Section 1 Short title
This Act may be cited as the “Produce Prescriptions for Veterans Act”.
Produce Prescriptions for Veterans Act
A BILL
To amend title 38, United States Code, to authorize the provision of produce prescriptions to veterans, and for other purposes.
Sec. 2 Provision of produce prescriptions to veterans
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.”
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.”