Fully Informed Veteran Act of 2021

Bill: 117-hr-3601
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Lamb, Conor [D-PA-17]
Introduced: 2021-05-28
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Latest action: action_date: 2022-11-01
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.

Summaries:
action_date: 2021-05-28
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><strong>Fully Informed Veteran Act of 2021</strong></p> <p>This bill requires the Department of Veterans Affairs to authorize physicians and other health care providers of the Veterans Health Administration to provide veterans with information about participating in state-approved marijuana programs if their state has such a program available. Under the bill, the term <em>state</em> includes the District of Columbia, federally recognized tribes, and U.S. territories and possessions. </p>

tv_txt: I 117th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 3601 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES May 28, 2021 Mr. Lamb (for himself and Mr. Meijer ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs , and in addition to the Committees on the Judiciary , and Energy and Commerce , for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned A BILL To authorize physicians and other health care providers of the Department of Veterans Affairs to provide information regarding State-approved marijuana programs to veterans, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Fully Informed Veteran Act of 2021 . 2. Authorized provision of information on State-approved marijuana programs to veterans (a) Authorized provision of information Notwithstanding the provisions of the Controlled Substances Act ( 21 U.S.C. 801 et seq. ) or any other Federal, State, or local law regulating or prohibiting the provision of information on marijuana, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall authorize physicians and other health care providers of the Veterans Health Administration of the Department of Veterans Affairs to provide to veterans who are residents of States with State-approved marijuana programs information regarding the participation of such veterans in such programs. (b) Definitions In this section: (1) The term information includes details such as informational materials, internet websites, and relevant contact information for State-approved marijuana programs. (2) The term marijuana has the meaning given the term marihuana in section 102 of the Controlled Substances Act ( 21 U.S.C. 802 ). (3) The term State means each of the several States, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, any territory or possession of the United States, and each federally recognized Indian Tribe.