Facilitating Veterans' Education Act

Bill: 115-hr-5049
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Correa, J. Luis [D-CA-46]
Introduced: 2018-02-15
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Government information and archives

Military education and training

Military personnel and dependents

Veterans' education, employment, rehabilitation
Latest action: action_date: 2018-02-16
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.

Summaries:
action_date: 2018-02-15
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><b>Facilitating Veterans' Education Act </b></p> <p>This bill requires that at the same time a military department issues a certificate of release or discharge to a member of the Armed Forces who is being discharged or released from active duty, the department shall provide to such member a copy of the joint services transcript of the member, or a successor transcript. </p>

tv_txt: I 115th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 5049 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES February 15, 2018 Mr. Correa (for himself, Mr. Jody B. Hice of Georgia , Ms. Jackson Lee , and Ms. Moore ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Armed Services A BILL To amend title 10, United States Code, to ensure that each member of the Armed Forces who is discharged or separated from the Armed Forces receives documentation regarding the training and experience of the member.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Facilitating Veterans' Education Act . 2. Provision of joint services transcript (a) In general Chapter 53 of title 10, United States Code, is amended by inserting after section 1041 the following new section: 1041a. Provision of joint services transcript At the same time that the Secretary concerned issues a certificate of release or discharge to a member of the armed forces who is being discharged or released from active duty, the Secretary shall provide to such member a copy of the joint services transcript of the member, or such successor transcript. . (b) Clerical amendment The table of sections at the beginning of such chapter is amended by inserting after the item relating to section 1041 the following new item: 1041a. Provision of joint services transcript. .