[Congressional Bills 116th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 6997 Introduced in House (IH)]

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116th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 6997

 To direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to increase the supply of 
 prescription drugs for which the Secretary pays for veterans during a 
                        public health emergency.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                              May 22, 2020

Mr. Roy (for himself, Mr. Banks, Mr. Gosar, Mr. Steube, Mr. Norman, Mr. 
Budd, Mr. Harris, Mr. Green of Tennessee, and Mr. Perry) introduced the 
   following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Veterans' 
                                Affairs

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                                 A BILL


 
 To direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to increase the supply of 
 prescription drugs for which the Secretary pays for veterans during a 
                        public health emergency.

    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 ``Veterans Prescription Flexibility 
Act''.

SEC. 2. PAYMENT BY DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS OF PRESCRIPTION DRUGS 
              FOR VETERANS DURING PUBLIC HEALTH EMERGENCY.

    (a) Increase of Supply of Prescriptions.--During a public health 
emergency, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall pay for 
prescriptions for up to a 90-day supply of drugs, including over-the-
counter drugs and medical and surgical supplies, written by an eligible 
health care provider, notwithstanding section 17.4025(b)(1) of title 
38, Code of Federal Regulations, or such successor regulation.
    (b) Definitions.--In this section:
            (1) The term ``eligible health care provider'' means a 
        health care provider under section 1703(c) of title 38, United 
        States Code, or an eligible entity or provider under section 
        1703A(b) of such title.
            (2) The term ``public health emergency'' means a public 
        health emergency declared by the Secretary of Health and Human 
        Services under section 319 of the Public Health Service Act (42 
        U.S.C. 247d).
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