3.0.0 319 2023-01-11T13:20:28Z 2023-01-11T13:20:28Z Senate S S 2011-02-10 112 sshr00 Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2011-02-10T21:55:33Z 2011-02-10 sshr00 Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. IntroReferral 2011-02-10 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S644-645) IntroReferral B00100 9 Library of Congress 2011-02-10 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress S000663 Sen. Snowe, Olympia J. [R-ME] Olympia Snowe R ME J. N S000770 Sen. Stabenow, Debbie [D-MI] Debbie Stabenow D MI 2011-02-10 True V000127 Sen. Vitter, David [R-LA] David Vitter R LA 2011-02-10 True M000303 Sen. McCain, John [R-AZ] JOHN MCCAIN R AZ SIDNEY 2011-02-10 True K000367 Sen. Klobuchar, Amy [D-MN] Amy Klobuchar D MN 2011-02-10 True G000386 Sen. Grassley, Chuck [R-IA] Charles Grassley R IA E. 2011-02-10 True K000305 Sen. Kohl, Herb [D-WI] HERBERT KOHL D WI H. 2011-02-10 True C001035 Sen. Collins, Susan M. [R-ME] Susan Collins R ME M. 2011-02-10 True B000944 Sen. Brown, Sherrod [D-OH] Sherrod Brown D OH 2011-02-10 True K000148 Sen. Kerry, John F. [D-MA] JOHN KERRY D MA FORBES 2011-02-10 True S000033 Sen. Sanders, Bernard [I-VT] Bernard Sanders I VT 2011-02-10 True L000261 Sen. Levin, Carl [D-MI] CARL LEVIN D MI MILTON 2011-02-10 True S001181 Sen. Shaheen, Jeanne [D-NH] Jeanne Shaheen D NH 2011-02-10 True L000174 Sen. Leahy, Patrick J. [D-VT] Patrick Leahy D VT 2011-02-10 True J000177 Sen. Johnson, Tim [D-SD] TIM JOHNSON D SD 2011-02-10 True B000468 Sen. Bingaman, Jeff [D-NM] JESSE BINGAMAN D NM FRANCIS 2011-02-10 True M001170 Sen. McCaskill, Claire [D-MO] Claire McCaskill D MO 2011-02-10 True B001265 Sen. Begich, Mark [D-AK] Mark Begich D AK 2011-02-10 True N000032 Sen. Nelson, Bill [D-FL] CLARENCE NELSON D FL WILLIAM 2011-02-10 True B000711 Sen. Boxer, Barbara [D-CA] BARBARA BOXER D CA 2011-04-08 False C000705 Sen. Conrad, Kent [D-ND] KENT CONRAD D ND 2011-05-19 False W000802 Sen. Whitehouse, Sheldon [D-RI] Sheldon Whitehouse D RI 2011-07-14 False Health Administrative law and regulatory procedures Administrative remedies Asia Australia Business records Canada Civil actions and liability Consumer affairs Consumer credit Contracts and agency Department of Health and Human Services Europe European Union Evidence and witnesses Federal Trade Commission (FTC) Federal preemption Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Fraud offenses and financial crimes Government studies and investigations Health information and medical records Intellectual property Intergovernmental relations Internet and video services Internet, web applications, social media Japan Manufacturing Marketing and advertising Medical education Medical tests and diagnostic methods New Zealand Oceania Prescription drugs Product safety and quality Retail and wholesale trades Switzerland Trade restrictions User charges and fees Health 00 2011-02-10 Introduced in Senate 2011-02-25T20:39:53Z Pharmaceutical Market Access and Drug Safety Act of 2011 - Amends the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (FFDCA) to revise provisions governing the importation of prescription drugs. Waives the limitation on importation of prescription drugs that have been exported from the United States.

Prohibits the importation of a qualifying drug unless such drug is imported by a registered importeror an individual for personal use.

Establishes registration conditions for importers and exporters. Requires the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) to inspect places of business, verify chains of custody, inspect facilities, and determine compliance with registration conditions.

Sets forth provisions governing the importation of qualifying drugs that are different from U.S. label drugs, including standards for judging such differences.

Prohibits manufacturers from: (1) discriminating against registered exporters or importers; (2) causing there to be a difference in a prescription drug distributed in the United States and one distributed in a permitted country; (3) engaging in actions to restrict, prohibit, or delay the importation of a qualifying drug; or (4) engaging in any action that the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) determines discriminates against a person that engages or attempts to engage in the importation of a qualifying drug.

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

Requires the Secretary to educate consumers regarding prescription drug importation.

Sets forth provisions governing the sale of prescription drugs through an Internet site. Includes the dispensing or selling of a prescription drug in violation of this Act as a prohibited act under FFDCA.

Prohibits the introduction of restricted transactions with unregistered foreign pharmacies into a payment system or the completion of such transactions using a payment system.

]]> Pharmaceutical Market Access and Drug Safety Act of 2011 Display Title Pharmaceutical Market Access and Drug Safety Act of 2011 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 2011 Introduced in Senate 2011-02-10T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-112s319is/xml/BILLS-112s319is.xml 2011-02-10 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. 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.