S.Amdt. 3953

SA 3953. Mrs. GILLIBRAND (for herself, Mr. Booker, and Mrs. Boxer)
submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by her to the bill H.R.
2577, making appropriations for the Departments of Transportation, and
Housing and Urban Development, and related agencies for the fiscal year
ending September 30, 2016, and for other purposes; which was ordered to
lie on the table; as follows:

At the end of title II of division B, add the following:
Sec. 251. (a) Research on Therapeutic Uses of Cannabis
Plant.--The Secretary of Veterans Affairs may, in
coordination with the National Center for Posttraumatic
Stress Disorder, within the limits of statutory authorities
and funding under other provisions of law, conduct clinical
research on the potential benefits of therapeutic use of the
cannabis plant by veterans--
(1) to treat serious health conditions, such as
posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), chronic pain and
neuropathies, sleep disorders, traumatic brain injury,
seizures, Parkinson's disease, cancer, spinal cord injuries,
human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), and Crohn's disease; and
(2) as a treatment to achieve and maintain abstinence from
opioids and heroin.
(b) Report.--Not later than 180 days after the date of the
enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit to the
Committee on Appropriations of the Senate and the Committee
on Appropriations of the House of Representatives a report
detailing any efforts of the Department of Veterans Affairs
to expand the conduct of research described in subsection
(a).
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