,i  #aafth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #cbgf  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,june #ac1 #bjai ,mr4
 ,kennedy 7for himself1 ,mr4            
,o',halleran1 ,mr4 ,kinzinger1 and ,mr4 
,smith of ,missouri7 introduced the     
following bill2 which was referred to   
the ,committee on ,energy and ,commerce 
,a ,,bill  ,to amend title ,,xix of the 
,social ,security ,act to exclude       
authorized generic drugs from           
calculation of the average manufacturer 
price for purposes of the ,medicaid drug
 rebate program1 and for other purposes4
  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be    
cited as the ,fair and ,accurate        
,medicaid ,pricing ,act of #bjai or the 
,fair ,,amp ,act4  #b4 ,excluding       
authorized generic drugs from           
calculation of average manufacturer     
price under the ,medicaid drug rebate   
program2 excluding manufacturers from   
definition of wholesaler  7a7 ,in       
general ,subparagraph 7,c7 of section   
#aibg7k77#a7 of the ,social ,security   

,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #acifr-#h7k77#a77 is
 amended--  7#a7 in the subparagraph    
heading1 by striking ,inclusion and     
inserting ,exclusion2  7#b7 by striking 
a new drug application and inserting the
 manufacturer's new drug application2   
and  7#c7 by striking inclusive and     
inserting exclusive4  7b7 ,excluding    
manufacturers from definition of        
wholesaler ,section #aibg7k77#aa7 of the
 ,social ,security ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4  
#acifr-#h7k77#aa77 is amended--  7#a7 by
 striking manufacturers12 and  7#b7 by  
striking manufacturer's and4  7c7       
,effective date ,the amendments made by 
this section shall take effect on the   
first day of the first fiscal quarter   
that begins after the date of enactment 
of this ,act4