S.Amdt. 4414

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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