; and (ii) shall submit to the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs of the Senate and the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs of the House of Representatives a report setting forth— (I) the reason for accepting claims and medical records in a manner other than electronically; (II) the duration of time that the Department of Veterans Affairs will accept claims and medical records in a manner other than electronically; and (III) the steps that the Department is taking to resolve such failure or malfunction. (2) Electronic interface (A) In general Not later than January 1, 2019, the Chief Information Officer of the Department of Veterans Affairs shall establish and make operational an electronic interface for health care providers to submit claims for reimbursement under such section 1703A. (B) Functions The electronic interface established under subparagraph (A) shall include the following functions: (i) A function through which a health care provider may input all relevant data required for claims submittal and reimbursement. (ii) A function through which a health care provider may upload medical records to accompany a claim for reimbursement. (iii) A function through which a health care provider may ascertain the status of a pending claim for reimbursement that— (I) indicates whether the claim is a clean claim or a non-clean claim; and (II) in the event that a submitted claim is indicated as a non-clean claim, provides— (aa) an explanation of why the claim has been determined to be a non-clean claim