,i  #aah? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #fjh  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(            
,,repres5tatives  ,janu>y #bg1 #bjbc,mr4
 ,ros5dale 7= himself & ,mr4 ,bo/7      
introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to
 ! ,committee on ,vet]ans' ,affairs  ,a 
,,bill  ,to t]m9ate ! ,electronic ,heal?
 ,record ,mod]nization ,program ( !     
,dep>tm5t ( ,vet]ans ,affairs4  #a4     
,t]m9ation ( ,electronic ,heal? ,record 
,mod]nization ,program  7a7 ,t]m9ation  
,! ,secret>y ( ,vet]ans ,affairs may n  
c>ry out ! ,electronic ,heal? ,record   
,mod]nization ,program4  7b7            
,implem5tation ( t]m9ation ,n lat] ?an  
#ahj days aft] ! date ( ! enactm5t ( ?is
 ,act1 ! ,secret>y ( ,vet]ans ,affairs  
%all c>ry out ! foll[+ activities3  7#a7
 ,aboli% ! ,electronic ,heal? ,record   
,mod]nization ,integration ,(fice4  7#b7
 ,transf] any activities or functions   
c>ri$ out "u su* (fice t are n t]m9at$  
pursuant to ?is section to ! ,vet]ans   
,heal? ,adm9i/ration or ! ,(fice (      
,in=mation & ,te*nology ( ! ,dep>tm5t ( 

,vet]ans ,affairs4  7#c7 ,) respect to  
ea* facility ( ! ,vet]ans ,heal?        
,adm9i/ration t uses ! electronic heal? 
record sy/em implem5t$ pursuant to !    
,electronic ,heal? ,record ,mod]nization
 ,program1 rev]t ! facility to in/ead   
use ! ,vet]ans ,heal? ,in=mation ,sy/ems
 & ,te*nology ,ar*itecture & !          
,comput]iz$ ,pati5t ,record ,sy/em ( !  
,dep>tm5t4  7c7 ,no expansion dur+      
implem5tation ( t]m9ation ,dur+ ! p]iod 
beg9n+ on ! date ( ! enactm5t ( ?is ,act
 & end+ on ! date on :i* ! ,secret>y    
c>ries out subsection 7b71 ! ,secret>y  
may n c>ry out any activities to        
implem5t ! electronic heal? record sy/em
 implem5t$ pursuant to ! ,electronic    
,heal? ,record ,mod]nization ,program at
 a facility ( ! ,vet]ans ,heal?         
,adm9i/ration :]e su* sy/em is n be+ us$
 z ( ! date ( ! enactm5t ( ?is ,act4    
7d7 ,contracts  7#a7 ,options ,!        
,secret>y may n ex]cise any option      
p]iods or optional tasks "u any contract
 "u ! ,electronic ,heal? ,record        

,mod]nization ,program4  7#b7 ,rule (   
con/ruction ,no?+ 9 ?is section may be  
con/ru$ to require ! ,secret>y to       
t]m9ate any contract1 task ord]1        
modification1 or o!r simil> in/rum5t1 "u
 ! ,electronic ,heal? ,record           
,mod]nization ,program be=e ! expiration
 ( ! p]iod ( p]=mance ( su* contract1   
task ord]1 modification1 or o!r simil>  
in/rum5t4  7e7 ,con=m+ am5dm5ts  7#a7   
,ov]sight ( ,electronic ,heal? ,record  
,mod]nization ,program ,section #ejc ( !
 ,vet]ans ,b5efits & ,transition ,act ( 
#bjah 7,public ,law #aae-djg2 #ch       
,u4,s4,c4 #egja note prec47 is repeal$4 
7#b7 ,dep>tm5t ( ,def5se-,dep>tm5t (    
,vet]ans ,affairs ,int]ag5cy ,program   
,(fice ,section #afce7;c7 ( ! ,w\nd$    
,w>rior ,act 7title ,,xvi ( ,public ,law
 #aaj-aha2 #aj ,u4,s4,c4 #ajga note7 is 
am5d$--  7,a7 9 p>agraph 7#c71 by /rik+ 
& ! ,deputy ,secret>y ( ,vet]ans        
,affairs2  7,b7 9 p>agraph 7#d7--  7i7 9
 subp>agraph 7,a7-- 7,i7 by /rik+ 1 ) ! 
concurr5ce ( ! ,secret>y ( ,vet]ans     

,affairs12 &  7,,ii7 by /rik+ ! second  
s5t5ce2 &  7ii7 9 subp>agraph 7,b7--    
7,i7 by /rik+ ,secret>y ( ,vet]ans      
,affairs1 ) ! concurr5ce ( !2 &  7,,ii7 
by /rik+ ! second s5t5ce2 &  7,c7 by    
/rik+ & ! ,secret>y ( ,vet]ans ,affairs 
%all jo9tly ea* place x appe>s & ins]t+ 
%all4