,,ii  #aagth ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,s4 #dfch  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,july #bg1     
#bjbb,ms4 ,ernst 7for herself and ,mr4  
,grassley7 introduced the following     
bill2 which was read twice and referred 
to the ,committee on ,health1           
,education1 ,labor1 and ,pensions  ,a   
,,bill  ,to allow women greater access  
to safe and effective oral contraceptive
 drugs intended for routine use4  #a4   
,short title ,this ,act may be cited as 
the ,allowing ,greater ,access to ,safe 
and ,effective ,contraception ,act4  #b4
 ,supplemental applications for         
over-the-counter contraceptive drugs    
7a7 ,priority review of application ,the
 ,secretary of ,health and ,human       
,services 7referred to in this section  
as the ,secretary7 shall give priority  
review to any supplemental application  
submitted under section #eje7;b7 of the 
,federal ,food1 ,drug1 and ,cosmetic    
,act 7#ba ,u4,s4,c4 #cee7;b77 if-- 7#a7 
the supplemental application is with    

respect to an oral contraceptive drug   
intended for routine use2  7#b7 the     
supplemental application is not with    
respect to any emergency contraceptive  
drug2  7#c7 the supplemental application
 is not with respect to any drug that is
 also approved for induced abortion2 and
  7#d7 if the supplemental application  
is approved1 with respect to individuals
 aged #ah and older1 such drug would not
 be subject to section #ejc7;b77#a7 of  
the ,federal ,food1 ,drug1 and ,cosmetic
 ,act 7#ba ,u4,s4,c4 #cec7;b77#a774  7b7
 ,fee waiver ,the ,secretary shall waive
 the fee under section #gcf7;a77#a7 of  
the ,federal ,food1 ,drug1 and ,cosmetic
 ,act 7#ba ,u4,s4,c4 #cgi;h7a77#a77 with
 respect to a supplemental application  
that receives priority review under     
subsection 7a74  7c7 ,over-the-,counter 
availability ,notwithstanding any other 
provision of law1 with respect to       
individuals under age #ah1 a            
contraceptive drug that is eligible for 
priority review under subsection 7a7    

shall be subject to section #ejc7;b77#a7
 of the ,federal ,food1 ,drug1 and      
,cosmetic ,act 7#ba ,u4,s4,c4           
#cec7;b77#a771 including after approval 
of the supplemental application as      
described in subsection 7a77#c74  7d7   
,applicability ,this section applies    
with respect to a supplemental          
application described in subsection 7a7 
that-- 7#a7 is submitted before the date
 of enactment of this ,act and remains  
pending as of such date of enactment2 or
  7#b7 is submitted after such date of  
enactment4