,i  #aai? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #fffb  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,decemb] #aa1         
#bjbe,mr4 ,murphy 7= himself1 ,ms4 ,lee 
( ,nevada1 ,mr4 ,mc,cormick1 ,mr4       
,jackson ( ,texas1 ,mr4 ,b]gman1 ,mrs4  
,k+-,h9ds1 ,mr4 ,r\z]1 ,mr4 ,gue/1 ,mr4 
,higg9s ( ,l\isiana1 ,mr4 ,turn] (      
,ohio1 ,mr4 ,bacon1 ,mr4 ,davis ( ,nor? 
,c>ol9a1 ,mrs4 ,kiggans ( ,virg9ia1 &   
,mr4 ,ond]7 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i*
 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,arm$      
,s]vices1 & 9 addition to ! ,committee  
on ,vet]ans' ,affairs1 = a p]iod to be  
subsequ5tly det]m9$ by ! ,speak]1 9 ea* 
case = consid]ation ( su* provisions z  
fall )9 ! jurisdiction ( ! committee    
conc]n$  ,a ,,bill  ,to direct !        
,secret>y ( ,def5se & ! ,secret>y (     
,vet]ans ,affairs to jo9tly select a    
jo9t uni=m cr$5tial+ & privileg+ sy/em =
 m$ical provid]s1 & = o!r purposes4  #a4
 ,%ort title  ,?is ,act may be cit$ z ! 
,dep>tm5t ( ,def5se & ,dep>tm5t (       
,vet]ans ,affairs ,m$ical ,cr$5tial+    

,integration ,act ( #bjbe4  #b4 ,jo9t   
uni=m cr$5tial+ & privileg+ sy/em =     
m$ical provid]s at ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,def5se
 & ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,vet]ans ,affairs  7a7 
,report ,n lat] ?an #abj days aft] !    
date ( ! enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 !         
,secret>y ( ,def5se & ! ,secret>y (     
,vet]ans ,affairs1 9 consultation ) !   
,dome/ic ,policy ,c\ncil1 %all jo9tly   
submit to ! ,committees on ,arm$        
,s]vices & ,vet]ans' ,affairs ( ! ,h\se 
( ,repres5tatives & ! ,s5ate a report on
 ! m$ical provid] cr$5tial+ & privileg+ 
sy/ems 9 use by ea* ,dep>tm5t4 ,su*     
report %all include ea* ( ! foll[+3 7#a7
 ,a description ( ! scope & scale ( ea* 
sy/em4  7#b7 ,a description ( ! type (  
data /or$ on ea* sy/em4  7#c7 ,a        
description ( ! portability ( provid]   
cr$5tial+ & privileg+ in=mation "u ea*  
sy/em4  7#d7 ,a description ( !         
int]op]ability betwe5 provid] cr$5tial+ 
sy/ems4  7#e7 ,a description ( ! risk   
managem5t sy/em1 adv]se actions1 &      
gov]nance ( ea* sy/em4  7#f7 ,a         

description ( ! limitations & gaps 9 !  
int]op]ability & adm9i/ration ( ea*     
sy/em4  7#g7 ,recomm5dations = scal+ ea*
 sy/em & address+ gaps 9 !              
int]op]ability & adm9i/ration ( su*     
sy/em1 ) ! goal ( a*iev+ a s+le1 uni=m  
sy/em to be us$ by bo? ,dep>tm5ts4  7b7 
,selection ,n lat] ?an ,janu>y #a1      
#bjbg1 ! ,secret>y ( ,def5se & !        
,secret>y ( ,vet]ans ,affairs1 9        
consultation ) ! ,dome/ic ,policy       
,c\ncil1 %all jo9tly select "o sy/em f !
 sy/ems 9 use by ! ,dep>tm5ts to s]ve z 
! jo9t uni=m cr$5tial+ & privileg+ sy/em
 = bo? ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,def5se & !        
,dep>tm5t ( ,vet]ans ,affairs4  7c7     
,capability ( sy/em ,! ,secret>y (      
,def5se & ! ,secret>y ( ,vet]ans        
,affairs %all ensure t su* jo9t uni=m   
cr$5tial+ & privileg+ sy/em has !       
capability to import & %>e provid]      
cr$5tial+ & privileg+ in=mation4  7d7   
,c]tification ( implem5tation ,n lat]   
?an ,janu>y #a1 #bjbh1 ! ,secret>y (    
,def5se & ! ,secret>y ( ,vet]ans        

,affairs %all jo9tly submit to !        
,committees on ,arm$ ,s]vices &         
,vet]ans' ,affairs ( ! ,h\se (          
,repres5tatives & ! ,s5ate a writt5     
c]tificate t su* jo9t uni=m cr$5tial+ & 
privileg+ sy/em has be5 implem5t$ & is  
op]ational4