,i  #aae? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4
 ,r4 #fafe  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(          
,,repres5tatives  ,june #bj1 #bjah,mr4  
,o',hall]an 7= himself1 ,mr4 ,knight1 & 
,mr4 ,m\lton7 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2  
:i* 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,arm$   
,s]vices  ,a ,,bill  ,to improve !      
treatm5t ( opioids "u ! ph>macy b5efits 
program ( ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,def5se4  #a4   
,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z !   
,combat+ ,opioid ,misuse ,be=e          
,addiction = our ,troops ,act or !      
,,combat ,act4  #b4 ,treatm5t ( opioids 
"u ! ph>macy b5efits program ( !        
,dep>tm5t ( ,def5se  7a7 ,supply ,except
 z provid$ by subsection 7b71 & except z
 o!rwise provid$ by ! prescrib+ m$ical  
pr(essional1 9 c>ry+ out ! ph>macy      
b5efits program "u section #ajgd;g (    
title #aj1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 !       
,secret>y ( ,def5se %all ensure t--     
7#a7 ! fir/ prescription = an opioid    
provid$ dur+ a c\rse ( treatm5t is      
limit$ to a sev5-day supply ( ! opioid2 
&  7#b7 any fur!r supply is subject to a

 r5ewal ( ! prescription4  7b7          
,exception ,! limitation 9 subsection   
7a7 %all n apply ) respect to an        
individual :o--  7#a7 suff]s f *ronic   
pa9 & p>ticipates 9 a pa9 managem5t     
program2  7#b7 is be+ treat$ = canc]2   
7#c7 is be+ treat$ = a traumatic injury2
  7#d7 is be+ treat$ = opioid or        
sub/ance abuse disord]2  7#e7 receives  
hospice c>e2 or  7#f7 receives          
palliative c>e4