,,ii  #aafth ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,s4 #cgec  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,may #ah1      
#bjbj,mr4 ,braun 7for himself and ,mr4  
,young7 introduced the following bill2  
which was read twice and referred to the
 ,committee on ,veterans' ,affairs  ,a  
,,bill  ,to direct the ,secretary of    
,veterans ,affairs to ensure that       
certain medical facilities of the       
,department of ,veterans ,affairs have  
physical locations for the disposal of  
controlled substances medications4  #a4 
,short title ,this ,act may be cited as 
the ,,va ,directly ,returning ,opioid   
,prescriptions ,act4  #b4 ,requirement  
for certain ,department of ,veterans    
,affairs medical facilities to have     
physical location for the disposal of   
controlled substances medications  7a7  
,in general ,the ,secretary of ,veterans
 ,affairs shall ensure that each covered
 ,department medical facility has a     
physical location where patients may    
dispose of controlled substances        

medications4  7b7 ,covered ,department  
medical facility ,in this section1 the  
term covered ,department medical        
facility means a medical facility of the
 ,department of ,veterans ,affairs      
with-- 7#a7 an on-site pharmacy2 or     
7#b7 a law enforcement officer4