[Congressional Record Volume 167, Number 194 (Thursday, November 4, 2021)]
[Senate]
[Page S7923]
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  SA 4414. Mr. PETERS (for himself, Mr. Tester, Mr. Lankford, Mr. 
Moran, and Mr. Blunt) submitted an amendment intended to be proposed to 
amendment SA 3867 submitted by Mr. Reed and intended to be proposed to 
the bill H.R. 4350, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2022 
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 E of title V, add the following:

     SEC. 576. 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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