,i  #aacth ,,congress  #b;d ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #diah  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,june #ai1 #bjad ,mr4
 ,stivers 7for himself and ,mr4 ,ryan of
 ,ohio7 introduced the following bill2  
which was referred to the ,committee on 
,energy and ,commerce  ,a ,,bill  ,to   
require the ,food and ,drug             
,administration to expedite review of   
pharmaceuticals that are approved for   
marketing in the ,european ,union4  #a4 
,short title ,this ,act may be cited as 
the ,speeding ,access to ,already       
,approved ,pharmaceuticals ,act of      
#bjad4  #b4 ,expedited review of        
,,eu-approved pharmaceuticals  7a7 ,in  
general ,section #ejf of the ,federal   
,food1 ,drug1 and ,cosmetic ,act 7#ba   
,u4,s4,c4 #cef7 is amended by adding at 
the end the following3  7g7             
,,eu-,approved pharmaceuticals  7#a7    
,expedited review ,beginning not later  
than #ij days after a new pharmaceutical
 is approved for marketing in the       
,european ,union1 the ,secretary shall1 

at the request of the sponsor of the    
pharmaceutical1 facilitate the          
development and expedite the review of  
such new pharmaceutical under section   
#eje or #eae of this ,act or section    
#cea of the ,public ,health ,service    
,act1 as appropriate4  7#b7 ,definition 
,in this subsection1 the term           
pharmaceutical means a drug 7including a
 biological product7 or a device4  4    
7b7 ,technical correction ,subsection   
7f7 7relating to awareness efforts7 of  
section #ejf of the ,federal ,food1     
,drug1 and ,cosmetic ,act 7#ba ,u4,s4,c4
 #cef7 is hereby moved so as to follow  
subsection 7e7 7relating to             
construction7 of such section #ejf4