[Congressional Bills 104th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 2009 Introduced in House (IH)]







104th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 2009

  To amend title 5, United States Code, to include medical foods as a 
  specific item for which coverage may be provided under the Federal 
                   Employees Health Benefits Program.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             July 11, 1995

 Ms. Woolsey introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
              Committee on Government Reform and Oversight

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                                 A BILL


 
  To amend title 5, United States Code, to include medical foods as a 
  specific item for which coverage may be provided under the Federal 
                   Employees Health Benefits Program.
    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. MEDICAL FOODS.

    Section 8904(a) of title 5, United States Code, is amended--
            (1) in paragraph (1)(E) by striking the period at the end 
        and inserting ``, including with respect to medical foods (as 
        defined by section 5(b)(3) of the Orphan Drug Act).''; and
            (2) in paragraph (2)(F) by striking the period at the end 
        and inserting ``, including medical foods (as defined by 
        section 5(b)(3) of the Orphan Drug Act).''.
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