,i  #aag? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4
 ,r4 #hhgg  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(          
,,repres5tatives  ,septemb] #ai1        
#bjbb,mrs4 ,mill]-,meeks 7= h]self1 ,mr4
 ,murphy ( ,nor? ,c>ol9a1 ,ms4 ,b>ragn1 
& ,ms4 ,ku/]7 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2  
:i* 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,en]gy &
 ,comm]ce  ,a ,,bill  ,to direct !      
,secret>y ( ,heal? & ,human ,s]vices to 
evaluate ! ext5t to :i* ! sub/itution ( 
int]*angeable biological products may be
 imp$$ by diff]5ces betwe5 ! sy/em =    
det]m9+ a biological product to be      
int]*angeable & ! sy/em = assign+       
!rapeutic equival5ce rat+s to drugs1 & =
 o!r purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is    
,act may be cit$ z ! ,biologics         
,competition ,act ( #bjbb4  #b4 ,/udy on
 c]ta9 imp$im5ts to ! sub/itution (     
int]*angeable biological products ,n    
lat] ?an #ab mon?s aft] ! date (        
enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 ! ,secret>y (      
,heal? & ,human ,s]vices %all--  7#a7   
complete a /udy to evaluate ! ext5t to  
:i* ! sub/itution ( int]*angeable       

biological products lic5s$ "u section   
#cea ( ! ,public ,heal? ,s]vice ,act    
7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #bfb7 may be imp$$ by    
diff]5ces betwe5 ! sy/em = det]m9+ a    
biological product to be int]*angeable  
"u section #cea7k77#d7 ( su* ,act 7#db  
,u4,s4,c4 #bfb7k77#d77 & ! sy/em =      
assign+ !rapeutic equival5ce rat+s to   
drugs approv$ "u section #eje ( ! ,f$]al
 ,food1 ,drug1 & ,cosmetic ,act 7#ba    
,u4,s4,c4 #cee72  7#b7 submit a report  
to ! ,congress on ! results ( ! /udy "u 
p>agraph 7#a72 &  7#c7 update ! li/     
publi%$ "u section #cea7k77#i77;,a7 ( ! 
,public ,heal? ,s]vice ,act 7#db        
,u4,s4,c4 #bfb7k77#i77;,a77 7commonly   
ref]r$ to z ! ,purple ,book7 to implem5t
 su* *anges z ! ,secret>y deems necess>y
 to h>monize ! approa* = communicat+ !  
sub/itutability ( int]*angeable         
biological products ) ! approa* =       
communicat+ !rapeutic equival5ce rat+s  
assign$ to drugs1 ) ! goals (-- 7,a7    
m9imiz+ imp$im5ts to ! sub/itution (    
int]*angeable biological products2 &    

7,b7 ma9ta9+ ! di/9ct pa?ways by :i*    
biological products are lic5s$ "u       
section #cea ( ! ,public ,heal? ,s]vice 
,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #bfb7 & drugs are   
approv$ "u section #eje ( ! ,f$]al      
,food1 ,drug1 & ,cosmetic ,act 7#ba     
,u4,s4,c4 #cee74