,,ii  #aag? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,s4 #ccci  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,decemb] #h1 #bjba,mr4 
,w>nock 7= himself1 ,ms4 ,klobu*>1 ,mr4 
,m55dez1 ,ms4 ,baldw91 ,mr4 ,re$1 ,mrs4 
,murray1 ,ms4 ,smi?1 ,mr4 ,he9ri*1 ,mr4 
,blum5?al1 ,ms4 ,hirono1 & ,mr4 ,van    
,holl57 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0  
read twice & ref]r$ to ! ,committee on  
,heal?1 ,education1 ,labor1 & ,p5sions  
,a ,,bill  ,to limit co/ %>+ =          
prescription drugs1 & = o!r purposes4   
#a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z 
! ,capp+ ,prescription ,co/s ,act (     
#bjba4  #b4 ,cap on prescription drug   
co/-%>+  7a7 ,qualifi$ heal? plans      
,section #acjb7;c7 ( ! ,pati5t          
,protection & ,af=dable ,c>e ,act 7#db  
,u4,s4,c4 #ahjbb7;c77 is am5d$-- 7#a7 9 
p>agraph 7#c77;,a77i71 by ins]t+ 1      
includ+ co/-%>+ ) respect to            
prescription drugs cov]$ by ! plan aft] 
*>ges2 &  7#b7 by add+ at ! end !       
foll[+3  7#e7 ,prescription drug co/-%>+
  7,a7 #bjbc ,= plan ye>s beg9n+ 9      

#bjbc1 ! co/-%>+ incurr$ "u a heal? plan
 ) respect to prescription drugs cov]$  
by ! plan %all n exce$ #bej p] mon? =   
ea* enroll$ individual1 or #ejj = ea*   
family4  7,b7 #bjbd & lat]  7i7 ,9 g5]al
 ,9 ! case ( any plan ye> beg9n+ 9 a    
cal5d> ye> aft] #bjbc1 ! limitation "u  
?is p>agraph %all be equal to !         
applicable doll> am\nt "u subp>agraph   
7,a7 = plan ye>s beg9n+ 9 #bjbc1        
increas$ by an am\nt equal to ! product 
( t am\nt & ! m$ical c>e compon5t ( !   
consum] price index = all urban consum]s
 7z publi%$ by ! ,bureau ( ,labor       
,/ati/ics7 = t ye>4  7ii7 ,adju/m5t to  
am\nt ,if ! am\nt ( any increase "u     
clause 7i7 is n a multiple ( #e1 su*    
increase %all be r\nd$ to ! next l[e/   
multiple ( #e4  4  7b7 ,gr\p heal? plans
 ,section #bgjg7;b7 ( ! ,public ,heal?  
,s]vice ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4             
#cjj;gg-#f7;b77 is am5d$-- 7#a7 by /rik+
 annual2 &  7#b7 by /rik+ p>agraph 7#a7 
( section #acjb7;c7 & ins]t+ p>agraphs  
7#a7 & 7#e7 ( section #acjb7;c7 ( !     

,pati5t ,protection & ,af=dable ,c>e    
,act4  7c7 ,effective date ,! am5dm5ts  
made by subsections 7a7 & 7b7 %all take 
effect ) respect to plans beg9n+ aft]   
,decemb] #ca1 #bjbb4