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107th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                 H. R. 68

   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

                            January 3, 2001

Mrs. Emerson (for herself and Mr. Berry) 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 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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