The bill would require the vaccine mandate to end “not later than 30 days” after the law is enacted.
“The Act provides vital benefits and enhances access to justice for military personnel and their families, and includes critical authorities to support our country’s national defense, foreign affairs, and homeland security,” Biden said. “While I am pleased to support these critical objectives, I note that certain provisions of the Act raise concerns.”
The Senate passed the defense policy bill by a vote of 83-11. The measure also received broad bipartisan support in the House. “Every single year, the NDAA has things in it that we support, and it has things in it that we don’t support,” Kirby added. As of early this month, about 99% of the active-duty troops in the Navy, Air Force and Marine Corps had been vaccinated, and 98% of the Army. Service members who are not vaccinated are not allowed to deploy, particularly sailors or Marines on ships. There may be a few exceptions to that, based on religious or other exemptions and the duties of the service member.
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