,,ii  #aaf? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,s4 #bajf  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,july #aa1 #bjai,mr4   
,durb9 7= himself1 ,ms4 ,coll9s1 ,mr4   
,br[n1 ,mr4 ,blum5?al1 ,mr4 ,m>key1 ,mr4
 ,wyd51 ,mr4 ,re$1 ,mrs4 ,murray1 ,mr4  
,c>p]1 ,mr4 ,m]kley1 ,ms4 ,hirono1 &    
,mr4 ,ka9e7 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i*
 0 read twice & ref]r$ to ! ,committee  
on ,vet]ans' ,affairs  ,a ,,bill  ,to   
am5d title #ch1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 to 
prohibit smok+ on ! premises ( any      
facility ( ! ,vet]ans ,heal?            
,adm9i/ration1 & = o!r purposes4  #a4   
,prohibition on smok+ 9 facilities ( !  
,vet]ans ,heal? ,adm9i/ration  7a7      
,prohibition  7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,section    
#agae ( title #ch1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 
is am5d$ to read z foll[s3  #agae4      
,prohibition on smok+ 9 facilities ( !  
,vet]ans ,heal? ,adm9i/ration  7a7      
,prohibition ,no p]son 7includ+ any     
vet]an1 pati5t1 resid5t1 employee ( !   
,dep>tm5t1 contractor1 or visitor7 may  
smoke on ! premises ( any facility ( !  

,vet]ans ,heal? ,adm9i/ration4  7b7     
,def9itions ,9 ?is section3 7#a7 ,! t]m 
facility ( ! ,vet]ans ,heal?            
,adm9i/ration means any l& or build+    
7includ+ any m$ical c5t]1 nurs+ home1   
domicili>y facility1 outpati5t cl9ic1 or
 c5t] t provides readju/m5t c\nsel+7 t  
is--  7,a7 "u ! jurisdiction ( !        
,dep>tm5t ( ,vet]ans ,affairs2  7,b7 "u 
! control ( ! ,vet]ans ,heal?           
,adm9i/ration2 &  7,c7 n "u ! control ( 
! ,g5]al ,s]vices ,adm9i/ration4  7#b7  
,! t]m smoke includes--  7,a7 ! use (   
cig>ettes1 cig>s1 pipes1 & any o!r      
combu/ion or heat+ ( tobacco2 &  7,b7 ! 
use ( any electronic nicot9e deliv]y    
sy/em1 includ+ electronic or            
e-cig>ettes1 vape p5s1 & e-cig>s4  4    
7#b7 ,cl]ical am5dm5t ,! table (        
sections at ! beg9n+ ( sub*apt] ,,ii (  
*apt] #ag ( su* title is am5d$ by /rik+ 
! item relat+ to section #agae & ins]t+ 
! foll[+ new item3  #agae4 ,prohibition 
on smok+ 9 facilities ( ! ,vet]ans      
,heal? ,adm9i/ration4  4  7b7 ,con=m+   

am5dm5t ,section #ebf ( ! ,vet]ans      
,heal? ,c>e ,act ( #aiib 7,public ,law  
#ajb-ehe2 #ch ,u4,s4,c4 #agae note7 is  
repeal$4  7c7 ,effective date ,!        
am5dm5ts made by ?is section take effect
 on ,octob] #a1 #bjai4