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117TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 2932 

To direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to conduct and support research 

on the efficacy and safety of medicinal cannabis, and for other purposes. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

APRIL 30, 2021 

Mrs. MILLER-MEEKS (for herself and Ms. MACE) introduced the following bill; 

which was referred to the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs 

A BILL 

To direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to conduct and 

support research on the efficacy and safety of medicinal 

cannabis, and for other purposes. 

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Veterans Cannabis 

5 Analysis, Research, and Effectiveness Act’’ or the ‘‘Vet6 erans CARE Act’’. 


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1 SEC. 2. CONDUCT OF RESEARCH INTO EFFECTS OF CAN2 NABIS ON HEALTH OUTCOMES OF CERTAIN 

3 VETERANS. 

4 (a) RESEARCH.—In carrying out the responsibilities 

5 of the Secretary of Veterans Affairs under section 7303 

6 of title 38, United States Code, the Secretary shall con7 duct and support research relating to the efficacy and 

8 safety of forms of cannabis described in subsection (c) on 

9 the health outcomes of covered veterans diagnosed with 

10 chronic pain, post-traumatic stress disorder, and other 

11 conditions the Secretary determines appropriate. The Sec12 retary shall ensure that such research is conducted in ac13 cordance with applicable regulations relating to the over14 sight of research, including such regulations prescribed by 

15 the Office of Research and Development of the Depart16 ment of Veterans Affairs, the Department of Health and 

17 Human Services (including through the National Institute 

18 on Drug Abuse), the Food and Drug Administration, the 

19 Drug Enforcement Administration, and the National In20 stitutes of Health. 

21 (b) DATA PRESERVATION.—Research conducted pur22 suant to subsection (a) shall include a mechanism to en23 sure the preservation of all data, including all data sets, 

24 collected or used for purposes of the research required by 

25 subsection (a) in a manner that will facilitate further re26 search. 


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1 (c) FORMS OF CANNABIS TO BE RESEARCHED.—The 

2 forms of cannabis described in this subsection are— 

3 (1) varying forms of cannabis, including— 

4 (A) full plants and extracts; 

5 (B) at least three different strains of can6 nabis with significant variants in phenotypic 

7 traits and various ratios of 

8 tetrahydrocannabinol and cannabidiol in chem9 ical composition; and 

10 (C) other chemical analogs of 

11 tetrahydrocannabinol; and 

12 (2) varying methods of cannabis delivery, in13 cluding topical application, combustible and non14 combustible inhalation, and ingestion. 

15 (d) IMPLEMENTATION.—In conducting and sup16 porting research under subsection (a), the Secretary 

17 shall— 

18 (1) before conducting and supporting such re19 search, develop a plan to implement this section and 

20 submit such plan to the Committees on Veterans’ 

21 Affairs of the House of Representatives and the Sen22 ate; and 

23 (2) issue any requests for proposals the Sec24 retary determines appropriate for such implementa25 tion. 


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1 (e) REPORTS.—During the five-year period beginning 

2 on the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary 

3 shall submit periodically, but not less frequently than an4 nually, to the Committees on Veterans’ Affairs of the 

5 House of Representatives and the Senate reports on the 

6 implementation of this section. 

7 (f) COVERED VETERAN DEFINED.—In this section, 

8 the term ‘‘covered veteran’’ means a veteran who is en9 rolled in the patient enrollment system of the Department 

10 of Veterans Affairs under section 1705 of title 38, United 

11 States Code. 

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