3.0.0 2328 2023-01-15T04:48:55Z 2023-01-15T04:48:55Z Senate S S 2004-04-21 108 ssju00 Judiciary Committee Senate Standing Hearings by 2004-07-14T19:55:25Z sshr00 Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee Senate Standing Hearings by 2004-05-20T19:05:44Z Referred to 2004-04-21T20:59:36Z 2004-07-14 ssju00 Judiciary Committee Senate Committee on the Judiciary. Hearings held. Committee 2004-05-20 sshr00 Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 108-470. Committee 2004-04-21 sshr00 Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. IntroReferral 2004-04-21 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S4227-4228) IntroReferral B00100 9 Library of Congress 2004-04-21 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress D000432 Sen. Dorgan, Byron L. 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Jeffords, James M. [I-VT] JAMES JEFFORDS I VT MERRILL 2004-06-22 False E000286 Sen. Edwards, John [D-NC] JOHN EDWARDS D NC 2004-06-24 False R000146 Sen. Reid, Harry [D-NV] HARRY REID D NV M. 2004-07-06 False C000705 Sen. Conrad, Kent [D-ND] KENT CONRAD D ND 2004-07-06 False S000064 Sen. Sarbanes, Paul S. [D-MD] PAUL SARBANES D MD SPYROS 2004-07-06 False D000388 Sen. Dodd, Christopher J. [D-CT] CHRISTOPHER DODD D CT JOHN 2004-09-10 False Health Administrative fees Administrative procedure Administrative remedies Australia Business records Canada Civil actions and liability Commerce Consumer education Crime and Law Enforcement Customs administration Defective products Department of Health and Human Services Directories Drug approvals Drug industry Drugs East Asia Economics and Public Finance Electronic government information English language Europe European Union Evidence (Law) Export controls Exports Finance and Financial Sector Fines (Penalties) Foreign Trade and International Finance Government Operations and Politics Government paperwork Government publicity Governmental investigations Health care fraud Identification devices Import restrictions Imports Injunctions Intellectual property Internet Japan Labeling Law Licenses New Zealand Oceania Packaging Patent infringement Pharmacies Pharmacists Prescription pricing Price discrimination Product counterfeiting Restrictive trade practices Science, Technology, Communications Standards State laws Surety and fidelity Switzerland Translating and interpreting Web sites Wholesale trade Health 00 2004-04-21 Introduced in Senate 2004-08-06T20:41:24Z Pharmaceutical Market Access and Drug Safety Act of 2004 - Amends the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to revise provisions governing the importation of prescription drugs. Requires the Secretary of Health and Human Services to promulgate regulations allowing the importation of prescription drugs by registered exporters or registered importers from Canada within 90 days of passage of this Act and from Australia, European Union countries, Japan, New Zealand, or Switzerland within one year.

Provides for inspection, tracking of drugs, and registration and inspection fees for registered importers and exporters.

Requires manufacturers to: (1) submit a statement to the Secretary explaining each difference between a drug approved and distributed in the United States and a related drug distributed in a foreign country; and (2) submit an application to the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for approval of a related drug that is distributed in a foreign country if there is no comparable drug already approved in at least half of the permitted countries that can be imported to the United States.

Allows for the immediate importation of prescription drugs for personal use from licensed Canadian pharmacies.

Amends the Clayton Act to prohibit drug manufacturers from preventing importation by engaging in behavior such as charging higher prices or limiting supplies to registered exporters and importers or changing the form of the drug for such purpose.

States that the resale in the United States of prescription drugs that were properly sold abroad is not patent infringement.

Requires the Secretary of Homeland Security to refuse admission of drugs that violate importation provisions. Allows the destruction of certain violative shipments.

Amends the Controlled Substances Act to repeal the exemption that permitted individuals to import controlled substances for personal medical use.

]]> Pharmaceutical Market Access and Drug Safety Act of 2004 Display Title Pharmaceutical Market Access and Drug Safety Act of 2004 Official Title as Introduced A bill to amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act with respect to the importation of prescription drugs, and for other purposes. Introduced in Senate IS Short Titles as Introduced Pharmaceutical Market Access and Drug Safety Act of 2004 Popular Titles Imports of Prescription Drugs bill 9 Library of Congress Introduced in Senate 2004-04-21T04:00:00Z 2004-07-14 Committee on the Judiciary. Hearings held. text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.