[Congressional Bills 117th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 7041 Introduced in House (IH)]
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117th CONGRESS
2d Session
H. R. 7041
To provide for a standard record of service on active duty for members
of the reserve components of the Armed Forces, and for other purposes.
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
March 9, 2022
Mr. Pappas (for himself, Ms. Mace, Mr. Levin of California, Mr. Turner,
Mr. Kim of New Jersey, Mr. McGovern, Mr. Horsford, Ms. Moore of
Wisconsin, Mrs. Rodgers of Washington, Miss Gonzalez-Colon, Ms. Norton,
Mr. Moore of Utah, Mr. Kahele, Ms. Brownley, Ms. Titus, Mr. Tiffany,
Mr. Garbarino, Ms. Strickland, Mr. Soto, Mr. Bacon, Mr. Rutherford, Mr.
Curtis, Mr. Thompson of California, Mr. San Nicolas, Ms. Scanlon, Mr.
Cline, Mr. Feenstra, Mr. Trone, Mr. Costa, Ms. Lofgren, Ms. Schrier,
Mrs. Axne, Mr. Fallon, Mr. Carter of Louisiana, Mr. Gimenez, Mrs.
Hayes, Ms. Craig, and Ms. Houlahan) introduced the following bill;
which was referred to the Committee on Armed Services
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A BILL
To provide for a standard record of service on active duty for members
of the reserve components of the Armed Forces, and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Record of Military Service for
Members of the Armed Forces Act of 2022''.
SEC. 2. RECORD OF MILITARY SERVICE FOR MEMBERS OF THE ARMED FORCES.
(a) Standard Record of Service Required.--Chapter 59 of title 10,
United States Code, is amended by inserting after section 1168 the
following new sections:
``Sec. 1168a. Discharge or release: record of military service
``(a) Record of Service Required.--
``(1) In general.--The Secretary of Defense shall establish
and implement a standard record of military service for all
members of the active and reserve components of the armed
forces to encompass all duty under this title and titles 32 and
14.
``(2) Designation.--The record of service shall be known as
the `Certificate of Military Service'.
``(b) Nature and Scope.--The record of service required by
subsection (a) shall--
``(1) consist of a standardized summary of the service on
active duty, inactive duty, annual training, active duty for
training, and State active duty in the armed forces of each
member who serves in the armed forces;
``(2) be the same document for all members of the armed
forces; and
``(3) replace and serve the same function as a discharge
certificate or certificate of release from active duty for
purposes of section 1168 of this title that is performed as of
the date of the enactment of this Act by Department of Defense
Form DD-214.
``(c) Coordination.--In carrying out this section, the Secretary of
Defense shall coordinate with all applicable stakeholders, including
the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, in order to ensure that the record
of service required by subsection (a) serves as acceptable proof of
military service for receipt of applicable benefits under the laws
administered by such stakeholders.''.
(b) Issuance to Members of Reserve Components.--Chapter 59 of such
title, as amended by subsection (a), is further amended by inserting
after section 1168a the following new section:
``Sec. 1168b. Record of military service: issuance to members of
reserve components
``An up-to-date record of service (as provided for by section 1168a
of this title) shall be issued to members of the reserve components of
the armed forces as follows:
``(1) Upon permanent change to duty status (retirement,
resignation, Expiration Term of Service, commissioning to
officer/warrant officer, or permanent transfer to active duty).
``(2) Upon discharge or release from temporary active duty
orders (minimum of 90 days on orders or 30 days for a
contingency operation).
``(3) Upon promotion to each grade (starting at O-3 for
commissioned officers, W-3 for warrant officers, and E-4 for
enlisted members).
``(4) In the case of a member of the National Guard, upon
any transfer to the National Guard of another State or
territory (commonly referred to as an `Interstate
Transfer').''.
(c) Conforming Amendments Related to Current Discharge Certificate
Authorities.--
(1) In general.--Subsection (a) of section 1168 of title
10, United States Code, is amended--
(A) by striking ``his discharge certificate or
certificate of release from active duty, respectively,
and his final pay'' and inserting ``the member's record
or military service (as provided for by section 1168a
of this title), and the member's final pay''; and
(B) by striking ``him or his'' and inserting ``the
member or the member's''.
(2) Heading amendment.--The heading of such section 1168 is
amended to read as follows:
``Sec. 1168. Discharge or release from active duty: limitations;
issuance of record of military service''.
(d) Clerical Amendment.--The table of sections at the beginning of
chapter 59 of such title is amended by striking the item relating to
section 1168 and inserting the following new items:
``1168. Discharge or release from active duty: limitations; issuance of
record of military service.
``1168a. Discharge or release: record of military service.
``1168b. Record of military service: issuance to members of reserve
components.''.
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