,i  #aai? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #bhbh  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,april #aj1 #bjbe,mr4 
,conaway 7= himself1 ,mr4 ,c>bajal1 &   
,ms4 ,h\lahan7 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 
:i* 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on         
,vet]ans' ,affairs  ,a ,,bill  ,to      
direct ! ,secret>y ( ,vet]ans ,affairs  
to re/rict ! access & use ( vet]ans'    
data by ! ,,u ,,doge ,s]vice & special  
,gov]nm5t employees1 & = o!r purposes4  
#a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z 
! ,,va ,,data ,access ,transp>5cy &     
,acc\ntability ,act ( #bjbe or ! ,,va   
,,data ,act ( #bjbe4  #b4 ,re/rictions  
on access ( ,,doge ,s]vice to p]sonal   
in=mation ab\t vet]ans  7a7 ,re/riction 
on access ,! ,secret>y ( ,vet]ans       
,affairs may n provide to ! ,adm9i/rator
 ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates ,,doge ,s]vice       
7commonly ref]r$ to z ! ,dep>tm5t (     
,gov]nm5t ,effici5cy or ,,doge7 access  
to any vet]an's data 9 ! possession ( ! 
,dep>tm5t ( ,vet]ans ,affairs4  7b7     
,re/riction on use ( in=mation ,no      

special ,gov]nm5t employee may access or
 exfiltrate any vet]an's data 9 !       
possession ( ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,vet]ans     
,affairs = ! purpose ( us+ su* data--   
7#a7 = comm]cial ga92 or  7#b7 = any    
reason o!r ?an a gov]nm5tal purpose     
au?oriz$ by ! ,secret>y4  7c7 ,t]m9ation
 ( access ,if any special ,gov]nm5t     
employee acquires access to any sy/em ( 
! ,dep>tm5t ( ,vet]ans ,affairs t       
conta9s any vet]an's data1 ! ,secret>y  
%all ensure t ^u ! t]m9ation ( ! p]iod (
 s]vice ( ! special ,gov]nm5t employee1 
su* employee-- 7#a7 returns all su* data
 to ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,vet]ans ,affairs2 &  
7#b7 does n reta9 a copy ( any su* data4
  7d7 ,def9itions ,9 ?is section3 7#a7  
,! t]m special ,gov]nm5t employee has ! 
mean+ giv5 su* t]m 9 section #bjb7;a7 ( 
title #ah1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code4  7#b7 ,!
 t]m vet]an's data mean data relat+ to  
an individual vet]an1 includ+ p]sonal   
heal? in=mation1 p]sonal id5tify+       
in=mation1 & f9ancial in=mation4  7#c7  
,! t]m p]sonal heal? in=mation means1 ) 

respect to a vet]an1 any in=mation1 :e!r
 oral or record$ 9 any =m or m$ium1 t is
 relat$ to-- 7,a7 ! heal? ( ! vet]an1   
includ+ pa/1 pres5t1 or future heal?2   
7,b7 ! m$ical treatm5t ( ! vet]an1      
includ+ pa/1 pres5t or future su*       
treatm5t2 or  7,c7 any paym5t made or   
*>g$ to a vet]an relat$ to ! heal? or   
m$ical treatm5t ( ! vet]an1 includ+ any 
pa/1 pres5t or future su* paym5t4  7#d7 
,! t]m p]sonal id5tify+ in=mation means1
 ) respect to a vet]an1 any in=mation1  
:e!r oral or record$ 9 any =m or m$ium1 
t c be us$ to uncov] ! id5tity ( !      
vet]an1 includ+-- 7,a7 ! "n1 signature1 
or initials ( ! vet]an2  7,b7 ! social  
security numb] ( ! vet]an2  7,c7 !      
driv]s lic5se numb] or passport numb] ( 
! vet]an2  7,d7 ! home or mail+ address 
( ! vet]an2  7,e7 ! date ( bir? ( !     
vet]an2  7,f7 any m$ical record ( !     
vet]an2  7,g7 any f9ancial acc\nt or    
cr$it c>d numb] ( ! vet]an2 &  7,h7 any 
biometric records4