,i  #aagth ,,congress  #b;d ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #gfec  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,may #c1 #bjbb,mr4   
,mullin 7for himself and ,mr4           
,o',halleran7 introduced the following  
bill2 which was referred to the         
,committee on ,energy and ,commerce  ,a 
,,bill  ,to amend the ,federal ,food1   
,drug1 and ,cosmetic ,act to modernize  
the methods of authenticating controlled
 substances in the pharmaceutical       
distribution supply chain1 and for other
 purposes4  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act 
may be cited as the ,modern             
,authentication of ,pharmaceuticals ,act
 of #bjbb4  #b4 ,modernizing the        
authentication of controlled substances 
in the pharmaceutical distribution      
supply chain  7a7 ,in general ,section  
#ehb7;a77#i7 of the ,federal ,food1     
,drug1 and ,cosmetic ,act 7#ba ,u4,s4,c4
 #cfj;eee-#a7;a77#i77 is amended-- 7#a7 
in subparagraph 7,a77ii71 by striking   
and at the end2  7#b7 by redesignating  
subparagraph 7,b7 as subparagraph 7,c72 

and  7#c7 by inserting after            
subparagraph 7,a7 the following3  7,b7 a
 physical chemical identifier shall be  
included in or on each dose of a product
 that is-- 7i7 a controlled substance   
7as defined in section #ajb of the      
,controlled ,substances ,act72  7ii7 in 
solid oral dosage form2 and  7iii7      
manufactured on or after ,january #a1   
#bjbf2 and  4  7b7 ,conforming changes  
7#a7 ,section #eha7ad7 of the ,federal  
,food1 ,drug1 and ,cosmetic ,act 7#ba   
,u4,s4,c4 #cfj;eee7#ad77 is amended to  
read as follows3  7#ad7 ,product        
identifier ,the term product identifier 
means-- 7,a7 a standardized graphic that
 includes1 in both human-readable form  
and on a machine-readable data carrier  
that conforms to the standards developed
 by a widely recognized international   
standards development organization1 the 
standardized numerical identifier1 lot  
number1 and expiration date of the      
product2 or  7,b7 a physical chemical   
identifier1 possessing a unique physical

 or chemical substance or combination of
 substances1 that-- 7i7 is in or on a   
product2  7ii7 is machine-readable2 and 
7iii7 is intended to authenticate the   
product or a dosage form thereof4  4    
7#b7 ,section #eha7bh7 of the ,federal  
,food1 ,drug1 and ,cosmetic ,act 7#ba   
,u4,s4,c4 #cfj;eee7#bh77 is amended to  
read as follows3  7#bh7 ,verification or
 verify ,the term verification or verify
 means-- 7,a7 determining whether the   
product identifier affixed to1 or       
imprinted upon1 a package or homogeneous
 case corresponds to the standardized   
numerical identifier or lot number and  
expiration date assigned to the product 
by the manufacturer or the repackager1  
as applicable in accordance with section
 #ehb2 or  7,b7 determining whether a   
product or a dosage form thereof is     
authentic using a physical chemical     
identifier described in paragraph       
7#ad77;,b74  4