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<dc:title>117 HR 3601 IH: Fully Informed Veteran Act of 2021</dc:title>
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<dc:date>2021-05-28</dc:date>
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<distribution-code display="yes">I</distribution-code><congress display="yes">117th CONGRESS</congress><session display="yes">1st Session</session><legis-num display="yes">H. R. 3601</legis-num><current-chamber>IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES</current-chamber><action display="yes"><action-date date="20210528">May 28, 2021</action-date><action-desc><sponsor name-id="L000588">Mr. Lamb</sponsor> (for himself and <cosponsor name-id="M001186">Mr. Meijer</cosponsor>) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the <committee-name committee-id="HVR00">Committee on Veterans' Affairs</committee-name>, and in addition to the Committees on <committee-name committee-id="HJU00">the Judiciary</committee-name>, and <committee-name committee-id="HIF00">Energy and Commerce</committee-name>, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned</action-desc></action><legis-type>A BILL</legis-type><official-title display="yes">To authorize physicians and other health care providers of the Department of Veterans Affairs to provide information regarding State-approved marijuana programs to veterans, and for other purposes.</official-title></form><legis-body id="H27E7BCDDBFDC475883E23930C0945E51" style="OLC"><section id="H2A371D3593104F029086D8A18F09570E" section-type="section-one"><enum>1.</enum><header>Short title</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">This Act may be cited as the <quote><short-title>Fully Informed Veteran Act of 2021</short-title></quote>.</text></section><section id="HC2292E9F30AD453EAFEC5373E9AD8185"><enum>2.</enum><header>Authorized provision of information on State-approved marijuana programs to veterans</header><subsection id="H01AEB3E48AD445B0ACF2D44E81AC777C"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Authorized provision of information</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Notwithstanding the provisions of the Controlled Substances Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/21/801">21 U.S.C. 801 et seq.</external-xref>) or any other Federal, State, or local law regulating or prohibiting the provision of information on marijuana, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall authorize physicians and other health care providers of the Veterans Health Administration of the Department of Veterans Affairs to provide to veterans who are residents of States with State-approved marijuana programs information regarding the participation of such veterans in such programs.</text></subsection><subsection id="H9F4F95DE21E84662BA294E3B0D21A038"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Definitions</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In this section:</text><paragraph id="H3A6D58DC83EA449DBD6F0DD7DB32B94B"><enum>(1)</enum><text>The term <quote>information</quote> includes details such as informational materials, internet websites, and relevant contact information for State-approved marijuana programs.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H70180ED9F30642E1AD60F9617B63B540"><enum>(2)</enum><text>The term <quote>marijuana</quote> has the meaning given the term <quote>marihuana</quote> in section 102 of the Controlled Substances Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/21/802">21 U.S.C. 802</external-xref>).</text></paragraph><paragraph id="HFFA677F3047B4EF88FBFD5217D5D1F62"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <quote>State</quote> means each of the several States, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, any territory or possession of the United States, and each federally recognized Indian Tribe.</text></paragraph></subsection></section></legis-body></bill> 

