,i  #aafth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #afdg  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,march #h1 #bjai,mr4 
,blumenauer 7for himself1 ,mr4 ,amash1  
,mr4 ,gallego1 ,mr4 ,perlmutter1 ,mr4   
,young1 ,mr4 ,peters1 ,mr4 ,de,fazio1   
,mr4 ,gaetz1 ,mr4 ,cohen1 ,mr4 ,massie1 
,ms4 ,lee of ,california1 ,ms4 ,titus1  
and ,ms4 ,mc,collum7 introduced the     
following bill2 which was referred to   
the ,committee on ,veterans' ,affairs   
,a ,,bill  ,to authorize ,department of 
,veterans ,affairs health care providers
 to provide recommendations and opinions
 to veterans regarding participation in 
,state marijuana programs4  #a4 ,short  
title ,this ,act may be cited as the    
,veterans ,equal ,access ,act4  #b4     
,provision by ,department of ,veterans  
,affairs health care providers of       
recommendations and opinions regarding  
veteran participation in ,state         
marijuana programs  7a7 ,in general     
,notwithstanding any other provision of 
law1 the ,secretary of ,veterans        

,affairs shall authorize physicians and 
other health care providers employed by 
the ,department of ,veterans ,affairs   
to--  7#a7 provide recommendations and  
opinions to veterans who are residents  
of ,states with ,state marijuana        
programs regarding the participation of 
veterans in such ,state marijuana       
programs2 and  7#b7 complete forms      
reflecting such recommendations and     
opinions4  7b7 ,state defined ,in this  
section1 the term ,state means each of  
the several ,states1 the ,district of   
,columbia1 the ,commonwealth of ,puerto 
,rico1 any territory or possession of   
the ,united ,states1 and each federally 
recognized ,indian ,tribe4