; and (B) the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs and the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate. (2) The term Electronic Health Record Modernization Program means any activities being carried out, as of the date of the enactment of this Act, by the Department of Veterans Affairs to procure and implement an electronic health record system to replace significant medical functions or applications of the Veterans Information Systems and Technology Architecture. (3) The term other health information technology activities and systems of the Department means health information technology activities and systems other than electronic health record systems, including functions supporting clinical care or functional requirements, notwithstanding the Determination and Findings executed by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs on June 1, 2017. (4) The term preliminary program activity means an activity under the Electronic Health Record Modernization Program, including any local workshop, training, testing, or any other activity that is a direct precursor to the activation of the electronic health record system at a particular Veterans Health Administration facility. A Electronic Health Record System and Health Information Technology Modernization 511. Modernization of Department of Veterans Affairs electronic health record system and health information technology (a) In general The Secretary of Veterans Affairs is authorized to carry out a program to modernize— (1) the electronic health record system of the Department of Veterans Affairs, either by making changes to the Electronic Health Record Modernization Program, as in effect on the date of the enactment of this Act, or by establishing a new program