,i  #aahth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #fjh  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of   
,,representatives  ,january #bg1        
#bjbc,mr4 ,rosendale 7for himself and   
,mr4 ,bost7 introduced the following    
bill2 which was referred to the         
,committee on ,veterans' ,affairs  ,a   
,,bill  ,to terminate the ,electronic   
,health ,record ,modernization ,program 
of the ,department of ,veterans         
,affairs4  #a4 ,termination of          
,electronic ,health ,record             
,modernization ,program  7a7            
,termination ,the ,secretary of         
,veterans ,affairs may not carry out the
 ,electronic ,health ,record            
,modernization ,program4  7b7           
,implementation of termination ,not     
later than #ahj days after the date of  
the enactment of this ,act1 the         
,secretary of ,veterans ,affairs shall  
carry out the following activities3     
7#a7 ,abolish the ,electronic ,health   
,record ,modernization ,integration     
,office4  7#b7 ,transfer any activities 

or functions carried out under such     
office that are not terminated pursuant 
to this section to the ,veterans ,health
 ,administration or the ,office of      
,information and ,technology of the     
,department of ,veterans ,affairs4  7#c7
 ,with respect to each facility of the  
,veterans ,health ,administration that  
uses the electronic health record system
 implemented pursuant to the ,electronic
 ,health ,record ,modernization         
,program1 revert the facility to instead
 use the ,veterans ,health ,information 
,systems and ,technology ,architecture  
and the ,computerized ,patient ,record  
,system of the ,department4  7c7 ,no    
expansion during implementation of      
termination ,during the period beginning
 on the date of the enactment of this   
,act and ending on the date on which the
 ,secretary carries out subsection 7b71 
the ,secretary may not carry out any    
activities to implement the electronic  
health record system implemented        
pursuant to the ,electronic ,health     

,record ,modernization ,program at a    
facility of the ,veterans ,health       
,administration where such system is not
 being used as of the date of the       
enactment of this ,act4  7d7 ,contracts 
7#a7 ,options ,the ,secretary may not   
exercise any option periods or optional 
tasks under any contract under the      
,electronic ,health ,record             
,modernization ,program4  7#b7 ,rule of 
construction ,nothing in this section   
may be construed to require the         
,secretary to terminate any contract1   
task order1 modification1 or other      
similar instrument1 under the           
,electronic ,health ,record             
,modernization ,program before the      
expiration of the period of performance 
of such contract1 task order1           
modification1 or other similar          
instrument4  7e7 ,conforming amendments 
7#a7 ,oversight of ,electronic ,health  
,record ,modernization ,program ,section
 #ejc of the ,veterans ,benefits and    
,transition ,act of #bjah 7,public ,law 

#aae-djg2 #ch ,u4,s4,c4 #egja note      
prec47 is repealed4  7#b7 ,department of
 ,defense-,department of ,veterans      
,affairs ,interagency ,program ,office  
,section #afce7;c7 of the ,wounded      
,warrior ,act 7title ,,xvi of ,public   
,law #aaj-aha2 #aj ,u4,s4,c4 #ajga note7
 is amended--  7,a7 in paragraph 7#c71  
by striking and the ,deputy ,secretary  
of ,veterans ,affairs2  7,b7 in         
paragraph 7#d7--  7i7 in subparagraph   
7,a7-- 7,i7 by striking 1 with the      
concurrence of the ,secretary of        
,veterans ,affairs12 and  7,,ii7 by     
striking the second sentence2 and  7ii7 
in subparagraph 7,b7--  7,i7 by striking
 ,secretary of ,veterans ,affairs1 with 
the concurrence of the2 and  7,,ii7 by  
striking the second sentence2 and  7,c7 
by striking and the ,secretary of       
,veterans ,affairs shall jointly each   
place it appears and inserting shall4