§11203 — Title 46 Shipping | U.S. Code

Summary

Require the Secretary, or for Army Transport Service and Naval Transport Service personnel the Secretary of Defense, to give an applicant a certificate saying their service was honorable if the Secretary finds the service was the right kind and length, and to correct federal service records to show the certificate. The Secretary must decide within 1 year of getting the application and must use the same nature-and-length rules used for honorable discharges under section 401(a)(1)(B) of the GI Bill Improvement Act of 1977 (38 U.S.C. 106 note). Any official asked to fix records must make the correction.

Title 46, §11203

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(a)The Secretary, or in the case of personnel of the Army Transport Service or the Naval Transport Service, the Secretary of Defense, shall, upon application—

(1)issue a certificate of honorable service to an individual who, as determined by that Secretary, engaged in qualified service of a nature and duration that warrants issuance of the certificate; and

(2)correct, or request the appropriate official of the Federal Government to correct, the service records of that individual to the extent necessary to reflect the qualified service and the issuance of the certificate of honorable service.

(b)A Secretary receiving an application under subsection (a) shall act on the application not later than 1 year after the date of that receipt.

(c)In making a determination under subsection (a)(1), the Secretary acting on the application shall apply the same standards relating to the nature and duration of service that apply to the issuance of honorable discharges under section 401(a)(1)(B) of the GI Bill Improvement Act of 1977 (38 U.S.C. 106 note).

(d)An official who is requested under subsection (a)(2) to correct the service records of an individual shall make such correction.

Notes & Related Subsidiaries

Editorial Notes

References in Text

section 401(a)(1)(B) of the GI Bill Improvement Act of 1977, referred to in subsec. (c), is section 401(a)(1)(B) of Pub. L. 95–202, which is set out as a note under section 106 of Title 38, Veterans’ Benefits.

Amendments

2021—Pub. L. 116–283, § 8505(b)(13)(A), substituted “an individual” for “a person” in subsecs. (a)(1) and (d). Subsec. (a)(2). Pub. L. 116–283, § 8505(b)(13)(B), substituted “that individual” for “that person”.

§11203 Documentation of qualified service