Page:United States Statutes at Large Volume 104 Part 3.djvu/200

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104 STAT. 1552 PUBLIC LAW 101-510—NOV. 5, 1990 (or in the case of a member of the National Guard, full-time National Guard duty) for the purpose of organizing, administering, recruiting, instructing, or training the reserve components, the officer is involuntarily discharged or released from active duty or full-time National Guard (other than a release from active duty or full-time National Guard duty incident to a transfer to retired status) under other than adverse conditions, as characterized by the Secretary concerned; "(3) in the case of a regular enlisted member serving on active duty, the member is (A) denied reenlistment, or (B) involuntarily discharged under other than adverse conditions, as characterized by the Secretary concerned; and "(4) in the case of a reserve enlisted member who is on fulltime active duty (or in the case of a member of the National Guard, full-time National Guard duty) for the purpose of organizing, administering, recruiting, instructing, or training the reserve components, the member (A) is denied reenlistment, or (B) is involuntarily discharged or released from active duty (or full-time National Guard) under other than adverse conditions, as characterized by the Secretary concerned. "§ 1142. Preseparation counseling; transmittal of medical records to Department of Veterans Affairs "(a) REQUIREMENT. —(1) Upon the discharge or release from active duty of a member of the armed forces, the Secretary concerned shall provide for individual preseparation counseling of the member. A notation of the provision of such counseling with respect to each matter specified in subsection (b), signed by the member, shall be placed in the service record of each member receiving such counseling. "(2) In carrying out this section, the Secretary concerned may use the services available under section 1144 of this title. "(b) MATTERS TO BE COVERED BY COUNSELING.— Counseling under this section shall include the following: "(1) A discussion of the educational assistance benefits to which the member is entitled under the Montgomery GI Bill and other educational assistance programs because of the member's service in the armed forces. "(2) A description (tp be developed with the assistance of the Secretary of Veterans Affairs) of the compensation and vocational rehabilitation benefits to which the member may be entitled under laws administered by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, if the member is being medically separated or is being retired under chapter 61 of this title. "(3) An explanation of the procedures for and advantages of affiliating with the Selected Reserve. "(4) Information concerning Government and private-sector programs for job search and job placement assistance. "(5) If the member has a spouse, job placement counseling for the spouse; "(6) Information concerning the availability of relocation assistance services and other benefits and services available to persons leaving military service, as provided under section 1144 of this title. "(7) Information concerning the availability of medical and dental coversige following separation from active duty, includ-