,,ii  #aag? ,,congress  #b;d ,session   
,s4 #cfae  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,febru>y #i1 #bjbb,mr4 
,s&]s 7= himself & ,ms4 ,klobu*>7       
introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 read     
twice & ref]r$ to ! ,committee on       
,f9ance  ,a ,,bill  ,to e/abli% a cap on
 co/s = cov]$ prescription drugs "u     
,m$ic>e p>ts ,b & ,d4  #a4 ,%ort title  
,?is ,act may be cit$ z ! ,cutt+ ,m$ic>e
 ,prescription ,drug ,prices 9 ,half    
,act4  #b4 ,cap on co/s = cov]$         
prescription drugs "u ,m$ic>e p>ts ,b & 
,d  7a7 ,9 g5]al ,title ,,xviii ( !     
,social ,security ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4   
#acie et seq47 is am5d$ by add+ at ! end
 ! foll[+ new section3  #ahii;,c4 ,cap  
on co/s = cov]$ prescription drugs "u   
,m$ic>e p>ts ,b & ,d  7a7 ,9 g5]al ,9 no
 case may ! am\nt ( paym5t = a drug or  
biological "u "p ,b or a cov]$ "p ,d    
drug 7z def9$ 9 section #ahfj;,d-#b7;e77
 "u a prescription drug plan "u "p ,d   
exce$ ! l[] ( ! foll[+3 7#a7 ,! am\nt   
paid by ! ,secret>y ( ,vet]ans ,affairs 

to procure ! drug "u ! laws adm9i/]$ by 
! ,secret>y4  7#b7 ,! am\nt paid to     
procure ! drug ?r\gh ! ,f$]al ,supply   
,s*$ule ( ! ,g5]al ,s]vices             
,adm9i/ration4  7b7 ,manufactur]        
requirem5t ,9 ord] = cov]age to be      
available "u "p ,b = a drug or          
biological ( a manufactur] or "u "p ,d =
 a cov]$ "p ,d drug ( a manufactur]1 !  
manufactur] mu/ agree to provide su*    
drug or biological to provid]s ( s]vices
 & suppli]s "u "p ,b or su* cov]$ "p ,d 
drug to prescription drug plans "u "p ,d
 = an am\nt t does n exce$ ! maximum    
paym5t am\nt applicable "u subsection   
7a74  7c7 ,access to pric+ in=mation ,! 
,secret>y ( ,vet]ans ,affairs & !       
,adm9i/rator ( ,g5]al ,s]vices %all     
provide to ! ,secret>y ( ,heal? & ,human
 ,s]vices ! in=mation describ$ 9        
p>agraphs 7#a7 & 7#b71 respectively1 (  
subsection 7a7 & su* o!r in=mation z !  
,secret>y ( ,heal? & ,human ,s]vices may
 reque/ 9 ord] to c>ry out ?is section4 
7d7 ,effective date ,?is section %all   

apply ) respect to drugs furni%$ or     
disp5s$ on or aft] ,octob] #a1 #bjbb4  4
  7b7 ,con=m+ am5dm5ts  7#a7            
,application "u "p ,b ,section #ahdg;,a 
( ! ,social ,security ,act 7#db         
,u4,s4,c4 #aciew-#c;a7 is am5d$-- 7,a7 9
 subsection 7b77#a71 by /rik+ & 7e7 &   
ins]t+ 7e71 & 7i72  7,b7 by r$esignat+  
subsection 7i7 z subsection 7j72 &  7,c7
 by ins]t+ aft] subsection 7h7 ! foll[+ 
subsection3  7i7 ,application ( cap on  
co/s = "p ,b drugs ,not)/&+ ! prec$+    
provisions ( ?is subsection1 ! am\nt (  
paym5t "u ?is section = a drug or       
biological furni%$ on or aft] ,octob]   
#a1 #bjbb1 %all n exce$ ! maximum paym5t
 am\nt applicable to ! drug or          
biological "u section #ahii;,c7a74  4   
7#b7 ,application z negotiat$ price "u  
"p ,d ,section #ahfj;,d-#b7;d77#a77;,b7 
( ! ,social ,security ,act 7#db         
,u4,s4,c4 #aciew-#ajb7;d77#a77;,b77 is  
am5d$ by add+ at ! end ! foll[+ new     
s5t5ce3 ,not)/&+ any o!r provision ( ?is
 "p1 ! negotiat$ price us$ = paym5t = a 

cov]$ "p ,d drug disp5s$ on or aft]     
,octob] #a1 #bjbb1 %all n exce$ !       
maximum paym5t am\nt applicable to !    
cov]$ "p ,d drug "u section             
#ahii;,c7a744