,i  #aaf? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #bfge  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,may #aj1 #bjai,mr4   
,m\lton 7= himself1 ,mr4 ,gaetz1 ,mr4   
,soto1 ,mr4 ,johnson ( ,georgia1 & ,mr4 
,cri/7 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0   
ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,vet]ans'     
,affairs  ,a ,,bill  ,to provide = a    
,dep>tm5t ( ,vet]ans ,affairs policy on 
m$ic9al cannabis1 & = o!r purposes4  #a4
 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z !  
,dep>tm5t ( ,vet]ans ,affairs ,policy = 
,m$ic9al ,cannabis ,use ,act ( #bjai4   
#b4 ,dep>tm5t ( ,vet]ans ,affairs policy
 on m$ic9al cannabis  7a7 ,policy ,!    
policy ( ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,vet]ans ,affairs
 on m$ic9al cannabis is z foll[s3  7#a7 
,vet]ans are enc\rag$ to discuss _!     
m$ic9al cannabis use ) _! heal? c>e     
provid]s )\t fe> ( negative             
rep]cussions4  7#b7 ,vet]ans %all n be  
d5i$ any b5efit "u ! laws adm9i/]$ by ! 
,secret>y ( ,vet]ans ,affairs by reason 
( cannabis use4  7#c7 ,! p>ticipation ( 
a vet]an 9 a ,/ate-legal m>ijuana       

program %all n affect ! vet]an's        
eligibility = c>e & s]vices furni%$ by !
 ,dep>tm5t ( ,vet]ans ,affairs4  7#d7 ,!
 use or possession ( cannabis is        
prohibit$ on all ,dep>tm5t prop]ty & 9  
all ,dep>tm5t facilities pursuant to    
,f$]al law1 :i* applies at su* locations
 & n ! laws ( ! ,/ate :]e ! prop]ty or  
facility is locat$4  7#e7 ,dep>tm5t     
m$ical provid]s %all honor ! desires (  
_! pati5ts to seek alt]native =ms (     
treatm5t4  7#f7 ,! ,dep>tm5t ( ,vet]ans 
,affairs ackn[l$ges m$ic9al cannabis use
 may be a legitimate alt]native treatm5t
 & a ,dep>tm5t m$ical provid] w n       
recomm5d a vet]an = drug addiction      
treatm5t solely by reason ( m$ic9al     
cannabis use4  7#g7 ,dep>tm5t m$ical    
provid]s are p]mitt$ to discuss cannabis
 use z "p ( compreh5sive c>e plann+ &   
may adju/ treatm5t plans z necess>y4    
,treatm5t adju/m5t %\ld be relevant & a 
vet]an %\ld h ! fre$om to seek a second 
op9ion if ! vet]an feels ! *ange is n   
fair4  7#h7 ,dep>tm5t m$ical provid]s w 

annotate a vet]an's cannabis use 9 !    
m$ical record ( ! vet]an 9 ord] to h !  
in=mation available 9 treatm5t plann+4  
,z ) all cl9ical in=mation1 ?is is "p ( 
! confid5tial m$ical record & protect$  
"u pati5t privacy & confid5tiality laws 
& regulations4 ,dep>tm5t m$ical provid]s
 w n record t a pati5t has a m>ijuana   
addiction problem 9 _! m$ical record if 
! pati5t is responsibly us+ m$ic9al     
cannabis4  7#i7 ,dep>tm5t cl9icians %all
 foll[ ,f$]al laws & regulations relat+ 
to m$ic9al cannabis4  7#aj7 ,dep>tm5t   
m$ical provid]s may n be fir$ nor h any 
o!r adv]se p]sonnel action tak5 aga9/ !m
 = discuss+ cannabis use ) _! pati5ts4  
7#aa7 ,dep>tm5t sci5ti/s may conduct    
rese>* on cannabis b5efits & risks "u   
regulatory approval4  7#ab7 ,dep>tm5t   
m$ical provid]s may n dissuade          
p>ticipation 9 non-,dep>tm5t m$ic9al    
cannabis rese>*4  7b7 ,dissem9ation (   
policy ,! ,secret>y ( ,vet]ans ,affairs 
%all dissem9ate ! policy "u subsection  
7a7 widely1 includ+ by display+ su*     

policy prom95tly 9 all ,dep>tm5t (      
,vet]ans ,affairs hospitals & cl9ics &  
onl9e4  7c7 ,repeal 9 ev5t ( ,f$]al     
legalization ,if ! use ( m$ic9al        
cannabis becomes legal "u ,f$]al law1 ! 
requirem5t "u subsection 7a77#d7 %all be
 repeal$4