,,ii  #aahth ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,s4 #edha  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,december #aa1 
#bjbd,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  7a7 ,in general ,subject
 to subsection 7b7 and 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   
prescription or disbursement for an     

unapproved use 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  7b7
 ,rule of construction ,nothing in this 
,act shall be construed to affect any   
,federal law1 rule1 regulation1 or      
policy that restricts abortion1 assisted
 suicide1 euthanasia1 mercy killing1    
coercive family planning1 female genital
 mutilation1 or gender transition       
medical interventions4