,i  #aafth ,,congress  #b;d ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #ghch  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,july #bi1 #bjbj,ms4 
,matsui 7for herself and ,mr4 ,stewart7 
introduced the following bill2 which was
 referred to the ,committee on ,energy  
and ,commerce  ,a ,,bill  ,to provide   
for certain temporary waivers with      
respect to the #cdj;,b drug discount    
program due to the ,,covid-#ai public   
health emergency1 and for other         
purposes4  #a4 ,temporary waivers with  
respect to the #cdj;,b drug discount    
program due to the ,,covid-#ai public   
health emergency  7a7 ,temporary waiver 
of minimum disproportionate share       
adjustment percentage requirement for   
certain covered entities ,in the case of
 an entity that met the requirements of 
a covered entity described in           
subparagraph 7,l71 7,m71 or 7,o7 of     
section #cdj;,b7a77#d7 of the ,public   
,health ,service ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4    
#bef;b7a77#d771 and that was            
participating or had applied to         

participate in the drug discount program
 under such section #cdj;,b1 as of the  
day before the emergency period went    
into effect1 the ,secretary of ,health  
and ,human ,services shall1 for each    
calendar quarter with respect to which  
eligibility for such drug discount      
program is based on a cost reporting    
period during any portion of which such 
emergency period is in effect1 deem such
 entity as continuing to meet the       
minimum disproportionate share          
adjustment percentage requirement       
applicable to such entity under such    
subparagraph 7,l71 7,m71 or 7,o71 as the
 case may be4  7b7 ,temporary waiver of 
prohibition on obtaining covered        
outpatient drugs through group          
purchasing organizations for certain    
covered entities ,during the emergency  
period1 a covered entity described in   
subparagraph 7,l7 or 7,m7 of section    
#cdj;,b7a77#d7 of the ,public ,health   
,service ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4            
#bef;b7a77#d77 may1 notwithstanding     

clause 7iii7 of such subparagraph 7,l71 
obtain covered outpatient drugs through 
a group purchasing organization or other
 group purchasing arrangement4  7c7     
,emergency period defined ,for purposes 
of this section1 the term emergency     
period means the period during which    
there exists the public health emergency
 declared by the ,secretary of ,health  
and ,human ,services pursuant to section
 #cai of the ,public ,health ,service   
,act on ,january #ca1 #bjbj1 with       
respect to ,,covid-#ai4