,i  #aafth ,,congress  #b;d ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #gibf  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,august #d1 #bjbj,mr4
 ,cox of ,california 7for himself and   
,mr4 ,roy7 introduced the following     
bill2 which was referred to the         
,committee on ,veterans' ,affairs  ,a   
,,bill  ,to amend title #ch1 ,united    
,states ,code1 to allow for the         
electronic request of certain records1  
and for other purposes4  #a4 ,short     
title ,this ,act may be cited as the    
,ensuring ,veterans ,access ,act4  #b4  
,electronic request of certain records  
maintained by the ,secretary of         
,veterans ,affairs  7a7 ,electronic     
record requests ,section #egjb of title 
#ch1 ,united ,states ,code1 is amended--
 7#a7 by redesignating subsection 7b7 as
 subsection 7c72 and  7#b7 by inserting 
after subsection 7a7 the following3  7b7
 7#a7 ,the ,secretary shall establish   
and maintain a secure1 internet-based   
portal to ensure that a person or a duly
 authorized agent or representative of  

that person may submit an electronic    
request for such records4  7#b7 ,the    
,secretary1 upon receipt of a valid     
request made through the portal         
established under paragraph 7#a71 shall 
provide to the requestor-- 7,a7 not     
later than #aj days after receipt1      
confirmation of such receipt2 and  7,b7 
not later than #abj days after receipt1 
such records requested in the form      
selected by the requestor4  4  7b7      
,conforming amendments ,section         
#egjb7;a7 of title #ch1 ,united ,states 
,code1 is amended-- 7#a7 in the matter  
preceding paragraph 7#a71 by striking in
 writing and inserting in writing1      
including an electronic request         
submitted through the portal established
 under subsection 7b712  7#b7 in        
paragraph 7#a71 by striking and at the  
end2  7#c7 in paragraph 7#b71 by        
striking the period at the end and      
inserting 2 and2 and  7#d7 by adding at 
the end the following3  7#c7 the format 
in which such copy is desired1 including

 whether in printed form or by          
downloadable file4  4  7c7 ,deadline2   
establishment of electronic portal ,not 
later than #ahj days after the date of  
the enactment of this ,act1 the         
,secretary of ,veterans ,affairs shall  
establish the portal required under     
section #egjb7;b77#a7 of title #ch1     
,united ,states ,code1 as added by this 
,act1 and1 to the extent practicable1   
the ,secretary shall utilize existing   
online resources of the ,department of  
,veterans ,affairs for the purposes of  
such establishment4