Introduced in Senate
Produce Prescriptions for Veterans Act
SEC. 1. SHORT TITLETrack this section →
This Act may be cited as the Produce Prescriptions for Veterans Act.
SEC. 2. PROVISION OF PRODUCE PRESCRIPTIONS TO VETERANSTrack this section →
(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..