S.Amdt. 3511

SA 3511. Mr. DAINES (for himself and Mr. Scott of Florida) submitted
an amendment intended to be proposed by him to the bill S. 2296, to
authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2026 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 C of title VII, add the following:

SEC. 724. PILOT PROGRAM ON SECURE, MOBILE PERSONAL HEALTH
RECORD FOR MEMBERS OF THE ARMED FORCES
PARTICIPATING IN THE TRANSITION ASSISTANCE
PROGRAM.

(a) Pilot Program.--Not later than 180 days after the date
of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall
commence carrying out a pilot program under which members of
the Armed Forces who are serving on active duty and receiving
benefits or services under the Transition Assistance Program
are able to use a covered health record platform to collect
their medical records before separating from active duty.
(b) Selection of Armed Forces.--The Secretary shall select
not less than one Armed Force in which to carry out the pilot
program under subsection (a).
(c) Contract Authority.--
(1) In general.--The Secretary shall seek to enter into a
contract using competitive procedures with an appropriate
entity, as determined by the Secretary, for the provision of
the covered health record platform under the pilot program
under subsection (a).
(2) Notice of competition.--Not later than 60 days after
the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall
issue a request for proposals for the contract described in
paragraph (1). Such request shall be full and open to any
contractor that has an existing covered health record
platform.
(3) Selection.--Not later than 120 days after the date of
the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall award a
contract to an appropriate entity pursuant to the request for
proposals under paragraph (2) if at least one acceptable
offer from such an entity is submitted.
(d) Duration of Pilot Program.--
(1) In general.--The Secretary shall carry out the pilot
program under subsection (a) for a period of not less than
one year.
(2) Termination or extension of program.--At the end of the
one-year period specified in paragraph (1), the Secretary
may--
(A) terminate the pilot program under subsection (a);
(B) continue the pilot program;
(C) expand the pilot program; or
(D) implement the use of a covered health record platform
in the Transition Assistance Program throughout the Armed
Forces.
(e) Prohibition on New Appropriations.--No additional funds
are authorized to be appropriated to carry out the
requirements of this section. Such requirements shall be
carried out using amounts otherwise authorized to be
appropriated for the Department of Defense.
(f) Definitions.--In this section:
(1) The term ``covered health record platform'' means a
secure personal health record platform that meets the
following requirements:
(A) Has web-based and native mobile phone app capabilities.
(B) Has the capability to store and share records with the
Department of Veterans Affairs or any other designated care
provider.
(C) Has the capability to store records in the cloud.
(D) Does not have a requirement for integration to receive
or share records.
(E) Has the capability to instantly share data based on a
combination of access key and personal identifier.
(F) Has the capability to provide secure data storage and
records transfer upon separation of a member of the Armed
Forces from active duty.
(G) Does not require a business associate agreement with
any parties.
(H) Has secure data isolation with access controls.
(I) Has, at a minimum, data security that would require
separate encryption for each document, relying on AES256 or
better algorithm with keys encryption using RSA2048 or better
algorithm, or any successor similar algorithm.
(2) The term ``Transition Assistance Program'' means the
program of the Department of Defense for preparation
counseling,

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employment assistance, and other transitional services
provided under sections 1142 and 1144 of title 10, United
States Code.
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