On Wednesday, the Senate gave final approval to S.1605, the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022 (full text) by a vote of 88-11. The bill, which was previously passed by the House, now goes to the President for his signature. The bill-- which is over 2000 pages in length-- includes the following provision:
Section 720: The Secretary of Defense shall establish uniform standards under which covered members may be exempted from receiving an otherwise mandated COVID-19 vaccine for administrative, medical, or religious reasons.
