1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Veterans Opioid Abuse Prevention Act . 2. Department of Veterans Affairs participation in national network of State-based prescription drug monitoring programs (a) Memorandum of understanding The Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall enter into a memorandum of understanding with the executive director of a national network of State-based prescription drug monitoring programs under which Department of Veterans Affairs health care providers shall query such network to support the safe and effective prescribing of controlled substances to covered patients. Under such memorandum of understanding— (1) Department health care providers practicing in a State that participates in such network shall query such network in accordance with the agreement between that State’s prescription drug monitoring program and such network in accordance with applicable Veterans Health Administration policies; and (2) Department health care providers practicing in States that do not participate in such network shall query such network through the drug monitoring program of the participating State that is in closest proximity to the State where the provider is practicing. (b) Covered patients For purposes of this section, a covered patient is a patient who— (1) receives a prescription for a controlled substance for a period of 90 days or longer