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Download official Senate Record PDFReturn to issue contextSA 6354. Ms. HIRONO submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by her to the bill S. 4784, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2027 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:
At the end of subtitle D of title V, add the following:
SEC. 539F. PROTECTED SPEECH; PROHIBITION OF RETALIATORY OR
ADVERSE ACTIONS AGAINST RETIRED MEMBERS OF THE
ARMED FORCES.
(a) Prohibition.—
(1) In general.—The Secretary of Defense and the
Secretaries of any military department may not take any
adverse personnel action against a retired member of the
Armed Forces based in whole or in part on the member's speech
on matters of public concern or political activity.
(2) Exception.—The prohibition under paragraph (1) shall
not apply to a member who is wearing a military uniform.
(b) Adverse Personnel Action.—For purposes of this
section, the term “adverse personnel action” includes—
(1) issuance of a letter of censure, reprimand, or
admonishment;
(2) initiation or conduct of an officer grade
determination;
(3) reduction in retired grade or retired pay; and
(4) any other administrative action intended to penalize or
diminish the retired status, grade, or benefits of the
retired member.