Bill Sponsor
House Bill 5049
115th Congress(2017-2018)
Facilitating Veterans' Education Act
Introduced
Introduced
Introduced in House on Feb 15, 2018
Overview
Text
Introduced in House 
Feb 15, 2018
Not Scanned for Linkage
About Linkage
Multiple bills can contain the same text. This could be an identical bill in the opposite chamber or a smaller bill with a section embedded in a larger bill.
Bill Sponsor regularly scans bill texts to find sections that are contained in other bill texts. When a matching section is found, the bills containing that section can be viewed by clicking "View Bills" within the bill text section.
Bill Sponsor is currently only finding exact word-for-word section matches. In a future release, partial matches will be included.
Introduced in House(Feb 15, 2018)
Feb 15, 2018
Not Scanned for Linkage
About Linkage
Multiple bills can contain the same text. This could be an identical bill in the opposite chamber or a smaller bill with a section embedded in a larger bill.
Bill Sponsor regularly scans bill texts to find sections that are contained in other bill texts. When a matching section is found, the bills containing that section can be viewed by clicking "View Bills" within the bill text section.
Bill Sponsor is currently only finding exact word-for-word section matches. In a future release, partial matches will be included.
H. R. 5049 (Introduced-in-House)


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.


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


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:

§ 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.”.