,i  #aadth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #babc  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,april #cj1 #bjae    
,mr4 ,murphy of ,pennsylvania 7for      
himself1 ,mr4 ,lipinski1 ,mr4 ,jones1   
,mrs4 ,ellmers of ,north ,carolina1 ,mr4
 ,bucshon1 ,mr4 ,renacci1 ,mr4 ,tonko1  
,mr4 ,kelly of ,pennsylvania1 ,mr4      
,bilirakis1 ,mr4 ,crawford1 ,mr4 ,dold1 
,mr4 ,tom ,price of ,georgia1 and ,ms4  
,gabbard7 introduced the following bill2
 which was referred to the ,committee on
 ,veterans' ,affairs  ,a ,,bill  ,to    
direct the ,secretary of ,veterans      
,affairs to furnish non-formulary drugs 
and medicines to veterans diagnosed with
 mental health disorders1 and for other 
purposes4  #a4 ,short title  7a7 ,short 
title ,this ,act may be cited as the    
,enhancing ,veterans' ,access to        
,treatment ,act of #bjae4  #b4          
,department of ,veterans ,affairs       
furnishing of non-formulary drugs and   
medicines to veterans with mental health
 disorders  7a7 ,availability of        

non-,formulary drugs and medicines      
,notwithstanding any other provision of 
law1 in the case of a veteran who is    
enrolled in the patient enrollment      
system under section #agje of title #ch1
 ,united ,states ,code1 who a duly      
licensed physician1 including a         
,department of ,defense physician1 has  
determined is taking or has taken during
 the #ij-;day period preceding the date 
of such determination1 a prescribed drug
 or medicine that has been effective in 
treating a mental health disorder with  
which the veteran has been diagnosed1   
the ,secretary of ,veterans ,affairs    
shall take such steps as may be         
necessary to furnish such drug or       
medicine to such veteran if the         
prescription is ordered by a duly       
licensed physician1 regardless of       
whether such drug or medicine is        
available under the formulary in use by 
the ,department of ,veterans ,affairs4  
7b7 ,,va capacity ,to dispense certain  
non-,formulary drugs and medicines ,the 

,secretary of ,veterans ,affairs shall  
revise the prescription medication      
formulary of the ,department of         
,veterans ,affairs to ensure that all   
medications within the classes of       
antipsychotics and antidepressants that 
are prescribed by ,department of        
,defense physicians1 including such     
medications prescribed for the treatment
 of post-traumatic stress disorder1     
traumatic brain injury1 schizophrenia1  
depression1 and bipolar disorder1 are   
available at all ,department of         
,veterans ,affairs pharmacies4