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(A) a description of the amounts expended
as described in that paragraph, including a de-
scription of the activities for which expended;
(B) a description and assessment of the out-
come of such activities;
(C) a statement of priorities of the Depart-
ment in activities relating to the prevention, di-
agnosis, research, treatment, and rehabilitation
of traumatic brain injury in members of the
Armed Forces during the year in which such re-
port is submitted and in future calendar years;
(D) a statement of priorities of the Depart-
ment in activities relating to the prevention, di-
agnosis, research, treatment, and rehabilitation
of post-traumatic stress disorder in members of
the Armed Forces during the year in which such
report is submitted and in future calendar years;
and
(E) an assessment of the progress made to-
ward achieving the priorities stated in subpara-
graphs (C) and (D) in the report under para-
graph (1) in the previous year, and a description
of any actions planned during the year in which
such report is submitted to achieve any
unfulfilled priorities during such year.
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PART IV—OTHER MATTERS
SEC. 1641. JOINT ELECTRONIC HEALTH RECORD FOR THE
DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE AND DEPART-
MENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS.
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Defense and the
Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall jointly—
(1) develop and implement a joint electronic
health record for use by the Department of Defense
and the Department of Veterans Affairs; and
(2) accelerate the exchange of health care infor-
mation between the Department of Defense and the
Department of Veterans Affairs in order to support
the delivery of health care by both Departments.
(b) DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE-DEPARTMENT OF VET-
ERANS AFFAIRS INTERAGENCY PROGRAM OFFICE FOR A
JOINT ELECTRONIC HEALTH RECORD.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—There is hereby established a
joint element of the Department of Defense and the
Department of Veterans Affairs to be known as the
‘‘Department of Defense-Department of Veterans Af-
fairs Interagency Program Office for a Joint Elec-
tronic Health Record’’ (in this section referred to as
the ‘‘Office’’).
(2) PURPOSES.—The purposes of the Office shall
be as follows:
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(A) To act as a single point of account-
ability for the Department of Defense and the
Department of Veterans Affairs in the rapid de-
velopment, test, and implementation of a joint
electronic health record for use by the Depart-
ment of Defense and the Department of Veterans
Affairs.
(B) To accelerate the exchange of health
care information between Department of Defense
and the Department of Veterans Affairs in order
to support the delivery of health care by both De-
partments.
(c) LEADERSHIP.—
(1) DIRECTOR.—The Director of the Department
of Defense-Department of Veterans Affairs Inter-
agency Program Office for a Joint Electronic Health
Record shall be the head of the Office.
(2) DEPUTY DIRECTOR.—The Deputy Director of
the Department of Defense-Department of Veterans
Affairs Interagency Program Office for a Joint Elec-
tronic Health Record shall be the deputy head of the
office and shall assist the Director in carrying out the
duties of the Director.
(3) APPOINTMENTS.—(A) The Director shall be
appointed by the Secretary of Defense, with the con-