President Joe Biden will sign the National Defense Authorization Act "this week," the White House said on Monday, resulting in the end of the Pentagon's coronavirus vaccine mandate.
White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre confirmed during Monday's briefing that Biden will sign the annual Department of Defense funding bill "later this week," though she didn't provide more details on exactly when. Lawmakers included a provision within the NDAA that would end the military's COVID-19 vaccine mandate, though it would not reinstate those who have already been separated as a result of the policy, which Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin still supported.