,i  #aafth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #gdg  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of   
,,representatives  ,january #bd1        
#bjai,mr4 ,david ,p4 ,roe of ,tennessee 
introduced the following bill2 which was
 referred to the ,committee on          
,veterans' ,affairs  ,a ,,bill  ,to     
direct the ,secretary of ,veterans      
,affairs to conduct and support research
 on the efficacy and safety of medicinal
 cannabis1 and for other purposes4  #a4 
,conduct of research into effects of    
cannabis on health outcomes of certain  
veterans  7a7 ,research ,in carrying out
 the responsibilities of the ,secretary 
of ,veterans ,affairs under section     
#gcjc of title #ch1 ,united ,states     
,code1 the ,secretary shall conduct and 
support research relating to the        
efficacy and safety of forms of cannabis
 described in subsection 7c7 on the     
health outcomes of covered veterans     
diagnosed with chronic pain1            
post-traumatic stress disorder1 and     
other conditions the ,secretary         

determines appropriate4 ,the ,secretary 
shall ensure that such research is      
conducted in accordance with applicable 
regulations relating to the oversight of
 research1 including such regulations   
prescribed by the ,office of ,research  
and ,development of the ,department of  
,veterans ,affairs1 the ,department of  
,health and ,human ,services 7including 
through the ,national ,institute on     
,drug ,abuse71 the ,food and ,drug      
,administration1 the ,drug ,enforcement 
,administration1 and the ,national      
,institutes of ,health4  7b7 ,data      
preservation ,research conducted        
pursuant to subsection 7a7 shall include
 a mechanism to ensure the preservation 
of all data1 including all data sets1   
collected or used for purposes of the   
research required by subsection 7a7 in a
 manner that will facilitate further    
research4  7c7 ,forms of cannabis ,to be
 researched ,the forms of cannabis      
described in this subsection are-- 7#a7 
varying forms of cannabis1 including--  

7,a7 full plants and extracts2  7,b7 at 
least three different strains of        
cannabis with significant variants in   
phenotypic traits and various ratios of 
tetrahydrocannabinol and cannabidiol in 
chemical composition2 and  7,c7 other   
chemical analogs of                     
tetrahydrocannabinol2 and  7#b7 varying 
methods of cannabis delivery1 including 
topical application1 combustible and    
non-combustible inhalation1 and         
ingestion4  7d7 ,implementation ,in     
conducting and supporting research under
 subsection 7a71 the ,secretary shall-- 
7#a7 before conducting and supporting   
such research1 develop a plan to        
implement this section and submit such  
plan to the ,committees on ,veterans'   
,affairs of the ,house of               
,representatives and the ,senate2 and   
7#b7 issue any requests for proposals   
the ,secretary determines appropriate   
for such implementation4  7e7 ,reports  
,during the five-year period beginning  
on the date of the enactment of this    

,act1 the ,secretary shall submit       
periodically1 but not less frequently   
than annually1 to the ,committees on    
,veterans' ,affairs of the ,house of    
,representatives and the ,senate reports
 on the implementation of this section4 
7f7 ,covered veteran defined ,in this   
section1 the term covered veteran means 
a veteran who is enrolled in the patient
 enrollment system of the ,department of
 ,veterans ,affairs under section #agje 
of title #ch1 ,united ,states ,code4