,i  #aaf? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #dehh  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,octob] #a1 #bjai,mr4 
,cox ( ,cali=nia 7= himself1 ,mrs4 ,lee 
( ,nevada1 ,mr4 ,/eube1 & ,mrs4         
,radewag57 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 
0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,vet]ans'   
,affairs  ,a ,,bill  ,to am5d title #ch1
 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 to treat digitiz$ 
records z orig9als ) respect to claims  
"u ! laws adm9i/]$ by ! ,secret>y (     
,vet]ans ,affairs1 & = o!r purposes4    
#a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z 
! ,mod]niz+ ,,va's ,records ,managem5t  
,program ,act4  #b4 ,treatm5t ( digitiz$
 records z orig9als  7a7 ,9 g5]al ,*apt]
 #eg ( title #ch1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code1  
is am5d$ by ins]t+ aft] section #egjf ! 
foll[+ new section3  #egjg4 ,treatm5t ( 
digitiz$ records z orig9als  7a7 ,9     
g5]al ,a photograph1 microphotograph1 or
 digitiz$ v]sion ( a file1 record1      
report1 or o!r pap] or docum5t1 p]ta9+  
to any claim "u any ( ! laws adm9i/]$ by
 ! ,secret>y %all h ! same effect =     

purposes ( ?is title z ! orig9al        
physical file1 record1 report1 or o!r   
pap] or docum5t1 if su* photograph1     
microphotograph1 or digitiz$ v]sion is  
made 9 compliance ) ?is section & *apt] 
#cc ( title #dd4 ,! ,secret>y may n be  
requir$ to produce or reta9 su* orig9al 
physical file1 record1 report1 or o!r   
pap] or docum5t1 includ+ ) respect to a 
record ( proce$+s specifi$ 9 section    
#gbeb7;b7 ( ?is title4  7b7 ,quality &  
accuracy ,! ,secret>y %all develop &    
c>ry out a process to ensure t a        
photograph1 microphotograph1 or digitiz$
 v]sion ( a file1 record1 report1 or o!r
 pap] or docum5t1 p]ta9+ to any claim "u
 any ( ! laws adm9i/]$ by ! ,secret>y1  
meets ! foll[+ crit]ia3  7#a7 ,!        
photograph1 microphotograph1 or digitiz$
 v]sion is ( suffici5t quality to be    
view$ & read on an electronic scre5 or  
o!r appropriate equipm5t4  7#b7 ,!      
photograph1 microphotograph1 or digitiz$
 v]sion is an accurate reproduction ( ! 
orig9al file1 record1 report1 or o!r    

pap] or docum5t4  7c7 ,return ( orig9al 
,aft] mak+ a photograph1                
microphotograph1 or digitiz$ v]sion ( a 
file1 record1 report1 or o!r pap] or    
docum5t ( a claimant t p]ta9s to any    
claim "u any ( ! laws adm9i/]$ by !     
,secret>y1 & aft] c>ry+ out ! process to
 ensure ! quality & accuracy ( su*      
photograph1 microphotograph1 or digitiz$
 v]sion "u subsection 7b71 ! ,secret>y  
%all return ! orig9al su* file1 record1 
report1 or o!r pap] or docum5t to !     
claimant 7or ! c\nsel or o!r appropriate
 cu/odian ( ! orig9al v]sion74  7d7     
,presumption ,! ,secret>y %all resolve  
any d\bt reg>d+ ! accuracy ( a          
photograph1 microphotograph1 or digitiz$
 v]sion ( a file1 record1 report1 or o!r
 pap] or docum5t1 p]ta9+ to any claim "u
 any ( ! laws adm9i/]$ by ! ,secret>y1 9
 favor ( ! claimant if--  7#a7 !        
,secret>y did n c>ry out ! process to   
ensure ! quality & accuracy ( !         
photograph1 microphotograph1 or digitiz$
 v]sion pursuant to subsection 7b72 or  

7#b7 ! claimant pres5ts cr$ible evid5ce 
t-- 7,a7 a defici5cy or alt]ation 9 su* 
a photograph1 microphotograph1 or       
digitiz$ v]sion exi/s2 or  7,b7 su* a   
photograph1 microphotograph1 or digitiz$
 v]sion is miss+ f ! records ma9ta9$ by 
! ,secret>y4  4  7b7 ,cl]ical am5dm5t ,!
 table ( sections at ! beg9n+ ( su*     
*apt] is am5d$ by ins]t+ aft] ! item    
relat+ to section #egjf ! foll[+ new    
item3  #egjg4 ,treatm5t ( digitiz$      
records z orig9als4  4