,,ii  #aagth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #abia  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,april #ba1    
#bjba,mr4 ,peters 7for himself1 ,mr4    
,lankford1 ,mr4 ,moran1 and ,mr4        
,tester7 introduced the following bill2 
which was read twice and referred 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 ,forces1 and for other purposes4
  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be    
cited as the ,record of ,military       
,service for ,members of the ,armed     
,forces ,act of #bjba4  #b4 ,record of  
military service for members of the     
,armed ,forces  7a7 ,standard record of 
service required ,chapter #ei of title  
#aj1 ,united ,states ,code1 is amended  
by inserting after section #aafh the    
following new sections3  #aafh;a4       
,discharge or release3 record of        
military service  7a7 ,record of service
 required  7#a7 ,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 #cb1 and #ad4    
7#b7 ,designation ,the record of service
 shall be known as the ,certificate of  
,military ,service4  7b7 ,nature and    
scope ,the record of service required by
 subsection 7a7 shall-- 7#a7 consist of 
a standardized summary of the service on
 active duty1 inactive duty1 annual     
training1 active duty for training1 and 
,state active duty in the armed forces  
of each member who serves in the armed  
forces2  7#b7 be the same document for  
all members of the armed forces2 and    
7#c7 replace and serve the same function
 as a discharge certificate or          
certificate of release from active duty 
for purposes of section #aafh of this   
title that is performed as of the date  
of the enactment of this ,act by        
,department of ,defense ,form ,,dd-#bad4

  7c7 ,coordination ,in carrying out    
this section1 the ,secretary of ,defense
 shall coordinate with all applicable   
stakeholders1 including the ,secretary  
of ,veterans ,affairs1 in order to      
ensure that the record of service       
required by subsection 7a7 serves as    
acceptable proof of military service for
 receipt of applicable benefits under   
the laws administered by such           
stakeholders4  4  7b7 ,issuance to      
members of reserve components ,chapter  
#ei of such title1 as amended by        
subsection 7a71 is further amended by   
inserting after section #aafh;a the     
following new section3  #aafh;b4 ,record
 of military service3 issuance to       
members of reserve components ,an       
up-to-date record of service 7as        
provided for by section #aafh;a of this 
title7 shall be issued to members of the
 reserve components of the armed forces 
as follows3 7#a7 ,upon permanent change 
to duty status 7retirement1 resignation1
 ,expiration ,term of ,service1         

commissioning to officer_/warrant       
officer1 or permanent transfer to active
 duty74  7#b7 ,upon discharge or release
 from temporary active duty orders      
7minimum of #ij days on orders or #cj   
days for a contingency operation74  7#c7
 ,upon promotion to each grade 7starting
 at ,o-#c for commissioned officers1    
,w-#c for warrant officers1 and ,e-#d   
for enlisted members74  7#d7 ,in the    
case of a member of the ,national       
,guard1 upon any transfer to the        
,national ,guard of another ,state or   
territory 7commonly referred to as an   
,interstate ,transfer74  4  7c7         
,conforming amendments related to       
current discharge certificate           
authorities  7#a7 ,in general           
,subsection 7a7 of section #aafh of     
title #aj1 ,united ,states ,code1 is    
amended-- 7,a7 by striking his discharge
 certificate or certificate of release  
from active duty1 respectively1 and his 
final pay and inserting the member's    
record or military service 7as provided 

for by section #aafh;a of this title71  
and the member's final pay2 and  7,b7 by
 striking him or his and inserting the  
member or the member's4  7#b7 ,heading  
amendment ,the heading of such section  
#aafh is amended to read as follows3    
#aafh4 ,discharge or release from active
 duty3 limitations2 issuance of record  
of military service  4  7d7 ,clerical   
amendment ,the table of sections at the 
beginning of chapter #ei of such title  
is amended by striking the item relating
 to section #aafh and inserting the     
following new items3  #aafh4 ,discharge 
or release from active duty3            
limitations2 issuance of record of      
military service4#aafh;a4 ,discharge or 
release3 record of military             
service4#aafh;b4 ,record of military    
service3 issuance to members of reserve 
components4  4