,,ii  #aadth ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,s4 #bigh  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,may #be1 #bjaf
 ,mr4 ,barrasso introduced the following
 bill2 which was read twice and referred
 to the ,committee on ,finance  ,a      
,,bill  ,to amend title ,,xi of the     
,social ,security ,act to exempt certain
 transfers used for educational purposes
 from manufacturer transparency         
reporting requirements4  #a4 ,short     
title  ,this ,act may be cited as the   
,protect ,continuing ,physician         
,education and ,patient ,care ,act4  #b4
 ,exempting from manufacturer           
transparency reporting certain transfers
 used for educational purposes  7a7 ,in 
general ,section #aabh;,g7e77#aj77;,b7  
of the ,social ,security ,act 7#db      
,u4,s4,c4 #acbj;a-#g;h7e77#aj77;,b77 is 
amended-- 7#a7 in clause 7iii71 by      
inserting 1 including peer-reviewed     
journals1 journal reprints1 journal     
supplements1 medical conference reports1
 and medical textbooks after patient    

use2 and  7#b7 by adding at the end the 
following new clause3  7xiii7 ,in the   
case of a covered recipient who is a    
physician1 an indirect payment or       
transfer of value to the covered        
recipient--  7,i7 for speaking at1 or   
preparing educational materials for1 an 
educational event for physicians or     
other health care professionals that    
does not commercially promote a covered 
drug1 device1 biological1 or medical    
supply2 or  7,,ii7 that serves the sole 
purpose of providing the covered        
recipient with medical education1 such  
as by providing the covered recipient   
with the tuition required to attend an  
educational event or with materials     
provided to physicians at an educational
 event4  4  7b7 ,effective date ,the    
amendments made by this section shall   
apply with respect to transfers of value
 made on or after the date of the       
enactment of this ,act4