,,ii  #aac? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,s4 #gg  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,! ,,unit$
 ,,/ates  ,janu>y #bc 7legislative day1 
,janu>y #c71 #bjac ,mr4 ,frank5 7=      
himself & ,ms4 ,klobu*>7 introduc$ !    
foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 read twice & ref]r$  
to ! ,committee on ,f9ance  ,a ,,bill   
,to am5d "p ,d ( title ,,xviii ( !      
,social ,security ,act to au?orize !    
,secret>y ( ,heal? & ,human ,s]vices to 
negotiate = l[] prices = ,m$ic>e        
prescription drugs4  #a4 ,%ort title    
,?is ,act may be cit$ z ! ,prescription 
,drug & ,heal? ,improvem5t ,act ( #bjac4
  #b4 ,negotiat+ fair prices = m$ic>e   
prescription drugs  7a7 ,negotiat+ fair 
prices  7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,section          
#ahfj;,d-#aa ( ! ,social ,security ,act 
7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #aciew-#aaa7 is am5d$ by 
/rik+ subsection 7i7 7relat+ to         
non9t]f]5ce7 & by ins]t+ ! foll[+3  7i7 
,au?ority ,to negotiate prices )        
manufactur]s ,9 ord] to ensure t        
b5efici>ies enroll$ "u prescription drug
 plans & ,,ma-,,pd plans pay ! l[e/     

possible price1 ! ,secret>y %all h      
au?ority simil> to t ( o!r ,f$]al       
entities t pur*ase prescription drugs 9 
bulk to negotiate contracts )           
manufactur]s ( cov]$ "p ,d drugs1       
consi/5t ) ! requirem5ts & 9 fur!rance (
 ! goals ( provid+ quality c>e & conta9+
 co/s "u ?is "p4  4  7#b7 ,effective    
date ,! am5dm5t made by p>agraph 7#a7   
%all take effect on ! date ( ! enactm5t 
( ?is ,act4  7b7 ,biannual reports to   
,congress ,n lat] ?an #a ye> aft] ! date
 ( ! enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 & e #f mon?s  
!reaft]1 ! ,secret>y ( ,heal? & ,human  
,s]vices %all submit to ,congress a     
report on ! negotiations conduct$ by !  
,secret>y "u section #ahfj;,d-#aa7;i7 ( 
! ,social ,security ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 
#aciew-#aaa7;i771 z am5d$ by subsection 
7a71 includ+ a description ( h[ su*     
negotiations are a*iev+ l[] prices =    
cov]$ "p ,d drugs 7z def9$ 9 section    
#ahfj;,d-#b7;e7 ( ! ,social ,security   
,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #aciew-#ajb7;e777 = 
,m$ic>e b5efici>ies4