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,,repres5tatives  ,may #c1 #bjaf ,mr4   
,yoho 7= himself1 ,mr4 ,murphy (        
,florida1 ,mr4 ,rodney ,davis (         
,ill9ois1 ,mr4 ,web] ( ,texas1 ,ms4     
,s9ema1 ,mr4 ,coll9s ( ,georgia1 ,mr4   
,nug5t1 ,mr4 ,de,santis1 ,mr4 ,meehan1  
,mr4 ,poe ( ,texas1 ,mr4 ,ro?fus1 ,mrs4 
,kirkpatrick1 ,ms4 ,kaptur1 ,mr4 ,bab91 
,mr4 ,heck ( ,nevada1 ,mr4 ,sablan1 ,mr4
 ,?ompson ( ,cali=nia1 ,mr4 ,r\z]1 ,mr4 
,la,malfa1 ,mr4 ,h>p]1 ,mr4 ,curbelo (  
,florida1 ,mrs4 ,wagn]1 ,mr4 ,williams1 
,mr4 ,jody ,b4 ,hice ( ,georgia1 ,mr4   
,pe>ce1 ,mr4 ,rupp]sb]g]1 ,mr4          
,de,saulnier1 ,mr4 ,co/a1 ,mr4 ,brat1   
,mr4 ,rooney ( ,florida1 & ,mr4 ,rangel7
 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 !   
,work+ to ,integrate ,networks          
,gu>antee+ ,memb] ,access ,n[ ,act or ! 
,,w+man ,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 ,beg9n+ n lat] ?an #ahj days aft] !
 date ( ! enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 & 9      
accordance ) subsection 7b71 ! ,secret>y
 %all provide an accr$it$1 p]man5t      
,congressional employee ) read-only     
remote access to ! electronic ,vet]ans  
,b5efits ,adm9i/ration 7,,vba7 claims   
records ( ! vet]an !y repres5t1         
reg>dless ( :e!r su* employee is act+ "u
 a p[] ( attorney execut$ by su* vet]an4
  7#b7 ,9 provid+ an accr$it$1 p]man5t  
,congressional employee ) access to !   
electronic ,,vba claims records sy/em "u
 p>agraph 7#a71 ! ,secret>y %all ensure 
t su* access is provid$ 9 a mann] t does

 n all[ su* employee to modify ! data   
conta9$ 9 su* sy/em4  7b7 ,c]tification 
requir$  7#a7 ,! ,secret>y may n provide
 a p]man5t ,congressional employee )    
access to ! case-track+ sy/em "u        
subsection 7a77#a7 unless ! accr$it$1   
p]man5t ,congressional employee has     
successfully complet$ ! c]tification    
process describ$ 9 p>agraph 7#b74  7#b7 
,! c]tification process describ$ 9 ?is  
p>agraph is ! c]tification process t !  
,secret>y requires an ag5t or attorney  
"u ?is *apt] to complete be=e ! ag5t or 
attorney may access ! case-track+ sy/em4
  7#c7 ,ea* ,memb] ( ,congress :o elects
 to h an accr$it$1 p]man5t              
,congressional employee ( ! ,memb]      
p>ticipate 9 ! case-track+ sy/em "u     
subsection 7a77#a7 %all be> ! co/ ( !   
c]tification process describ$ 9 p>agraph
 7#b71 to be paid f ! ,memb]'s          
,repres5tational ,all[ance4  7c7        
,treatm5t ( disclosure ,! access to     
in=mation by an accr$it$1 p]man5t       
,congressional 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 ,nonrecognition ,! ,secret>y may n  
recognize an accr$it$1 p]man5t          
,congressional employee = ! prep>ation1 
pres5tation1 & prosecution ( claims "u  
laws adm9i/]$ by ! ,secret>y by reason (
 ! ,secret>y provid+ ! accr$it$1 p]man5t
 ,congressional employee ) access to !  
electronic ,,vba claims records sy/em   
pursuant to subsection 7a74 ,an         
accr$it$1 p]man5t ,congressional        
employee :o is provid$ su* access may n 
use su* access to act z su* a recogniz$ 
individual4  7e7 ,def9itions ,9 ?is     
section3  7#a7 ,! t]m electronic ,,vba  
claims records sy/em means ! sy/em ( !  
,dep>tm5t ( ,vet]ans ,affairs t provides
 in=mation reg>d+ ! /atus ( a claim     
submitt$ by a vet]an1 includ+ in=mation 

reg>d+ m$ical records1 comp5sation &    
p5sion exams records1 rat+ decisions1   
/atem5t ( ! case 7,,soc71 supplem5t>y   
/atem5t ( ! case 7,,ssoc71 notice (     
disagreem5t 7,,nod71 & ,=m-#i4  7#b7 ,! 
t]m accr$it$1 p]man5t ,congressional    
employee means an employee ( a ,memb] ( 
,congress :o assi/s ! con/itu5ts ( !    
,memb] ) issues reg>d+ dep>tm5ts or     
ag5cies ( ! ,f$]al ,gov]nm5t4  7#c7 ,!  
t]m ,memb] ( ,congress means a          
,repres5tative1 a ,s5ator1 a ,delegate  
to ,congress1 or ! ,resid5t ,commission]
 ( ,pu]to ,rico4  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