,,ii  #aacth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #abif  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,july #ae1     
#bjac ,mr4 ,nelson introduced the       
following bill2 which was read twice and
 referred to the ,committee on          
,veterans' ,affairs  ,a ,,bill  ,to     
amend the ,wounded ,warrior ,act to     
establish a specific timeline for the   
,secretary of ,defense and the          
,secretary of ,veterans ,affairs to     
achieve interoperable electronic health 
records1 and for other purposes4  #a4   
,short title ,this ,act may be cited as 
the ,servicemember's ,electronic ,health
 ,records ,act of #bjac4  #b4 ,timeline 
for implementing interoperable          
electronic health records  7a7          
,establishment of timeline ,section     
#afce of the ,wounded ,warrior ,act 7#aj
 ,u4,s4,c4 #ajga note7 is amended by    
adding at the end the following new     
subsection3  7k7 ,timeline ,in carrying 
out this section1 the ,secretary of     
,defense and the ,secretary of ,veterans

 ,affairs shall ensure that--  7#a7 the 
creation of a health data authoritative 
source by the ,department of ,defense   
and ,department of ,veterans ,affairs   
that can be accessed by multiple        
providers and standardizes the input of 
new medical information is achieved not 
later than #ahj days after the date of  
the enactment of this subsection2  7#b7 
the ability of patients of both the     
,department of ,defense and the         
,department of ,veterans ,affairs to    
download the medical records of the     
patient 7commonly referred to as the    
,blue ,button ,initiative7 is achieved  
not later than #ahj days after the date 
of the enactment of this subsection2    
7#c7 the full interoperability of       
personal health care information between
 the ,departments is achieved not later 
than one year after the date of the     
enactment of this subsection2  7#d7 the 
acceleration of the exchange of         
real-time data between the ,departments 
is achieved not later than one year     

after the date of the enactment of this 
subsection2  7#e7 the upgrade of the    
graphical user interface to display a   
joint common graphical user interface is
 achieved not later than one year after 
the date of the enactment of this       
subsection2 and  7#f7 each current      
member of the ,armed ,forces and the    
dependent of such a member may elect to 
receive an electronic copy of the health
 care record of the individual beginning
 not later than ,june #cj1 #bjae4  4    
7b7 ,cloud storage ,section #afce of    
such ,act is further amended by adding  
at the end the following new subsection3
  7l7 ,cloud storage ,the ,secretary of 
,defense and the ,secretary of ,veterans
 ,affairs shall assess the feasibility  
and advisability of establishing a      
secure1 remote1 network-accessible      
computer storage system 7commonly       
referred to as cloud storage7 to--  7#a7
 provide members of the ,armed ,forces  
and veterans the ability to upload the  
health care records of the member or    

veteran if the member or veteran elects 
to do so2 and  7#b7 allow medical       
providers of the ,department of ,defense
 and the ,department of ,veterans       
,affairs to access such records in the  
course of providing care to the member  
or veteran4  4  7c7 ,conforming         
amendments ,section #afce of such ,act  
is further amended--  7#a7 in subsection
 7a71 by striking ,the ,secretary and   
inserting ,in accordance with the       
timeline described in subsection 7k71   
the ,secretary2 and  7#b7 in the matter 
preceding paragraph 7#a7 of subsection  
7e71 by inserting in accordance with    
subsection 7k7 after under this section4