ELECTRONIC REQUEST OF CERTAIN RECORDS MAINTAINED BY THE SECRETARY OF VETERANS AFFAIRS.

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.” . (b) Conforming Amendments.—Section 5702(a) of title 38, United States Code, is amended— (1) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by striking “in writing” and inserting “in writing, including an electronic request submitted through the website or online tool established under subsection (b),”; (2) in paragraph (1), by striking “and” at the end; (3) in paragraph (2), by striking the period at the end and inserting “; and”; and (4) by adding at the end the following: “(3) the format in which such copy is desired, including whether in printed form or by downloadable file.” . (c) [38 U.S.C. 5702 note] Deadline; Establishment of Website or Online Tool.—Not later than one year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall establish the website or online tool required under section 5702(b)(1) of title 38, United States Code, as added by this Act, and, to the extent practicable, the Secretary shall utilize existing online resources of the Department of Veterans Affairs for the purposes of such establishment.