,i  #aae? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4
 ,r4 #gabh  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(          
,,repres5tatives  ,novemb] #ad1         
#bjah,mr4 ,m\lton 7= himself1 ,mr4      
,gaetz1 ,mr4 ,cri/1 & ,mr4 ,correa7     
introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to
 ! ,committee on ,vet]ans' ,affairs  ,a 
,,bill  ,to direct ! ,secret>y (        
,vet]ans ,affairs to seek to ent] into  
an agreem5t ) a f$]ally fund$ rese>* &  
developm5t c5t] to conduct surveys to   
measure cannabis use by vet]ans1 & = o!r
 purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act   
may be cit$ z ! ,,va ,survey ( ,cannabis
 ,use ,act4  #b4 ,survey on cannabis use
 by vet]ans  7a7 ,9 g5]al ,! ,secret>y (
 ,vet]ans ,affairs %all seek to ent]    
into an agreem5t ) a f$]ally fund$      
rese>* & developm5t c5t] to conduct     
surveys nationwide to measure cannabis  
use by vet]ans4  7b7 ,selection ,!      
,secret>y %all select a f$]ally fund$   
rese>* & developm5t c5t] "u subsection  
7a7 f among su* c5t]s t has--  7#a7     
exp]tise & a record ( indep5d5t1        

pe]-review$ publications ) respect to-- 
7,a7 behavioral heal? rese>*2 &  7,b7   
conduct+ indep5d5t evaluations ( m5tal  
heal? programs us+ multidiscipl9>y      
me?ods2 &  7#b7 an 9-dep? k ( all ,/ate 
m$ic9al m>ijuana programs & ! ability to
 tailor ! surveys "u subsection 7a7     
accord+ly4  7c7 ,conduct ( surveys ,!   
surveys conduct$ "u subsection 7a7 %all 
meet ! foll[+ crit]ia3 7#a7 ,"o survey  
%all collect in=mation f vet]ans :o use 
cannabis1 includ+ bo? vet]ans enroll$ 9 
! heal? c>e sy/em e/abli%$ "u section   
#agje7;a7 ( title #ch1 ,unit$ ,/ates    
,code1 & vet]ans :o are n s enroll$4    
7#b7 ,"o survey %all collect in=mation f
 heal? c>e provid]s ( ! ,dep>tm5t (     
,vet]ans ,affairs4  7#c7 ,ea* survey    
%all be conduct$ 9 a mann] t ensures !  
anonymity ( ! individual be+ survey$4   
7d7 ,matt]s survey$  7#a7 ,vet]ans ,!   
survey describ$ 9 subsection 7c77#a7    
%all cov] ! foll[+ subjects3 7,a7 ,!    
curr5t m$ic9al cannabis use by ! vet]an1
 or ! int5t or desire by ! vet]an to use

 m$ic9al cannabis1 & ! reasons = su*    
use1 int5t1 or desire4  7,b7 ,!         
conditions1 symptoms1 or bo?1 t ! vet]an
 uses cannabis to treat4  7,c7 ,! types 
( cannabis & cannabis products us$ by ! 
vet]an1 includ+ ) respect to--  7i7     
tetrahydrocannab9ol or cnabidiol cont5t2
  7ii7 indica1 sativa1 mixes1 or        
hybrids2 &  7iii7 fl[]1 oils1 ha% or    
kief1 conc5trates 7wax1 %att]1 budd]71  
edibles1 dr9ks1 t9ctures1 & topical     
o9tm5ts4  7,d7 ,o!r m$ications tak5 by !
 vet]an concurr5tly ) cannabis & any    
m$ications ! vet]an /opp$ us+ because ( 
! use ( cannabis4  7,e7 ,h[ ! vet]an is 
self-adm9i/]+ m$ic9al cannabis1         
includ+-- 7i7 ! me?od2  7ii7 ! typical  
times ea* day ! vet]an self-adm9i/]s2   
7iii7 ! frequ5cy ( diff]5t products p]  
day & = :at condition1 symptom1 or bo?2 
&  7iv7 ! am\nts p] product4  7,f7 ,!   
rat+s & descriptions ( ! effectiv5ess ( 
us+ cannabis to treat conditions1       
symptoms1 or bo?4  7,g7 ,any exp]i5ces )
 side effects4  7,h7 ,! numb] ( diff]5t 

cannabis products tri$ be=e settl+ on ! 
curr5t product4  7,i7 ,! typical s\rce (
 m$ical cannabis 7su* z a s+le disp5s>y1
 multiple disp5s>ies1 mail ord]1 or o!r 
s\rce71 ! typical pur*ase frequ5cy1 & ! 
typical am\nt pur*as$4  7,j7 ,! s\rces (
 in=mation ! vet]an uses = products &   
dosages4  7,k7 ,factors t influ5ce !    
*oice ( ! vet]an = us+ a *os5 product   
7su* z ) respect to ! levels (          
tetrahydrocnabinol or cannabidiol       
cont5t1 co/1 availability1 consi/5cy1 or
 /ra974  7,l7 ,any o!r matt]s det]m9$   
appropriate4  7#b7 ,heal? c>e provid]s  
,! survey describ$ 9 subsection 7c77#b7 
%all cov] ! foll[+ subjects3  7,a7 ,a   
description ( ! exp]i5ce ( ! heal? c>e  
provid] ) respect to pat5ts us+ m$ic9al 
cannabis4  7,b7 ,a description by !     
heal? c>e provid] ( h[ m$ic9al cannabis 
is *ang+ pati5ts4  7,c7 ,a description (
 h[ treatm5t plans h be5 modifi$ aft] a 
vet]an discloses us+ cannabis4  7,d7    
,any docum5tation ( ! products1 dosages1
 or frequ5cy ( su* cannabis use 9 !     

m$ical records ( ! vet]an4  7,e7        
,report+ ( adv]se ev5ts4  7,f7 ,! s\rces
 ( in=mation us$ by ! heal? c>e provid] 
) respect to cannabis products & !      
m$ical effectiv5ess ( cannabis4  7,g7   
,any o!r matt]s det]m9$ appropriate4    
7e7 ,report ,n lat] ?an "o ye> aft] !   
date ( ! enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 !         
,secret>y %all submit to ! ,committees  
on ,vet]ans' ,affairs ( ! ,s5ate & ,h\se
 ( ,repres5tatives a report on ! results
 ( ! surveys conduct$ "u ?is section4