,,ii  #aah? ,,congress  #b;d ,session   
,s4 #chji  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,febru>y #bg1 #bjbd,mr4
 ,ris* introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0   
read twice & ref]r$ to ! ,committee on  
,=eign ,relations  ,a ,,bill  ,to       
require electronic m$ical records at !  
,dep>tm5t ( ,/ate = ,=eign ,s]vice      
p]sonnel4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may
 be cit$ z ! ,electronic ,m$ical        
,records = ,=eign ,s]vice ,p]sonnel ,act
 ( #bjbd4  #b4 ,s5se ( ,congress ,x is !
 s5se ( ,congress t-- 7#a7 ,=eign       
,s]vice p]sonnel at ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,/ate 
(t5 s]ve ) di/9ction 9 au/]e places & "u
 *all5g+ conditions ar\nd ! _w ) limit$ 
heal?c>e availability2  7#b7 !          
,dep>tm5t's exclusive use ( pap] m$ical 
records1 :i* require ,=eign ,s]vice     
p]sonnel to c>ry _! protect$ heal?      
in=mation f po/ to po/1 puts our        
diplomats 9 dang] by limit+ !           
availability ( _! heal? in=mation to    
,dep>tm5t m$ical p]sonnel dur+ critical 
heal? incid5ts2  7#c7 electronic m$ical 

records are necess>y1 p>ticul>ly z !    
,dep>tm5t op5s new embassies 9 ! ,s\?   
,pacific1 ?\s&s ( miles f ! ne>e/       
,dep>tm5t m$ical (fic]1 :o may n h      
access to up-to-date p]sonnel m$ical    
files2  7#d7 ! lack ( electronic m$ical 
records is ev5 m important = m5tal heal?
 records1 z ! ,dep>tm5t only has a small
 numb] ( regional m$ical (fic]          
psy*iatri/s & relies heavily on         
teleheal? = mo/ ,=eign ,s]vice p]sonnel2
 &  7#e7 due to ! critical ne$ =        
electronic m$ical records1 x is         
imp]ative t ! ,dep>tm5t address !       
situation quickly & focus on comm]cially
 available solutions f contractors :o h 
a track record ( successfully implem5t+ 
l>ge-scale projects ( ?is type4  #c4    
,electronic m$ical records requirem5t ,n
 lat] ?an ,decemb] #ca1 #bjbg1 !        
,secret>y ( ,/ate %all h fully implem5t$
 an electronic m$ical records sy/em =   
all ,=eign ,s]vice p]sonnel t elim9ates 
reliance on pap] m$ical records &       
includes appropriate safegu>ds to       

protect p]sonal privacy4  #d4 ,report on
 implem5tation  7a7 ,9 g5]al ,n lat] ?an
 #ahj days aft] ! date ( ! enactm5t (   
?is ,act1 & e #ahj days !reaft]1 !      
,secret>y ( ,/ate %all submit to !      
appropriate congressional committees a  
report on ! progress made t[>ds meet+ ! 
requirem5t "u section #c4  7b7 ,elem5ts 
,! report requir$ "u subsection 7a7 %all
 include ! foll[+ elem5ts3 7#a7 ,an     
updat$ timel9e = implem5tation4  7#b7   
,an e/imat$ completion date4  7#c7 ,!   
am\nts exp5d$ to date on ! requir$      
electronic m$ical records sy/em4  7#d7  
,! e/imat$ am\nt ne$$ to complete !     
sy/em4  7c7 ,t]m9ation ( requirem5t ,!  
report+ requirem5t "u subsection 7a7    
%all cease ^u notification to !         
appropriate congressional committees t  
electronic m$ical records h be5         
completely implem5t$ = all ,=eign       
,s]vice p]sonnel4  7d7 ,appropriate     
congressional committees def9$ ,9 ?is   
section1 ! t]m appropriate congressional
 committees means-- 7#a7 ! ,committee on

 ,=eign ,relations & ! ,committee on    
,appropriations ( ! ,s5ate2 &  7#b7 !   
,committee on ,=eign ,affairs & !       
,committee on ,appropriations ( ! ,h\se 
( ,repres5tatives4