,i  #aadth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #cjab  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,july #i1 #bjae ,mr4 
,salmon 7for himself1 ,mr4 ,stutzman1   
and ,mr4 ,gosar7 introduced the         
following bill2 which was referred to   
the ,committee on ,energy and ,commerce1
 and in addition to the ,committee on   
the ,judiciary1 for a period to be      
subsequently determined by the ,speaker1
 in each case for consideration of such 
provisions as fall within the           
jurisdiction of the committee concerned 
,a ,,bill  ,to authorize the use of     
unapproved medical products by patients 
diagnosed with a terminal illness in    
accordance with ,state law1 and for     
other purposes4  #a4 ,short title ,this 
,act may be cited as the ,right to ,try 
,act of #bjae4  #b4 ,use of unapproved  
medical products by patients diagnosed  
with a terminal illness  7a7 ,in general
 ,notwithstanding the ,federal ,food1   
,drug1 and ,cosmetic ,act 7#ba ,u4,s4,c4
 #cja et seq471 the ,controlled         

,substances ,act 7#ba ,u4,s4,c4 #hja et 
seq471 and any other provision of       
,federal law1 the ,federal ,government  
shall not take any action to prohibit or
 restrict the production1 manufacture1  
distribution1 prescribing1 dispensing1  
possession1 or use of an experimental   
drug1 biological product1 or device     
that--  7#a7 is intended to treat a     
patient who has been diagnosed with a   
terminal illness2 and  7#b7 is          
authorized by1 and in accordance with1  
,state law4  7b7 ,definitions ,in this  
section3 7#a7 ,the term biological      
product has the meaning given to such   
term in section #cea of the ,public     
,health ,service ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4    
#bfb74  7#b7 ,the terms device and drug 
have the meanings given to such terms in
 section #bja of the ,federal ,food1    
,drug1 and ,cosmetic ,act 7#ba ,u4,s4,c4
 #cba74  7#c7 ,the term experimental    
drug1 biological product1 or device     
means a drug1 biological product1 or    
device that-- 7,a7 has successfully     

completed a phase #a clinical           
investigation2  7,b7 remains under      
investigation in a clinical trial       
approved by the ,food and ,drug         
,administration2 and  7,c7 is not       
approved1 licensed1 or cleared for      
commercial distribution under section   
#eje1 #eaj7k71 or #eae of the ,federal  
,food1 ,drug1 or ,cosmetic ,act 7#ba    
,u4,s4,c4 #cee1 #cfj7k71 #cfj7;e77 or   
section #cea of the ,public ,health     
,service ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #bfb74     
7#d7 ,the term phase #a clinical        
investigation means a phase #a clinical 
investigation1 as described in section  
#cab4ba of title #ba1 ,code of ,federal 
,regulations 7or any successor          
regulations74  7#e7 ,the term terminal  
illness has the meaning given to such   
term in the ,state law specified in     
subsection 7a77#b74