DD–214 Modernization Act

Bill: 116-hr-563
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Brown, Anthony G. [D-MD-4]
Introduced: 2019-01-15
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Government information and archives

Military personnel and dependents

Personnel records
Latest action: action_date: 2019-01-24
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.

Summaries:
action_date: 2019-01-15
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><strong>DD-214 Modernization Act</strong></p> <p>This bill directs the Department of Defense to modify the Certificate of Release or Discharge from Active Duty (DD Form 214) to include a block in which a member of the Armed Forces may provide an email address by which the member may be contacted after discharge or release from active duty.</p>

tv_txt: I 116th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 563 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES January 15, 2019 Mr. Brown of Maryland (for himself, Mr. Jones , Mr. Khanna , Mr. Mast , Mr. Moulton , Ms. Stefanik , Mr. Suozzi , Ms. Norton , Mr. Espaillat , Mr. Carbajal , Mr. Gallagher , Mr. Takano , Mr. Evans , Mr. Grijalva , Mr. Panetta , Mr. Rose of New York , Mr. Langevin , Ms. Kuster of New Hampshire , Mr. Bergman , Mr. Cook , Mr. Gallego , Mr. Hastings , and Mr. O'Halleran ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Armed Services A BILL To require the Secretary of Defense to modify the Certificate of Release or Discharge from Active Duty (DD Form 214) to include a specific block explicitly identified as the location in which a member of the Armed Forces may provide one or more email addresses by which the member may be contacted.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the DD–214 Modernization Act . 2. Inclusion of specific email address block on Certificate of Release or Discharge from Active Duty (DD Form 214) (a) Modification required The Secretary of Defense shall modify the Certificate of Release or Discharge from Active Duty (DD Form 214) to include a specific block explicitly identified as the location in which a member of the Armed Forces may provide one or more email addresses by which the member may be contacted after discharge or release from active duty in the Armed Forces. (b) Deadline for modification The Secretary of Defense shall release a revised Certificate of Release or Discharge from Active Duty (DD Form 214), modified as required by subsection (a), not later than one year after the date of the enactment of this Act.