,,ii  #aafth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #bhfe  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,november #ad1 
#bjai,mr4 ,durbin 7for himself1 ,ms4    
,collins1 ,mr4 ,brown1 ,mr4 ,blumenthal1
 ,mr4 ,markey1 ,mr4 ,wyden1 ,mr4 ,reed1 
,mrs4 ,murray1 ,mr4 ,carper1 ,mr4       
,merkley1 ,ms4 ,hirono1 ,mr4 ,kaine1 and
 ,mr4 ,booker7 introduced the following 
bill2 which was read twice and 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  7#a7 
,in general ,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 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  7#b7 ,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  
4  7#b7 ,clerical amendment ,the table  

of sections at the beginning of         
subchapter ,,ii of chapter #ag of such  
title is amended by striking the item   
relating to section #agae and inserting 
the following new item3  #agae4         
,prohibition on smoking in facilities of
 the ,veterans ,health ,administration4 
4  7b7 ,conforming amendment ,section   
#ebf of the ,veterans ,health ,care ,act
 of #aiib 7,public ,law #ajb-ehe2 #ch   
,u4,s4,c4 #agae note7 is repealed4