,i  #aaeth ,,congress  #b;d ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #fdhh  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,july #bd1 #bjah,mr4 
,barton 7for himself and ,mr4 ,michael  
,f4 ,doyle of ,pennsylvania7 introduced 
the following bill2 which was referred  
to the ,committee on ,energy and        
,commerce1 and in addition to the       
,committee on ,ways and ,means1 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     
amend title ,,xi of the ,social         
,security ,act to exempt from certain   
criminal penalties the offering and use 
of certain pharmaceutical manufacturer  
copayment coupons to waive or reduce    
cost-sharing otherwise applied under the
 ,medicare prescription drug benefit4   
#a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited
 as the ,seniors ,accessing ,vouchers   
,equally ,act or the ,,save ,act4  #b4  
,exempting from certain criminal        

penalties the offering and use of       
certain pharmaceutical manufacturer     
coupons to waive or reduce cost-sharing 
otherwise applied under the ,medicare   
prescription drug benefit  7a7 ,in      
general ,section #aabh;,b7b77#c77;,g7 of
 the ,social ,security ,act 7#db        
,u4,s4,c4 #acbj;a-#g;b7b77#c77;,g77 is  
amended--  7#a7 by striking the waiver  
or reduction by pharmacies and inserting
 7i7 the waiver or reduction by         
pharmacies2  7#b7 by inserting and after
 that section722 and  7#c7 by adding at 
the end the following3  7ii7 with       
respect to a covered part ,d drug of a  
manufacturer1 the waiver or reduction   
7not otherwise described in clause 7i77 
by pharmacies 7including pharmacies of  
the ,indian ,health ,service1 ,indian   
tribes1 tribal organizations1 and urban 
,indian organizations7 or the           
manufacturer of any cost-sharing imposed
 under part ,d of title ,,xviii for such
 drug through the use of a              
pharmaceutical manufacturer coupon1 but 

only if there is not a generic version  
of such drug2  4  7b7 ,effective date   
,the amendments made by subsection 7a7  
shall apply with respect to covered part
 ,d drugs dispensed on or after ,january
 #a1 #bjai4