,,ii  #aaeth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #adeb  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,june #bh1     
#bjag ,mr4 ,cruz 7for himself1 ,mr4     
,cornyn1 ,mr4 ,young1 and ,mr4 ,rubio7  
introduced the following bill2 which was
 read twice and referred to the         
,committee on ,veterans' ,affairs  ,a   
,,bill  ,to amend title #ch1 ,united    
,states ,code1 to establish within the  
,office of the ,under ,secretary for    
,health of the ,department of ,veterans 
,affairs the position of ,chief         
,information ,officer of the ,veterans  
,health ,administration1 and for other  
purposes4  #a4 ,short title  ,this ,act 
may be cited as the ,department of      
,veterans ,affairs ,information         
,technology ,restructuring ,act of      
#bjag4  #b4 ,establishment of position  
of ,chief ,information ,officer of      
,veterans ,health ,administration  7a7  
,in general ,section #gcjf7;a7 of title 
#ch1 ,united ,states ,code1 is amended--
 7#a7 by redesignating paragraph 7#aj7  

as paragraph 7#aa72 and  7#b7 by        
inserting after paragraph 7#i7 the      
following new paragraph 7#aj73  7#aj7   
,the ,chief ,information ,officer of the
 ,veterans ,health ,administration1 who 
shall--  7,a7 serve in a full-time      
capacity at the ,central ,office of the 
,department2 and  7,b7 be responsible   
to1 and report directly to1 the ,under  
,secretary for ,health on all matters   
regarding the procurement1 acquisition1 
and management of information technology
 systems and services for the ,veterans 
,health ,administration4  4  7b7        
,initial appointment ,not later than #cj
 days after the date of the enactment of
 this ,act1 the ,secretary of ,veterans 
,affairs shall appoint an individual to 
serve as the ,chief ,information        
,officer of the ,veterans ,health       
,administration under section           
#gcjf7;a77#aj7 of title #ch1 ,united    
,states ,code1 as amended by subsection 
7a74