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On the recordSeptember 13, 2022
Mr. Speaker, I move to suspend the rules and pass the bill (H.R. 5916) to amend title 38, United States Code, to allow for the electronic request of certain records, and for other purposes, as amended. The Clerk read the title of the bill. The text of the bill is as follows: H.R. 5916 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Wounded Warrior Access Act''. SEC. 2. ELECTRONIC REQUEST OF CERTAIN RECORDS MAINTAINED BY THE SECRETARY OF VETERANS AFFAIRS. (a) Electronic Record Requests.--Section 5702 of title 38, United States Code, is amended-- (1) by redesignating subsection (b) as subsection (c); and (2) by inserting after subsection (a) the following: ``(b)(1) The Secretary shall establish and maintain a secure website or online tool for a claimant or a duly recognized agent or representative of that claimant to submit an electronic request for such records. ``(2) The Secretary, upon receipt of a valid request made through the website or online tool established under paragraph (1), shall provide to the requestor-- ``(A) not later than 10 days after receipt, confirmation of such receipt; and ``(B) not later than 120 days after receipt, such records requested in the form selected by the requestor.''.…
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Mark Takano
Democratic · California

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