[Congressional Bills 115th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 5049 Introduced in House (IH)]

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115th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 5049

 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.


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                    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

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                                 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.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Facilitating Veterans' Education 
Act''.

SEC. 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:
``Sec. 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.''.
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