,,ii  #aagth ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,s4 #cfgj  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,february #af1 
#bjbb,mr4 ,johnson introduced the       
following bill2 which was read twice and
 referred to the ,committee on ,health1 
,education1 ,labor1 and ,pensions  ,a   
,,bill  ,to clarify that agencies of the
 ,department of ,health and ,human      
,services do not have the authority to  
regulate the practice of medicine4  #a4 
,short title ,this ,act may be cited as 
the ,right to ,treat ,act4  #b4 ,scope  
of authorities ,notwithstanding any     
other provision of law-- 7#a7 no        
,federal agency1 including the ,food and
 ,drug ,administration1 the ,national   
,institutes of ,health1 and the ,centers
 for ,disease ,control and ,prevention1 
shall have the authority to regulate the
 practice of medicine2 and  7#b7 no     
,federal law1 rule1 regulation1 or      
policy shall prohibit or restrict the   
lawful prescribing or disbursing of any 
drug that is approved by the ,food and  

,drug ,administration1 or that is       
available pursuant to section #efa;,b of
 the ,federal ,food1 ,drug1 and         
,cosmetic ,act 7#ba ,u4,s4,c4           
#cfj;bbb-#j;a74