,i  #aah? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #afei  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,m>* #ag1 #bjbc,mr4   
,takano introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0  
ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,vet]ans'     
,affairs  ,a ,,bill  ,to direct ! ,*ief 
,acquisition ,(fic] ( ! ,dep>tm5t (     
,vet]ans ,affairs to ent] into a        
contract = ! indep5d5t v]ification &    
validation ( c]ta9 mod]nization ef=ts ( 
! ,dep>tm5t1 & = o!r purposes4  #a4     
,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z !   
,dep>tm5t ( ,vet]ans ,affairs ,,x       
,mod]nization ,improvem5t ,act ( #bjbc4 
#b4 ,indep5d5t v]ification & validation 
( c]ta9 mod]nization ef=ts ( ,dep>tm5t (
 ,vet]ans ,affairs  7a7 ,contract+      
au?ority ,n lat] ?an #ij days aft] !    
date ( ! enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 ! ,*ief   
,acquisition ,(fic] ( ! ,dep>tm5t (     
,vet]ans ,affairs e/abli%$ pursuant to  
section #agjb ( title #da1 ,unit$ ,/ates
 ,code1 %all ent] into a contract ) an  
eligible entity "u subsection 7b7 to    
c>ry out ! ov]sight functions describ$ 9

 subsection 7c74  7b7 ,eligibility ,an  
entity is eligible "u ?is subsection if 
! ,*ief ,acquisition ,(fic] ( !         
,dep>tm5t det]m9es t1 ) respect to !    
solicitation by ! ,dep>tm5t = a contract
 "u subsection 7a71 ! entity-- 7#a7 is  
curr5tly p]=m+ or has p]=m$1 dur+ !     
?ree-ye> p]iod prec$+ ! date ( !        
issuance ( su* solicitation1 n few] ?an 
?ree prime contracts = ! indep5d5t      
v]ification & validation1 or equival5t  
te*nical & program ov]sight support1 (  
major def5se acquisition programs or    
priority def5se bus9ess sy/ems1 9       
accordance ) guidance ( ! ,dep>tm5t (   
,def5se relat+ to su* acquisition       
programs or su* bus9ess sy/ems2 &  7#b7 
is n curr5tly p]=m+ & has n p]=m$1 = at 
lea/ ! five-ye> p]iod prec$+ ! date ( ! 
issuance ( su* solicitation1 any        
contract or subcontract = ! ,dep>tm5t ( 
,vet]ans ,affairs 7includ+ su* a        
contract or subcontract relat+ to a     
cov]$ program74  7c7 ,functions ,!      
ov]sight functions describ$ 9 ?is       

subsection are ! foll[+3 7#a7 ,conduct+ 
an initial assessm5t ( ea* cov]$ program
 & submitt+ to ! ,secret>y a report     
conta9+ ! f9d+s ( su* assessm5t4  7#b7  
,on an annual basis1 conduct+ an ov]all 
assessm5t ( ea* cov]$ program & submitt+
 to ! ,secret>y a report conta9+ ! f9d+s
 ( ea* su* assessm5t4  7#c7 ,conduct+   
cont9u\s ov]sight ( ! activities c>ri$  
out "u1 & ! sy/ems associat$ )1 ea*     
cov]$ program1 includ+ ov]sight ( !     
/atus1 compliance1 p]=mance1 &          
implem5tation ( recomm5dations ) respect
 to1 = ea* cov]$ program1 ! foll[+3 7,a7
 ,managem5t1 includ+ gov]nance1 co/s1 & 
implem5tation mile/ones & timel9es4     
7,b7 ,contracts = implem5tation1 includ+
 f9ancial metrics & p]=mance b5*m>ks =  
contractors4  7,c7 ,effect on !         
functions1 bus9ess op]ations1 or cl9ical
 organizational /ructure ( ! heal? c>e  
sy/em ( ! ,dep>tm5t4  7,d7 ,supply *a9  
risk managem5t1 controls1 & compliance4 
7,e7 ,data managem5t4  7,f7 ,) respect  
to associat$ sy/ems1 ! foll[+3 7i7      

,te*nical ar*itectural design1          
developm5t1 & /ability ( ! sy/ems4  7ii7
 ,sy/em int]op]ability & integration )  
relat$ in=mation te*nology sy/ems4      
7iii7 ,sy/em te/+4  7iv7 ,functional    
sy/em tra9+ provid$ to us]s4  7v7 ,sy/em
 adoption & use4  7d7 ,submission to    
,congress ,n lat] ?an #cj days aft] !   
date on :i* ! ,secret>y receives any    
annual report "u subsection 7c77#b71 !  
,secret>y %all submit to ! ,committees  
on ,vet]ans' ,affairs ( ! ,h\se (       
,repres5tatives & ! ,s5ate su* report4  
7e7 ,aw>d$ am\nts ,n lat] ?an #ij days  
aft] ! date on :i* ! ,*ief ,acquisition 
,(fic] ( ! ,dep>tm5t ent]s into !       
contract "u subsection 7a71 ! ,*ief     
,f9ancial ,(fic] ( ! ,dep>tm5t1 9       
coord9ation ) ! heads ( su* (fice ( !   
,dep>tm5t responsible = ! managem5t ( a 
cov]$ program1 %all ensure t am\nts     
aw>d$ to an eligible entity "u su*      
contract are d]iv$1 9 proportionate     
am\nts1 f am\nts o!rwise au?oriz$ to be 
appropriat$ = ea* su* (fice ( !         

,dep>tm5t1 respectively4  7f7           
,def9itions ,9 ?is section3 7#a7 ,! t]m 
cov]$ program means ! foll[+3 7,a7 ,!   
,electronic ,heal? ,record ,mod]nization
 ,program 7or any successor program74   
7,b7 ,! ,f9ancial ,managem5t & ,bus9ess 
,trans=mation ,program 7or any successor
 program74  7,c7 ,any program ( !       
,dep>tm5t relat+ to supply *a9          
mod]nization4  7,d7 ,any program ( !    
,dep>tm5t relat+ to ! mod]nization (    
in=mation te*nology sy/ems associat$ )  
human res\rces4  7,e7 ,any program ( !  
,dep>tm5t relat+ to ! ,vet]ans ,b5efits 
,managem5t ,sy/em4  7#b7 ,! t]m priority
 def5se bus9ess sy/em has ! mean+ giv5  
su* t]m 9 section #bbbb7;i77#e7 ( title 
#aj1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code4  7#c7 ,! t]m  
major def5se acquisition program has !  
mean+ giv5 su* t]m 9 section #dbja (    
title #aj1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code4