,i  #aah? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4
 ,r4 #ajcif  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(         
,,repres5tatives  ,decemb] #ab1         
#bjbd,mr4 ,l&sman 7= himself & ,mr4 ,van
 ,ord57 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0  
ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,vet]ans'     
,affairs  ,a ,,bill  ,to am5d title #ch1
 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 to ensure t !     
,secret>y ( ,vet]ans ,affairs furni%es  
c]ta9 non-opioid pa9 m$ications to      
vet]ans1 & = o!r purposes4  #a4 ,%ort   
title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z ! ,,nopa9 
= ,vet]ans ,act4  #b4 ,inclusion ( c]ta9
 non-opioid pa9 m$ications 9 ! ,national
 ,=mul>y ( ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,vet]ans       
,affairs  7a7 ,9 g5]al ,section #habe ( 
title #ch1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 is      
am5d$-- 7#a7 9 subsection 7d71 by add+  
at ! end ! foll[+ new p>agraph3  7#d7 ,!
 t]m non-opioid pa9 managem5t drug or   
biological product means a drug or      
biological product approv$1 grant$1 or  
cle>$ by ! ,food & ,drug ,adm9i/ration  
to r$uce po/op]ative pa91 or to produce 
po/surgical or regional analgesia1 )\t  

act+ ^u ! body's opioid receptors4  4   
7#b7 by r$esignat+ subsection 7d71 z s  
am5d$1 z subsection 7e72 &  7#c7 by     
ins]t+1 aft] subsection 7c71 ! foll[+   
new subsection 7d73  7d7 ,! ,secret>y   
%all-- 7#a7 n lat] ?an "o ye> aft] !    
date on :i* a non-opioid pa9 managem5t  
drug or biological product becomes      
eligible = tempor>y additional paym5t "u
 section #ahcc7t77#af77;,g7 ( ! ,social 
,security ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4           
#aciel7t77#af77;,g771 or eligible =     
sep>ate paym5t "u section #daf4agd (    
title #db1 ,code ( ,f$]al ,regulations  
7or successor regulation71 include su*  
non-opioid pa9 managem5t drug or        
biological product 9 ! national =mul>y (
 ! ,dep>tm5t2 &  7#b7 include a         
non-opioid pa9 managem5t drug or        
biological product 9 ! drug /&>dization 
li/ ( ! ,dep>tm5t4  4  7b7 ,limitation  
,none ( ! funds 9 ! ,co/ ( ,w> ,toxic   
,exposures ,fund "u section #cbd ( title
 #ch1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 may be us$ to
 c>ry out ! am5dm5ts made by ?is        

section4  7c7 ,implem5tation ,n lat] ?an
 #ij days aft] ! date ( ! enactm5t ( ?is
 ,act1 ! ,secret>y ( ,vet]ans ,affairs  
%all implem5t ! am5dm5ts made by ?is    
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