 2022 

Mr. ROY (for himself, Mrs. GREENE of Georgia, Mr. CLOUD, Mr. POSEY, Mr. 

ROSENDALE, Mr. GOHMERT, Mr. TAYLOR, and Mr. GOOD of Virginia) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on 

Armed Services 

A BILL 

To prohibit adverse action against a member of the Armed 

Forces who refuses to receive a vaccination against 

COVID–19, and for other purposes. 

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Service Restoration 

5 Act’’. 

6 SEC. 2. PROTECTIONS FOR MEMBERS OF THE ARMED 

7 FORCES WHO REFUSE TO RECEIVE VACCINA8 TIONS AGAINST COVID–19. 

9 (a) PROHIBITIONS.— 


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1 (1) FEDERAL FUNDING.—No Federal funds 

2 may be used to require a member of the Armed 

3 Forces to receive a vaccination against COVID–19. 

4 (2) ADVERSE ACTION.—The Secretary con5 cerned may not take any adverse action against a 

6 member of the Armed Forces solely on the basis that 

7 such member refuses to receive a vaccination against 

8 COVID–19. 

9 (b) REINSTATEMENT.— 

10 (1) REQUIREMENT.—At the election of a cov11 ered individual, the Secretary concerned shall rein12 state such covered individual— 

13 (A) as a member of the Armed Force con14 cerned; and 

15 (B) in the grade held by such covered indi16 vidual immediately before the involuntary sepa17 ration of the covered individual. 

18 (2) COMPUTATION OF RETIRED OR RETAINER

19 PAY.—In the case of an covered individual reinstated 

20 as a member of the Armed Forces under paragraph 

21 (1), the Secretary concerned shall include, in the 

22 computation of retired or retainer pay for such cov23 ered individual, the time between the involuntary 

24 separation of such covered individual and such rein25 statement. 


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1 (c) EXPUNGEMENT.—The Secretary concerned shall 

2 expunge, from the service record of a covered individual 

3 or a member of the Armed Forces who received an adverse 

4 action solely on the basis of such member to receive a vac5 cination against COVID–19, each reference to involuntary 

6 separation, or to adverse action, solely on such basis. 

7 (d) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 

8 (1) The term ‘‘adverse action’’ includes the fol9 lowing: 

10 (A) Retaliation. 

11 (B) Punishment. 

12 (C) Disparate treatment. 

13 (D) A requirement to wear a mask. 

14 (E) A requirement to reside in sub15 standard housing. 

16 (2) The term ‘‘covered individual’’ means an in17 dividual involuntarily separated from the Armed 

18 Forces solely on the basis of the refusal of such indi19 vidual to receive a vaccination against COVID–19. 

20 (3) The term ‘‘Secretary concerned’’ has the 

21 meaning given that term in section 101 of title 10, 

22 United States Code. 

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