,,ii  #aae? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,s4 #aefg  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,july #ac1 #bjag,mr4   
,donnelly 7= himself & ,mr4 ,r\nds7     
introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 read     
twice & ref]r$ to ! ,committee on       
,vet]ans' ,affairs  ,a ,,bill  ,to am5d 
title #ch1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 to      
cl>ify ! au?ority ( ! ,secret>y (       
,vet]ans ,affairs to disclose c]ta9     
pati5t in=mation to ,/ate controll$     
sub/ance monitor+ programs1 & = o!r     
purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may
 be cit$ z ! ,,va ,prescription ,data   
,acc\ntability ,act ( #bjag4  #b4       
,cl>ification ( au?ority ( ,secret>y (  
,vet]ans ,affairs to disclose pati5t    
in=mation to ,/ate controll$ sub/ance   
monitor+ programs ,section #egja7l7 (   
title #ch1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 is      
am5d$--  7#a7 by ins]t+ 7#a7 be=e ,"u2  
7#b7 by /rik+ a vet]an or ! dep5d5t ( a 
vet]an & ins]t+ a cov]$ individual2 &   
7#c7 by add+ at ! end ! foll[+ new      
p>agraph3  7#b7 ,9 ?is subsection1 ! t]m

 cov]$ individual means an individual :o
 is disp5s$ m$ication prescrib$ by an   
employee ( ! ,dep>tm5t or by a          
non-,dep>tm5t provid] au?oriz$ to       
prescribe su* m$ication by ! ,dep>tm5t4 
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