,,ii  #aaf? ,,congress  #b;d ,session   
,s4 #cigi  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,june #ag1 #bjbj,mr4   
,wick] 7= himself & ,ms4 ,s9ema7        
introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 read     
twice & ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,arm$ 
,s]vices  ,a ,,bill  ,to am5d title #aj1
 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 to au?orize !     
,secret>y ( ,def5se to tempor>ily waive 
co/-%>+ am\nts "u ! ,,tric>e ph>macy    
b5efits program dur+ c]ta9 decl>$       
em]g5cies4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act   
may be cit$ z ! ,,tric>e ,prescription  
,relief ,act4  #b4 ,tempor>y waiv] (    
co/-%>+ am\nts "u ,,tric>e ph>macy      
b5efits program dur+ decl>$ em]g5cy  7a7
 ,tempor>y waiv] ,section #ajgd;g (     
title #aj1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 is      
am5d$-- 7#a7 9 subsection 7a77#f7-- 7,a7
 9 subp>agraph 7,a71 by /rik+ ,9 ! case 
& ins]t+ ,except z provid$ 9 subp>agraph
 7,d71 9 ! case2  7,b7 9 subp>agraph    
7,b71 by /rik+ ,= any ye> & ins]t+      
,except z provid$ 9 subp>agraph 7,d71 = 
any ye>2 &  7,c7 by add+ at ! end !     

foll[+ new subp>agraph3  7,d7 7i7 ,dur+ 
a cov]$ em]g5cy1 ! ,secret>y may waive a
 requirem5t = eligible cov]$ b5efici>ies
 to pay co/-%>+ am\nts "u ?is           
subsection4  7ii7 ,9 det]m9+ :e!r to    
waive a requirem5t "u clause 7i71 !     
,secret>y may consid] :e!r ! waiv]      
w\ld-- 7,i7 increase af=dability ( all  
ph>macy alt]natives to milit>y m$ical   
treatm5t facilities = eligible cov]$    
b5efici>ies2  7,,ii7 promote            
prescription adh]5ce by eligible cov]$  
b5efici>ies2 or  7,,iii7 facilitate any 
policy ( ! ,f$]al1 ,/ate1 or local      
gov]nm5t relat+ to em]g5cy response dur+
 a cov]$ em]g5cy4  2 &  7#b7 9          
subsection 7i71 by add+ at ! end !      
foll[+ new p>agraph3  7#e7 ,! t]m cov]$ 
em]g5cy means-- 7,a7 a p]iod beg9n+ on !
 date on :i* ! ,presid5t decl>es a      
national em]g5cy pursuant to ! ,national
 ,em]g5cies ,act 7#ej ,u4,s4,c4 #afja et
 seq47 & end+ on ! date ( ! t]m9ation ( 
su* em]g5cy2  7,b7 a p]iod beg9n+ on !  
date on :i* ! ,secret>y ( ,heal? &      

,human ,s]vices decl>es a public heal?  
em]g5cy pursuant to section #cai ( !    
,public ,heal? ,s]vice ,act 7#db        
,u4,s4,c4 #bdg;d7 & end+ on ! date ( !  
t]m9ation ( su* em]g5cy2  7,c7 ) respect
 to geographic areas cov]$ by ! ,rob]t  
,t4 ,/af=d ,disa/] ,relief & ,em]g5cy   
,assi/ance ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #eaba et 
seq471 a p]iod beg9n+ on ! date on :i* !
 ,presid5t designates a major disa/] or 
em]g5cy "u su* ,act & end+ on !         
t]m9ation ( su* major disa/] or em]g5cy2
 or  7,d7 su* o!r em]g5cy p]iod z       
det]m9$ by ! ,secret>y ( ,def5se4  4    
7b7 ,application ,! am5dm5ts made by    
subsection 7a7 %all apply-- 7#a7 )      
respect to pur*ases "u ! ph>macy b5efits
 program e/abli%$ "u section #ajgd;g (  
title #aj1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 occurr+ 
on or aft] ! date ( ! enactm5t ( ?is    
,act2 &  7#b7 ) respect to cov]$        
em]g5cies 7z def9$ 9 subsection 7i7 (   
su* section #ajgd;g1 z am5d$ by         
subsection 7a7 ( ?is section7 9 effect  
on or aft] ! date ( ! enactm5t ( ?is    

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