One Hundred Seventeenth Congress of the United States of America
1st Session
Begun and held at the City of Washington on Sunday, the third day of January, two thousand and twenty one
S. 957
AN ACT
To direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to ensure that certain medical facilities of the Department of Veterans Affairs have physical locations for the disposal of controlled substances medications.
Designation of periods during which any individual may dispose of controlled substances medications at facilities of the Department of Veterans Affairs
Section 3009 of the Johnny Isakson and David P. Roe, M.D. Veterans Health Care and Benefits Improvement Act of 2020 (Public Law 116–315; 38 U.S.C. 8110 note) is amended—
by redesignating subsection (b) and (c) as subsections (c) and (d), respectively; and
by inserting after subsection (a) the following new subsection (b):
Designation of periods for any individual to dispose of medication
In general
The Secretary shall designate periods during which any individual may dispose of controlled substances medications at a covered Department medical facility.
Public information campaigns
The Secretary may carry out public information campaigns regarding the periods designated under paragraph (1).
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Speaker of the House of Representatives
Vice President of the United States and President of the Senate