,i  #aag? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4
 ,r4 #feab  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(          
,,repres5tatives  ,janu>y #bh1 #bjbb,mr4
 ,biggs introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0  
ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,en]gy &      
,comm]ce  ,a ,,bill  ,to repeal !       
au?ority ( ! ,food & ,drug ,adm9i/ration
 to require t drugs be disp5s$ only ^u  
prescription1 & = o!r purposes4  #a4    
,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z !   
,prescription ,fre$om ,act ( #bjbb4  #b4
 ,repeal ( ,,fda au?ority to require    
prescriptions  7a7 ,repeal ,effective z 
( ! date t is #f mon?s aft] ! date (    
enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 subsection 7b7 (   
section #ejc ( ! ,f$]al ,food1 ,drug1 & 
,cosmetic ,act 7#ba ,u4,s4,c4 #cec7 is  
repeal$4  7b7 ,ref]5ces ,beg9n+ on !    
effective date describ$ 9 subsection    
7a71 any ref]5ce 9 a ,f$]al /atute1     
regulation1 or guidance-- 7#a7 to       
prescrib+1 a prescription1 a            
prescription drug1 or a drug subject to 
section #ejc7;b7 ( ! ,f$]al ,food1      
,drug1 & ,cosmetic ,act is deem$ to be a

 ref]5ce to prescrib+1 a prescription1  
or a prescription drug1 respectively1 "u
 applicable ,/ate law2 &  7#b7 to any   
requirem5t or provision ( section       
#ejc7;b7 ( ! ,f$]al ,food1 ,drug1 &     
,cosmetic ,act is deem$ to be a ref]5ce 
to ! correspond+ requirem5t or          
provision1 if any1 9 applicable ,/ate   
law1 z det]m9$ by ! ,f$]al (ficial or   
(ficials responsible = adm9i/]+ !       
respective ,f$]al /atute1 regulation1 or
 guidance4  7c7 ,exception ,not)/&+     
subsections 7a7 & 7b71 ! ,secret>y (    
,heal? & ,human ,s]vices may cont9ue to 
ex]cise ! au?ority ve/$ by subsection   
7b7 ( section #ejc ( ! ,f$]al ,food1    
,drug1 & ,cosmetic ,act 7#ba ,u4,s4,c4  
#cec71 z 9 effect on ! day be=e !       
effective date describ$ 9 subsection    
7a71 ) respect to any drug t is int5d$ =
 use 9 t]m9at+ a pregnancy4