I 
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. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 
1. 
TERMINATION 
OF 
ELECTRONIC 
HEALTH 
RECORD MODERNIZATION PROGRAM. 
(a) TERMINATION.—The Secretary of Veterans Af-
fairs may not carry out the Electronic Health Record 
Modernization Program. 
(b) IMPLEMENTATION OF TERMINATION.—Not later 
than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, 
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the Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall carry out the fol-
lowing activities: 
(1) Abolish the Electronic Health Record Mod-
ernization Integration Office. 
(2) Transfer any activities or functions carried 
out under such office that are not terminated pursu-
ant to this section to the Veterans Health Adminis-
tration or the Office of Information and Technology 
of the Department of Veterans Affairs. 
(3) With respect to each facility of the Veterans 
Health Administration that uses the electronic 
health record system implemented pursuant to the 
Electronic Health Record Modernization Program, 
revert the facility to instead use the Veterans Health 
Information Systems and Technology Architecture 
and the Computerized Patient Record System of the 
Department. 
(c) NO EXPANSION DURING IMPLEMENTATION OF 
TERMINATION.—During the period beginning on the date 
of the enactment of this Act and ending on the date on 
which the Secretary carries out subsection (b), the Sec-
retary may not carry out any activities to implement the 
electronic health record system implemented pursuant to 
the Electronic Health Record Modernization Program at 
a facility of the Veterans Health Administration where 
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such system is not being used as of the date of the enact-
ment of this Act. 
(d) CONTRACTS.— 
(1) OPTIONS.—The Secretary may not exercise 
any option periods or optional tasks under any con-
tract under the Electronic Health Record Mod-
ernization Program. 
(2) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in this 
section may be construed to require the Secretary to 
terminate any contract, task order, modification, or 
other similar instrument, under the Electronic 
Health Record Modernization Program before the 
expiration of the period of performance of such con-
tract, task order, modification, or other similar in-
strument. 
(e) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.— 
(1) OVERSIGHT
OF
ELECTRONIC
HEALTH 
RECORD MODERNIZATION PROGRAM.—Section 503 of 
the Veterans Benefits and Transition Act of 2018 
(Public Law 115–407; 38 U.S.C. 5701 note prec.) is 
repealed. 
(2) DEPARTMENT
OF
DEFENSE-DEPARTMENT 
OF VETERANS AFFAIRS INTERAGENCY PROGRAM OF-
FICE.—Section 1635(c) of the Wounded Warrior Act 
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(title XVI of Public Law 110–181; 10 U.S.C. 1071 
note) is amended— 
(A) in paragraph (3), by striking ‘‘and the 
Deputy Secretary of Veterans Affairs’’; 
(B) in paragraph (4)— 
(i) in subparagraph (A)— 
(I) by striking ‘‘, with the con-
currence of the Secretary of Veterans 
Affairs,’’; and 
(II) by striking the second sen-
tence; and 
(ii) in subparagraph (B)— 
(I) by striking ‘‘Secretary of Vet-
erans Affairs, with the concurrence of 
the’’; and 
(II) by striking the second sen-
tence; and 
(C) by striking ‘‘and the Secretary of Vet-
erans Affairs shall jointly’’ each place it ap-
pears and inserting ‘‘shall’’. 
Æ 
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