,,ii ,calendar ,no4 #dah #aahth         
,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,s4 #dddg    
,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of ,,the ,,united 
,,states  ,june #d1 #bjbd,ms4 ,ernst    
7for herself1 ,mr4 ,grassley1 ,mrs4     
,capito1 ,mr4 ,daines1 ,mr4 ,young1 ,mr4
 ,tillis1 ,mr4 ,cruz1 ,mr4 ,mc,connell1 
,mr4 ,risch1 ,mr4 ,cornyn1 ,mr4 ,paul1  
,mr4 ,thune1 and ,mr4 ,marshall7        
introduced the following bill2 which was
 read the first time  ,june #e1         
#bjbd,read the second time and placed on
 the calendar  ,a ,,bill  ,to allow     
women greater access to safe and        
effective oral contraceptive drugs      
intended for routine use1 and to direct 
the ,comptroller ,general of the ,united
 ,states to conduct a study on ,federal 
funding of contraceptive methods4  #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-- 7,a7 any emergency         
contraceptive drug2 or  7,b7 any drug   
that is also approved for induced       
abortion2 and  7#c7 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  #c4 ,,gao study and report  
on ,federal funding of contraceptive    
methods ,not later than one year after  
the date of enactment of this ,act1 the 

,comptroller ,general of the ,united    
,states shall conduct a study and submit
 a report to ,congress regarding the    
amount of ,federal funds made available 
for the purposes of contraception       
reimbursement1 inventory stocking1      
provider training1 or patient education 
during the #ae-year period immediately  
preceding such date of enactment1       
including such funding made available   
through-- 7#a7 the ,medicare program    
under title ,,xviii of the ,social      
,security ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #acie et  
seq472  7#b7 the ,medicaid program under
 title ,,xix of the ,social ,security   
,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #acif et seq472     
7#c7 the ,indian ,health ,service2  7#d7
 the ,american ,health ,benefit         
,exchanges established under section    
#acaa or #acba of the ,patient          
,protection and ,affordable ,care ,act  
7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #ahjca2 #ahjda72  7#e7   
,federally-qualified health centers 7as 
defined in section #aije7l77#b77;,b7 of 
the ,social ,security ,act 7#db         

,u4,s4,c4 #acif;d7l77#b77;,b7772  7#f7  
title ,x of the ,public ,health ,service
 ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #cjj et seq472     
7#g7 temporary assistance for needy     
families under part ,a of title ,,iv of 
the ,social ,security ,act 7#db         
,u4,s4,c4 #fja et seq472 or  7#h7 the   
,,tricare program 7as defined in section
 #ajgb of title #aj1 ,united ,states    
,code74  ,june #e1 #bjbd,read the second
 time and placed on the calendar