,i  #aadth ,,congress  #b;d ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #eafb  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,april #bi1 #bjaf    
,mr4 ,o',rourke 7for himself and ,mr4   
,benishek7 introduced the following     
bill2 which was referred to the         
,committee on ,veterans' ,affairs  ,a   
,,bill  ,to amend title #ch1 ,united    
,states ,code1 to authorize the         
,secretary of ,veterans ,affairs to     
disclose to non-,department of ,veterans
 ,affairs health care providers certain 
medical records of veterans who receive 
health care from such providers4  #a4   
,short title ,this ,act may be cited as 
the ,vet ,connect ,act of #bjaf4  #b4   
,authority to disclose certain medical  
records of veterans who receive         
non-,department of ,veterans ,affairs   
health care ,section #gccb7;b77#b7 of   
title #ch1 ,united ,states ,code1 is    
amended by adding at the end the        
following new subparagraph3  7,h7 ,to a 
non-,department entity 7including       
private entities and other departments  

or agencies of the ,federal ,government7
 that provides hospital care or medical 
treatment to veterans4  4