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10 U.S.C. § 1173 — Enlisted members: discharge for hardship

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10 U.S.C. § 1173 — Enlisted members: discharge for hardship

Under regulations prescribed by the Secretary concerned, a regular enlisted member of an armed force who has dependents may be discharged for hardship.

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Under regulations prescribed by the Secretary concerned, a regular enlisted member of an armed force who has dependents may be discharged for hardship.

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37 U.S.C. § 401 — Definitions

**(a) Dependent Defined.—** In this chapter, the term “dependent”, with respect to a member of a uniformed service, means the following persons: (1) The spouse of the member. (2) An unmarried child of the member who— (A) is under 21 years of age; (B) is incapable of self-support because of mental or physical incapacity and is in fact dependent on the member for more than one-half of the child’s support; or (C) is under 23 years of age, is enrolled in a full-time course of study in an institution of higher education approved by the Secretary concerned for purposes of this subparagraph, and is in fact dependent on the member for more than one-half of the child’s support. (3) A parent of the member if— (A) the parent is in fact dependent on the member for more than one-half of the parent’s support; (B) the parent has been so dependent for a period prescribed by the Secretary concerned or became so dependent due to a change of circumstances arising after the member entered on active duty; and (C) the dependency of the parent on the member is determined on the basis of an affidavit submitted by the parent and any other evidence required under regulations prescribed by the Secretary concerned. (4) An unmarried person who— (A) is placed in the legal custody of the member as a result of an order of a court of competent jurisdiction in the United States (or Puerto Rico or a possession of the United States) for a period of at least 12 consecutive months; (B) either— (i) has not attained the age of 21; (ii) has not attained the age of 23 years and is enrolled in a full time course of study at an institution of higher learning approved by the Secretary concerned; or (iii) is incapable of self support because of a mental or physical incapac

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37 U.S.C. § 453 — Allowable travel and transportation: specific authorities

**(a) In General.—** In addition to any other authority for the provision of travel and transportation allowances, the administering Secretaries may provide travel and transportation allowances under this subchapter in accordance with this section. **(b) Authorized Absence From Temporary Duty Location.—** An authorized traveler may be paid travel and transportation allowances, or reimbursed for actual and necessary expenses of travel, incurred at a temporary duty location during an authorized absence from that location. **(c) Movement of Personal Property.—** (1) A member of a uniformed service may be allowed moving expenses and transportation allowances for self and dependents associated with the movement of personal property and household goods, including such expenses when associated with a self-move. (2) The authority in paragraph (1) includes the movement and temporary and non-temporary storage of personal property, household goods, and privately owned vehicles in connection with the temporary or permanent move between authorized locations. (3) For movement of household goods, the administering Secretaries shall prescribe weight allowances in regulations under [section 464 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title37-section464&num=0&edition=prelim). The prescribed weight allowances may not exceed 18,000 pounds (including household goods in temporary storage, but excluding packing and crating), except that the administering Secretary may, on a case-by-case basis, authorize additional weight allowances as necessary. (4) The administering Secretary may prescribe the terms, rates, and conditions that authorize a member of the uniformed services to ship or store privately owned vehicles. (5) No carrier, port agent, warehous

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10 U.S.C. § 1173 — Enlisted members: discharge for hardship

Page 1236 TITLE 10—ARMED FORCES § 1169 ‘‘(a) MODIFICATION REQUIRED.—The Secretary of De- fense shall modify the Certificate of Release or Dis- charge from Active Duty (DD Form 214) to— ‘‘(1) be machine readable and electronically trans- ferable; and ‘‘(2) include a specific block explicitly identified as the location in which a member of the Armed Forces may provide one or more email addresses by which the member may be contacted after discharge or re- lease from active duty. ‘‘(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 four years after the date of the enactment of this Act [Dec. 20, 2019]. ‘‘(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 fol- lowing: ‘‘(1) What systems of the Department of Defense re- quire 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 Sec- retary, to automate items identified under para- graphs (1) and (2).’’ MODIFICATION OF CERTIFICATE OF RELEASE OR DISCHARGE FROM ACTIVE DUTY (DD FORM 214) Pub. L. 110–181, div. A, title V, § 596, Jan. 28, 2008, 122 Stat. 139, provided that: ‘‘The Secretary of Defense, in consultation with the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, shall modify the Certificate of Release or Discharge from Active Duty (DD Form 21

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