,i  #aai? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #ehfa  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,octob] #bh1 #bjbe,mr4
 ,suozzi 7= himself & ,mr4 ,murphy7     
introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to
 ! ,committee on ,en]gy & ,comm]ce  ,a  
,,bill  ,to direct ! ,secret>y ( ,heal? 
& ,human ,s]vices to seek an agreem5t ) 
! ,national ,academies ( ,sci5ces1      
,eng9e]+1 & ,m$ic9e to conduct a /udy on
 e/abli%+ a sy/em = /or+ la/ wi%        
docum5ts1 & = o!r purposes4  #a4 ,%ort  
title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z ! ,legacy 
,act ( #bjbe4  #b4 ,/udy on e/abli%+    
sy/em = /or+ & retriev+ la/ wi% docum5ts
  7a7 ,9 g5]al ,! ,secret>y %all seek to
 ent] into an agreem5t ) ! ,national    
,academies "u :i* ! ,national ,academies
 conduct a /udy on e/abli%+ & ma9ta9+ a 
national1 confid5tial1 & secure sy/em = 
/or+ & retriev+ by an au?oriz$ ag5t a   
la/ wi% docum5t ( an individual1 at no  
co/ to su* individual4  7b7 ,submission 
( /atus & results ,! agreem5t ent]$ into
 "u subsection 7a7 %all require !       

,national ,academies to submit to !     
,secret>y & ,congress-- 7#a7 n lat] ?an 
#b ye>s aft] ! date ( enactm5t ( ?is    
,act1 ! /atus ( ! /udy conduct$ "u su*  
agreem5t2 &  7#b7 n lat] ?an #d ye>s    
aft] ! date ( enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 !    
results ( ! /udy conduct$ "u su*        
agreem5t4  7c7 ,def9itions ,9 ?is ,act3 
7#a7 ,la/ wi% docum5t ,! t]m la/ wi%    
docum5t includes-- 7,a7 an advance      
directive2  7,b7 an organ donor         
regi/ration2  7,c7 a heal?c>e or m$ical 
proxy2  7,d7 a p[] ( attorney2 or  7,e7 
a liv+ w4  7#b7 ,national ,academies ,! 
t]m ,national ,academies means !        
,national ,academies ( ,sci5ces1        
,eng9e]+1 & ,m$ic9e4  7#c7 ,secret>y ,! 
t]m ,secret>y means ! ,secret>y ( ,heal?
 & ,human ,s]vices4