,,ii  #aaeth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #aefg  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,july #ac1     
#bjag,mr4 ,donnelly 7for himself and    
,mr4 ,rounds7 introduced the following  
bill2 which was read twice and referred 
to the ,committee on ,veterans' ,affairs
  ,a ,,bill  ,to amend title #ch1       
,united ,states ,code1 to clarify the   
authority of the ,secretary of ,veterans
 ,affairs to disclose certain patient   
information to ,state controlled        
substance monitoring programs1 and for  
other purposes4  #a4 ,short title ,this 
,act may be cited as the ,,va           
,prescription ,data ,accountability ,act
 of #bjag4  #b4 ,clarification of       
authority of ,secretary of ,veterans    
,affairs to disclose patient information
 to ,state controlled substance         
monitoring programs ,section #egja7l7 of
 title #ch1 ,united ,states ,code1 is   
amended--  7#a7 by inserting 7#a7 before
 ,under2  7#b7 by striking a veteran or 
the dependent of a veteran and inserting

 a covered individual2 and  7#c7 by     
adding at the end the following new     
paragraph3  7#b7 ,in this subsection1   
the term covered individual means an    
individual who is dispensed medication  
prescribed by an employee of the        
,department or by a non-,department     
provider authorized to prescribe such   
medication by the ,department4  4