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[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 2171 Introduced in Senate

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119th CONGRESS
 1st Session
 S. 2171

 To amend title 38, United States Code, to prohibit smoking on the 
premises of any facility of the Veterans Health Administration, and for 
 other purposes.

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 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

 June 25 (legislative day, June 24), 2025

 Mr. Durbin (for himself, Ms. Collins, Mr. Booker, and Mrs. Murray) 
introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the 
 Committee on Veterans' Affairs

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 A BILL

 To amend title 38, United States Code, to prohibit smoking on the 
premises of any facility of the Veterans Health Administration, 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. PROHIBITION ON SMOKING IN FACILITIES OF THE VETERANS HEALTH 
 ADMINISTRATION.

    (a) Prohibition.--

    (1) In general.--

Section 1715 of title 38, United States 
 Code, is amended to read as follows:
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Sec. 1715. Prohibition on smoking in facilities of the Veterans 
 Health Administration
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    (a) Prohibition.--No person (including any veteran, patient, 
resident, employee of the Department, contractor, or visitor) may smoke 
on the premises of any facility of the Veterans Health Administration.
 ``

    (b) 

=== Definitions. ===
-In this section:
 ``

    (1) The term `facility of the Veterans Health 
 Administration' means any land or building (including any 
 medical center, nursing home, domiciliary facility, outpatient 
 clinic, or center that provides readjustment counseling) that 
 is--
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        (A) under the jurisdiction of the Department of 
 Veterans Affairs;
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        (B) under the control of the Veterans Health 
 Administration; and
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            (C) not under the control of the General Services 
 Administration.
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    (2) The term `smoke' includes--
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        (A) the use of cigarettes, cigars, pipes, and any 
 other combustion or heating of tobacco; and
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        (B) the use of any electronic nicotine delivery 
 system, including electronic or e-cigarettes, vape 
 pens, and e-cigars.''.

    (2) Clerical amendment.--The table of sections at the 
 beginning of chapter 17 of such title is amended by striking 
 the item relating to 

section 1715 and inserting the following 
 new item:

``1715. Prohibition on smoking in facilities of the Veterans Health 
 Administration.''.

    (b) Conforming Amendment.--

Section 526 of the Veterans Health Care 
Act of 1992 (Public Law 102-585; 38 U.S.C. 1715 note) is repealed.
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