,,ii  #aah? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,s4 #cbie  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,novemb] #ad           
7legislative day1 ,novemb] #ac71        
#bjbc,mr4 ,lank=d 7= himself & ,ms4     
,hassan7 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 
read twice & ref]r$ to ! ,committee on  
,vet]ans' ,affairs  ,a ,,bill  ,to      
require ! ,secret>y ( ,vet]ans ,affairs 
to e/abli% a portal = ma9ta9+ digital   
records ( =m] memb]s ( ! ,arm$ ,=ces &  
to e/abli% an advisory committee reg>d+ 
! ma9t5ance ( ^? records1 & = o!r       
purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may
 be cit$ z ! ,increas+ ,access to       
,milit>y ,s]vice ,records ,act ( #bjbc4 
#b4 ,e/abli%m5t ( portal = digital      
records ( =m] memb]s ( ! ,arm$ ,=ces    
7a7 ,e/abli%m5t ( portal requir$ ,!     
,secret>y ( ,vet]ans ,affairs %all      
e/abli% a portal = ma9ta9+ images ( !   
milit>y p]sonnel digital records ( !    
,dep>tm5t ( ,def5se s t =m] memb]s ( !  
,arm$ ,=ces & _! families c access _!   
own records ?r\gh a portal creat$ by !  

,dep>tm5t ( ,vet]ans ,affairs4  7b7     
,advisory committee  7#a7 ,e/abli%m5t   
7,a7 ,9 g5]al ,! ,secret>y %all e/abli% 
an advisory committee on access to      
milit>y p]sonnel records ( =m] memb]s ( 
! ,arm$ ,=ces4  7,b7 ,designation ,!    
advisory committee e/abli%$ "u          
subp>agraph 7,a7 %all be kn[n z !       
,vet]an ,milit>y ,p]sonnel ,record      
,advisory ,committee 79 ?is section     
ref]r$ to z ! ,advisory ,committee74    
7#b7 ,memb]%ip  7,a7 ,9 g5]al ,!        
,advisory ,committee %all be compos$ (  
#ab memb]s appo9t$ by ! ,secret>y1 (    
:i*-- 7i7 n few] ?an "o %all be a       
repres5tative ( ! ,adm9i/ration2  7ii7 n
 few] ?an "o %all be a repres5tative ( !
 ,dep>tm5t ( ,def5se2  7iii7 n few] ?an 
"o %all be a repres5tative ( ! ,dep>tm5t
 ( ,vet]ans ,affairs2  7iv7 n few] ?an  
"o %all be a repres5tative ( ! ,army2   
7v7 n few] ?an "o %all be a             
repres5tative ( ! ,navy2  7vi7 n few]   
?an "o %all be a repres5tative ( ! ,air 
,=ce2  7vii7 n few] ?an "o %all be a    

repres5tative ( ! ,m>9e ,corps2  7viii7 
n few] ?an "o %all be a repres5tative ( 
! ,space ,=ce2  7ix7 n few] ?an "o %all 
be a repres5tative ( ! ,coa/ ,gu>d2  7x7
 n few] ?an "o %all be a skill$ s(tw>e  
product developm5t speciali/2 &  7xi7 n 
few] ?an "o %all be a repres5tative ( a 
vet]ans s]vice organization4  7,b7 ,date
 ,! appo9tm5ts ( ! memb]s ( ! ,committee
 "u subp>agraph 7,a7 %all be made n lat]
 ?an #ij days aft] ! date ( ! enactm5t (
 ?is ,act4  7,c7 ,p]iod ( appo9tm5t2    
vacancies  7i7 ,9 g5]al ,a memb] ( !    
,advisory ,committee %all be appo9t$ = !
 life ( ! ,advisory ,committee4  7ii7   
,vacancies ,a vacancy 9 ! ,advisory     
,committee-- 7,i7 %all n affect ! p[]s (
 ! ,advisory ,committee2 &  7,,ii7 %all 
be fill$ 9 ! same mann] z ! orig9al     
appo9tm5t4  7,d7 ,*airp]son & vice      
*airp]son ,! ,advisory ,committee %all  
select a ,*airp]son & ,vice ,*airp]son f
 among ! memb]s ( ! ,advisory           
,committee4  7#c7 ,meet+s  7,a7 ,initial
 meet+ ,n lat] ?an #ij days aft] ! date 

( ! enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 ! ,advisory    
,committee %all hold ! fir/ meet+ ( !   
,advisory ,committee4  7,b7 ,frequ5cy ,!
 ,advisory ,committee %all meet n less  
frequ5tly ?an qu>t]ly4  7,c7 ,quorum ,a 
majority ( ! memb]s ( ! ,advisory       
,committee %all con/itute a quorum1 b a 
less] numb] ( memb]s may hold he>+s4    
7#d7 ,duties ,! duties ( ! ,advisory    
,committee are z foll[s3 7,a7 ,to assess
 h[ ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,vet]ans ,affairs & ! 
,national ,ar*ives c m effectively      
utilize ! electronic records ( !        
,dep>tm5t ( ,def5se via ! ,def5se       
,p]sonnel ,records ,in=mation ,retrieval
 ,sy/em & h[ to be/ use ?is plat=m z a  
portal = ! digital images ( ! records4  
7,b7 ,to assess h[ ! milit>y dep>tm5ts  
w\ld ne$ to bett] coord9ate !           
capabilities ( ! ,def5se ,p]sonnel      
,records ,in=mation ,retrieval ,sy/em4  
7,c7 ,to assess h[ be/ to lev]age exi/+ 
infra/ructure ( ! ,def5se ,p]sonnel     
,records ,in=mation ,retrieval ,sy/em & 
o!r =ms ( infra/ructure to facilitate   

milit>y p]sonnel record access = =m]    
memb]s ( ! ,arm$ ,=ces4  7,d7 ,to create
 guidel9es = compil+ milit>y p]sonnel   
records ( memb]s ( ! ,arm$ ,=ces 9 !    
portal e/abli%$ "u subsection 7a74  7,e7
 ,to assess ! /eps requir$ to develop an
 electronic portal & correspond+ website
 to c>ry out subsection 7a74  7,f7 ,to  
assess ! transition f ! ,dep>tm5t (     
,def5se to ! ,adm9i/ration aft] #fb ye>s
 :5 milit>y p]sonnel records become     
public4  7,g7 ,to assess ! coord9ation (
 milit>y p]sonnel records betwe5 ,f$]al 
ag5cies4  7,h7 ,to assess ! consi/5cy & 
int]op]ability ( data %>+ betwe5 !      
milit>y dep>tm5ts ) respect to milit>y  
p]sonnel records4  7,i7 ,to assess !    
legal imp$im5ts to ! %>+ betwe5 ,f$]al  
ag5cies ( milit>y p]sonnel records4     
7,j7 ,to assess ! options =             
accessibility ( =m] memb]s ( ! ,arm$    
,=ces to _! milit>y p]sonnel records &  
any h9drances to su* accessibility4     
7,k7 ,to assess ! feasibility &         
advisability ( a call c5t] = =m] memb]s 

( ! ,arm$ ,=ces to access _! milit>y    
p]sonnel records )9 ! ,national         
,p]sonnel ,records ,c5t]4  7,l7 ,to     
assess ! feasibility & advisability ( a 
nondigital option = =m] memb]s ( ! ,arm$
 ,=ces )\t access to ! portal e/abli%$  
"u subsection 7a7 to access _! milit>y  
p]sonnel records4  7,m7 ,to assess !    
feasibility & advisability ( e/abli%+ a 
portal l ! "o requir$ by subsection 7a7 
b sep>at$ f su* portal & = congressional
 casework]s ( =m] memb]s ( ! ,arm$      
,=ces4  7,n7 ,to assess ! feasibility & 
advisability ( all[+ ?ird-p>ty access to
 milit>y p]sonnel records ( =m] memb]s (
 ! ,arm$ ,=ces = s*ol>s & ext5d$ family 
memb]s ( su* =m] memb]s4  7,o7 ,to      
assess h[ ! portal requir$ by subsection
 7a7 c h necess>y sep>ation betwe5 !    
actual data or in=mation provid$ & ! end
 us] to protect confid5tial in=mation & 
privacy4  7,p7 ,to assess measures to   
ensure adequate access to milit>y       
p]sonnel records ( =m] memb]s ( ! ,arm$ 
,=ces by hi/orians :ile protect+ !      

privacy ( =m] memb]s ( ! ,arm$ ,=ces4   
7,q7 ,to assess :i* metrics %\ld be us$ 
to det]m9e :i* family memb]s ( =m]      
memb]s ( ! ,arm$ ,=ces %\ld be all[$ to 
access ! milit>y p]sonnel records ( su* 
=m] memb]s4  7,r7 ,to assess h[ milit>y 
p]sonnel records transf] f ! milit>y    
dep>tm5ts to ! ,adm9i/ration aft] #fb   
ye>s w occur 9 ! digital realm1 includ+ 
f a private in=mation protection /&po9t4
  7,s7 ,to assess ! curr5t /&>ds = %>+  
records ( =m] memb]s ( ! ,arm$ ,=ces4   
7,t7 ,to assess h[ to avoid data        
r$undancy & ensure consi/5t record keep+
 ( milit>y p]sonnel records across all  
plat=ms & locations ( ! ,f$]al          
,gov]nm5t4  7#e7 ,report ,n lat] ?an    
#ahj days aft] ! initial meet+ ( !      
,advisory ,committee "u p>agraph        
7#c77;,a71 ! ,advisory ,committee %all  
submit to ,congress a report on !       
activities conduct$ by ! ,advisory      
,committee4  7#f7 ,p[]s ( ,advisory     
,committee  7,a7 ,he>+s ,! ,advisory    
,committee may hold su* he>+s1 sit & act

