[Congressional Record Volume 171, Number 133 (Friday, August 1, 2025)]
[Senate]
[Pages S5296-S5297]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

  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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