,i  #aafth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #bhhf  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,may #ba1 #bjai,mr4  
,wittman introduced the following bill2 
which was referred to the ,committee on 
,armed ,services1 and in addition to the
 ,committee on ,veterans' ,affairs1 for 
a period to be subsequently determined  
by the ,speaker1 in each case for       
consideration of such provisions as fall
 within the jurisdiction of the         
committee concerned  ,a ,,bill  ,to     
amend title #aj1 ,united ,states ,code1 
to include a single comprehensive       
disability examination as part of the   
required ,department of ,defense        
physical examination for separating     
members of the ,armed ,forces1 and for  
other purposes4  #a4 ,short title ,this 
,act may be cited as the ,veterans      
,affairs ,transfer of ,information and  
,sharing of ,disability ,examination    
,procedures ,with ,,dod ,doctors ,act4  
#b4 ,inclusion of single comprehensive  
disability examination as part of       

required ,department of ,defense        
physical examination for separating     
members of the ,armed ,forces ,section  
#aade7;a77#e7 of title #aj1 ,united     
,states ,code1 is amended by adding at  
the end the following new subparagraphs3
  7,c7 ,if a member of the armed forces 
who is required to receive a physical   
examination under subparagraph 7,a7 has 
or is believed to have a medical        
condition that will or may make the     
member eligible for disability          
compensation and benefits from the      
,department of ,veterans ,affairs1 the  
physical examination shall be performed 
by a health care provider who is        
certified by the ,department of         
,veterans ,affairs to determine such    
eligibility4 ,if such a condition is    
discovered during the physical          
examination and the health care provider
 performing the examination is not      
certified by the ,department of         
,veterans ,affairs1 the examination     
shall be completed by a health care     

provider certified by the ,department of
 ,veterans ,affairs4  7,d7 ,an          
eligibility determination made as part  
of a physical examination under         
subparagraph 7,c7 shall be binding on   
the ,department of ,veterans ,affairs   
and be used as the basis for assigning a
 disability rating for the separating   
member4  4  #c4 ,department of ,defense 
and ,department of ,veterans ,affairs   
joint recordkeeping system ,the         
,secretary of ,veterans ,affairs and the
 ,secretary of ,defense shall jointly   
establish a system to be used by both   
the ,department of ,defense and the     
,department of ,veterans ,affairs to    
establish and maintain the medical and  
personnel records of members of the     
,armed ,forces and veterans4 ,such      
system shall provide for data sharing   
between the ,department of ,defense and 
the ,department of ,veterans ,affairs4