,i  #aahth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #eib  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of   
,,representatives  ,january #bg1        
#bjbc,mr4 ,bost 7for himself1 ,mr4      
,rosendale1 ,mrs4 ,rodgers of           
,washington1 ,mr4 ,carey1 ,mr4          
,balderson1 ,mr4 ,newhouse1 ,mr4        
,simpson1 ,mr4 ,bentz1 and ,mr4 ,banks7 
introduced the following bill2 which was
 referred to the ,committee on          
,veterans' ,affairs  ,a ,,bill  ,to     
prohibit the ,secretary of ,veterans    
,affairs from carrying out certain      
activities under the ,electronic ,health
 ,record ,modernization ,program until  
certification of system improvements and
 facility readiness4  #a4 ,short title  
,this ,act may be cited as the          
,department of ,veterans ,affairs       
,electronic ,health ,record             
,modernization ,improvement ,act4  #b4  
,prohibition on certain activities under
 ,electronic ,health ,record            
,modernization ,program until           
certification of system improvements and

 facility readiness  7a7 ,certification 
of improvement  7#a7 ,prohibition ,the  
,secretary of ,veterans ,affairs may not
 commence a program activity at a       
facility of the ,veterans ,health       
,administration where such activity is  
not being carried out as of the date of 
the enactment of this ,act until the    
date on which the ,secretary of         
,veterans ,affairs submits to the       
,committees on ,veterans' ,affairs of   
the ,house of ,representatives and the  
,senate written certification that the  
electronic health record system has met 
each of the improvement objectives      
described in paragraph 7#b7 at each     
facility where such system is being     
carried out as of the date of the       
enactment of this ,act4  7#b7           
,improvement objectives ,the improvement
 objectives described in this paragraph 
are the following3 7,a7 ,a monthly      
uptime for the electronic health record 
system of #ii4i percent for four        
sequential months4  7,b7 ,the completion

 of all improvements or modifications of
 the electronic health record system    
required to be completed pursuant to a  
contract1 task order1 modification1 or  
other similar instrument1 entered into  
before the date of the enactment of this
 ,act4  7b7 ,certification of readiness 
,the ,secretary may not implement the   
electronic health record system at a    
facility of the ,veterans ,health       
,administration where such system has   
not been implemented as of the date of  
the enactment of this ,act until the    
date on which the director of such      
facility1 the chief of staff of such    
facility1 and the director of the       
,veterans ,integrated ,services ,network
 in which such facility is located each 
submit to the ,secretary1 and the       
,secretary transmits to the ,committees 
on ,veterans' ,affairs of the ,house of 
,representatives and the ,senate1       
written certification that-- 7#a7 the   
build and configuration of the          
electronic health record system1 as     

proposed to be carried out at such      
facility1 are accurate and complete2    
7#b7 the staff and infrastructure of    
such facility are adequately prepared to
 receive such system2 and  7#c7 the     
implementation of such system will not  
have significant1 sustained adverse     
effects on patient safety1 patient      
wait-times for medical care1 or health  
care quality at such facility4  7c7     
,definitions ,in the section3 7#a7 ,the 
term electronic health record system    
means the electronic health record      
system implemented pursuant to the      
,electronic ,health ,record             
,modernization ,program4  7#b7 ,the term
 program activity means an activity     
under the ,electronic ,health ,record   
,modernization ,program1 including any  
site assessment1 current state          
assessment1 local or national workshop1 
training1 testing1 or any other activity
 conducted before the activation of the 
electronic health record system4