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116TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION H. R. 1647
To authorize Department of Veterans Affairs health care providers to provide
recommendations and opinions to veterans regarding participation in
State marijuana programs.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
MARCH 8, 2019
Mr. BLUMENAUER (for himself, Mr. AMASH, Mr. GALLEGO, Mr. PERL-
MUTTER, Mr. YOUNG, Mr. PETERS, Mr. DEFAZIO, Mr. GAETZ, Mr.
COHEN, Mr. MASSIE, Ms. LEE of California, Ms. TITUS, and Ms.
MCCOLLUM) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Com-
mittee on Veterans’ Affairs
A BILL
To authorize Department of Veterans Affairs health care
providers to provide recommendations and opinions to
veterans regarding participation in State marijuana pro-
grams.
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. SHORT TITLE.
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This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Veterans Equal Access
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Act’’.
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SEC. 2. PROVISION BY DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AF-
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FAIRS HEALTH CARE PROVIDERS OF REC-
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OMMENDATIONS AND OPINIONS REGARDING
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VETERAN PARTICIPATION IN STATE MARI-
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JUANA PROGRAMS.
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(a) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding any other provi-
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sion of law, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall author-
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ize physicians and other health care providers employed
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by the Department of Veterans Affairs to—
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(1) provide recommendations and opinions to
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veterans who are residents of States with State
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marijuana programs regarding the participation of
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veterans in such State marijuana programs; and
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(2) complete forms reflecting such recommenda-
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tions and opinions.
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(b) STATE DEFINED.—In this section, the term
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‘‘State’’ means each of the several States, the District of
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Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, any terri-
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tory or possession of the United States, and each federally
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recognized Indian Tribe.
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