I 
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. 
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 GONZA´LEZ-COLO´N, 
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 re-
ferred to the Committee on Armed Services 
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 Representa-
tives 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’’. 
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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: 
‘‘§ 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 re-
serve 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 re-
quired by subsection (a) shall— 
‘‘(1) consist of a standardized summary of the 
service on active duty, inactive duty, annual train-
ing, 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 ac-
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tive 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 applica-
ble stakeholders, including the Secretary of Veterans Af-
fairs, 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 COMPO-
NENTS.—Chapter 59 of such title, as amended by sub-
section (a), is further amended by inserting after section 
1168a the following new section: 
‘‘§ 1168b. Record of military service: issuance to mem-
bers 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 perma-
nent transfer to active duty). 
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‘‘(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 of-
ficers, 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 CUR-
RENT 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, respec-
tively, 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: 
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