[Congressional Record Volume 164, Number 138 (Monday, August 20, 2018)]
[Senate]
[Page S5728]
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SA 3773. Mr. McCONNELL (for Mr. Nelson (for himself and Mrs. Capito))
proposed an amendment to amendment SA 3695 proposed by Mr. Shelby to
the bill H.R. 6157, making appropriations for the Department of Defense
for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2019, and for other purposes;
as follows:
At the appropriate place in title VIII of division A,
insert the following:
Sec. ___. (a) Not later than 180 days after the date of the
enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General of the United
States shall submit to the Committees on Appropriations of
the Senate and the House of Representatives a report on a
study, conducted by the Comptroller General for purposes of
the report, on the implementation of the Military Health
System (MHS) Genesis electronic health record at the four
currently active sites.
(b) The report shall include the following:
(1) A description and assessment of the manner in which the
Military Health System Genesis electronic health record is
addressing the concerns raised by the partial Initial
Operational Test and Evaluation (IOT&E) report on the
implementation of the record.
(2) A description and assessment of the performance of
Military Health System Genesis in meeting the demands of the
four currently active sites.
(3) A description and assessment of underlying issues in
connection with the implementation of Military Health System
Genesis.
(4) A description and assessment of any anticipated delays
in the implementation of Military Health System Genesis,
including the effect of such delays on the execution of
funds.
(5) Any other matters in connection with the implementation
of Military Health System Genesis that the Comptroller
General considers appropriate.
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