,i  #aafth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #cagf  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,june #aj1 #bjai,mr4 
,brown of ,maryland 7for himself1 ,mr4  
,cisneros1 and ,mr4 ,waltz7 introduced  
the following bill2 which was referred  
to the ,committee on ,armed ,services   
,a ,,bill  ,to direct the ,secretary of 
,defense to modify the ,certificate of  
,release or ,discharge from ,active     
,duty 7,,dd ,form #bad7 to be machine   
readable and electronically             
transferable4  #a4 ,machine readability 
and electronic transferability of       
,certificate of ,release or ,discharge  
from ,active ,duty 7,,dd ,form #bad7    
7a7 ,modification required ,the         
,secretary of ,defense shall modify the 
,certificate of ,release or ,discharge  
from ,active ,duty 7,,dd ,form #bad7 to 
be machine readable and electronically  
transferable4  7b7 ,deadline for        
modification ,the ,secretary of ,defense
 shall release a revised ,certificate of
 ,release or ,discharge from ,active    

,duty 7,,dd ,form #bad71 modified       
pursuant to subsection 7a71 not later   
than two years after the date of the    
enactment of this ,act4  7c7 ,report    
,not later than #ahj days after the date
 of the enactment of this ,act1 the     
,secretary of ,defense shall submit a   
report to ,congress regarding the       
following3  7#a7 ,what systems of the   
,department of ,defense require an      
individual to manually enter information
 from ,,dd ,form #bad4  7#b7 ,what      
activities of the ,department of        
,defense require a veteran or former    
member of the ,armed ,forces to provide 
a physical copy of ,,dd ,form #bad4     
7#c7 ,the order of priority for         
modernizing items identified under      
paragraphs 7#a7 and 7#b7 as determined  
by the ,secretary4  7#d7 ,the estimated 
cost1 as determined by the ,secretary1  
to automate items identified under      
paragraphs 7#a7 and 7#b74