,i  #aac? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4
 ,r4 #degg  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(          
,,repres5tatives  ,may #f1 #bjad ,mr4   
,griffi? ( ,virg9ia 7= himself & ,mr4   
,wel*7 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0   
ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,en]gy &      
,comm]ce1 & 9 addition to ! ,committee  
on ,ways & ,means1 = a p]iod to be      
subsequ5tly det]m9$ by ! ,speak]1 9 ea* 
case = consid]ation ( su* provisions z  
fall )9 ! jurisdiction ( ! committee    
conc]n$  ,a ,,bill  ,to am5d title      
,,xviii ( ! ,social ,security ,act to   
ensure equal access ( ,m$ic>e           
b5efici>ies to community ph>macies 9    
und]s]v$ areas z network ph>macies "u   
,m$ic>e prescription drug cov]age1 & =  
o!r purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act
 may be cit$ z ! ,ensur+ ,s5iors ,access
 to ,local ,ph>macies ,act ( #bjad4  #b4
 ,all[+ any will+ ph>macy s]v+ an       
und]s]v$ area to become a network       
ph>macy "u ,m$ic>e prescription drug    
cov]age  7a7 ,9 g5]al ,section          
#ahfj;,d-#d7;b77#a77;,b7 ( ! ,social    

,security ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4           
#aciew-#ajd7;b77#a77;,b77 is am5d$--    
7#a7 by /rik+ ,disc\nts all[$ = network 
ph>macies4--,= & ins]t+ ! foll[+3       
,disc\nts all[$ = network ph>macies4--  
7i7 ,9 g5]al ,=  2 &  7#b7 by add+ at ! 
end ! foll[+ new clause3  7ii7          
,inclusion ( ph>macies locat$ 9 und]s]v$
 areas 9 networks ,9 ! case ( a         
prescription drug plan t has1 9 its     
network ( ph>macies1 "o or m ph>macies  
locat$ 9 a heal? pr(essional %ortage    
area 7z def9$ 9 section                 
#ccb7;a77#a77;,a7 ( ! ,public ,heal?    
,s]vice ,act71 9 a m$ically und]s]v$    
area 7accord+ to a designation "u       
section #ccj7;b77#c77;,a7 ( ! ,public   
,heal? ,s]vice ,act71 or among a        
m$ically und]s]v$ population 7z def9$ 9 
su* section #ccj7;b77#c77;,a7 ( su*     
,act71 & t provides a r$uction 9        
co9surance or copaym5ts describ$ 9      
clause 7i7 = cov]$ "p ,d drugs disp5s$  
?r\gh su* ph>macies1 su* plan %all ext5d
 to any ph>macy locat$ 9 su* area or    

among su* population ! option to be an  
9-network ph>macy ) respect to su* plan 
"u t]ms & conditions 7includ+ !         
r$uctions describ$ 9 clause 7i77        
comp>able to ^? ! plan has agre$ ^u )   
o!r 9-network ph>macies locat$ 9 su*    
area or among su* population4  4  7b7   
,effective date ,! am5dm5ts made by ?is 
section %all apply to plan ye>s beg9n+  
on or aft] ,janu>y #a1 #bjaf4