,i  #aafth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #baae  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,april #h1 #bjai ,ms4
 ,spanberger 7for herself1 ,mr4         
,arrington1 and ,mr4 ,brendan ,f4 ,boyle
 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 provide       
greater transparency of discounts       
provided by drug manufacturers4  #a4    
,short title ,this ,act may be cited as 
the ,public ,disclosure of ,drug        
,discounts ,act4  #b4 ,public disclosure
 of drug discounts ,section #aaej;,a of 
the ,social ,security ,act 7#db         
,u4,s4,c4 #acbj;b-#bc7 is amended--     
7#a7 in subsection 7c71 in the matter   

preceding paragraph 7#a71 by inserting  
7other than as permitted under          
subsection 7e77 after disclosed by the  
,secretary2 and  7#b7 by adding at the  
end the following new subsection3  7e7  
,public availability of certain         
information  7#a7 ,in general ,in order 
to allow the comparison of ,p,b,ms'     
ability to negotiate rebates1 discounts1
 and price concessions and the amount of
 such rebates1 discounts1 and price     
concessions that are passed through to  
plan sponsors1 beginning ,january #a1   
#bjbj1 the ,secretary shall make        
available on the ,internet website of   
the ,department of ,health and ,human   
,services the information with respect  
to the second preceding calendar year   
provided to the ,secretary on generic   
dispensing rates 7as described in       
paragraph 7#a7 of subsection 7b77 and   
information provided to the ,secretary  
under paragraphs 7#b7 and 7#c7 of such  
subsection that1 as determined by the   
,secretary1 is with respect to each     

,,pbm4  7#b7 ,availability of data ,in  
carrying out paragraph 7#a71 the        
,secretary shall ensure the following3  
7,a7 ,confidentiality ,the information  
described in such paragraph is displayed
 in a manner that prevents the          
disclosure of information on rebates1   
discounts1 and price concessions1 with  
respect to an individual drug or an     
individual plan4  7,b7 ,class of drug   
,the information described in such      
paragraph is made available by class of 
drug1 using an existing classification  
system1 but only if the class contains  
such number of drugs1 as specified by   
the ,secretary1 to ensure               
confidentiality of proprietary          
information or other information that is
 prevented to be disclosed under        
subparagraph 7,a74  4