[Congressional Bills 109th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 4036 Introduced in House (IH)]







109th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 4036

 To amend the Public Health Service Act to allow qualifying children's 
      hospitals to participate in the 340B drug discount program.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            October 7, 2005

  Mr. Gillmor (for himself and Ms. DeGette) introduced the following 
    bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce

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                                 A BILL


 
 To amend the Public Health Service Act to allow qualifying children's 
      hospitals to participate in the 340B drug discount program.

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

SECTION 1. ALLOWING QUALIFYING CHILDREN'S HOSPITALS TO PARTICIPATE IN 
              THE 340B DRUG DISCOUNT PROGRAM.

    (a) In General.--Section 340B(a)(4)(L) of the Public Health Service 
Act (42 U.S.C. 256b(a)(4)(L)) is amended--
            (1) by inserting after ``A subsection (d) hospital (as 
        defined in section 1886(d)(1)(B) of the Social Security Act)'' 
        the following: ``or a children's hospital described in section 
        1886(d)(1)(B)(iii) of such Act''; and
            (2) in clause (ii), by inserting ``or, in the case of such 
        a children's hospital, as would be determined under such 
        section if the hospital were such a subsection (d) hospital'' 
        after ``section 1886(d)(5)(F) of the Social Security Act''.
    (b) Effective Date.--The amendments made by subsection (a) shall 
apply to drugs purchased on or after the date of the enactment of this 
Act.
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