Sec. 761. Timeliness of electronic medical records during transition from the Armed Forces
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Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the congressional defense committees a report on the timeliness of providing members of the Armed Forces who are separating from active duty with a copy of the electronic health records of the members. The report under paragraph
(1)shall include the following, with respect to the one-year period preceding the date of the report: The average number of days following separation from active duty for a member to receive the electronic health records of the member. The most number of days a member has waited to receive such records. An explanation for delays in providing members such records. The Secretary shall establish standards to ensure that a member of the Armed Forces who is separating from active duty receives the electronic health records of the member within a reasonable period.