S.Amdt. 4257

SA 4257. Mr. HELLER (for himself and Mr. Casey) submitted an
amendment intended to be proposed by him to the bill S. 2943, to
authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2017 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 B of title VII, add the following:

SEC. 740. IMPLEMENTATION OF RECOMMENDATIONS REGARDING
INTEROPERABLE ELECTRONIC HEALTH RECORD BETWEEN
THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE AND THE DEPARTMENT OF
VETERANS AFFAIRS.

(a) In General.--Not later than September 30, 2017, the
Secretary of Defense and the Secretary of Veterans Affairs
shall implement all recommendations set forth by the
Comptroller General of the United States before the date of
the enactment of this Act regarding the achievement of an
interoperable electronic health record between the Department
of Defense and the Department of Veterans Affairs.
(b) Report.--Not later than 180 days after the date of the
enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense and the
Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall jointly submit to
Congress a report on the progress of the Secretary of Defense
and the Secretary of Veterans Affairs in completing each
action relating to the achievement of an interoperable
electronic health record between the Department of Defense
and the Department of Veterans Affairs that the Comptroller
General determines has not been addressed.
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