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10 U.S.C. § 1171 — Regular enlisted members: early discharge
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Under regulations prescribed by the Secretary concerned and approved by the President, any regular enlisted member of an armed force may be discharged within one year before the expiration of the term of his enlistment or extended enlistment. A discharge under this section does not affect any right, privilege, or benefit that a member would have had if he completed his enlistment or extended enlistment, except that the member is not entitled to pay and allowances for the period not served.
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Under regulations prescribed by the Secretary concerned and approved by the President, any regular enlisted member of an armed force may be discharged within one year before the expiration of the term of his enlistment or extended enlistment. A discharge under this section does not affect any right, privilege, or benefit that a member would have had if he completed his enlistment or extended enlistment, except that the member is not entitled to pay and allowances for the period not served.
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The President of the United States is authorized to designate and empower the head of any department or agency in the executive branch, or any official thereof who is required to be appointed by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, to perform without approval, ratification, or other action by the President (1) any function which is vested in the President by law, or (2) any function which such officer is required or authorized by law to perform only with or subject to the approval, ratification, or other action of the President: Provided, That nothing contained herein shall relieve the President of his responsibility in office for the acts of any such head or other official designated by him to perform such functions. Such designation and authorization shall be in writing, shall be published in the Federal Register, shall be subject to such terms, conditions, and limitations as the President may deem advisable, and shall be revocable at any time by the President in whole or in part.
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**(a) Requirement for Analyses of Alternatives.—** The Administrator shall ensure that any cost estimate used in an analysis of alternatives for a project carried out using funds authorized by a DOE national security authorization is designed to fully satisfy the requirements outlined in the mission needs statement approved at critical decision 0 in the acquisition process, as set forth in Department of Energy Order 413.3B (relating to program management and project management for the acquisition of capital assets) or a successor order.
**(b) Use of Project Engineering and Design Funds.—** In the case of a project the total estimated cost of which exceeds $500,000,000 and that has not reached critical decision 1 in the acquisition process, the Administrator may use funds authorized by a DOE national security authorization for project engineering and design to begin the development of a conceptual design to facilitate the development of a cost estimate for the project during the analysis of alternatives for the project if—
(1) the Administrator—
(A) determines that such use of funds would improve the quality of the cost estimate for the project; and
(B) notifies the congressional defense committees of that determination; and
(2) a period of 15 days has elapsed after the date on which such committees receive the notification.
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**(a)** Notwithstanding any other provision of law, any requirements for eligibility for or entitlement to any benefit under this title or any other law administered by the Secretary that are based on the length of active duty served by a person who initially enters such service after September 7, 1980, shall be exclusively as prescribed in this title.
**(b)**
(1) Except as provided in paragraph (3) of this subsection, a person described in paragraph (2) of this subsection who is discharged or released from a period of active duty before completing the shorter of—
(A) 24 months of continuous active duty, or
(B) the full period for which such person was called or ordered to active duty,
is not eligible by reason of such period of active duty for any benefit under this title or any other law administered by the Secretary.
(2) Paragraph (1) of this subsection applies—
(A) to any person who originally enlists in a regular component of the Armed Forces after September 7, 1980; and
(B) to any other person who enters on active duty after October 16, 1981, and has not previously completed a continuous period of active duty of at least 24 months or been discharged or released from active duty under [section 1171 of title 10](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title10-section1171&num=0&edition=prelim).
(3) Paragraph (1) of this subsection does not apply—
(A) to a person who is discharged or released from active duty under section 1171 or 1173 of title 10;
(B) to a person who is discharged or released from active duty for a disability incurred or aggravated in line of duty;
(C) to a person who has a disability that the Secretary has determined to be compensable under chapter 11 of this title;
(D) to the provision of a benefit
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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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