,i  #aaf? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #bhhf  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,may #ba1 #bjai,mr4   
,wittman introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 
ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,arm$         
,s]vices1 & 9 addition to ! ,committee  
on ,vet]ans' ,affairs1 = a p]iod to be  
subsequ5tly det]m9$ by ! ,speak]1 9 ea* 
case = consid]ation ( su* provisions z  
fall )9 ! jurisdiction ( ! committee    
conc]n$  ,a ,,bill  ,to am5d title #aj1 
,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 to include a s+le  
compreh5sive disability exam9ation z "p 
( ! requir$ ,dep>tm5t ( ,def5se physical
 exam9ation = sep>at+ memb]s ( ! ,arm$  
,=ces1 & = o!r purposes4  #a4 ,%ort     
title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z ! ,vet]ans
 ,affairs ,transf] ( ,in=mation & ,%>+ (
 ,disability ,exam9ation ,proc$ures ,)  
,,dod ,doctors ,act4  #b4 ,inclusion (  
s+le compreh5sive disability exam9ation 
z "p ( requir$ ,dep>tm5t ( ,def5se      
physical exam9ation = sep>at+ memb]s ( !
 ,arm$ ,=ces ,section #aade7;a77#e7 (   
title #aj1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 is am5d$

 by add+ at ! end ! foll[+ new          
subp>agraphs3  7,c7 ,if a memb] ( ! arm$
 =ces :o is requir$ to receive a        
physical exam9ation "u subp>agraph 7,a7 
has or is believ$ to h a m$ical         
condition t w or may make ! memb]       
eligible = disability comp5sation &     
b5efits f ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,vet]ans        
,affairs1 ! physical exam9ation %all be 
p]=m$ by a heal? c>e provid] :o is      
c]tifi$ by ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,vet]ans       
,affairs to det]m9e su* eligibility4 ,if
 su* a condition is discov]$ dur+ !     
physical exam9ation & ! heal? c>e       
provid] p]=m+ ! exam9ation is n c]tifi$ 
by ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,vet]ans ,affairs1 !   
exam9ation %all be complet$ by a heal?  
c>e provid] c]tifi$ by ! ,dep>tm5t (    
,vet]ans ,affairs4  7,d7 ,an eligibility
 det]m9ation made z "p ( a physical     
exam9ation "u subp>agraph 7,c7 %all be  
b9d+ on ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,vet]ans ,affairs 
& be us$ z ! basis = assign+ a          
disability rat+ = ! sep>at+ memb]4  4   
#c4 ,dep>tm5t ( ,def5se & ,dep>tm5t (   

,vet]ans ,affairs jo9t recordkeep+ sy/em
 ,! ,secret>y ( ,vet]ans ,affairs & !   
,secret>y ( ,def5se %all jo9tly e/abli% 
a sy/em to be us$ by bo? ! ,dep>tm5t (  
,def5se & ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,vet]ans        
,affairs to e/abli% & ma9ta9 ! m$ical & 
p]sonnel records ( memb]s ( ! ,arm$     
,=ces & vet]ans4 ,su* sy/em %all provide
 = data %>+ betwe5 ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,def5se
 & ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,vet]ans ,affairs4