Produce Prescriptions for Veterans Act

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 3706 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

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119th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                S. 3706

 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 SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                            January 27, 2026

  Mr. Durbin 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 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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