,i  #aaeth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #acga  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,march #f1 #bjag,mr4 
,o',rourke 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 #bjag4  #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  7i7  
,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  7ii7 ,an entity 
to which a record is disclosed under    
this subparagraph may not redisclose or 
use such record for a purpose other than
 that for which the disclosure was made4
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