S.Amdt. 1593

SA 1593. Mr. TOOMEY submitted an amendment intended to be proposed to
amendment SA 1463 proposed by Mr. McCain to the bill H.R. 1735, to
authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2016 for military activities
of the Department of Defense and for military construction, 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 C of title V, add the following:

SEC. 524. IMPROVEMENTS TO DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE FORM DD 214,
THE CERTIFICATE OF RELEASE OR DISCHARGE FROM
ACTIVE DUTY.

(a) Improvements Required.--The Secretary of Defense shall,
in coordination with the Secretary of Veterans Affairs and in
consultation with the Governors of the States, make
improvements to Department of Defense Form DD 214, the
Certificate of Release or Discharge from Active Duty, in
order to ensure that the Form better provides correct and
useful contact information for individuals undergoing release
or discharge from the Armed Forces.
(b) Scope of Improvements.--The improvements made pursuant
to subsection (a) may include the inclusion in Department of
Defense Form DD 214 of the following:
(1) A non-military electronic mail address.
(2) A personal cellular phone number.
(3) Applicable diagnostic codes in connection with receipt
of disability severance pay.
(4) Such other information as the Secretary considers
appropriate to ensure that the Department of Veterans Affairs
and State and local veterans agencies can contact and assist
individuals undergoing release or discharge from the Armed
Forces, while also protecting the privacy of such
individuals.
(c) Report.--Not later than 180 days after the date of the
enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall submit
to Congress a report setting forth a description of the
improvements made to Department of Defense Form DD 214
pursuant to this section.
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