[Congressional Bills 114th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 2046 Introduced in House (IH)]

114th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 2046

To amend title 38, United States Code, to improve the participation of 
the Department of Veterans Affairs in the prescription drug monitoring 
                        programs of the States.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             April 28, 2015

  Mr. Duffy introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
                     Committee on Veterans' Affairs

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                                 A BILL


 
To amend title 38, United States Code, to improve the participation of 
the Department of Veterans Affairs in the prescription drug monitoring 
                        programs of the States.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Prescription Drug Accountability 
Act''.

SEC. 2. PARTICIPATION OF DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS IN PRESCRIPTION 
              DRUG MONITORING PROGRAMS OF STATES.

    Section 7332(b) of title 38, United States Code, is amended--
            (1) in paragraph (2)(G), by striking ``To a State'' and 
        inserting ``In accordance with paragraph (4), to a State''; and
            (2) by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
    ``(4) The Secretary shall participate in each State controlled 
substance monitoring program described in paragraph (2)(G), including 
by providing to such program the information of an individual before 
filling an opiate prescription for such individual.''.
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