,i  #aae? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #cdig  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,july #bg1 #bjag,mrs4 
,mc,morris ,rodg]s 7= h]self & ,mr4     
,m\lton7 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 
ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,vet]ans'     
,affairs  ,a ,,bill  ,to direct !       
,secret>y ( ,vet]ans ,affairs to c>ry   
out a pilot program e/abli%+ a secure1  
pati5t-c5t]$1 portable m$ical records   
sy/em1 t w\ld all[ vet]ans to h access  
to _! ,p]sonal ,heal? ,in=mation1 & =   
o!r purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act
 may be cit$ z ! ,mod]nization ( ,m$ical
 ,records ,access = ,vet]ans ,act (     
#bjag4  #b4 ,dep>tm5t ( ,vet]ans        
,affairs pilot program on secure1       
pati5t-c5t]$1 portable m$ical records   
/orage sy/em  7a7 ,pilot program ,n lat]
 ?an #ahj days aft] ! date ( ! enactm5t 
( ?is ,act1 ! ,secret>y ( ,vet]ans      
,affairs %all comm5ce a pilot program "u
 :i* vet]ans :o are enroll$ 9 ! pati5t  
enrollm5t sy/em "u section #agje ( title
 #ch1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 use a        

portable m$ical records /orage sy/em    
describ$ 9 subsection 7e7 to /ore & %>e 
) ,dep>tm5t ( ,vet]ans ,affairs heal?   
c>e provid]s & community heal? c>e      
provid]s1 records ( _! individual m$ical
 hi/ory4  7b7 ,selection ( locations ,! 
,secret>y %all select n less ?an "o     
,vet]ans ,integrat$ ,s]vices ,network 9 
:i* to c>ry out ! pilot program "u      
subsection 7a74  7c7 ,contracts  7#a7   
,au?ority ,! ,secret>y %all seek to ent]
 into a contract us+ competitive        
proc$ures ) an appropriate entity = !   
provision ( ! m$ical records /orage     
sy/em describ$ 9 subsection 7e74  7#b7  
,notice ( competition ,n lat] ?an #fj   
days aft] ! date ( ! enactm5t ( ?is     
,act1 ! ,secret>y %all issue a reque/ = 
proposals = ! contract describ$ 9       
p>agraph 7#a74 ,su* reque/ %all be full 
& op5 to any contractor t has an exi/+  
comm]cially available m$ical records    
/orage capability describ$ 9 subsection 
7e74  7#c7 ,selection ,n lat] ?an #abj  
days aft] ! date ( ! enactm5t ( ?is     

,act1 ! ,secret>y %all aw>d a contract  
to an (f]or pursuant to ! reque/ =      
proposals "u p>agraph 7#b7 if at lea/ "o
 acceptable (f] is submitt$4  7d7       
,duration ( pilot program ,! ,secret>y  
%all c>ry out a pilot program "u ?is    
section = a p]iod ( at lea/ #ab mon?s4  
,aft] c>ry+ out su* program = #ab mon?s1
 ! ,secret>y may t]m9ate ! program1     
cont9ue ! program1 exp& ! program to    
include additional locations1 or        
implem5t ! use ( portable m$ical records
 /orage sy/ems on a national basis4  7e7
 ,requirem5ts ( portable m$ical records 
/orage sy/em ,a m$ical records /orage   
sy/em describ$ 9 ?is subsection is a    
physical device t meets ! foll[+        
requirem5ts3  7#a7 ,capability to /ore n
 less ?an f\r gigabytes ( electronic    
heal? records on a physical device1 :i* 
is n l>g] ?an ! dim5sions ( a cr$it c>d1
 issu$ to ea* vet]an enroll$ 9 ! pilot  
program4  7#b7 ,capability to be us$ by 
sub/antially all electronic heal?       
records sy/ems c]tifi$ by ! ,(fice ( !  

,national ,coord9ator = ,heal? ,,x on or
 be=e ,janu>y #a1 #bjag4  7#c7          
,capability to limit access to          
electronic heal? records /or$ on ea*    
device to ! pati5t & heal? c>e provid]s4
  7#d7 ,capability = heal? c>e provid]s 
to securely access1 annotate1 & add     
electronic heal? records to ! physical  
device1 includ+ 9 in/ances :]e ! heal?  
c>e provid] is n 9 possession ( !       
physical /orage device4  7#e7           
,requirem5t t all electronic heal?      
records transf]r$ f a heal? c>e provid] 
ov] ! int]net to ! physical /orage      
device be encrypt$4  7#f7 ,requirem5t t 
! portable m$ical records sy/em c op]ate
 )\t p]si/5t /orage ( any electronic    
heal? records on ! int]net or )9 a cl\d 
comput+ repository4  7#g7 ,capability to
 provide a replacem5t device conta9+ an 
up-to-date electronic heal? record1 if !
 orig9al physical /orage device has be5 
remov$ f ! own]'s possession or o!rwise 
r5d]$ inop]able4  7f7 ,def9itions ,9 ?is
 section3 7#a7 ,! t]m dim5sions ( a     

cr$it c>d means ?ree & ?ree-eigh?s in*es
 9 wid?1 two & "o-eigh? in*es 9 l5g?1 & 
five-"o hundr$ tw5ty-eigh? ( "o in* 9   
dep?4  7#b7 ,! t]m electronic heal?     
records means electronic docum5tation ( 
physicians' notes1 electronic view+ (   
lab te/ results1 diagno/ic images &     
video1 cl9ical decision support1 &      
int]op]ability ) o!r sy/ems4  7g7       
,prohibition on new appropriations ,no  
additional funds are au?oriz$ to be     
appropriat$ to c>ry out ! requirem5ts ( 
?is ,act4 ,su* requirem5ts %all be c>ri$
 out us+ am\nts o!rwise au?oriz$ to be  
appropriat$ = ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,vet]ans    
,affairs4