[Congressional Bills 106th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 4301 Introduced in House (IH)]







106th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 4301

   To amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act relating to the 
               distribution chain of prescription drugs.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             April 13, 2000

   Mrs. Emerson (for herself, Mr. Berry, Mr. Burton of Indiana, Mr. 
  Wexler, Mr. Sherman, and Mr. Hall of Ohio) introduced the following 
         bill; which was referred to the Committee on Commerce

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                                 A BILL


 
   To amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act relating to the 
               distribution chain of prescription drugs.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. PRESCRIPTION DRUG DISTRIBUTION.

    Section 503(e)(1)(A) of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act 
(21 U.S.C. 353(e)(1)(A)) is amended--
            (1) by inserting ``for a calendar year'' after ``or an 
        authorized distributor of record of such drug''; and
            (2) by inserting ``a statement that the drug was first 
        purchased from or through an authorized distributor or'' after 
        ``who receives the drug''.

SEC. 2. AUTHORIZED DISTRIBUTORS.

    Section 503(e)(4)(A) of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act 
(21 U.S.C. 353(e)(4)(A)) is amended by striking ``the term'' and all 
that follows and inserting the following: ``the term `authorized 
distributor of record' means any distributor to which a manufacturer 
sells prescription drugs during a calendar year, and''.
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