,i  #aafth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #cgjj  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,july #aa1 #bjai,mr4 
,wenstrup 7for himself and ,miss ,rice  
of ,new ,york7 introduced the following 
bill2 which was referred to the         
,committee on ,veterans' ,affairs  ,a   
,,bill  ,to amend title #ch1 ,united    
,states ,code1 to prohibit smoking on   
the premises of any facility of the     
,veterans ,health ,administration1 and  
for other purposes4  #a4 ,prohibition on
 smoking in facilities of the ,veterans 
,health ,administration  7a7            
,prohibition ,section #agae of title    
#ch1 ,united ,states ,code1 is amended  
to read as follows3  #agae4 ,prohibition
 on smoking in facilities of the        
,veterans ,health ,administration  7a7  
,prohibition ,no person 7including any  
veteran1 patient1 resident1 employee of 
the ,department1 contractor1 or visitor7
 may smoke on the premises of any       
facility of the ,veterans ,health       
,administration4  7b7 ,definitions ,in  

this section3 7#a7 ,the term smoke      
includes--  7,a7 the use of cigarettes1 
cigars1 pipes1 and any other combustion 
or heating of tobacco2 and  7,b7 the use
 of any electronic nicotine delivery    
system1 including electronic or         
e-cigarettes1 vape pens1 and e-cigars4  
7#b7 ,the term facility of the ,veterans
 ,health ,administration means any land 
or building 7including any medical      
center1 nursing home1 domiciliary       
facility1 outpatient clinic1 or center  
that provides readjustment counseling7  
that is--  7,a7 under the jurisdiction  
of the ,department of ,veterans         
,affairs2  7,b7 under the control of the
 ,veterans ,health ,administration2 and 
7,c7 not under the control of the       
,general ,services ,administration4  4  
7b7 ,conforming amendments  7#a7 ,table 
of sections ,the table of sections at   
the beginning of chapter #ag of such    
title is amended by striking the item   
relating to section #agae and inserting 
the following3  #agae4 ,prohibition on  

smoking in facilities of the ,veterans  
,health ,administration4  4  7#b7       
,veterans ,health ,care ,act of #aiib   
,section #ebf of the ,veterans ,health  
,care ,act of #aiib 7,public ,law       
#ajb-ehe7 is repealed4  7c7 ,effective  
date ,the amendments made by this       
section take effect on ,october #a1     
#bjai4