123STA T . 23 84PUBLIC LA W 111 – 84 —O CT. 28 , 2 0 0 9(5)Anas s e ss m en t,i n co o rd ination w it h the S ecretar y o fV eterans Affairs, of — (A) the ca p a b i l ity of the D epartment of Defense of meetin g the re qu irements for j oint interoperability with the Department of Veterans Affairs, as required by such section 163 5
and ( B ) the progress the Secretary of Defense and the Sec - retary of Veterans Affairs ha v e made on the establishment of a joint virtual lifetime electronic record for members of the Armed F orces . (6)Aplantota k e corrective actions that are necessary to remedy shortfalls identified as a result of the assessments under this subsection. ( 7 ) An assessment of the estimated resources required in future years to achieve optimal information technology support for health care clinical practice and quality and compliance with the requirements of such section 1635. ( 8 ) An analysis of the methods by which the O ffice of the Assistant Secretary of Defense for H ealth Affairs procures health information management and information technology goods and services, and of the appropriateness of the application of legal and acquisition authorities. ( 9 ) An analysis of the capabilities of the Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Health Affairs to carry out necessary governance, management, and development functions of health information management and information technology systems, including— (A) the recommendations of the Assistant Secretary for improvements to the Office or alternative organi z ational structures for the Office; and (B) alternative organizations within the Department of Defense with equal or greater management capabilities for health information management and information tech- nology. (1 0 ) A recommendation as to whether health information management and information technology systems of the Depart- ment of Defense should be included in and subject to the requirements of section 2 222 of title 10, U nited States C ode. (c) C OVER E D A UTH OR IZA TIO NS ORA P PROPRIATIONS.—Amounts described in this section are the following amounts authorized to be appropriated for the Department of Defense for fiscal year 2010
(1) Of the amounts authorized to be appropriated for oper- ation and maintenance for the Defense Health P rogram (DHP IM/ I T Support Program), $ 116,200,000. (2) Of the amounts authorized to be appropriated for procurement for the Defense Health Program, $1 4 4,600,000. (3) Of the amounts authorized to be appropriated for information technology development (program element 65013), $124,400,000. (d) CO M PTRO L LER G ENERAL R EVIE W .— N ot later than 30 days after the Deputy Secretary submits the report required under sub- section (a), the Comptroller General of the United States shall submit to the congressional defense committees the results of an assessment carried out by the Comptroller General of the report and plan of action to achieve Department goals and mitigate risk in the management and e x ecution of health information manage- ment and information technology programs. Deadlin e .As sess m en t .
