,i  #aac? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #cgae  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,decemb] #ab1         
#bjac,mr4 ,ellison 7= himself & ,mr4    
,rohraba*]7 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i*
 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,en]gy &   
,comm]ce  ,a ,,bill  ,to r$uce          
prescription drug co/s by all[+ !       
importation & reimportation ( c]ta9     
drugs4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may be
 cit$ z ! ,p]sonal ,drug ,importation   
,fairness ,act ( #bjac4  #b4 ,r$uc+     
prescription drug co/s by all[+ c]ta9   
drugs to be import$ or reimport$  7a7 ,9
 g5]al ,not)/&+ any provision ( ! ,f$]al
 ,food1 ,drug1 & ,cosmetic ,act 7#ba    
,u4,s4,c4 #cja et seq471 a drug may be  
import$ into ! ,unit$ ,/ates1 & may be  
reimport$ into ! ,unit$ ,/ates by a     
p]son o!r ?an ! drug's manufactur]1 if !
 drug-- 7#a7 has ! same active +r$i5ts1 
r\te ( adm9i/ration1 & /r5g? z a        
prescription drug approv$ "u *apt] ,v ( 
su* ,act 7#ba ,u4,s4,c4 #cea et seq472  
7#b7 may be lawfully m>ket$ 91 & is     

import$ or reimport$ f1 a qualifi$      
c\ntry2  7#c7 is disp5s$ by a lic5s$    
ph>maci/2  7#d7 is %ipp$ directly to1 or
 is import$ by1 ! ultimate consum] f !  
qualifi$ c\ntry2  7#e7 is %ipp$ or      
import$ 9 quantities t d n exce$ a      
#ij-;day supply2 &  7#f7 is accompani$  
by a copy ( a valid prescription4  7b7  
,def9itions ,9 ?is ,act3 7#a7 ,! t]m    
drug has ! mean+ giv5 to su* t]m 9      
section #bja ( ! ,f$]al ,food1 ,drug1 & 
,cosmetic ,act 7#ba ,u4,s4,c4 #cba71    
except t su* t]m excludes any controll$ 
sub/ance 7z def9$ 9 section #ajb ( !    
,controll$ ,sub/ances ,act 7#ba         
,u4,s4,c4 #hjb774  7#b7 ,! t]m          
prescription drug means a drug subject  
to section #ejc7;b77#a7 ( ! ,f$]al      
,food1 ,drug1 & ,cosmetic ,act 7#ba     
,u4,s4,c4 #cec7;b77#a774  7#c7 ,! t]m   
qualifi$ c\ntry means a c\ntry t-- 7,a7 
is ,au/ralia1 ,canada1 ,israel1 ,japan1 
,new ,zeal&1 ,switz]l&1 ,s\? ,africa1 a 
memb]-/ate ( ! ,european ,union1 or a   
c\ntry 9 ! ,european ,economic ,area2 & 

7,b7 is det]m9$ by ! ,commission] (     
,food & ,drugs to h /&>ds = ensur+ !    
safety & effectiv5ess ( drugs t are at  
lea/ z protective z su* /&>ds 9 ! ,unit$
 ,/ates4