,i  #aac? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #gcc  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(            
,,repres5tatives  ,febru>y #ad1 #bjac   
,mr4 ,runyan 7= himself & ,mr4 ,walz7   
introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to
 ! ,committee on ,vet]ans' ,affairs  ,a 
,,bill  ,to am5d title #ch1 ,unit$      
,/ates ,code1 to provide c]ta9 employees
 ( ,memb]s ( ,congress & c]ta9 employees
 ( ,/ate or local gov]nm5tal ag5cies )  
access to case-track+ in=mation ( !     
,dep>tm5t ( ,vet]ans ,affairs4  #a4     
,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z !   
,access to ,vet]ans ,b5efits ,improvem5t
 ,act4  #b4 ,provision ( access to      
case-track+ in=mation  7a7 ,9 g5]al     
,*apt] #ei ( title #ch1 ,unit$ ,/ates   
,code1 is am5d$ by add+ at ! end !      
foll[+3  #eijf4 ,provision ( access to  
case-track+ in=mation  7a7 ,9 g5]al     
7#a7 ,9 accordance ) subsection 7b71 !  
,secret>y %all provide a cov]$ employee 
) access to ! case-track+ sy/em to      
provide a vet]an ) in=mation reg>d+ !   
/atus ( a claim submitt$ by su* vet]an1 

reg>dless ( :e!r su* employee is act+ "u
 a p[] ( attorney execut$ by su* vet]an4
  7#b7 ,9 provid+ a cov]$ employee )    
access to ! case-track+ sy/em "u        
p>agraph 7#a71 ! ,secret>y %all ensure--
  7,a7 t su* access--  7i7 is provid$ 9 
a mann] t does n all[ su* employee to   
modify ! data conta9$ 9 su* sy/em2 &    
7ii7 does n include access to m$ical    
records2 &  7,b7 t ea* "t a cov]$       
employee accesses su* sy/em1 ! employee 
mu/ c]tify t su* access is = (ficial    
purposes only4  7b7 ,privacy            
c]tification c\rse ,! ,secret>y may n   
provide a cov]$ employee ) access to !  
case-track+ sy/em "u subsection 7a77#a7 
unless ! cov]$ employee has successfully
 complet$ a c]tification c\rse on       
privacy issues provid$ by ! ,secret>y4  
7c7 ,treatm5t ( disclosure ,! access to 
in=mation by a cov]$ employee pursuant  
to subsection 7a77#a7 %all be deem$ to  
be--  7#a7 a cov]$ disclosure "u section
 #eeb;a7b7 ( title #e2 &  7#b7 a p]mitt$
 disclosure "u regulations promulgat$ "u

 section #bfd7;c7 ( ! ,heal? ,insurance 
,portability & ,acc\ntability ,act (    
#aiif 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #acbj;d-#b note74  
7d7 ,def9itions ,9 ?is section3  7#a7 ,!
 t]m case-track+ sy/em means ! sy/em ( !
 ,dep>tm5t ( ,vet]ans ,affairs t        
provides in=mation reg>d+ ! /atus ( a   
claim submitt$ by a vet]an4  7#b7 ,! t]m
 cov]$ employee means--  7,a7 an        
employee ( a ,memb] ( ,congress :o      
assi/s ! con/itu5ts ( ! ,memb] ) issues 
reg>d+ dep>tm5ts or ag5cies ( ! ,f$]al  
,gov]nm5t2 or  7,b7 an employee ( a     
,/ate or local gov]nm5tal ag5cy 7includ+
 a vet]ans s]vice (fic]7 :o1 9 ! c\rse (
 c>ry+ out ! responsibilities ( su*     
employm5t1 assi/s vet]ans ) claims = any
 b5efit "u ! laws adm9i/]$ by !         
,secret>y4  4  7b7 ,cl]ical am5dm5t ,!  
table ( sections at ! beg9n+ ( su* *apt]
 is am5d$ by add+ at ! end ! foll[+ new 
item3  #eijf4 ,provision ( access to    
case-track+ in=mation4  4