Produce Prescriptions for Veterans Act

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 7267 Introduced in House (IH)]

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119th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 7267

 To amend title 38, United States Code, to authorize the provision of 
       produce prescriptions to veterans, and for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            January 27, 2026

  Ms. Pingree (for herself and Mr. Buchanan) 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 authorize the provision of 
       produce prescriptions to veterans, 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 ``Produce Prescriptions for Veterans 
Act''.

SEC. 2. PROVISION OF PRODUCE PRESCRIPTIONS TO VETERANS.

    (a) Inclusion as Medical Services.--Paragraph (6) of section 1701 
of title 38, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the 
following new subparagraph:
            ``(J) The provision of produce prescriptions.''.
    (b) Definition of Produce Prescription.--Such section is further 
amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
    ``(11) The term `produce prescription' means a service in which the 
Secretary provides a benefit to a veteran who has a diet-related 
chronic condition and is food-insecure or refers such a veteran to 
receive a benefit, including a voucher or debit card, for the purchase 
of fruits and vegetables, to improve a diet-related chronic 
condition.''.
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