,i  #aaf? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #ddee  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,septemb] #bj1        
#bjai,mr4 ,s*rad] 7= himself & ,mr4     
,gian=te7 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0
 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,en]gy &     
,comm]ce1 & 9 addition to ! ,committee  
on ,ways & ,means1 = a p]iod to be      
subsequ5tly det]m9$ by ! ,speak]1 9 ea* 
case = consid]ation ( su* provisions z  
fall )9 ! jurisdiction ( ! committee    
conc]n$  ,a ,,bill  ,to am5d title      
,,xviii ( ! ,social ,security ,act to   
provide = a tempor>y paym5t increase "u 
! ,m$ic>e program = c]ta9 biosimil>     
biological products to enc\rage !       
developm5t & use ( su* products4  #a4   
,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z !   
,bol/]+ ,innovative ,options to ,save   
,imm$iately on ,m$ic9es ,act or !       
,,biosim ,act4  #b4 ,tempor>y increase 9
 ,m$ic>e "p ,b paym5t = c]ta9 biosimil> 
biological products ,section            
#ahdg;,a7b77#h7 ( ! ,social ,security   
,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #aciew-#c;a7b77#h77 

is am5d$--  7#a7 by r$esignat+          
subp>agraphs 7,a7 & 7,b7 z clauses 7i7 &
 7ii71 respectively1 & mov+ ! m>g9 ( ea*
 su* r$esignat$ clause #b ems to ! "r2  
7#b7 by /rik+ product4--,! am\nt &      
ins]t+ ! foll[+3 8product4--  7,a7 ,9   
g5]al ,subject to subp>agraph 7,b71 !   
am\nt  2 &  7#c7 by add+ at ! end !     
foll[+ new subp>agraph3  7,b7 ,tempor>y 
paym5t increase  7i7 ,9 g5]al ,9 ! case 
( a qualify+ biosimil> biological       
product t is furni%$ dur+ ! applicable  
#e-ye> p]iod = su* product1 ! am\nt     
specifi$ 9 ?is p>agraph = su* product ) 
respect to su* p]iod is ! sum det]m9$ "u
 subp>agraph 7,a71 except t clause 7ii7 
( su* subp>agraph %all be appli$ by     
sub/itut+ #h p]c5t = #f p]c5t4  7ii7    
,applicable #e-ye> p]iod ,= purposes (  
clause 7i71 ! applicable #e-ye> p]iod = 
a biosimil> biological product is-- 7,i7
 9 ! case ( su* a product = :i* paym5t 0
 made "u ?is p>agraph z ( ,decemb] #ca1 
#bjai1 ! #e-ye> p]iod beg9n+ on ,janu>y 
#a1 #bjbj2 &  7,,ii7 9 ! case ( su* a   

product = :i* paym5t is fir/ made "u ?is
 p>agraph dur+ a cal5d> qu>t] dur+ !    
p]iod beg9n+ ,janu>y #a1 #bjbj1 & end+  
,decemb] #ca1 #bjbd1 ! #e-ye> p]iod     
beg9n+ on ! fir/ day ( su* cal5d> qu>t] 
dur+ :i* su* paym5t is fir/ made4  7iii7
 ,qualify+ biosimil> biological product 
def9$ ,= purposes ( ?is subp>agraph1 !  
t]m qualify+ biosimil> biological       
product means a biosimil> biological    
product describ$ 9 p>agraph 7#a77;,c7 ) 
respect to :i*-- 7,i7 9 ! case ( a      
product describ$ 9 clause 7ii77,i71 !   
av]age sales price is n m ?an ! av]age  
sales price = ! ref]5ce biological      
product2 &  7,,ii7 9 ! case ( a product 
describ$ 9 clause 7ii77,,ii71 ! :olesale
 acquisition co/ is n m ?an ! :olesale  
acquisition co/ = ! ref]5ce biological  
product  4