,i  #aaf? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #dfdj  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,octob] #aa1 #bjai,mr4
 ,de,fazio introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 
0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,en]gy &    
,comm]ce  ,a ,,bill  ,to require p]sons 
:o und]take ,f$]ally fund$ rese>* &     
developm5t ( drugs to ent] into         
reasonable pric+ agreem5ts ) ! ,secret>y
 ( ,heal? & ,human ,s]vices4  #a4 ,%ort 
title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z !         
,af=dable ,pric+ = ,taxpay]-,fund$      
,prescription ,drugs ,act ( #bjai4  #b4 
,reasonable price agreem5t  7a7 ,9 g5]al
 ,if any ,f$]al ag5cy or any nonpr(it   
entity und]takes ,f$]ally fund$ heal?   
c>e rese>* & developm5t & is to convey  
or provide a pat5t = a drug1 biologic1  
or o!r heal? c>e te*nology develop$     
?r\gh su* rese>*1 su* ag5cy or entity   
%all n make su* conveyance or provide   
su* pat5t until ! entity 7includ+ a     
nonpr(it entity7 t w receive su* pat5t  
fir/ agrees to a reasonable pric+       
agreem5t ) ! ,secret>y ( ,heal? & ,human

 ,s]vices 7ref]r$ to 9 ?is section z !  
,secret>y7 or ! ,secret>y makes a       
det]m9ation t ! public int]e/ is s]v$ by
 a waiv] ( ! reasonable pric+ agreem5t  
provid$ 9 accordance ) subsection 7c74  
7b7 ,prohibition ( discrim9ation  7#a7  
,9 g5]al ,= purposes ( subsection 7a71  
any reasonable pric+ =mula t is utiliz$ 
%all n result 9 discrim9atory pric+ = ! 
drug1 biologic1 or o!r heal? c>e        
te*nology involv$ reg>dless ( ! numb] ( 
bidd]s involv$4 ,9 c>ry+ out ?is        
subp>agraph1 ! ,secret>y %all ensure t !
 ,f$]al ,gov]nm5t1 ) respect to ! drug1 
biologic1 or o!r heal? c>e te*nology    
involv$1 is *>g$ an am\nt t is n m ?an !
 l[e/ am\nt *>g$ to c\ntries 9 !        
,organization = ,economic ,co-,op]ation 
& ,developm5t = ! same drug1 biologic1  
or te*nology1 t h ! l>ge/ gross dome/ic 
product ) a p] capita income t is n less
 ?an half ! p] capita income ( ! ,unit$ 
,/ates4  7#b7 ,discrim9atory pric+ ,= ! 
purposes ( p>agraph 7#a71 a co/ bas$    
reasonable pric+ =mula t is utiliz$ %all

 be consid]$ to result 9 discrim9atory  
pric+ if ! contract = sale ( ! drug1    
biologic1 or o!r heal? c>e te*nology    
places a limit on supply1 or employs any
 o!r measure1 t has ! effect (--  7,a7  
provid+ access to su* drug1 biologic1 or
 te*nology on t]ms or conditions t are  
less favorable ?an ! t]ms or conditions 
provid$ to a =eign pur*as] 7o!r ?an a   
*>itable or humanit>ian organization7 ( 
! drug1 biologic1 or te*nology2 or  7,b7
 re/rict+ access to ! drug1 biologic1 or
 te*nology "u ?is section4  7c7 ,waiv]  
,no waiv] %all take effect "u subsection
 7a7 be=e ! public is giv5 notice ( !   
propos$ waiv] & provid$ a reasonable    
opportunity to comm5t on ! propos$      
waiv]4 ,a decision to grant a waiv] %all
 set out ! ,secret>y's f9d+ t su* a     
waiv] is 9 ! public int]e/4