[Congressional Bills 108th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 780 Introduced in House (IH)]







108th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 780

 To amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to provide for the 
 implementation of the program under section 804 of such Act, and for 
                            other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           February 13, 2003

 Mr. Berry (for himself, Mrs. Emerson, Mr. Taylor of Mississippi, Mr. 
 Holden, Mr. Alexander, Mr. Turner of Texas, Mr. Scott of Georgia, Ms. 
 Loretta Sanchez of California, Mr. Moore, Mr. Hill, Mr. Stenholm, Mr. 
    Cramer, Ms. Harman, Mr. Israel, Ms. Slaughter, Ms. Woolsey, Mr. 
   Sanders, Mr. Crowley, Mr. Frost, and Mr. Hinchey) introduced the 
   following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and 
                                Commerce

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                                 A BILL


 
 To amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to provide for the 
 implementation of the program under section 804 of such Act, and for 
                            other purposes.

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

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Prescription Drug Price Reduction 
Act''.

SEC. 2. IMPLEMENTATION OF SECTION 804 OF FEDERAL FOOD, DRUG, AND 
              COSMETIC ACT.

    (a) In General.--Section 804 of the Federal Food, Drug, and 
Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C. 384) is amended--
            (1) by striking subsection (l); and
            (2) by redesignating subsection (m) as subsection (l).
    (b) Regulations.--The Secretary of Health and Human Services shall 
promulgate a final rule for carrying out section 804 of the Federal 
Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act not later than one year after the date of 
the enactment of this Act. The effective date for such final rule may 
not be later than 30 days after the date on which the final rule is 
promulgated.
    (c) Labeling.--Section 502 of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic 
Act (21 U.S.C. 352) is amended by adding at the end the following:
    ``(w) If it is a covered product imported into the United States 
pursuant to section 804, unless, upon commercial distribution of such 
product in the United States, the product bears labeling that 
identifies the country from which the product was imported, that 
provides the name and address of the importer of the product, and that 
provides the name and address of the person who exported the product to 
the United States.''.
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