,i  #aadth ,,congress  #b;d ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #eaff  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,may #c1 #bjaf ,mr4  
,yoho 7for himself1 ,mr4 ,murphy of     
,florida1 ,mr4 ,rodney ,davis of        
,illinois1 ,mr4 ,weber of ,texas1 ,ms4  
,sinema1 ,mr4 ,collins of ,georgia1 ,mr4
 ,nugent1 ,mr4 ,de,santis1 ,mr4 ,meehan1
 ,mr4 ,poe of ,texas1 ,mr4 ,rothfus1    
,mrs4 ,kirkpatrick1 ,ms4 ,kaptur1 ,mr4  
,babin1 ,mr4 ,heck of ,nevada1 ,mr4     
,sablan1 ,mr4 ,thompson of ,california1 
,mr4 ,rouzer1 ,mr4 ,la,malfa1 ,mr4      
,harper1 ,mr4 ,curbelo of ,florida1     
,mrs4 ,wagner1 ,mr4 ,williams1 ,mr4     
,jody ,b4 ,hice of ,georgia1 ,mr4       
,pearce1 ,mr4 ,ruppersberger1 ,mr4      
,de,saulnier1 ,mr4 ,costa1 ,mr4 ,brat1  
,mr4 ,rooney of ,florida1 and ,mr4      
,rangel7 introduced the following bill2 
which was referred to the ,committee on 
,veterans' ,affairs  ,a ,,bill  ,to     
amend title #ch1 ,united ,states ,code1 
to provide certain employees of ,members
 of ,congress and certain employees of  

,state or local governmental agencies   
with access to case-tracking information
 of the ,department of ,veterans        
,affairs4  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act  
may be cited as the ,working to         
,integrate ,networks ,guaranteeing      
,member ,access ,now ,act or the        
,,wingman ,act4  #b4 ,provision of      
access to case-tracking information  7a7
 ,in general ,chapter #ei of title #ch1 
,united ,states ,code1 is amended by    
adding at the end the following3  #eijf4
 ,provision of access to case-tracking  
information  7a7 ,in general  7#a7      
,beginning not later than #ahj days     
after the date of the enactment of this 
,act1 and in accordance with subsection 
7b71 the ,secretary shall provide an    
accredited1 permanent ,congressional    
employee with read-only remote access to
 the electronic ,veterans ,benefits     
,administration 7,,vba7 claims records  
of the veteran they represent1          
regardless of whether such employee is  
acting under a power of attorney        

executed by such veteran4  7#b7 ,in     
providing an accredited1 permanent      
,congressional employee with access to  
the electronic ,,vba claims records     
system under paragraph 7#a71 the        
,secretary shall ensure that such access
 is provided in a manner that does not  
allow such employee to modify the data  
contained in such system4  7b7          
,certification required  7#a7 ,the      
,secretary may not provide a permanent  
,congressional employee with access to  
the case-tracking system under          
subsection 7a77#a7 unless the           
accredited1 permanent ,congressional    
employee has successfully completed the 
certification process described in      
paragraph 7#b74  7#b7 ,the certification
 process described in this paragraph is 
the certification process that the      
,secretary requires an agent or attorney
 under this chapter to complete before  
the agent or attorney may access the    
case-tracking system4  7#c7 ,each       
,member of ,congress who elects to have 

an accredited1 permanent ,congressional 
employee of the ,member participate in  
the case-tracking system under          
subsection 7a77#a7 shall bear the cost  
of the certification process described  
in paragraph 7#b71 to be paid from the  
,member's ,representational ,allowance4 
7c7 ,treatment of disclosure ,the access
 to information by an accredited1       
permanent ,congressional employee       
pursuant to subsection 7a77#a7 shall be 
deemed to be--  7#a7 a covered          
disclosure under section #eeb;a7b7 of   
title #e2 and  7#b7 a permitted         
disclosure under regulations promulgated
 under section #bfd7;c7 of the ,health  
,insurance ,portability and             
,accountability ,act of #aiif 7#db      
,u4,s4,c4 #acbj;d-#b note74  7d7        
,nonrecognition ,the ,secretary may not 
recognize an accredited1 permanent      
,congressional employee for the         
preparation1 presentation1 and          
prosecution of claims under laws        
administered by the ,secretary by reason

 of the ,secretary providing the        
accredited1 permanent ,congressional    
employee with access to the electronic  
,,vba claims records system pursuant to 
subsection 7a74 ,an accredited1         
permanent ,congressional employee who is
 provided such access may not use such  
access to act as such a recognized      
individual4  7e7 ,definitions ,in this  
section3  7#a7 ,the term electronic     
,,vba claims records system means the   
system of the ,department of ,veterans  
,affairs that provides information      
regarding the status of a claim         
submitted by a veteran1 including       
information regarding medical records1  
compensation and pension exams records1 
rating decisions1 statement of the case 
7,,soc71 supplementary statement of the 
case 7,,ssoc71 notice of disagreement   
7,,nod71 and ,form-#i4  7#b7 ,the term  
accredited1 permanent ,congressional    
employee means an employee of a ,member 
of ,congress who assists the            
constituents of the ,member with issues 

regarding departments or agencies of the
 ,federal ,government4  7#c7 ,the term  
,member of ,congress means a            
,representative1 a ,senator1 a ,delegate
 to ,congress1 or the ,resident         
,commissioner of ,puerto ,rico4  4  7b7 
,clerical amendment ,the table of       
sections at the beginning of such       
chapter is amended by adding at the end 
the following new item3  #eijf4         
,provision of access to case-tracking   
information4  4