; and (C) include an assessment by the Central Office of the Veterans Health Administration of the efforts of such office to coordinate such agreements, arrangements, or contracts. (n) Rule of construction Nothing in this section or section 1703A of this title shall be construed to prevent the Secretary from entering into regional or national contracts to provide prescription medication, dialysis treatment, prosthetics, and such other care or services under this section as the Secretary considers appropriate. . (2) Clerical amendment The table of sections at the beginning of chapter 17 of such title is amended by striking the item related to section 1703 and inserting the following new item: 1703. Care in the Community Program. . (3) Report on development and implementation of online portal (A) In general Not later than December 31, 2017, the Under Secretary for Health of the Department of Veterans Affairs shall submit to Congress a report on the development and implementation by the Department of Veterans Affairs of the online portal established under subsection (m) of section 1703 of title 38, United States Code, as added by paragraph (1), for the processing of claims by health care providers under the Care in the Community Program under such section. (B) Elements The report required by subparagraph (A) shall include the following: (i) A detailed schedule for developing and implementing the online portal described in subparagraph (A). (ii) An assessment of whether the online portal includes the following elements: (I) Automatic adjudication of claims. (II) Automated entry of authorizations for care or services. (III) A mechanism by which health care providers can electronically submit medical records, including health care providers that a veteran may have seen without authorization from the Department. (IV) A web-based portal for health care providers to check the status of their claims. (iii) Estimated costs for developing and implementing each aspect of the online portal. (iv) Performance goals, measures,