,,ii  #aagth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #ieg  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of ,,the
 ,,united ,,states  ,march #bd1         
#bjba,mr4 ,kennedy 7for himself and ,mr4
 ,braun7 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 ,dispose ,unused ,medications and   
,prescription ,opioids ,act or the      
,,dump ,opioids ,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 any individual  

may dispose of controlled substances    
medications4  7b7 ,covered ,department  
medical facility defined ,in this       
section1 the term covered ,department   
medical facility means a medical        
facility of the ,department of ,veterans
 ,affairs with an onsite pharmacy or a  
physical location dedicated for law     
enforcement purposes4  7c7 ,effective   
date ,this section shall take effect on 
,january #a1 #bjbb4