S.Amdt. 2904

SA 2904. Mr. SANDERS submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by him to the bill H.R. 1585, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2008 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

At the end of subtitle H of title V, add the following:

SEC. 594. ELECTRONIC DISTRIBUTION OF MEDICAL AND OTHER PERSONNEL RECORDS TO MEMBERS OF THE ARMED FORCES UPON THEIR DISCHARGE OR RELEASE FROM THE ARMED FORCES.

(a) In General.--The Secretary of Defense shall prescribe in regulations a policy, to apply uniformly across the military departments, for the distribution and transfer to members of the Armed Forces of their medical and other personnel records in CD-ROM or other appropriate electronic format at the following times:

(1) Upon the discharge or release of such members from the Armed Forces.

(2) In the case of members of the National Guard or Reserve, upon the deactivation or demobilization of such members after a period on active duty in the Armed Forces of more than 30 days.

(b) Privacy and Other Applicable Requirements.--The policy required by subsection (a) shall ensure the privacy, security, and protection of medical and other personnel records distributed and transferred pursuant to the policy in a manner consistent with applicable law.