[Congressional Bills 111th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 11 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

111th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                 S. 11

To restore the application of the 340B drug discount program to orphan 
              drugs with respect to children's hospitals.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                           September 28, 2010

 Mr. Brown of Massachusetts (for himself, Ms. Snowe, Mr. Bennett, Mr. 
 Corker, Ms. Collins, Mr. Voinovich, Mr. Alexander, and Mr. Chambliss) 
introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the 
          Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions

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                                 A BILL


 
To restore the application of the 340B drug discount program to orphan 
              drugs with respect to children's hospitals.

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

SECTION 1. CONTINUED INCLUSION OF ORPHAN DRUGS IN DEFINITION OF COVERED 
              OUTPATIENT DRUGS WITH RESPECT TO CHILDREN'S HOSPITALS 
              UNDER THE 340B DRUG DISCOUNT PROGRAM.

    (a) Amendment.--Subsection (e) of section 340B of the Public Health 
Service Act (42 U.S.C. 256b) is amended by striking ``covered entities 
described in subparagraph (M)'' and inserting ``covered entities 
described in subparagraph (M) (other than a children's hospital 
described in subparagraph (M))''.
    (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by subsection (a) shall 
take effect as if included in the enactment of section 2302 of the 
Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010 (Public Law 111-
152).
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