[Congressional Bills 116th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 2677 Introduced in House (IH)]

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116th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 2677

To require the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to provide training in the 
use of medical cannabis for all Department of Veterans Affairs primary 
                care providers, and for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                              May 10, 2019

Mr. Moulton (for himself, Mr. Gaetz, Mr. Soto, Mr. Johnson of Georgia, 
and Mr. Crist) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
                     Committee on Veterans' Affairs

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                                 A BILL


 
To require the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to provide training in the 
use of medical cannabis for all Department of Veterans Affairs primary 
                care providers, and for other purposes.

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

SECTION 1. TRAINING IN USE OF MEDICAL CANNABIS FOR DEPARTMENT OF 
              VETERANS AFFAIRS PRIMARY CARE PROVIDERS.

    (a) Training.--Not later than one year after the date of the 
enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall provide 
for all primary care providers of the Department of Veterans Affairs an 
initial training in the use of medical cannabis. The Secretary shall 
provide supplemental training as necessary.
    (b) Partnerships With Medical Schools.--In developing and providing 
the training to be provided under subsection (a), the Secretary shall 
enter into partnerships with medical schools that have incorporated 
education on medical cannabis into their curricula.
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