LIMITATION ON CERTAIN DISCHARGES SOLELY ON THE BASIS OF FAILURE TO OBEY LAWFUL ORDER TO RECEIVE COVID-19 VACCINE.

SEC. 736. [10 U.S.C. 1161 note] LIMITATION ON CERTAIN DISCHARGES SOLELY ON THE BASIS OF FAILURE TO OBEY LAWFUL ORDER TO RECEIVE COVID-19 VACCINE. (a) Limitation.—Any administrative discharge of a covered member, on the sole basis that the covered member failed to obey a lawful order to receive a vaccine for COVID-19, shall be— (1) an honorable discharge; (2) a general discharge under honorable conditions; or (3) in the case of a covered member receiving an administrative discharge before completing the first 180 continuous days of active duty, uncharacterized. (b) Definitions.—In this section: (1) The terms “Armed Forces” and “military departments” have the meanings given such terms in section 101 of title 10, United States Code. (2) The term “covered member” means a member of an Armed Force under the jurisdiction of the Secretary of a military department.