,,ib ,union ,calendar ,no4 #ecd #aaeth ,,congress #b;d ,session ,h4 ,r4 #dbde ,report ,no4 #aae-fia ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of ,,representatives ,november #c1 #bjag ,mr4 ,walz 7for himself1 ,mr4 ,roe of ,tennessee1 ,ms4 ,kuster of ,new ,hampshire1 and ,mr4 ,bergman7 introduced the following bill2 which was referred to the ,committee on ,veterans' ,affairs ,may #ba1 #bjah;,additional sponsors3 ,mr4 ,grothman1 ,mr4 ,meadows1 ,mr4 ,lamborn1 and ,mr4 ,coffman ,may #ba1 #bjah ,committed to the ,committee of the ,whole ,house on the ,state of the ,union and ordered to be printed ,a ,,bill ,to direct the ,secretary of ,veterans ,affairs to submit to ,congress certain documents relating to the ,electronic ,health ,record ,modernization ,program of the ,department of ,veterans ,affairs4 #a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited as the ,veterans' ,electronic ,health ,record ,modernization ,oversight ,act of #bjag4 #b4 ,oversight of ,electronic ,health ,record ,modernization ,program 7a7 ,program documents ,not later than #cj days after the date of the enactment of this ,act1 the ,secretary of ,veterans ,affairs shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees the following documents concerning the ,electronic ,health ,record ,modernization ,program3 7#a7 ,integrated ,master ,plan4 7#b7 ,integrated ,master ,schedule4 7#c7 ,program ,management ,plan4 7#d7 ,annual and lifecycle cost estimates1 including1 at a minimum1 cost elements relating to-- 7,a7 ,federal ,government labor2 7,b7 contractor labor2 7,c7 hardware2 7,d7 software2 and 7,e7 testing and evaluation4 7#e7 ,cost baseline4 7#f7 ,risk ,management ,plan4 7#g7 ,health ,,it ,strategic ,architecture ,plan4 7#h7 ,transition ,plan for implementing updated architecture4 7#i7 ,data ,migration ,plan4 7#aj7 ,system and ,data ,security ,plan4 7#aa7 ,application ,implementation ,plan4 7#ab7 ,system ,design ,documents4 7#ac7 ,legacy ,veterans ,information ,systems and ,technology ,architecture ,standardization1 ,security ,enhancement1 and ,consolidation ,project ,plan4 7#ad7 ,health ,data ,interoperability ,management ,plan4 7#ae7 ,community ,care ,vision and ,implementation ,plan1 including milestones and a detailed description of how complete interoperability with non-,department health care providers will be achieved4 7b7 ,quarterly updates ,not later than #cj days after the end of each fiscal quarter during the period beginning with the fiscal quarter in which this ,act is enacted and ending on the date on which the ,electronic ,health ,record ,modernization ,program is completed1 the ,secretary shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees the most recent updated versions1 if any exist1 of the following documents3 7#a7 ,integrated ,master ,schedule4 7#b7 ,program ,management ,plan1 including any written ,program ,management ,review material developed for the ,program ,management ,plan during the fiscal quarter covered by the submission4 7#c7 ,each document described in subsection 7a77#d74 7#d7 ,performance ,baseline ,report for the fiscal quarter covered by the submission or for the fiscal quarter ending the fiscal year prior to the submission4 7#e7 ,budget ,reconciliation ,report4 7#f7 ,risk ,management ,plan and ,risk ,register4 7c7 ,contracts ,not later than five days after awarding a contract1 order1 or agreement1 including any modifications thereto1 under the ,electronic ,health ,record ,modernization ,program1 the ,secretary shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees a copy of the entire such contract1 order1 agreement1 or modification4 7d7 ,notification 7#a7 ,requirement ,not later than #aj days after an event described in paragraph 7#b7 occurs1 the ,secretary shall notify the appropriate congressional committees of such occurrence1 including a description of the event and an explanation for why such event occurred4 7#b7 ,event described ,an event described in this paragraph is any of the following events regarding the ,electronic ,health ,record ,modernization ,program3 7,a7 ,the delay of any milestone or deliverable by #cj or more days4 7,b7 ,a request for equitable adjustment1 equitable adjustment1 or change order exceeding #a1jjj1jjj 7as such terms are defined in the ,federal ,acquisition ,regulation74 7,c7 ,the submission of any protest1 claim1 or dispute1 and the resolution of any protest1 claim1 or dispute 7as such terms are defined in the ,federal ,acquisition ,regulation74 7,d7 ,a loss of clinical or other data4 7,e7 ,a breach of patient privacy1 including any-- 7i7 disclosure of protected health information that is not permitted under regulations promulgated under section #bfd7;c7 of the ,health ,insurance ,portability and ,accountability ,act of #aiif 7,public ,law #ajd-aia2 #db ,u4,s4,c4 #acbj;d-#b note72 and 7ii7 breach of sensitive personal information 7as defined in section #egbg of title #ch1 ,united ,states ,code74 7e7 ,definitions ,in this section3 7#a7 ,the term appropriate congressional committees means-- 7,a7 the ,committees on ,veterans' ,affairs of the ,house of ,representatives and the ,senate2 and 7,b7 the ,committees on ,appropriations of the ,house of ,representatives and the ,senate4 7#b7 ,the term ,electronic ,health ,record ,modernization ,program means-- 7,a7 any activities by the ,department of ,veterans ,affairs to procure or implement an electronic health or medical record system to replace any or all of the ,veterans ,information ,systems and ,technology ,architecture1 the ,computerized ,patient ,record ,system1 the ,joint ,legacy ,viewer1 or the ,enterprise ,health ,management ,platform2 and 7,b7 any contracts or agreements entered into by the ,secretary of ,veterans ,affairs to carry out1 support1 or analyze the activities under subparagraph 7,a74 ,may #ba1 #bjah ,committed to the ,committee of the ,whole ,house on the ,state of the ,union and ordered to be printed