#aafth ,,congress  #ast ,session  ,h4   
,r4 #cebe  ,,an ,,act  ,to amend the    
,homeland ,security ,act of #bjjb to    
direct the ,commissioner of ,u4,s4      
,customs and ,border ,protection to     
establish uniform processes for medical 
screening of individuals interdicted    
between ports of entry1 and for other   
purposes4  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act  
may be cited as the ,u4,s4 ,border      
,patrol ,medical ,screening ,standards  
,act 4  #b4 ,research regarding         
provision of medical screening of       
individuals interdicted by ,u4,s4       
,customs and ,border ,protection between
 ports of entry  7a7 ,in general ,not   
later than #a year after the date of the
 enactment of this ,act1 the ,secretary 
of ,homeland ,security1 acting through  
the ,under ,secretary for ,science and  
,technology of the ,department of       
,homeland ,security1 in coordination    
with the ,commissioner of ,u4,s4        
,customs and ,border ,protection and the
 ,chief ,medical ,officer of the        

,department1 shall research innovative  
approaches to address capability gaps   
regarding the provision of comprehensive
 medical screening of individuals1      
particularly children1 pregnant women1  
the elderly1 and other vulnerable       
populations1 interdicted by ,u4,s4      
,customs and ,border ,protection between
 ports of entry and issue to the        
,secretary recommendations for any      
necessary corrective actions4  7b7      
,consultation ,in carrying out the      
research required under subsection 7a71 
the ,under ,secretary for ,science and  
,technology of the ,department of       
,homeland ,security shall consult with  
appropriate national professional       
associations with expertise and         
non-governmental experts in emergency1  
nursing1 and other medical care1        
including pediatric care4  7c7 ,report  
,the ,secretary of ,homeland ,security  
shall submit to the ,committee on       
,homeland ,security of the ,house of    
,representatives and the ,committee on  

,homeland ,security and ,governmental   
,affairs of the ,senate a report        
containing the recommendations referred 
to in subsection 7a71 together with     
information relating to what actions1 if
 any1 the ,secretary plans to take in   
response to such recommendations4  #c4  
,electronic health records              
implementation  7a7 ,in general ,not    
later than #ij days after the date of   
the enactment of this ,act1 the ,chief  
,information ,officer of the ,department
 of ,homeland ,security1 in coordination
 with the ,chief ,medical ,officer of   
the ,department1 shall establish within 
the ,department an electronic health    
record system that can be accessed by   
all departmental components operating   
along the borders of the ,united ,states
 for individuals in the custody of such 
components4  7b7 ,assessment ,not later 
than #abj days after the implementation 
of the electronic health records system1
 the ,chief ,information ,officer1 in   
coordination with the ,chief ,medical   

,officer1 shall conduct an assessment of
 such system to determine system        
capacity for improvement and            
interoperability4  ,passed the ,house of
 ,representatives ,september #bf1       
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