To amend title 38, United States Code, to prohibit smoking in any facility of the Veterans Health Administration, and for other purposes.

Bill: 115-hr-1662
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Wenstrup, Brad R. [R-OH-2]
Introduced: 2017-03-21
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Department of Veterans Affairs

Drug, alcohol, tobacco use

Government buildings, facilities, and property

Health facilities and institutions

Veterans' medical care
Latest action: action_date: 2018-11-16
text: Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 806.

Summaries:
action_date: 2017-03-21
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p>This bill prohibits smoking: (1) indoors in any Veterans Health Administration facility, and (2) outdoors in any such facility as of October 1, 2022.</p> <p>The bill repeals a provision authorizing the Department of Veterans Affairs to furnish tobacco to veterans receiving hospital or domiciliary care.</p>

tv_txt: I 115th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 1662 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES March 21, 2017 Mr. Wenstrup introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs A BILL To amend title 38, United States Code, to prohibit smoking in any facility of the Veterans Health Administration, and for other purposes.

1. Prohibition on smoking in facilities of the Veterans Health Administration (a) Prohibition Section 1715 of title 38, United States Code, is amended to read as follows: 1715. Prohibition on smoking in facilities of the Veterans Health Administration (a) Prohibition (1) No person may smoke indoors in any facility of the Veterans Health Administration. (2) No person may smoke outdoors in any facility of the Veterans Health Administration on or after October 1, 2022. (b) Definitions In this section: (1) The term smoke includes the smoking of cigarettes (including e-cigarettes or electronic cigarettes), cigars, pipes, and any other combustion of tobacco. (2) 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. . (b) Conforming amendments (1) The table of sections at the beginning of chapter 17 of such title is amended by striking the item relating to section 1715 and inserting the following: 1715. Prohibition on smoking in facilities of the Veterans Health Administration. . (2) Section 526 of the Veterans Health Care Act of 1992 ( Public Law 102–585 ) is repealed. (c) Effective date This section shall take effect 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act.

tv_txt: IB Union Calendar No. 806 115th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 1662 [Report No. 115–1033] IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES March 21, 2017 Mr. Wenstrup introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs November 16, 2018 Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union and ordered to be printed A BILL To amend title 38, United States Code, to prohibit smoking in any facility of the Veterans Health Administration, and for other purposes.

1. Prohibition on smoking in facilities of the Veterans Health Administration (a) Prohibition Section 1715 of title 38, United States Code, is amended to read as follows: 1715. Prohibition on smoking in facilities of the Veterans Health Administration (a) Prohibition (1) No person may smoke indoors in any facility of the Veterans Health Administration. (2) No person may smoke outdoors in any facility of the Veterans Health Administration on or after October 1, 2022. (b) Definitions In this section: (1) The term smoke includes the smoking of cigarettes (including e-cigarettes or electronic cigarettes), cigars, pipes, and any other combustion of tobacco. (2) 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. . (b) Conforming amendments (1) The table of sections at the beginning of chapter 17 of such title is amended by striking the item relating to section 1715 and inserting the following: 1715. Prohibition on smoking in facilities of the Veterans Health Administration. . (2) Section 526 of the Veterans Health Care Act of 1992 ( Public Law 102–585 ) is repealed. (c) Effective date This section shall take effect 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act.

November 16, 2018 Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union and ordered to be printed