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108th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 709
To amend title 38, United States Code, to require Department of
Veterans Affairs pharmacies to dispense medications to veterans for
prescriptions written by private practitioners, and for other purposes.
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
February 11, 2003
Mr. Wicker (for himself, Mr. Wexler, Mr. Taylor of Mississippi, Mr.
Whitfield, Mr. Paul, Mr. Norwood, Ms. Woolsey, Mr. Holden, Mr. Filner,
Mr. Sandlin, Mr. Combest, Mr. Pickering, Mr. Frost, Mr. Duncan, Mr.
Sherman, Mr. Boucher, Mr. Rush, Mr. Hall, Mr. Meeks of New York, Mr.
Davis of Illinois, Mr. Platts, Mr. Udall of Colorado, Mr. Gordon, Mr.
Faleomavaega, and Mr. Calvert) introduced the following bill; which was
referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs
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A BILL
To amend title 38, United States Code, to require Department of
Veterans Affairs pharmacies to dispense medications to veterans for
prescriptions written by private practitioners, and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Veterans Prescription Access
Improvement Act''.
SEC. 2. AUTHORITY OF DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS PHARMACIES TO
DISPENSE MEDICATIONS TO VETERANS ON PRESCRIPTIONS WRITTEN
BY PRIVATE PRACTITIONERS.
(a) Authority.--Section 1712(d) of title 38, United States Code, is
amended to read as follows:
``(d) Subject to section 1722A of this title, the Secretary shall
furnish to a veteran such drugs and medicines as may be ordered on
prescription of a duly licensed physician in the treatment of any
illness or injury of the veteran.''.
(b) Clerical Amendments.--(1) The heading of section 1712 of such
title is amended by striking the sixth through ninth words.
(2) The item relating to section 1712 in the table of sections at
the beginning of chapter 17 of such title is amended by striking the
sixth through ninth words.
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