Section 1 Short title
This Act may be cited as the “Troop Return Of Overdue Payment Act” or the “TROOP Act”.
Troop Return Of Overdue Payment Act
A BILL
To direct the reinstatement of an individual involuntarily separated from an Armed Force solely on the basis of refusing to receive a vaccination against COVID–19.
Sec. 2 Reinstatement and back pay for an individual involuntarily separated from an Armed Force solely on the basis of refusing to receive a vaccination against COVID–19
Reinstatement— At the request of a covered individual, the Secretary concerned shall—
reinstate the covered individual as a member of the Armed Force concerned, in the same rank and grade the covered individual held at the time of separation from the Armed Force concerned; and
include, in the computation of the retired or retainer pay of such covered individual, the period between the involuntary separation and the reinstatement of the covered individual.
Back pay— A covered individual who was involuntarily discharged from an Armed Force and who makes a request under subsection (a) shall be entitled to back pay for the period between such separation and reinstatement of the covered individual.
Definitions— In this section:
The term “covered individual” means an individual who was involuntarily separated from an Armed Force solely on the basis of the refusal of such individual to receive a vaccination against COVID–19.
The term “Secretary concerned” has the meaning given such term in section 101 of title 10, United States Code.