,i  #aafth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #dech  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,september #bf1      
#bjai,mr4 ,welch 7for himself and ,mr4  
,mc,kinley7 introduced the following    
bill2 which was referred to the         
,committee on ,energy and ,commerce  ,a 
,,bill  ,to amend title ,,iii of the    
,public ,health ,service ,act to limit  
the orphan drug exclusion under the drug
 discount program under section #cdj;,b 
of such title4  #a4 ,short title ,this  
,act may be cited as the ,closing       
,loopholes for ,orphan ,drugs ,act4  #b4
 ,limiting the orphan drug exclusion    
under #cdj;,b drug discount program  7a7
 ,in general ,section #cdj;,b7e7 of the 
,public ,health ,service ,act 7#db      
,u4,s4,c4 #bef;b7e77 is amended by      
inserting before the period at the end  
the following3 when transferred1        
prescribed1 sold1 or otherwise used for 
the rare condition or disease for which 
such drug is so designated4  7b7        
,effective date ,the amendment made by  

subsection 7a7 shall apply with respect 
to covered outpatient drugs purchased on
 or after the date of the enactment of  
this ,act4