 at su* times & places1 take su*        
te/imony1 & receive su* evid5ce z !     
,advisory ,committee consid]s advisable 
to c>ry out ?is subsection4  7,b7       
,in=mation f ,f$]al ag5cies  7i7 ,9     
g5]al ,! ,advisory ,committee may secure
 directly f a ,f$]al dep>tm5t or ag5cy  
su* in=mation z ! ,advisory ,committee  
consid]s necess>y to c>ry out ?is       
subsection4  7ii7 ,furni%+ in=mation ,on
 reque/ ( ! ,*airp]son ( ! ,advisory    
,committee1 ! head ( ! dep>tm5t or ag5cy
 %all furni% ! in=mation to ! ,advisory 
,committee4  7,c7 ,po/al s]vices ,!     
,advisory ,committee may use ! ,unit$   
,/ates mails 9 ! same mann] & "u ! same 
conditions z o!r dep>tm5ts & ag5cies ( !
 ,f$]al ,gov]nm5t4  7,d7 ,gifts ,!      
,advisory ,committee may accept1 use1 & 
dispose ( gifts or donations ( s]vices  
or prop]ty4  7#g7 ,advisory ,committee  
p]sonnel matt]s  7,a7 ,comp5sation (    
memb]s ,a memb] ( ! ,advisory ,committee
 :o is n an (fic] or employee ( ! ,f$]al
 ,gov]nm5t %all be comp5sat$ at a rate  

equal to ! daily equival5t ( ! annual   
rate ( basic pay prescrib$ = level ,,iv 
( ! ,executive ,s*$ule "u section #ecae 
( title #e1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 = ea*  
day 7includ+ travel "t7 dur+ :i* ! memb]
 is engag$ 9 ! p]=mance ( ! duties ( !  
,advisory ,committee4  7,b7 ,travel     
exp5ses ,a memb] ( ! ,advisory          
,committee %all be all[$ travel exp5ses1
 includ+ p] diem 9 lieu ( subsi/5ce1 at 
rates au?oriz$ = employees ( ag5cies "u 
sub*apt] ,i ( *apt] #eg ( title #e1     
,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 :ile away f _!     
homes or regul> places ( bus9ess 9 !    
p]=mance ( s]vices = ! ,advisory        
,committee4  7,c7 ,/aff  7i7 ,9 g5]al ,!
 ,*airp]son ( ! ,advisory ,committee    
may1 )\t reg>d to ! civil s]vice laws   
7includ+ regulations71 appo9t & t]m9ate 
an executive director & su* o!r         
additional p]sonnel z may be necess>y to
 enable ! ,advisory ,committee to p]=m  
its duties1 except t ! employm5t ( an   
executive director %all be subject to   
confirmation by ! ,advisory ,committee4 

7ii7 ,comp5sation ,! ,*airp]son ( !     
,advisory ,committee may fix !          
comp5sation ( ! executive director & o!r
 p]sonnel )\t reg>d to *apt] #ea &      
sub*apt] ,,iii ( *apt] #ec ( title #e1  
,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 relat+ to          
classification ( positions & ,g5]al     
,s*$ule pay rates1 except t ! rate ( pay
 = ! executive director & o!r p]sonnel  
may n exce$ ! rate payable = level ,v ( 
! ,executive ,s*$ule "u section #ecaf ( 
t title4  7,d7 ,detail ( gov]nm5t       
employees ,a ,f$]al ,gov]nm5t employee  
may be detail$ to ! ,advisory ,committee
 )\t reimbursem5t1 & su* detail %all be 
)\t int]ruption or loss ( civil s]vice  
/atus or privilege4  7,e7 ,procurem5t ( 
tempor>y & int]mitt5t s]vices ,!        
,*airp]son ( ! ,advisory ,committee may 
procure tempor>y & int]mitt5t s]vices "u
 section #caji7;b7 ( title #e1 ,unit$   
,/ates ,code1 at rates = individuals t d
 n exce$ ! daily equival5t ( ! annual   
rate ( basic pay prescrib$ = level ,v ( 
! ,executive ,s*$ule "u section #ecaf ( 

t title4  7#h7 ,t]m9ation ( ,advisory   
,committee ,! ,advisory ,committee %all 
t]m9ate on ! date t is two ye>s aft] !  
date ( ! enactm5t ( ?is ,act4  7#i7     
,au?orization ( appropriations ,no      
am\nts are au?oriz$ to be appropriat$ to
 c>ry out ?is subsection4 ,! ,secret>y  
%all c>ry out ?is subsection us+ am\nts 
o!rwise made available to ! ,dep>tm5t ( 
,vet]ans ,affairs4  7c7 ,def9itions ,9  
?is section3 7#a7 ,adm9i/ration &       
,ar*ivi/ ,! t]ms ,adm9i/ration &        
,ar*ivi/ h ! mean+s giv5 ^? t]ms 9      
section #baja ( title #dd1 ,unit$ ,/ates
 ,code4  7#b7 ,vet]ans s]vice           
organization ,! t]m vet]ans s]vice      
organization means any organization     
recogniz$ by ! ,secret>y ( ,vet]ans     
,affairs = ! repres5tation ( vet]ans "u 
section #eijb ( title #ch1 ,unit$ ,/ates
 ,code4