,,ii  #aad? ,,congress  #b;d ,session   
,s4 #cjha  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,june #ba1 #bjaf,mr4   
,cassidy 7= himself1 ,mr4 ,kirk1 ,ms4   
,klobu*>1 & ,mr4 ,johnson7 introduc$ !  
foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 read twice & 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 ) 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 by employees (     
,memb]s ( ,congress to case-track+      
in=mation to case-track+ in=mation (    
,dep>tm5t ( ,vet]ans ,affairs  7a7 ,9   
g5]al ,*apt] #ei ( title #ch1 ,unit$    
,/ates ,code1 is am5d$ by add+ at ! end 
! foll[+3  #eijf4 ,provision ( access by
 employees ( ,memb]s ( ,congress to     
case-track+ in=mation  7a7 ,9 g5]al     
7#a7 ,beg9n+ n lat] ?an ! date t is #ahj

 days aft] ! date ( ! enactm5t ( ?is    
section1 ! ,secret>y %all provide to    
accr$it$1 p]man5t ,congressional        
employees :o h successfully complet$ !  
c]tification process describ$ 9         
subsection 7b77#a71 ^u election by !    
,memb] ( ,congress = :i* ! employee     
works1 read-only remote access to !     
electronic ,,vba claims records sy/em ( 
vet]ans :o reside 9 ! area repres5t$ by 
! ,memb]1 reg>dless ( :e!r su* employee 
is act+ "u a p[] ( attorney execut$ by  
su* vet]an4  7#b7 ,! ,secret>y %all     
ensure t access provid$ to an accr$it$1 
p]man5t ,congressional employee "u      
p>agraph 7#a7 is provid$ 9 a mann] t    
does n all[ ! employee to modify ! data 
conta9$ 9 ! electronic ,,vba claims     
records sy/em4  7b7 ,c]tification       
requir$  7#a7 ,! 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 ! electronic ,,vba  

claims records sy/em4  7#b7 ,ea* ,memb] 
( ,congress :o elects to h an accr$it$1 
p]man5t ,congressional employee ( !     
,memb] h access "u subsection 7a77#a7   
%all be> ! co/ ( ! c]tification process 
describ$ 9 p>agraph 7#a71 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 disclosure p]mitt$ "u section  
#eeb;a7b7 ( title #e2 &  7#b7 a         
disclosure p]mitt$ "u regulations       
promulgat$ "u section #bfd7;c7 ( !      
,heal? ,insurance ,portability &        
,acc\ntability ,act ( #aiif 7,public    
,law #ajd-aia2 #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+ ! employee ) access
 to ! electronic ,,vba claims records   

sy/em "u 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+ 

( *apt] #ei ( su* title is am5d$ by add+
 at ! end ! foll[+ new item3  #eijf4    
,provision ( access by employees (      
,memb]s ( ,congress to case-track+      
in=mation4  4