Service Restoration Act

Roy, Chip

Service Restoration Act This bill prohibits the use of federal funds to require a member of the Armed Forces, or a cadet or midshipman at a military service academy, to receive a COVID-19 vaccination. Additionally, no such individuals may be subject to adverse action solely on the basis of a refusal to receive a COVID-19 vaccination. At the request of an individual who was involuntarily separated from an Armed Force solely because of a refusal to receive a COVID-19 vaccination, the military department concerned must <ul> <li>reinstate the individual as a member of the Armed Force in the same rank and grade the individual held at the time of separation,</li> <li>expunge from the individual's military service record any reference to adverse action related to the refusal to receive a COVID-19 vaccination, and</li> <li>include the period between the involuntary separation and reinstatement in the computation of retired or retainer pay of the individual.</li> </ul> The bill requires that the discharge of members due to the failure to obey a lawful order to receive a COVID-19 vaccination must be categorized as an honorable discharge, including for individuals who were discharged prior to the enactment of this bill.