,i  #aae? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4
 ,r4 #fcdj  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(          
,,repres5tatives  ,july #aa1 #bjah,ms4  
,ros5 7= h]self1 ,mr4 ,wel*1 & ,ms4     
,%ea-,port]7 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2   
:i* 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,en]gy &
 ,comm]ce  ,a ,,bill  ,to am5d ! ,pati5t
 ,protection & ,af=dable ,c>e ,act to   
cap prescription drug co/-%>+1 & = o!r  
purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may
 be cit$ z ! ,capp+ ,prescription ,co/s 
,act ( #bjah4  #b4 ,cap on prescription 
drug co/-%>+  7a7 ,qualifi$ heal? plans 
,section #acjb7;c7 ( ! ,pati5t          
,protection & ,af=dable ,c>e ,act 7#db  
,u4,s4,c4 #ahjbb7;c77 is am5d$--  7#a7 9
 p>agraph 7#c77;,a77i71 by ins]t+ 1     
includ+ co/-%>+ ) respect to            
prescription drugs cov]$ by ! plan aft] 
*>ges2 &  7#b7 by add+ at ! end !       
foll[+3  7#e7 ,prescription drug co/-%>+
  7,a7 #bjbj ,= plan ye>s beg9n+ 9      
#bjbj1 ! co/-%>+ incurr$ "u a heal? plan
 ) respect to prescription drugs cov]$  
by ! plan %all n exce$ #bej p] mon? =   

ea* enroll$ individual1 or #ejj = ea*   
family4  7,b7 #bjba & lat]  7i7 ,9 g5]al
 ,9 ! case ( any plan ye> beg9n+ 9 a    
cal5d> ye> aft] #bjbj1 ! limitation "u  
?is p>agraph %all be equal to !         
applicable doll> am\nt "u subp>agraph   
7,a7 = plan ye>s beg9n+ 9 #bjbj1        
increas$ by an am\nt equal to ! product 
( t am\nt & ! m$ical c>e compon5t ( !   
consum] price index = all urban consum]s
 7z publi%$ by ! ,bureau ( ,labor       
,/ati/ics7 = t ye>4  7ii7 ,adju/m5t to  
am\nt ,if ! am\nt ( any increase "u     
clause 7i7 is n a multiple ( #e1 su*    
increase %all be r\nd$ to ! next l[e/   
multiple ( #e4  4  7b7 ,gr\p heal? plans
 ,section #bgjg7;b7 ( ! ,public ,heal?  
,s]vice ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4             
#cjj;gg-#f7;b77 is am5d$-- 7#a7 by /rik+
 annual2 &  7#b7 by /rik+ p>agraph 7#a7 
( section #acjb7;c7 & ins]t+ p>agraphs  
7#a7 & 7#e7 ( section #acjb7;c7 ( !     
,pati5t ,protection & ,af=dable ,c>e    
,act4  7c7 ,effective date ,! am5dm5ts  
made by subsections 7a7 & 7b7 %all take 

effect ) respect to plans beg9n+ aft]   
,decemb] #ca1 #bjai4