[Congressional Record Volume 169, Number 120 (Thursday, July 13, 2023)]
[Senate]
[Page S2704]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

  SA 587. Mr. DURBIN (for himself, Ms. Collins, Mr. Reed, Mrs. Murray, 
Mr. Blumenthal, Mr. Brown, Mr. Kaine, and Mr. Carper) submitted an 
amendment intended to be proposed by him to the bill S. 2226, to 
authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2024 for military activities 
of the Department of Defense, for military construction, and for 
defense activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe military 
personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for other purposes; which 
was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

        At the end of subtitle G of title X, add the following:

     SEC. 1083. PROHIBITION ON SMOKING IN FACILITIES OF THE 
                   VETERANS HEALTH ADMINISTRATION.

       (a) Prohibition.--
       (1) In general.--Section 1715 of title 38, United States 
     Code, is amended to read as follows:

     ``Sec. 1715. Prohibition on smoking in facilities of the 
       Veterans Health Administration

       ``(a) Prohibition.--No person (including any veteran, 
     patient, resident, employee of the Department, contractor, or 
     visitor) may smoke on the premises of any facility of the 
     Veterans Health Administration.
       ``(b) Definitions.--In this section:
       ``(1) The term `facility of the Veterans Health 
     Administration' means any land or building (including any 
     medical center, nursing home, domiciliary facility, 
     outpatient clinic, or center that provides readjustment 
     counseling) that is--
       ``(A) under the jurisdiction of the Department of Veterans 
     Affairs;
       ``(B) under the control of the Veterans Health 
     Administration; and
       ``(C) not under the control of the General Services 
     Administration.
       ``(2) The term `smoke' includes--
       ``(A) the use of cigarettes, cigars, pipes, and any other 
     combustion or heating of tobacco; and
       ``(B) the use of any electronic nicotine delivery system, 
     including electronic or e-cigarettes, vape pens, and e-
     cigars.''.
       (2) Clerical amendment.--The table of sections at the 
     beginning of subchapter II of chapter 17 of such title is 
     amended by striking the item relating to section 1715 and 
     inserting the following new item:

``1715. Prohibition on smoking in facilities of the Veterans Health 
              Administration.''.
       (b) Conforming Amendment.--Section 526 of the Veterans 
     Health Care Act of 1992 (Public Law 102-585; 38 U.S.C. 1715 
     note) is repealed.
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