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118TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 608 

To terminate the Electronic Health Record Modernization Program of the 

Department of Veterans Affairs. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

JANUARY 27, 2023 

Mr. ROSENDALE (for himself and Mr. BOST) introduced the following bill; 

which was referred to the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs 

A BILL 

To terminate the Electronic Health Record Modernization 

Program of the Department of Veterans Affairs. 

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 

3 SECTION 1. TERMINATION OF ELECTRONIC HEALTH 

4 RECORD MODERNIZATION PROGRAM. 

5 (a) TERMINATION.—The Secretary of Veterans Af6 fairs may not carry out the Electronic Health Record 

7 Modernization Program. 

8 (b) IMPLEMENTATION OF TERMINATION.—Not later 

9 than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, 


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1 the Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall carry out the fol2 lowing activities: 

3 (1) Abolish the Electronic Health Record Mod4 ernization Integration Office. 

5 (2) Transfer any activities or functions carried 

6 out under such office that are not terminated pursu7 ant to this section to the Veterans Health Adminis8 tration or the Office of Information and Technology 

9 of the Department of Veterans Affairs. 

10 (3) With respect to each facility of the Veterans 

11 Health Administration that uses the electronic 

12 health record system implemented pursuant to the 

13 Electronic Health Record Modernization Program, 

14 revert the facility to instead use the Veterans Health 

15 Information Systems and Technology Architecture 

16 and the Computerized Patient Record System of the 

17 Department. 

18 (c) NO EXPANSION DURING IMPLEMENTATION OF

19 TERMINATION.—During the period beginning on the date 

20 of the enactment of this Act and ending on the date on 

21 which the Secretary carries out subsection (b), the Sec22 retary may not carry out any activities to implement the 

23 electronic health record system implemented pursuant to 

24 the Electronic Health Record Modernization Program at 

25 a facility of the Veterans Health Administration where 


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1 such system is not being used as of the date of the enact2 ment of this Act. 

3 (d) CONTRACTS.— 

4 (1) OPTIONS.—The Secretary may not exercise 

5 any option periods or optional tasks under any con6 tract under the Electronic Health Record Mod7 ernization Program. 

8 (2) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in this 

9 section may be construed to require the Secretary to 

10 terminate any contract, task order, modification, or 

11 other similar instrument, under the Electronic 

12 Health Record Modernization Program before the 

13 expiration of the period of performance of such con14 tract, task order, modification, or other similar in15 strument. 

16 (e) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.— 

17 (1) OVERSIGHT OF ELECTRONIC HEALTH

18 RECORD MODERNIZATION PROGRAM.—Section 503 of 

19 the Veterans Benefits and Transition Act of 2018 

20 (Public Law 115–407; 38 U.S.C. 5701 note prec.) is 

21 repealed. 

22 (2) DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE-DEPARTMENT

23 OF VETERANS AFFAIRS INTERAGENCY PROGRAM OF24 FICE.—Section 1635(c) of the Wounded Warrior Act 


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1 (title XVI of Public Law 110–181; 10 U.S.C. 1071 

2 note) is amended— 

3 (A) in paragraph (3), by striking ‘‘and the 

4 Deputy Secretary of Veterans Affairs’’; 

5 (B) in paragraph (4)— 

6 (i) in subparagraph (A)— 

7 (I) by striking ‘‘, with the con8 currence of the Secretary of Veterans 

9 Affairs,’’; and 

10 (II) by striking the second sen11 tence; and 

12 (ii) in subparagraph (B)— 

13 (I) by striking ‘‘Secretary of Vet14 erans Affairs, with the concurrence of 

15 the’’; and 

16 (II) by striking the second sen17 tence; and 

18 (C) by striking ‘‘and the Secretary of Vet19 erans Affairs shall jointly’’ each place it ap20 pears and inserting ‘‘shall’’. 

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