I 116th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 3176 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES June 10, 2019 Mr. Brown of Maryland (for himself, Mr. Cisneros , and Mr. Waltz ) introduced the following bill; 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 (DD Form 214) to be machine readable and electronically transferable.

1. Machine readability and electronic transferability of 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 be machine readable and electronically transferable. (b) Deadline for modification The Secretary of Defense shall release a revised Certificate of Release or Discharge from Active Duty (DD Form 214), modified pursuant to subsection (a), not later than two years after the date of the enactment of this Act. (c) Report Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall submit a report to Congress regarding the following: (1) What systems of the Department of Defense require an individual to manually enter information from DD Form 214. (2) 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 214. (3) The order of priority for modernizing items identified under paragraphs (1) and (2) as determined by the Secretary. (4) The estimated cost, as determined by the Secretary, to automate items identified under paragraphs (1) and (2).