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116TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 747
To direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to conduct and support research
on the efficacy and safety of medicinal cannabis, and for other purposes.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
JANUARY 24, 2019
Mr. DAVID P. ROE of Tennessee introduced the following bill; which was
referred to the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs
A BILL
To direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to conduct and
support research on the efficacy and safety of medicinal
cannabis, and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
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tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
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SECTION 1. CONDUCT OF RESEARCH INTO EFFECTS OF
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CANNABIS ON HEALTH OUTCOMES OF CER-
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TAIN VETERANS.
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(a) RESEARCH.—In carrying out the responsibilities
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of the Secretary of Veterans Affairs under section 7303
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of title 38, United States Code, the Secretary shall con-
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duct and support research relating to the efficacy and
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safety of forms of cannabis described in subsection (c) on
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the health outcomes of covered veterans diagnosed with
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chronic pain, post-traumatic stress disorder, and other
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conditions the Secretary determines appropriate. The Sec-
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retary shall ensure that such research is conducted in ac-
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cordance with applicable regulations relating to the over-
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sight of research, including such regulations prescribed by
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the Office of Research and Development of the Depart-
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ment of Veterans Affairs, the Department of Health and
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Human Services (including through the National Institute
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on Drug Abuse), the Food and Drug Administration, the
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Drug Enforcement Administration, and the National In-
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stitutes of Health.
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(b) DATA PRESERVATION.—Research conducted pur-
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suant to subsection (a) shall include a mechanism to en-
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sure the preservation of all data, including all data sets,
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collected or used for purposes of the research required by
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subsection (a) in a manner that will facilitate further re-
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search.
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(c) FORMS OF CANNABIS TO BE RESEARCHED.—The
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forms of cannabis described in this subsection are—
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(1) varying forms of cannabis, including—
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(A) full plants and extracts;
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(B) at least three different strains of can-
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nabis with significant variants in phenotypic
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traits and various ratios of tetrahydrocannabi-
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nol and cannabidiol in chemical composition;
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and
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(C) other chemical analogs of tetrahydro-
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cannabinol; and
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(2) varying methods of cannabis delivery, in-
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cluding topical application, combustible and non-
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combustible inhalation, and ingestion.
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(d) IMPLEMENTATION.—In conducting and sup-
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porting research under subsection (a), the Secretary
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shall—
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(1) before conducting and supporting such re-
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search, develop a plan to implement this section and
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submit such plan to the Committees on Veterans’
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Affairs of the House of Representatives and the Sen-
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ate; and
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(2) issue any requests for proposals the Sec-
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retary determines appropriate for such implementa-
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tion.
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(e) REPORTS.—During the five-year period beginning
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on the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary
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shall submit periodically, but not less frequently than an-
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nually, to the Committees on Veterans’ Affairs of the
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House of Representatives and the Senate reports on the
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implementation of this section.
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(f) COVERED VETERAN DEFINED.—In this section,
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the term ‘‘covered veteran’’ means a veteran who is en-
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rolled in the patient enrollment system of the Department
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of Veterans Affairs under section 1705 of title 38, United
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States Code.
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