,i  #aah? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4
 ,r4 #ajjch  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(         
,,repres5tatives  ,octob] #be1 #bjbd,mr4
 ,d',esposito 7= himself1 ,mr4 ,trone1  
,mr4 ,la,lota1 ,mr4 ,lawl]1 & ,mr4      
,langwor?y7 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i*
 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,vet]ans'  
,affairs  ,a ,,bill  ,to direct !       
,secret>y ( ,vet]ans ,affairs to conduct
 a pilot program on ! provision (       
naloxone to vet]ans & _! c>egiv]s1 & =  
o!r purposes4  #a4 ,dep>tm5t ( ,vet]ans 
,affairs pilot program on provision (   
naloxone to vet]ans & _! c>egiv]s  7a7  
,9 g5]al ,! ,secret>y ( ,vet]ans        
,affairs %all c>ry out a two-ye> pilot  
program "u :i* ! ,secret>y %all make    
naloxone available at ph>macies & m$ical
 facilities ( ! ,dep>tm5t to any vet]an 
or regi/]$ c>egiv] ( a vet]an at no *>ge
 & )\t a prescription4  7b7 ,provision (
 in=mation ,! ,secret>y %all ensure t   
any vet]an or regi/]$ c>egiv] :o        
receives naloxone "u ! pilot program    
also receives-- 7#a7 in=mation ab\t     

addiction s]vices1 suicide prev5tion    
s]vices1 m5tal heal? s]vices1 & o!r     
relat$ s]vices provid$ by ! ,dep>tm5t ( 
,vet]ans ,affairs2 &  7#b7 in=mation    
ab\t available res\rces = education on !
 use & application ( naloxone4  7c7     
,report ,n lat] ?an #ij days aft] !     
completion ( ! pilot program "u ?is     
section1 ! ,secret>y %all submit to     
,congress a report on ! pilot program4  
,su* report %all include ea* ( ! foll[+3
 7#a7 ,! numb] ( vet]ans & regi/]$      
c>egiv]s :o receiv$ naloxone "u ! pilot 
program4  7#b7 ,an assessm5t ( !        
feasibility ( exp&+ ! pilot program 9   
ord] to provide naloxone to imm$iate    
family memb]s ( vet]ans4  7#c7 ,an      
assessm5t ( ! feasibility or exp&+ !    
pilot program to include non-,dep>tm5t  
m$ical provid]s ?r\gh :i* ! ,secret>y   
furni%es hospital c>e1 m$ical s]vices1 &
 ext5d$ c>e s]vices to vet]ans "u       
section #agjc ( title #ch1 ,unit$ ,/ates
 ,code4  7#d7 ,an assessm5t ( ! effect (
 a requirem5t = a consultation by an    

appropriate m$ical provid] ( ! ,dep>tm5t
 :5 provid+ naloxone to any vet]an or   
regi/]$ c>egiv] = a second "t1 includ+  
:e!r su* a consultation requirem5t w\ld 
be likely to r$uce ! numb] ( vet]ans &  
regi/]$ c>egiv]s :o reque/ naloxone = a 
second "t4  7#e7 ,any budget>y          
consid]ations associat$ ) cont9u+1      
exp&+1 or mak+ p]man5t ! pilot program4 
7#f7 ,any o!r recomm5dations ( !        
,secret>y ) respect to modify+ or       
cont9u+ ! pilot program4