2018 US Code
Title 38 - Veterans' Benefits
Part IV - General Administrative Provisions
Chapter 57 - Records and Investigations
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2015—Pub. L. 114–31, §2(c), July 20, 2015, 129 Stat. 430, added item 5706. 2006—Pub. L. 109–461, title IX, §902(b), Dec. 22, 2006, 120 Stat. 3460, added item for subchapter III and items 5721 to 5728. 1991—Pub. L. 102–54, §14(d)(5)(B), (6)(C), June 13, 1991, 105 Stat. 286, amended table of sections at beginning of chapter as in effect immediately before the enactment of Pub. L. 102–40 by substituting "subpoenas" for "subpenas" in item 3311 and "subpoena" for "subpena" in item 3313. Pub. L. 102–40, title IV, §402(c)(1), May 7, 1991, 105 Stat. 239, renumbered items 3301 to 3313 as 5701 to 5713, respectively. 1980—Pub. L. 96–385, title V, §505(b), Oct. 7, 1980, 94 Stat. 1537, added item 3305. UPDATING DEPENDENT INFORMATIONPub. L. 115–407, title V, §502, Dec. 31, 2018, 132 Stat. 5376, provided that: "The Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall make such changes to such information technology systems of the Department of Veterans Affairs, including the eBenefits system or successor system, as may be necessary so that whenever the Secretary records in such systems information about a dependent of a person, the person is able to review and revise such information." OVERSIGHT OF ELECTRONIC HEALTH RECORD MODERNIZATION PROGRAMPub. L. 115–407, title V, §503, Dec. 31, 2018, 132 Stat. 5376, provided that: "(a) Program Documents.—Not later than 30 days after the date of the enactment of this Act [Dec. 31, 2018], the Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees the following documents concerning the Electronic Health Record Modernization Program: "(1) Integrated Master Plan. "(2) Integrated Master Schedule. "(3) Program Management Plan. "(4) Annual and lifecycle cost estimates, including, at a minimum, cost elements relating to— "(A) Federal Government labor; "(B) contractor labor; "(C) hardware; "(D) software; and "(E) testing and evaluation. "(5) Cost baseline. "(6) Risk Management Plan. "(7) Health IT Strategic Architecture Plan. "(8) Transition Plan for implementing updated architecture. "(9) Data Migration Plan. "(10) System and Data Security Plan. "(11) Application Implementation Plan. "(12) System Design Documents. "(13) Legacy Veterans Information Systems and Technology Architecture Standardization, Security Enhancement, and Consolidation Project Plan. "(14) Health Data Interoperability Management Plan. "(15) Community Care Vision and Implementation Plan, including milestones and a detailed description of how complete interoperability with non-Department health care providers will be achieved. "(b) Quarterly Updates.—Not later than 30 days after the end of each fiscal quarter during the period beginning with the fiscal quarter in which this Act is enacted and ending on the date on which the Electronic Health Record Modernization Program is completed, the Secretary shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees the most recent updated versions, if any exist, of the following documents: "(1) Integrated Master Schedule. "(2) Program Management Plan, including any written Program Management Review material developed for the Program Management Plan during the fiscal quarter covered by the submission. "(3) Each document described in subsection (a)(4). "(4) Performance Baseline Report for the fiscal quarter covered by the submission or for the fiscal quarter ending the fiscal year prior to the submission. "(5) Budget Reconciliation Report. "(6) Risk Management Plan and Risk Register. "(c) Contracts.—Not later than 5 days after awarding a contract, order, or agreement, including any modifications thereto, under the Electronic Health Record Modernization Program, the Secretary shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees a copy of the entire such contract, order, agreement, or modification. "(d) Notification.— "(1) Requirement.—Not later than 10 days after an event described in paragraph (2) occurs, the Secretary shall notify the appropriate congressional committees of such occurrence, including a description of the event and an explanation for why such event occurred. "(2) Event described.—An event described in this paragraph is any of the following events regarding the Electronic Health Record Modernization Program: "(A) The delay of any milestone or deliverable by 30 or more days. "(B) A request for equitable adjustment, equitable adjustment, [sic] or change order exceeding $1,000,000 (as such terms are defined in the Federal Acquisition Regulation). "(C) The submission of any protest, claim, or dispute, and the resolution of any protest, claim, or dispute (as such terms are defined in the Federal Acquisition Regulation). "(D) A loss of clinical or other data. "(E) A breach of patient privacy, including any— "(i) disclosure of protected health information that is not permitted under regulations promulgated under section 264(c) of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (Public Law 104–191; 42 U.S.C. 1320d–2 note); and "(ii) breach of sensitive personal information (as defined in section 5727 of title 38, United States Code). "(e) Definitions.—In this section: "(1) The term 'appropriate congressional committees' means— "(A) the Committees on Veterans' Affairs of the House of Representatives and the Senate; and "(B) the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate. "(2) The term 'Electronic Health Record Modernization Program' means— "(A) any activities by the Department of Veterans Affairs to procure or implement an electronic health or medical record system to replace any or all of the Veterans Information Systems and Technology Architecture, the Computerized Patient Record System, the Joint Legacy Viewer, or the Enterprise Health Management Platform; and "(B) any contracts or agreements entered into by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to carry out, support, or analyze the activities under subparagraph (A)." Pub. L. 115–244, div. C, title II, §239, Sept. 21, 2018, 132 Stat. 2972, provided that: "(a) Except as provided in subsection (b), the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, in consultation with the Secretary of Defense and the Secretary of Labor, shall discontinue using Social Security account numbers to identify individuals in all information systems of the Department of Veterans Affairs as follows: "(1) For all veterans submitting to the Secretary of Veterans Affairs new claims for benefits under laws administered by the Secretary, not later than 5 years after the date of the enactment of this Act [Sept. 21, 2018]. "(2) For all individuals not described in paragraph (1), not later than 8 years after the date of the enactment of this Act. "(b) The Secretary of Veterans Affairs may use a Social Security account number to identify an individual in an information system of the Department of Veterans Affairs if and only if the use of such number is required to obtain information the Secretary requires from an information system that is not under the jurisdiction of the Secretary." Similar provisions were contained in the following acts: Pub. L. 115–141, div. J, title II, §240, Mar. 23, 2018, 132 Stat. 822. |
| United States Code, 2018 Edition, Title 38 - VETERANS' BENEFITS |
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| United States Code |
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| Title 38 - VETERANS' BENEFITS PART IV - GENERAL ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS CHAPTER 57 - RECORDS AND INVESTIGATIONS - Front Matter |
| 2018 |
| January 14, 2019 |
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| standard |
| 94 Stat. 1537 105 Stat. 239, 286 120 Stat. 3460 129 Stat. 430 132 Stat. 822, 2972, 5376 |
| Public Law 96-385, Public Law 102-40, Public Law 102-54, Public Law 104-191, Public Law 109-461, Public Law 114-31, Public Law 115-141, Public Law 115-244, Public Law 115-407 |
