I 111th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 1872 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES April 2, 2009 Mr. Space (for himself, Mr. Filner, Mr. Walz, and Mr. Nye) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Armed Services A BILL To require the Secretary of Defense, in consultation with the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, to develop and implement a secure electronic method of forwarding the Certificate of Release or Discharge from Active Duty (DD Form 214) to the appropriate office of the Department of Veterans Affairs for the State or other locality in which a member of the Armed Forces will first reside after the discharge or release of the member from active duty.

1.

Short title

This Act may be cited as the Secure Electronic Military Separation Act.

2.

Secure electronic delivery of Certificate of Release or Discharge from Active Duty (DD Form 214)

Section 596 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008 (Public Law 110–181; 10 U.S.C. 1168 note) is amended— (1)by inserting (a) Modification required.— before The Secretary of Defense; and (2)by adding at the end the following new subsection: (b)

Secure method of electronic delivery

(1)

Development and implementation

The Secretary of Defense, in consultation with the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, shall develop and implement a secure electronic method of forwarding the DD Form 214 to the appropriate office specified in subsection (a)(2). The Secretaries shall ensure that the method permits such offices to access the forms electronically using current computer operating systems. (2)

Uniform application

The secure electronic method of forwarding DD Forms 214 developed under paragraph (1) shall be implemented uniformly by each of the military departments. .