,i #aafth ,,congress #b;d ,session ,h4 ,r4 #gdjg ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of ,,representatives ,june #bi1 #bjbj,mr4 ,la,malfa introduced the following bill2 which was referred to the ,committee on ,energy and ,commerce ,a ,,bill ,to prohibit the use of ,federal funds to carry out or support a program that distributes hypodermic needles or syringes4 #a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited as the ,mandatory ,end to ,needle ,distribution in ,our ,neighborhoods ,act4 #b4 ,prohibition on use of funds for hypodermic needles or syringes ,after the end of the #cj-;day period beginning on the date of enactment of this ,act1 the ,secretary of ,health and ,human ,services and the ,director of the ,centers for ,disease ,control and ,prevention may not use ,federal funds to carry out or support a program that distributes a hypodermic needle or syringe to an individual for the use of an illegal drug4 ,nothing in the preceding sentence shall be construed as applying with respect to the lawful use of a prescription drug4