,i  #aac? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #agbi  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,april #be1 #bjac     
,mrs4 ,kirkpatrick 7= h]self & ,mr4     
,c(fman7 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 
ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,arm$ ,s]vices
  ,a ,,bill  ,to direct ! ,secret>y (   
,def5se to provide ! s]vice records (   
vet]ans to ! ,secret>y ( ,vet]ans       
,affairs 9 an effici5t1 electronic =mat4
  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ 
z ! ,,va ,claims1 ,op]ations1 & ,records
 ,effici5cy ,act4  #b4 ,provision (     
s]vice records  7a7 ,9 g5]al ,9         
accordance ) subsection 7b71 ! ,secret>y
 ( ,def5se1 9 consultation ) ! ,secret>y
 ( ,vet]ans ,affairs1 %all make ! cov]$ 
records ( ea* memb] ( ! ,arm$ ,=ces     
available to ! ,secret>y ( ,vet]ans     
,affairs 9 an electronic =mat4  7b7     
,timel9e ,! ,secret>y ( ,def5se %all    
ensure t ! cov]$ records ( memb]s are   
made available to ! ,secret>y ( ,vet]ans
 ,affairs z foll[s3  7#a7 ,) respect to 
a memb] ( ! ,arm$ ,=ces :o 0 dis*>g$ or 

releas$ f ! ,arm$ ,=ces be=e ! date ( ! 
enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 n lat] ?an #de days
 aft] ! date ( su* dis*>ge or release4  
7#b7 ,) respect to a memb] ( ! ,arm$    
,=ces :o is dis*>g$ or releas$ f ! ,arm$
 ,=ces on or aft] ! date ( ! enactm5t ( 
?is ,act1 n lat] ?an #ba days aft] !    
date ( su* dis*>ge or release4  7c7     
,c]tification ,= ea* memb] ( ! ,arm$    
,=ces ^: cov]$ records are made         
available "u subsection 7a71 ! ,secret>y
 ( ,def5se %all transmit to ! ,secret>y 
( ,vet]ans ,affairs a lett] c]tify+ t-- 
7#a7 ! ,secret>y ( ,def5se ?or\ghly     
review$ ! records ( ! memb]2  7#b7 !    
in=mation provid$ 9 ! cov]$ records (   
su* memb] is complete z ( ! date ( !    
lett]2  7#c7 no o!r in=mation t %\ld be 
includ$ 9 su* cov]$ records exi/ z ( su*
 date2 &  7#d7 if o!r in=mation is lat] 
discov]$--  7,a7 su* o!r in=mation w be 
add$ to su* cov]$ records2 &  7,b7 !    
,secret>y ( ,def5se w notify ! ,secret>y
 ( ,vet]ans ,affairs ( su* addition4    
7d7 ,%>+ ( protect$ heal? in=mation ,=  

purposes ( ! regulations promulgat$ "u  
section #bfd7;c7 ( ! ,heal? ,insurance  
,portability & ,acc\ntability ,act (    
#aiif 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #acbj;d-#b note71  
mak+ m$ical records available to !      
,secret>y ( ,vet]ans ,affairs "u        
subsection 7a7 %all be treat$ z a       
p]mitt$ disclosure4  7e7 ,cov]$ records 
def9$ ,9 ?is section1 ! t]m cov]$       
records means1 ) respect to a memb] ( ! 
,arm$ ,=ces--  7#a7 s]vice treatm5t     
records2  7#b7 accompany+ p]sonal       
records2  7#c7 relevant unit records2 & 
7#d7 m$ical records creat$ by reason (  
treatm5t or s]vices receiv$ pursuant to 
*apt] #ee ( title #aj1 ,unit$ ,/ates    
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