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,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,decemb] #ag           
7legislative day1 ,decemb] #af71        
#bjbd,mr4 ,cornyn 7= himself & ,mr4     
,cruz7 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0   
read twice & ref]r$ to ! ,committee on  
,arm$ ,s]vices  ,a ,,bill  ,to require  
id5tification 9 m$ical records ( !      
,dep>tm5t ( ,def5se ( ! affiliation (   
c]ta9 non-,dep>tm5t ( ,def5se heal? c>e 
provid]s1 & = o!r purposes4  #a4        
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,def5se heal? c>e provid]s  7a7 ,9 g5]al
 ,*apt] #ee ( title #aj1 ,unit$ ,/ates  
,code1 is am5d$ by ins]t+ aft] section  
#ajia ! foll[+ new section3  #ajia;a4   
,id5tification 9 pati5t m$ical records (
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,def5se heal? c>e provid]s  7a7         
,requirem5t ,! ,secret>y ( ,def5se %all 
ensure t m$ical records ( ! ,dep>tm5t ( 
,def5se include ! organizational        
affiliation ( any indep5d5t heal? c>e   

contractor id5tifi$ 9 su* m$ical        
records4  7b7 ,indep5d5t heal? c>e      
contractor def9$ ,9 ?is section1 ! t]m  
indep5d5t heal? c>e contractor means a  
heal? c>e provid] :o meets ! foll[+     
crit]ia3 7#a7 ,! heal? c>e provid] is a 
nonp]sonal s]vices contractor1 or an    
employee ( su* a contractor1 pursuant to
 subp>t #cg4d ( ! ,f$]al ,acquisition   
,regulation1 or o!r applicable          
regulation4  7#b7 ,! heal? c>e provid]  
provides heal? c>e s]vices "u ?is *apt] 
9 any milit>y m$ical treatm5t facility  
7z def9$ 9 section #ajgc;c7i7 ( ?is     
title7 or o!r location "u ! jurisdiction
 ( ! ,secret>y ( ,def5se1 includ+ an    
op]ational cl9ic4  4  7b7 ,cl]ical      
am5dm5t ,! table ( sections at ! beg9n+ 
( su* *apt] is am5d$ by ins]t+ aft] !   
item relat+ to section #ajia ! foll[+   
new item3  #ajia;a4 ,id5tification 9    
pati5t m$ical records ( affiliation (   
c]ta9 non-,dep>tm5t ( ,def5se heal? c>e 
provid]s4  4