3.0.0 1371 2023-01-11T13:35:44Z 2023-01-11T13:35:44Z House HR 2017-03-06 115 [Congressional Record Volume 163, Number 38 (Monday, March 6, 2017)]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. O'ROURKE:H.R. 1371.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article 1, Section 8, Clause 18:To make all Laws which shall be necessary and proper forcarrying into Execution the foregoing Powers, and all otherPowers vested by this Constitution in the Government of theUnited States, or in any Department or Officer thereof.[Page H1537]]]> hsvr00 Veterans' Affairs Committee House Standing hsvr03 Health Subcommittee Referred to 2017-03-09T19:48:36Z Referred to 2017-03-06T21:01:05Z Vet Connect Act of 2017 115 530 S 2017-03-06 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Related bill CRS 2017-03-09 hsvr03 Health Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. Committee 2017-03-06 Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsvr00 Veterans' Affairs Committee 2017-03-06 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2017-03-06 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress O000170 Rep. O'Rourke, Beto [D-TX-16] Beto O'Rourke D TX 16 N Armed Forces and National Security Digestive and metabolic diseases Drug, alcohol, tobacco use HIV/AIDS Health information and medical records Medical tests and diagnostic methods Veterans' medical care Armed Forces and National Security 00 2017-03-06 Introduced in House 2017-03-11T16:08:04Z Vet Connect Act of 2017

This bill authorizes the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to disclose to non-VA entities that provide hospital care or medical treatment to veterans (including private entities and other federal agencies) records of the identity, diagnosis, prognosis, or treatment of any patient in connection with a program relating to drug abuse, alcoholism or alcohol abuse, infection with the human immunodeficiency virus, or sickle cell anemia. Such an entity may not redisclose or use such record for a purpose other than that for which the disclosure was made.

]]> Vet Connect Act of 2017 Display Title Vet Connect Act of 2017 Official Title as Introduced To amend title 38, United States Code, to authorize the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to disclose to non-Department of Veterans Affairs health care providers certain medical records of veterans who receive health care from such providers. Introduced in House IH Short Titles as Introduced Vet Connect Act of 2017 Introduced in House 2017-03-06T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-115hr1371ih/xml/BILLS-115hr1371ih.xml 2017-03-09 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.