,,ii  #aagth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #cdja  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,december #ae1 
#bjba,mr4 ,cotton 7for himself and ,mr4 
,braun7 introduced the following bill2  
which was read twice and referred to the
 ,committee on ,health1 ,education1     
,labor1 and ,pensions  ,a ,,bill  ,to   
require the ,secretary of ,health and   
,human ,services to maintain a list of  
the country of origin of all drugs      
marketed in the ,united ,states1 to ban 
the use of ,federal funds for the       
purchase of drugs manufactured in the   
,people's ,republic of ,china1 and for  
other purposes4  #a4 ,short title ,this 
,act may be cited as the ,anyone ,but   
,china ,safe ,drug ,act or the ,,abc    
,safe ,drug ,act4  #b4 ,country of      
origin of drugs  7a7 ,in general        
,subchapter ,a of chapter ,v of the     
,federal ,food1 ,drug1 and ,cosmetic    
,act 7#ba ,u4,s4,c4 #cea et seq47 is    
amended by adding at the end the        
following3  #ebd;,b4 ,registry of drugs 

produced outside the ,,us  7a7 ,in      
general ,the ,secretary shall compile   
and maintain a list of all drugs        
approved under subsection 7c7 or 7j7 of 
section #eje of this ,act or licensed   
under subsection 7a7 or 7k7 of section  
#cea of the ,public ,health ,service    
,act1 and any active ingredients in such
 drugs1 that-- 7#a7 are manufactured    
outside of the ,united ,states2 and     
7#b7 are determined by the ,secretary to
 be critical to the health and safety of
 consumers in the ,united ,states4  7b7 
,additional list ,in conjunction with   
the list described in subsection 7a71   
the ,secretary shall compile and        
maintain a list of drugs included on    
such list that are exclusively produced 
in1 or use active or inactive           
ingredients produced in1 the ,people's  
,republic of ,china4  7c7 ,requirement  
,the list described in subsection 7a7   
shall1 with respect to each drug        
included on the list1 provide           
information about the supply chain of   

the drug1 including each step in the    
supply chain that occurs prior to       
importation of the drug into the ,united
 ,states4  4  7b7 ,federal health       
program purchase of drugs  7#a7 ,in     
general ,notwithstanding any other      
provision of law1 with respect to the   
purchase of a drug by the ,department of
 ,health and ,human ,services1 the      
,department of ,veterans ,affairs1 the  
,department of ,defense1 or any other   
,federal health care program 7as defined
 in section #aabh;,b7f7 of the ,social  
,security ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4           
#acbj;a-#g;b7b7771 the following shall  
apply3 7,a7 ,beginning on ,january #a1  
#bjbd1 such agency or program may       
purchase only drugs for which #fj       
percent or more of the active           
pharmaceutical ingredients are          
manufactured in countries described in  
paragraph 7#b74  7,b7 ,beginning on     
,january #a1 #bjbf1 such agency or      
program may purchase only drugs for     
which #ajj percent of the active        

pharmaceutical ingredients are          
manufactured in countries described in  
paragraph 7#b74  7#b7 ,countries        
described ,the countries described in   
this paragraph are countries-- 7,a7     
other than ,people's ,republic of       
,china2 and  7,b7 that meet the health  
and safety standards of the ,food and   
,drug ,administration4  7#c7 ,waivers   
,the ,secretary of ,health and ,human   
,services may issue waivers of the      
requirements under paragraph 7#a7 for   
any agency or program that is unable to 
meet such requirements and demonstrates 
a need for the waiver4 ,no waiver may be
 issued under this paragraph for drugs  
that are purchased on or after ,january 
#a1 #bjbg4  7c7 ,labeling requirement   
,section #ejb of the ,federal ,food1    
,drug1 and ,cosmetic ,act 7#ba ,u4,s4,c4
 #ceb7 is amended by adding at the end  
the following3  7gg7 ,if it is a drug   
and its labeling does not specify the   
country of origin of each active        
ingredient contained in the drug4  4