,i  #aac? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #beij  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,june #bh1 #bjac ,mr4 
,gibson 7= himself1 ,mr4 ,b]a (         
,cali=nia1 ,mr4 ,cook1 ,mr4 ,ruiz1 &    
,mr4 ,c(fman7 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2  
:i* 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,arm$   
,s]vices1 & 9 addition to ! ,committee  
on ,vet]ans' ,affairs1 = a p]iod to be  
subsequ5tly det]m9$ by ! ,speak]1 9 ea* 
case = consid]ation ( su* provisions z  
fall )9 ! jurisdiction ( ! committee    
conc]n$  ,a ,,bill  ,to am5d ! ,w\nd$   
,w>rior ,act to e/abli% a specific      
timel9e = ! ,secret>y ( ,def5se & !     
,secret>y ( ,vet]ans ,affairs to a*ieve 
integrat$ electronic heal? records1 & = 
o!r purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act
 may be cit$ z ! #ba/ ,c5tury ,heal?    
,c>e = ,h]oes ,act4  #b4 ,timel9e =     
implem5t+ integrat$ electronic heal?    
records  7a7 ,e/abli%m5t ( timel9e      
,section #afce ( ! ,w\nd$ ,w>rior ,act  
7#aj ,u4,s4,c4 #ajga note7 is am5d$ by  
add+ at ! end ! foll[+ new subsection3  

7k7 ,timel9e ,9 c>ry+ out ?is section1 !
 ,secret>y ( ,def5se & ! ,secret>y (    
,vet]ans ,affairs %all ensure t--  7#a7 
! creation ( a heal? data au?oritative  
s\rce is a*iev$ by n lat] ?an #ahj days 
aft] ! date ( ! enactm5t ( ?is          
subsection2  7#b7 ! ability ( pati5ts ( 
bo? ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,def5se & ! ,dep>tm5t 
( ,vet]ans ,affairs to d[nload ! m$ical 
records ( ! pati5t 7commonly ref]r$ to z
 ! ,blue ,button ,initiative7 is a*iev$ 
by n lat] ?an #cfe days aft] ! date ( ! 
enactm5t ( ?is subsection2  7#c7 !      
seamless integration ( p]sonal heal? c>e
 in=mation betwe5 ! ,dep>tm5ts is a*iev$
 by n lat] ?an #cfe days aft] ! date ( !
 enactm5t ( ?is subsection2  7#d7 !     
/&>dization ( heal? c>e data ( !        
,dep>tm5ts is a*iev$ by n lat] ?an #cfe 
days aft] ! date ( ! enactm5t ( ?is     
subsection2  7#e7 ! accel]ation ( !     
ex*ange ( real-"t data betwe5 !         
,dep>tm5ts is a*iev$ by n lat] ?an #cfe 
days aft] ! date ( ! enactm5t ( ?is     
subsection2  7#f7 ! upgrade ( !         

graphical us] int]face to display ! new 
/&>diz$ heal? c>e data ( ! ,dep>tm5ts is
 a*iev$ by n lat] ?an #cfe days aft] !  
date ( ! enactm5t ( ?is subsection2     
7#g7 ea* incom+ memb] ( ! ,arm$ ,=ces & 
! dep5d5t ( su* a memb] may elect to    
receive an electronic copy ( ! heal? c>e
 record ( ! individual beg9n+ n lat] ?an
 ,octob] #a1 #bjad2 &  7#h7 ea* curr5t  
memb] ( ! ,arm$ ,=ces & ! dep5d5t ( su* 
a memb] may elect to receive an         
electronic copy ( ! heal? c>e record ( !
 individual beg9n+ n lat] ?an ,octob]   
#a1 #bjae4  4  7b7 ,cl\d /orage ,section
 #afce ( su* ,act is fur!r am5d$ by add+
 at ! end ! foll[+ new subsection3  7l7 
,cl\d /orage ,! ,secret>y ( ,def5se & ! 
,secret>y ( ,vet]ans ,affairs %all /udy 
! feasibility ( e/abli%+ a secure1      
remote1 network-accessible comput]      
/orage sy/em 7commonly ref]r$ to z cl\d 
/orage7 to--  7#a7 provide memb]s ( !   
,arm$ ,=ces & vet]ans ! ability to      
upload ! heal? c>e records ( ! memb] or 
vet]an if ! memb] or vet]an elects to d 

s2 &  7#b7 all[ m$ical provid]s ( !     
,dep>tm5t ( ,def5se & ! ,dep>tm5t (     
,vet]ans ,affairs to access su* records 
9 ! c\rse ( provid+ c>e to ! memb] or   
vet]an4  4  7c7 ,con=m+ am5dm5ts        
,section #afce ( su* ,act is fur!r      
am5d$--  7#a7 9 subsection 7a71 by /rik+
 ,! ,secret>y & ins]t+ ,9 accordance ) !
 timel9e describ$ 9 subsection 7k71 !   
,secret>y2 &  7#b7 9 ! matt] prec$+     
p>agraph 7#a7 ( subsection 7e71 by      
ins]t+ 9 accordance ) subsection 7k7    
aft] "u ?is section4