H.R. 8679

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 8679 Introduced in House (IH)]

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119th CONGRESS
2d Session
H. R. 8679

To amend title 38, United States Code, to require the Secretary of 
Veterans Affairs to transmit a veteran's history of opioid 
prescriptions to a Community Care health care provider.

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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

May 7, 2026

Mr. Collins (for himself, Mr. Pfluger, Mr. Luttrell, Mr. Babin, Mr. 
Baird, Mr. Rogers of Kentucky, and Mr. Fuller) 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 the Secretary of 
Veterans Affairs to transmit a veteran's history of opioid 
prescriptions to a Community Care health care provider.

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

SECTION 1. TRANSMISSION OF OPIOID PRESCRIPTION HISTORY TO COMMUNITY 
CARE PROVIDER.

(a) In General.--Section 1703C of title 38, United States Code, is 
amended, in subsection (a), by adding at the end the following new 
paragraph:
``(8) The standards established under this subsection shall require 
the Secretary to transmit a history of opioid prescriptions contained 
in records of the Department regarding a covered veteran--
``(A) to a non-Department health care provider through whom 
the Secretary furnishes health care, pursuant to section 1703 
of this title, to such covered veteran; and
``(B) through a Third Party Administrator.''.
(b) Definitions.--Such section is further amended, in subsection 
(c), by adding at the end the following new paragraphs:
``(3) The term `Third Party Administrator' has the meaning 
given such term in section 1703B of this title.''.
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