,,ii  #aad? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,s4 #aaij  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,may #e1 #bjae ,mrs4   
,capito 7= h]self1 ,mr4 ,man*91 ,mr4    
,cotton1 & ,mr4 ,br[n7 introduc$ !      
foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 read twice & ref]r$  
to ! ,committee on ,f9ance  ,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 ( #bjae4  #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       
8,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