[Congressional Record Volume 162, Number 84 (Thursday, May 26, 2016)]
[Senate]
[Page S3310]
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  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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