,,ii  #aae? ,,congress  #b;d ,session   
,s4 #bgif  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,may #g1 #bjah,mr4     
,te/] 7= himself & ,mr4 ,sullivan7      
introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 read     
twice & ref]r$ to ! ,committee on       
,vet]ans' ,affairs  ,a ,,bill  ,to      
au?orize ! ,secret>y ( ,vet]ans ,affairs
 to use ! au?ority ( ! ,secret>y to     
conduct & support rese>* on ! efficacy &
 safety ( m$ic9al cannabis1 & = o!r     
purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may
 be cit$ z ! ,,va ,m$ic9al ,cannabis    
,rese>* ,act ( #bjah4  #b4 ,conduct (   
rese>* into effects ( cannabis on heal? 
outcomes ( c]ta9 vet]ans  7a7 ,rese>*   
requir$ ,9 c>ry+ out ! responsibilities 
( ! ,secret>y ( ,vet]ans ,affairs "u    
section #gcjc ( title #ch1 ,unit$ ,/ates
 ,code1 ! ,secret>y may conduct &       
support rese>* relat+ to ! efficacy &   
safety ( =ms ( cannabis describ$ 9      
subsection 7c7 on ! heal? outcomes (    
cov]$ vet]ans diagnos$ ) *ronic pa91    
po/-traumatic /ress disord]1 & o!r      

conditions ! ,secret>y det]m9es         
appropriate4  7b7 ,data pres]vation     
,rese>* conduct$ pursuant to subsection 
7a7 %all include a me*anism to ensure ! 
pres]vation ( all data1 includ+ all data
 sets1 collect$ or us$ = purposes ( !   
rese>* requir$ by subsection 7a7 9 a    
mann] t w facilitate fur!r rese>*4  7c7 
,=ms ( cannabis ,to be rese>*$ ,! =ms ( 
cannabis describ$ 9 ?is subsection are--
 7#a7 v>y+ =ms ( cannabis1 includ+--    
7,a7 full plants & extracts2  7,b7 at   
lea/ ?ree diff]5t /ra9s ( cannabis )    
significant v>iants 9 ph5otypic traits &
 v>i\s ratios ( tetrahydrocnabinol &    
cannabidiol 9 *emical composition2 &    
7,c7 o!r *emical analogs (              
tetrahydrocnabinol2 &  7#b7 v>y+ me?ods 
( cannabis deliv]y1 includ+ topical     
application1 combu/ible & non-combu/ible
 inhalation1 & +e/ion4  7d7             
,implem5tation ,n lat] ?an #ahj days    
aft] ! date ( ! enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 !  
,secret>y %all-- 7#a7 develop a plan to 
implem5t ?is section & submit su* plan  

to ! ,committees on ,vet]ans' ,affairs (
 ! ,h\se ( ,repres5tatives & ! ,s5ate2 &
  7#b7 issue any reque/s = proposals !  
,secret>y det]m9es appropriate = su*    
implem5tation4  7e7 ,reports ,dur+ !    
five-ye> p]iod beg9n+ on ! date ( !     
enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 ! ,secret>y %all   
submit p]iodically1 b n less frequ5tly  
?an annually1 to ! ,committees on       
,vet]ans' ,affairs ( ! ,h\se (          
,repres5tatives & ! ,s5ate reports on ! 
implem5tation ( ?is section4  7f7 ,cov]$
 vet]an def9$ ,9 ?is section1 ! t]m     
cov]$ vet]an means a vet]an :o is       
enroll$ 9 ! pati5t enrollm5t sy/em ( !  
,dep>tm5t ( ,vet]ans ,affairs "u section
 #agje ( title #ch1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code4