,,ii  #aai? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,s4 #ceae  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,decemb] #af1          
#bjbe,mrs4 ,blackburn 7= h]self & ,ms4  
,ros57 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0   
read twice & ref]r$ to ! ,committee on  
,vet]ans' ,affairs  ,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 ,jo9t uni=m cr$5tial+
 & privileg+ sy/em = m$ical provid]s at 
! ,dep>tm5t ( ,def5se & ! ,dep>tm5t (   
,vet]ans ,affairs  7a7 ,report  7#a7 ,9 
g5]al ,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 !
 appropriate committees ( ,congress a   
report on ! m$ical provid] cr$5tial+ &  
privileg+ sy/ems 9 use by ! ,dep>tm5t ( 
,def5se & ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,vet]ans        
,affairs4  7#b7 ,elem5ts ,! report      

requir$ by p>agraph 7#a7 %all include   
ea* ( ! foll[+3 7,a7 ,a description ( ! 
scope & scale ( ! m$ical provid]        
cr$5tial+ & privileg+ sy/ems 9 use by ! 
,dep>tm5t ( ,def5se & ! ,dep>tm5t (     
,vet]ans ,affairs4  7,b7 ,a description 
( ! type ( data /or$ 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$5tial+ 
sy/ems4  7,e7 ,a description ( ! risk   
managem5t sy/em1 adv]se actions1 &      
gov]nance ( ea* sy/em4  7,f7 ,a         
description ( ! limitations & gaps 9 !  
int]op]ability & adm9i/ration ( ea*     
sy/em4  7,g7 ,recomm5dations = scal+ ea*
 sy/em & address+ gaps 9 !              
int]op]ability & adm9i/ration ( ea*     
sy/em1 ) ! goal ( a*iev+ a s+le1 uni=m  
sy/em to be us$ by bo? ! ,dep>tm5t (    
,def5se & ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,vet]ans        
,affairs4  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>tm5t ( ,def5se &
 ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,vet]ans ,affairs 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 ! jo9t uni=m     
cr$5tial+ & privileg+ sy/em select$ "u  
subsection 7b7 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 ! appropriate          
committees ( ,congress a writt5         
c]tification t ! jo9t uni=m cr$5tial+ & 
privileg+ sy/em select$ "u subsection   
7b7 has be5 implem5t$ & is op]ational4  
7e7 ,appropriate committees ( ,congress 
def9$ ,9 ?is section1 ! t]m appropriate 
committees ( ,congress means-- 7#a7 !   

,committee on ,arm$ ,s]vices & !        
,committee on ,vet]ans' ,affairs ( !    
,s5ate2 &  7#b7 ! ,committee on ,arm$   
,s]vices & ! ,committee on ,vet]ans'    
,affairs ( ! ,h\se ( ,repres5tatives4