,,ii  #aai? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,s4 #cbji  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,novemb] #ai1          
#bjbe,mrs4 ,capito 7= h]self1 ,mrs4     
,%ahe51 ,mr4 ,cram]1 ,mr4 ,k+1 ,mr4     
,hoev51 ,mrs4 ,gillibr&1 ,mr4 ,ricketts1
 ,ms4 ,klobu*>1 ,mr4 ,ju/ice1 ,mr4      
,ka9e1 ,mrs4 ,britt1 ,mr4 ,van ,holl51  
,mr4 ,hag]ty1 ,mr4 ,kelly1 ,mr4 ,scott (
 ,s\? ,c>ol9a1 ,ms4 ,cortez ,ma/o1 &    
,ms4 ,ros57 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i*
 0 read twice & 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 ! ,non-,opioids ,prev5t ,addiction 9 !
 ,nation = ,vet]ans ,act or ! ,,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$uce po/op]ative pa91 to produce    
po/surgical or regional analgesia1 or to
 treat acute pa91 )\t act+ ^u ! body's  
opioid receptors4  2  7#b7 by r$esignat+
 subsection 7d71 z s am5d$1 z subsection
 7e72 &  7#c7 by ins]t+ aft] subsection 
7c7 ! foll[+ new subsection 7d73  7d7 ,!
 ,secret>y %all include a non-opioid pa9
 managem5t drug or biological product 9 
! national =mul>y ( ! ,dep>tm5t n lat]  
?an ! e>li] (-- 7#a7 "o ye> aft] ! date 
on :i* ! non-opioid pa9 managem5t drug  
or biological product becomes eligible =
 tempor>y additional paym5t "u section  
#ahcc7t77#af77;,g7 ( ! ,social ,security
 ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4                    
#aciel7t77#af77;,g77 or eligible =      
sep>ate paym5t "u section #daf4agd (    
title #db1 ,code ( ,f$]al ,regulations  

7or successor regulations72 or  7#b7 #ah
 mon?s aft] ! date on :i* ! non-opioid  
pa9 managem5t drug or biological product
 is approv$ by ! ,food & ,drug          
,adm9i/ration4  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    
section4