[Congressional Bills 118th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 7347 Introduced in House (IH)]

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118th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 7347

   To amend title 38, United States Code, to direct the Secretary of 
   Veterans Affairs to report on whether the Secretary will include 
    certain psychedelic drugs in the formulary of the Department of 
                           Veterans Affairs.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           February 14, 2024

Mr. Van Orden 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 direct the Secretary of 
   Veterans Affairs to report on whether the Secretary will include 
    certain psychedelic drugs in the formulary of the Department of 
                           Veterans Affairs.

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

SECTION 1. REPORTING OF DETERMINATION OF THE SECRETARY OF VETERANS 
              AFFAIRS WHETHER TO INCLUDE NEWLY APPROVED OR LICENSED 
              PSYCHEDELIC DRUGS IN THE FORMULARY OF THE DEPARTMENT OF 
              VETERANS AFFAIRS.

    Chapter 81 of title 38, United States Code, is amended by 
inserting, after section 8125, the following new section (and 
conforming the table of sections at the beginning of such chapter 
accordingly):
``Sec. 8125A. Reporting of determination whether to include newly 
              approved or licensed psychedelic drugs in the formulary 
              of the Department
    ``Not later than 180 days after a psychedelic drug is approved 
under section 505 of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (21 
U.S.C. 355) or licensed under section 351 of the Public Health Service 
Act (42 U.S.C. 262), the Secretary shall submit to the Committees on 
Veterans' Affairs of the Senate and House of Representatives a report 
regarding such drug, that includes--
            ``(1) the determination of the Secretary whether to include 
        such drug in the formulary of the Department; and
            ``(2) the justification of the Secretary for such 
        determination.''.
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