,i  #aaf? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4
 ,r4 #ghch  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(          
,,repres5tatives  ,july #bi1 #bjbj,ms4  
,matsui 7= h]self & ,mr4 ,/ew>t7        
introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to
 ! ,committee on ,en]gy & ,comm]ce  ,a  
,,bill  ,to provide = c]ta9 tempor>y    
waiv]s ) respect to ! #cdj;,b drug      
disc\nt program due to ! ,,covid-#ai    
public heal? em]g5cy1 & = o!r purposes4 
#a4 ,tempor>y waiv]s ) respect to !     
#cdj;,b drug disc\nt program due to !   
,,covid-#ai public heal? em]g5cy  7a7   
,tempor>y waiv] ( m9imum                
disproportionate %>e adju/m5t p]c5tage  
requirem5t = c]ta9 cov]$ entities ,9 !  
case ( an entity t met ! requirem5ts ( a
 cov]$ entity describ$ 9 subp>agraph    
7,l71 7,m71 or 7,o7 ( section           
#cdj;,b7a77#d7 ( ! ,public ,heal?       
,s]vice ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4             
#bef;b7a77#d771 & t 0 p>ticipat+ or _h  
appli$ to p>ticipate 9 ! drug disc\nt   
program "u su* section #cdj;,b1 z ( !   
day be=e ! em]g5cy p]iod w5t into       

effect1 ! ,secret>y ( ,heal? & ,human   
,s]vices %all1 = ea* cal5d> qu>t] )     
respect to :i* eligibility = su* drug   
disc\nt program is bas$ on a co/ report+
 p]iod dur+ any portion ( :i* su*       
em]g5cy p]iod is 9 effect1 deem su*     
entity z cont9u+ to meet ! m9imum       
disproportionate %>e adju/m5t p]c5tage  
requirem5t applicable to su* entity "u  
su* subp>agraph 7,l71 7,m71 or 7,o71 z !
 case may be4  7b7 ,tempor>y waiv] (    
prohibition on obta9+ cov]$ outpati5t   
drugs ?r\gh gr\p pur*as+ organizations =
 c]ta9 cov]$ entities ,dur+ ! em]g5cy   
p]iod1 a cov]$ entity describ$ 9        
subp>agraph 7,l7 or 7,m7 ( section      
#cdj;,b7a77#d7 ( ! ,public ,heal?       
,s]vice ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4             
#bef;b7a77#d77 may1 not)/&+ clause 7iii7
 ( su* subp>agraph 7,l71 obta9 cov]$    
outpati5t drugs ?r\gh a gr\p pur*as+    
organization or o!r gr\p pur*as+        
arrangem5t4  7c7 ,em]g5cy p]iod def9$ ,=
 purposes ( ?is section1 ! t]m em]g5cy  
p]iod means ! p]iod dur+ :i* !re exi/s !

 public heal? em]g5cy decl>$ by !       
,secret>y ( ,heal? & ,human ,s]vices    
pursuant to section #cai ( ! ,public    
,heal? ,s]vice ,act on ,janu>y #ca1     
#bjbj1 ) respect to ,,covid-#ai4