,i  #aaf? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4
 ,r4 #fbfd  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(          
,,repres5tatives  ,m>* #ab1 #bjbj,mr4   
,smi? ( ,miss\ri 7= himself & ,mr4      
,got!im]7 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0
 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ! ,judici>y  
,a ,,bill  ,to prohibit price g\g+ dur+ 
a /ate ( em]g5cy decl>ation1 & = o!r    
purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may
 be cit$ z ! ,prev5t+ ,p&emic ,pr(it+   
,act4  #b4 ,prohibition  7a7 ,9 g5]al   
,*apt] #aa ( title #ah1 ,unit$ ,/ates   
,code1 is am5d$ by ins]t+ aft] section  
#bbj ! foll[+3  #bba4 ,price g\g+ dur+ a
 /ate ( em]g5cy decl>ation  7a7 ,9 g5]al
 ,:oev]1 9 any location t has receiv$ a 
/ate ( em]g5cy decl>ation1 kn[+ly sells 
or (f]s = sale1 dur+ ! effective p]iod (
 su* decl>ation1 any goods or s]vices   
id5tifi$ by ! ,secret>y ( ,heal? &      
,human ,s]vices z vital & necess>y = !  
heal?1 safety1 & welf>e ( consum]s1     
includ+ m$ical treatm5t1 at an          
unconscionably excessive price1 %all be 
f9$ n m ?an #a1jjj1 imprison$ n m ?an #e

 ye>s1 or bo?4  7b7 ,def9itions ,9 ?is  
section3 7#a7 ,/ate ( em]g5cy decl>ation
 ,! t]m /ate ( em]g5cy decl>ation       
means-- 7,a7 a public heal? em]g5cy     
decl>ation "u section #cai ( ! ,public  
,heal? ,s]vice ,act2  7,b7 a major      
disa/] decl>ation "u section #dja ( !   
,rob]t ,t4 ,/af=d ,disa/] ,relief &     
,em]g5cy ,assi/ance ,act2 or  7,c7 an   
em]g5cy decl>ation "u section #eja ( !  
,rob]t ,t4 ,/af=d ,disa/] ,relief &     
,em]g5cy ,assi/ance ,act4  7#b7         
,unconscionably excessive price ,! t]m  
unconscionably excessive price-- 7,a7   
means a price high] ?an ! av]age price  
at :i* goods or s]vices 7 sold or (f]$ =
 sale dur+ ! #cj-;day p]iod prior to !  
date on :i* a /ate ( em]g5cy decl>ation 
is made2 &  7,b7 does n include-- 7i7 an
 increas$ price t reflects ! av]age     
pr(it m>g9 dur+ ! #cj-;day p]iod prior  
to ! date on :i* a /ate ( em]g5cy       
decl>ation is made1 plus an increase 9 !
 co/ ( s]vices or ! co/ ( acquir+1      
produc+1 sell+1 transport+1 & deliv]+   

goods2 or  7ii7 any price agre$ to by a 
sell] & consum] prior to ! date on :i* a
 /ate ( em]g5cy decl>ation is made4  4  
7b7 ,cl]ical am5dm5t ,! table ( sections
 = *apt] #aa ( title #ah1 ,unit$ ,/ates 
,code1 is am5d$ by ins]t+ aft] ! item   
relat$ to section #bbj ! foll[+3  #bba4 
,price g\g+ dur+ a /ate ( em]g5cy       
decl>ation4  4  7c7 ,application ,?is   
,act & ! am5dm5ts made by ?is ,act %all 
apply ) respect to conduct occurr+ on or
 aft] ! date ( enactm5t ( ?is ,act4