H.R. 6671, a bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to ensure that a member of the Armed Forces, granted a general discharge under honorable conditions on the sole basis that such member failed to obey a lawful order to receive a vaccine for COVID-19
Cost Estimate
As ordered reported by the House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs on July 19, 2022
• Expand eligibility for GI Bill benefits to veterans who received general discharges under honorable conditions
• Increase fees the Department of Veterans Affairs charges borrowers for home loan guarantees
Estimated budgetary effects would mainly stem from
• Payment of additional GI Bill benefits
• Increasing fees charged for home loan guarantees
Areas of significant uncertainty include
• Predicting the number of veterans who received general discharges prior to enactment of the bill and who would become eligible for and use GI Bill benefits
