,,ii  #aaeth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #ic  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of ,,the 
,,united ,,states  ,january #aj1        
#bjag,mrs4 ,ernst 7for herself1 ,mr4    
,gardner1 and ,mr4 ,heller7 introduced  
the following bill2 which was read twice
 and referred to the ,committee on      
,finance  ,a ,,bill  ,to allow women    
greater access to safe and effective    
contraception4  #a4 ,short title ,this  
,act may be cited as the ,allowing      
,greater ,access to ,safe and ,effective
 ,contraception ,act4  #b4 ,applications
 for non-prescription contraceptive     
drugs  7a7 ,priority review of          
application ,the ,secretary of ,health  
and ,human ,services 7referred to in    
this section as the ,secretary7 shall   
give priority review to any supplemental
 application submitted under section    
#eje7;b7 of the ,federal ,food1 ,drug1  
and ,cosmetic ,act 7#ba ,u4,s4,c4       
#cee7;b77 for a contraceptive drug1     
provided that--  7#a7 the supplemental  
application is with respect to a drug   

intended for routine use2 and  7#b7 if  
the supplemental application is         
approved1 with respect to individuals   
aged #ah and older1 such drug would not 
be subject to section #ejc7;b77#a7 of   
the ,federal ,food1 ,drug1 and ,cosmetic
 ,act 7#ba ,u4,s4,c4 #cec7;b77#a774  7b7
 ,fee waiver ,the ,secretary shall waive
 the fee under section #gcf7;a77#a7 of  
the ,federal ,food1 ,drug1 and ,cosmetic
 ,act 7#ba ,u4,s4,c4 #cgi;h7a77#a77 with
 respect to a supplemental application  
that receives priority review under     
subsection 7a74  7c7 ,over-the-,counter 
availability ,notwithstanding any other 
provision of law1 with respect to       
individuals under age #ah1 a            
contraceptive drug that is eligible for 
priority review under subsection 7a7    
shall be subject to section #ejc7;b77#a7
 of the ,federal ,food1 ,drug1 and      
,cosmetic ,act 7#ba ,u4,s4,c4           
#cec7;b77#a774  #c4 ,empowering women to
 make their own health decisions  7a7   
,no limitations based on whether a drug 

is prescribed ,section #ijjc of the     
,patient ,protection and ,affordable    
,care ,act 7,public ,law #aaa-adh71 and 
the amendments made by such section1 are
 repealed1 and the ,internal ,revenue   
,code of #aihf shall be applied as if   
such section1 and amendments1 had never 
been enacted4  7b7 ,no limitations on   
health ,f,s,as ,sections #ijje and      
#ajijb of the ,patient ,protection and  
,affordable ,care ,act 7,public ,law    
#aaa-adh7 and section #adjc of the      
,health ,care and ,education            
,reconciliation ,act of #bjaj 7,public  
,law #aaa-aeb71 and the amendments made 
by such sections1 are repealed1 and the 
,internal ,revenue ,code of #aihf shall 
be applied as if such sections1 and     
amendments1 had never been enacted4