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

Bill: 116-hr-3700
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Wenstrup, Brad R. [R-OH-2]
Introduced: 2019-07-11
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: 2019-07-11
text: Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

Summaries:
action_date: 2019-07-11
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p>This bill prohibits smoking on the premises of any Veterans Health Administration facility. The bill defines smoking as the use of cigarettes, cigars, and pipes (i.e., the heating or combustion of tobacco), as well as the use of any electronic nicotine delivery system.</p>

tv_txt: I 116th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 3700 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES July 11, 2019 Mr. Wenstrup (for himself and Miss Rice of New York ) 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 on the premises of 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 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 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) 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) Table of sections 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) Veterans Health Care Act of 1992 Section 526 of the Veterans Health Care Act of 1992 ( Public Law 102–585 ) is repealed. (c) Effective date The amendments made by this section take effect on October 1, 2019.