,,ii  #aah? ,,congress  #b;d ,session   
,s4 #ecfh  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,novemb] #ba1 #bjbd,mr4
 ,ka9e 7= himself & ,mr4 ,cotton7       
introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 read     
twice & ref]r$ to ! ,committee on       
,heal?1 ,education1 ,labor1 & ,p5sions  
,a ,,bill  ,to am5d ! ,f$]al ,food1     
,drug1 & ,cosmetic ,act to exp& drug    
%ortage notification practices to       
include surges 9 dem& = a drug1 & = o!r 
purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may
 be cit$ z ! ,end ,drug ,%ortages ,act4 
#b4 ,drug %ortage notification practices
 ,section #ejf;,c ( ! ,f$]al ,food1     
,drug1 & ,cosmetic ,act 7#ba ,u4,s4,c4  
#cef;c7 is am5d$-- 7#a7 9 ! section     
head+1 by ins]t+ or surge 9 dem& = aft] 
production (2  7#b7 9 subsection 7a71 9 
! matt] foll[+ p>agraph 7#b7-- 7,a7 by  
/rik+ or an int]ruption ( ! manufacture 
( ! drug & ins]t+ 1 an int]ruption ( !  
manufacture ( ! drug1 or a surge 9 dem& 
= ! drug2  7,b7 by /rik+ su*            
discont9uance or int]ruption & ins]t+   

su* discont9uance1 int]ruption1 or surge
 9 dem&2  7,c7 by /rik+ ! discont9uation
 or int]ruption & ins]t+ !              
discont9uation1 int]ruption1 or surge 9 
dem&2 &  7,d7 by /rik+ su*              
discont9uation or int]ruption2 ! expect$
 duration ( ! int]ruption2 & ins]t+ su* 
discont9uation1 int]ruption1 or surge 9 
dem&2 ! expect$ duration ( ! int]ruption
 or surge 9 dem&2  7#c7 9 subsection    
7b71 by /rik+ p>agraphs 7#a7 & 7#b7 &   
ins]t+ ! foll[+3  7#a7 9 ! case ( a     
notice ( a discont9uance or int]ruption 
9 ! manufacture ( a drug-- 7,a7 at lea/ 
#f mon?s prior to ! date ( !            
discont9uance or int]ruption2 or  7,b7  
if compliance ) subp>agraph 7,a7 is n   
possible1 z soon z practicable2 or  7#b7
 9 ! case ( a notice ( a surge 9 dem& = 
a drug1 z soon z practicable4  2  7#d7 9
 subsection 7c7-- 7,a7 by /rik+         
discont9uance or int]ruption & ins]t+   
discont9uance1 int]ruption1 or surge 9  
dem&2 &  7,b7 by ins]t+ & outs\rc+      
facilities 7z def9$ 9 section           

#ejc;,b7d77 aft] pati5t organizations2 &
  7#e7 9 subsection 7h7-- 7,a7 9        
p>agraph 7#a71 by /rik+ & t is subject  
to section #ejc7;b77#a7 & ins]t+ or !   
active ph>maceutical +r$i5t ( su* a     
drug2  7,b7 by am5d+ p>agraph 7#b71 to  
read z foll[s3  7#b7 ! t]m drug %ortage 
or %ortage1 ) respect to a drug1 means a
 p]iod ( "t ) ! dem& or project$ dem& = 
! drug )9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates exce$s !      
supply ( ! drug1 tak+ into              
consid]ation-- 7,a7 h[ ! drug is prep>$ 
or disp5s$1 includ+ ! r\te (            
adm9i/ration & dosage =m2 &  7,b7       
in=mation report$ by manufactur]s1 heal?
 c>e pr(essionals1 & pati5ts2  2  7,c7 9
 p>agraph 7#c77;,b71 by /rik+ ! p]iod & 
ins]t+ 2 &2 &  7,d7 by add+ at ! end !  
foll[+3  7#d7 ! t]m surge means an      
increase 9 dem& or project$ dem& = a    
drug t ! manufactur] likely w be unable 
to meet )\t mean+ful %ortfall or delay4 
4  #c4 ,outs\rc+ facility comp\nd+      
,section #ejc;,b ( ! ,f$]al ,food1      
,drug1 & ,cosmetic ,act 7#ba ,u4,s4,c4  

#cec;b7 is am5d$-- 7#a7 by r$esignat+ ! 
#b subsections 7d7 7relat+ to def9itions
 & relat+ to obligation to pay fees7 z  
subsections 7e7 & 7f71 respectively2 &  
7#b7 by ins]t+ aft] subsection 7c7 !    
foll[+3  7d7 ,li/ ( id5tifi$ bulk drug  
sub/ances ,! ,secret>y %all make        
publicly available annual updates on !  
evaluation ( bulk drug sub/ances =      
purposes ( ! li/ ma9ta9$ "u subsection  
7a77#b77;,a77i74  4  #d4 ,hospital &    
heal? sy/em comp\nd+ ,n lat] ?an #a ye> 
aft] ! date ( enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 !    
,secret>y ( ,heal? & ,human ,s]vices    
%all f9alize ! draft guidance entitl$   
,hospital & ,heal? ,sy/em ,comp\nd+ ,"u 
,section #ejc;,a ( ! ,f$]al ,food1      
,drug1 & ,cosmetic ,act3 ,guidance =    
,indu/ry issu$ 9 ,octob] #bjba1 & ensure
 t su* guidance is consi/5t ) ! mo/     
curr5t rese>* & be/ cl9ical practices = 
ph>macy comp\nd+ relat+ to implem5t+    
section #ejc;,a ( ! ,f$]al ,food1 ,drug1
 & ,cosmetic ,act 7#ba ,u4,s4,c4        
#cec;a74