I 
113TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 3045 
To amend title 10, United States Code, to ensure that the Secretary of 
Defense provides each member of the Armed Forces, before the member 
separates from the Armed Forces, with an electronic copy of the medical 
records of the member and a physical examination. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
AUGUST 2, 2013 
Mr. O’ROURKE (for himself, Mr. COFFMAN, Mr. WALZ, Mr. STEWART, Ms. 
GABBARD, Mr. RUIZ, Mr. BLUMENAUER, Mr. CONYERS, Mr. SABLAN, 
Mr. GALLEGO, Mr. ROONEY, Mr. ENYART, and Mr. MICHAUD) introduced 
the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Armed Serv-
ices 
A BILL 
To amend title 10, United States Code, to ensure that the 
Secretary of Defense provides each member of the Armed 
Forces, before the member separates from the Armed 
Forces, with an electronic copy of the medical records 
of the member and a physical examination. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
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SECTION 1. TRANSMITTAL OF ELECTRONIC MEDICAL 
RECORDS TO SEPARATING MEMBERS OF THE 
ARMED FORCES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 1142 of title 10, United 
States Code, is amended— 
(1) in subsection (c)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘In the case’’ and inserting 
‘‘(1) In the case’’; 
(B) by adding at the end the following new 
paragraph: 
‘‘(2)(A) The Secretary concerned shall provide to 
each member of the armed forces who is scheduled to be 
separated from the armed forces a copy of the medical 
records of the member (including the results of a Physical 
Evaluation Board or any other physical examination) in 
an electronic format. 
‘‘(B) To the extent practicable, the Secretary con-
cerned shall ensure that medical records provided to a 
member of the National Guard under subparagraph (A) 
include medical records that are— 
‘‘(i) in connection with the service of the mem-
ber in the National Guard, maintained by the Gov-
ernor of the State, Commonwealth, territory, or pos-
session of the United States, or in the case of the 
District of Columbia, the Commanding General of 
the National Guard of the District of Columbia; and 
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‘‘(ii) provided to the Secretary for purposes of 
such subparagraph.’’; and 
(C) in the heading by striking ‘‘TO DE-
PARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS’’; and 
(2) in the heading by striking ‘‘to Depart-
ment of Veterans Affairs’’. 
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sections 
at the beginning of chapter 58 of such title is amended 
by striking the item relating to section 1142 and inserting 
the following: 
‘‘1142. Preseparation counseling; transmittal of medical records’’. 
SEC. 2. MANDATORY PHYSICAL EXAMINATIONS OF SEPA-
RATING MEMBERS OF THE ARMED FORCES. 
Section 1145 of title 10, United States Code, is 
amended— 
(1) in subsection (a)(5)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘(A) The Secretary’’ and 
inserting ‘‘The Secretary’’; 
(B) by inserting ‘‘comprehensive’’ after 
‘‘undergo a’’; and 
(C) by striking subparagraph (B); and 
(2) by adding at the end the following new sub-
section: 
‘‘(f) MANDATORY PHYSICAL EXAMINATIONS
FOR 
MEMBERS NOT OTHERWISE COVERED
BY THIS SEC-
TION.—(1) The Secretary concerned shall provide a com-
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prehensive physical examination pursuant to subsection 
(a)(5) to each member of the armed forces who is sched-
uled to be separated from the armed forces and does not 
otherwise receive such an examination under such sub-
section. 
‘‘(2) A member may not be entitled to health care 
benefits pursuant to subsection (a), (b), or (c) solely by 
reason of being provided a physical examination under 
paragraph (1).’’. 
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