,i  #aaeth ,,congress  #b;d ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #eeia  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,april #bd1 #bjah    
,mr4 ,turner 7for himself and ,mr4      
,moulton7 introduced the following bill2
 which was referred to the ,committee on
 ,armed ,services  ,a ,,bill  ,to amend 
title #aj1 ,united ,states ,code1 to    
direct the ,secretary of ,defense to    
establish a prescription drug monitoring
 program4  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act  
may be cited as the ,sharing ,health    
,information to ,ensure ,lifesaving     
,drug ,safety ,act or the ,,shields     
,act4  #b4 ,sharing information with    
,state prescription drug monitoring     
programs  7a7 ,establishment ,section   
#ajgd;g of title #aj1 ,united ,states   
,code1 is amended--  7#a7 by            
redesignating subsections 7g7 and 7h7 as
 subsections 7h7 and 7i71 respectively2 
and  7#b7 by inserting after subsection 
7f7 the following new subsection3  7g7  
,sharing information with ,state        
prescription drug monitoring programs   

7#a7 ,the ,secretary shall establish and
 operate a prescription drug monitoring 
program 7to be known as the ,military   
,health ,system ,prescription ,drug     
,monitoring ,program7 for prescription  
drugs provided through facilities of the
 uniformed services4  7#b7 ,the         
,secretary shall ensure that the program
 established under paragraph 7#a7-- 7,a7
 is comparable to prescription drug     
monitoring programs operated by ,states1
 including such programs approved by the
 ,secretary of ,health and ,human       
,services under section #cii,o of the   
,public ,health ,service ,act 7#db      
,u4,s4,c4 #bhj;g-#c72 and  7,b7 covers  
prescription drugs provided under the   
pharmacy benefits program that are      
controlled substances4  7#c7  7,a7 ,in  
carrying out the program established    
under paragraph 7#a71 the ,secretary    
shall establish appropriate procedures  
for sharing between the program and     
,state prescription drug monitoring     
programs patient-specific information   

regarding prescription drugs that are   
controlled substances to prevent the    
misuse and diversion of opioid          
medications and other controlled        
substances4  7,b7 ,for purposes of the  
regulations promulgated under section   
#bfd7;c7 of the ,health ,insurance      
,portability and ,accountability ,act of
 #aiif 7,public ,law #ajd-aia2 #db      
,u4,s4,c4 #acbj;d-#b note71 any         
disclosure of patient-specific          
information by the ,secretary under     
subparagraph 7,a7 shall be treated as a 
permitted disclosure4  7,c7 ,the        
,secretary shall include in the         
procedures established under            
subparagraph 7,a7 appropriate           
safeguards1 as determined by the        
,secretary1 concerning the cybersecurity
 of information systems of the          
,department of ,defense systems and the 
operational security of personnel of the
 ,department4  7#d7 ,in this subsection1
 the term controlled substance has the  
meaning given that term in section #ajb 

of the ,controlled ,substances ,act 7#ba
 ,u4,s4,c4 #hjb74  4  7b7 ,briefing ,not
 later than one year after the date of  
the enactment of this ,act1 the         
,secretary of ,defense shall provide to 
the ,committees on ,armed ,services of  
the ,house of ,representatives and the  
,senate a briefing on the implementation
 of the program established under       
section #ajgd;g7g7 of title #aj1 ,united
 ,states ,code1 as added by subsection  
7a74  7c7 ,conforming amendments  7#a7  
,title #aj1 ,united ,states ,code       
,section #ajgi7q7 of title #aj1 ,united 
,states ,code1 is amended by striking   
section #ajgd;g7g7 and inserting section
 #ajgd;g7h74  7#b7 ,,fy#af ,,ndaa       
,section #gae7;e77#b7 of the ,national  
,defense ,authorization ,act for ,fiscal
 ,year #bjaf 7,public ,law #aad-ib2 #aj 
,u4,s4,c4 #ajgd;g note7 is amended by   
striking section #ajgd;g7g7 and         
inserting section #ajgd;g7h74  7#c7     
,,fy#ag ,,ndaa ,section #gde7;b7 of the 
,national ,defense ,authorization ,act  

for ,fiscal ,year #bjag 7,public ,law   
#aad-cbh2 #aj ,u4,s4,c4 #ajgd note7 is  
amended by striking section #ajgd;g7g7  
and inserting section #ajgd;g7h74