,i  #aah? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4
 ,r4 #gaee  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(          
,,repres5tatives  ,janu>y #ca1          
#bjbd,mrs4 ,h>%b>g] 7= h]self1 ,mr4     
,v>gas1 ,mr4 ,web] ( ,texas1 ,mr4       
,pet]s1 ,mr4 ,h>ris1 ,mr4 ,lev91 & ,mr4 
,all57 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0   
ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,en]gy &      
,comm]ce  ,a ,,bill  ,to provide = !    
e/abli%m5t1 )9 ! ,food & ,drug          
,adm9i/ration1 ( an ,abraham ,accords   
,bureau to promote & facilitate         
coop]ation betwe5 ! ,food & ,drug       
,adm9i/ration & entities 9 ,abraham     
,accords c\ntries wi%+ to "w ) ! ag5cy 9
 ord] to develop & sell products 9 !    
,unit$ ,/ates1 & = o!r purposes4  #a4   
,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z !   
,unit$ ,/ates-,abraham ,accords         
,coop]ation & ,security ,act ( #bjbd4   
#b4 ,e/abli%m5t ( ,abraham ,accords     
,bureau )9 ,food & ,drug ,adm9i/ration  
7a7 ,9 g5]al ,*apt] ,x ( ! ,f$]al ,food1
 ,drug1 & ,cosmetic ,act 7#ba ,u4,s4,c4 
#cia et seq47 is am5d$ by add+ at ! end 

! foll[+3  #ajae4 ,abraham ,accords     
,bureau  7a7 ,9 g5]al ,! ,secret>y1 act+
 ?r\gh ! ,commission] ( ,food & ,drugs1 
%all e/abli% )9 ! ,food & ,drug         
,adm9i/ration a bureau1 to be kn[n z !  
,abraham ,accords ,bureau1 to be head$  
by a director4  7b7 ,(fices ,n lat] ?an 
"o ye> aft] ! date ( enactm5t ( ?is     
section1 ! ,secret>y %all-- 7#a7 9      
consultation ) ! gov]nm5ts ( ,abraham   
,accords c\ntries-- 7,a7 select !       
locations ( "o or m (fices ( ! ,abraham 
,accords ,bureau 9 "o or m ,abraham     
,accords c\ntries2 &  7,b7 e/abli% ea*  
su* (fice2 &  7#b7 assign to ea* su*    
(fice su* p]sonnel ( ! ,food & ,drug    
,adm9i/ration z ! ,secret>y det]m9es    
necess>y to c>ry out ! functions ( !    
(fice4  7c7 ,duties ,! ,secret>y1 act+  
?r\gh ! ,director ( ! ,abraham ,accords 
,bureau1 %all-- 7#a7 n lat] ?an #ij days
 aft] all (fices ( ! ,abraham ,accords  
,bureau are e/abli%$-- 7,a7 develop a   
li/ ( ess5tial m$ical1 biom$ical1 & life
 sci5ces products1 ! key raw            

ph>maceutical +r$i5ts ( su* products1 & 
! active ph>maceutical +r$i5ts ( su*    
products1 t are prim>ily manufactur$ 9 a
 cov]$ c\ntry2  7,b7 develop a li/ (    
m$ical1 biom$ical1 & life sci5ces       
facilities & entities 9 ,abraham ,accord
 c\ntries t c engage ) (fices ( !       
,abraham ,accords ,bureau to bol/] !    
,unit$ ,/ates' heal? c>e & m$ical supply
 ne$s2 &  7,c7 submit su* li/s to !     
,congress2  7#b7 n less ?an e #c ye>s   
!reaft]1 update ! li/s "u p>agraph 7#a7 
& submit ! updat$ li/s to ! ,congress2  
7#c7 consult ) p>ties 9 ,abraham        
,accords c\ntries on good manufactur+   
practices & o!r issues relevant to      
manufactur+ m$ical products t are       
regulat$ by ! ,food & ,drug             
,adm9i/ration2  7#d7 facilitate         
int]actions betwe5 ! ,food & ,drug      
,adm9i/ration & int]e/$ p>ties 9        
,abraham ,accords c\ntries1 includ+ by  
%>+ relevant in=mation reg>d+ ,unit$    
,/ates regulatory pa?ways ) su* p>ties2 
7#e7 (f] te*nical assi/ance on          

manufactur+ drugs & devices to int]e/$  
p>ties 9 ,abraham ,accords c\ntries2 &  
7#f7 c>ry out o!r functions & activities
 z ! ,secret>y det]m9es to be necess>y  
to c>ry out ?is section4  7d7           
,limitation ,not)/&+ any o!r provision (
 ?is section1 ?is section does n        
au?orize any assi/ance to any entity 9  
an ,abrahams ,accords c\ntry t1 =       
purposes ( manufactur+1 uses any +r$i5t 
or product t is produc$ or manufactur$ 9
 a cov]$ c\ntry4  7e7 ,def9itions ,9 ?is
 section3 7#a7 ,! t]m ,abraham ,accords 
c\ntry means a c\ntry id5tifi$ by !     
,dep>tm5t ( ,/ate z hav+ sign$ !        
,abraham ,accords ,decl>ation4  7#b7 ,! 
t]m cov]$ c\ntry means a c\ntry-- 7,a7  
designat$ z a c\ntry ( p>ticul> conc]n =
 religi\s fre$om "u section             
#djb7;b77#a77;,a77ii7 ( ! ,int]national 
,religi\s ,fre$om ,act ( #aiih2 or  7,b7
 ! gov]nm5t ( :i* engages 9 a consi/5t  
patt]n ( gross violations (             
int]nationally recogniz$ human rights1 z
 def9$ 9 section #ejb;,b7d77#a7 ( !     

,=eign ,assi/ance ,act ( #aifa4  7#c7 ,!
 t]m ess5tial m$ical products %all h su*
 def9ition z ! ,secret>y may det]m9e =  
purposes ( ?is section4  7#d7 ,! t]m    
prim>ily manufactur$ 9 a cov]$ c\ntry   
means-- 7,a7 manufactur$ 9 a cov]$      
c\ntry 9 f9al =m2 or  7,b7 conta9+ any  
active ph>maceutical +r$i5t or excipi5t 
t 0 manufactur$ 9 a cov]$ c\ntry4  4    
7b7 ,report to ,congress ,n lat] ?an #c 
ye>s aft] ! date ( enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 
! ,secret>y ( ,heal? & ,human ,s]vices  
%all submit to ! ,congress a report on !
 ,abraham ,accords ,bureau1 includ+--   
7#a7 an evaluation (-- 7,a7 h[ ea* (fice
 ( ! ,bureau has advanc$ progress t[>d  
%ift+ ,unit$ ,/ates supply *a9s (       
ess5tial m$ical products f cov]$        
c\ntries to ,abraham ,accords c\ntries  
7z su* t]ms are def9$ 9 section #ajae ( 
! ,f$]al ,food1 ,drug1 & ,cosmetic ,act1
 z add$ by subsection 7a772 &  7,b7 !   
effectiv5ess ( ! activities c>ri$ out   
pursuant to section #ajae7;c7 ( ! ,f$]al
 ,food1 ,drug1 & ,cosmetic ,act1 z add$ 

by subsection 7a72 &  7#b7              
recomm5dations = increas+ & improv+     
coord9ation betwe5 ! ,food & ,drug      
,adm9i/ration & entities 9 ,abraham     
,accords c\ntries 7z su* t]m is def9$ 9 
section #ajae ( ! ,f$]al ,food1 ,drug1 &
 ,cosmetic ,act1 z add$ by subsection   
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