,i  #aai? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #adje  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,febru>y #ah1         
#bjbe,mr4 ,bu*anan 7= himself & ,mr4    
,donalds7 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0
 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,en]gy &     
,comm]ce  ,a ,,bill  ,to direct !       
,comptroll] ,g5]al ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates to 
conduct a /udy to assess ! key          
regulatory b>ri]s t imp$e ! expansion or
 sit+ ( new ph>maceutical manufactur+   
facilities 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates1 & = o!r   
purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may
 be cit$ z ! ,enhanc+ ,dome/ic ,drug    
,manufactur+ ,competitiv5ess ,act4  #b4 
,/udy on key regulatory b>ri]s to exp&+ 
ph>maceutical manufactur+ 9 ! ,unit$    
,/ates  7a7 ,9 g5]al ,! ,comptroll]     
,g5]al ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates %all conduct a 
/udy to id5tify1 & to assess on a "t &  
co/ basis1 ! key regulatory b>ri]s t--  
7#a7 imp$e ! expansion or sit+ ( new    
ph>maceutical manufactur+ facilities 9 !
 ,unit$ ,/ates2 or  7#b7 make ! ,unit$  
,/ates less competitive ?an o!r c\ntries

 z a location = su* facilities4  7b7    
,que/ions ,9 conduct+ ! /udy "u         
subsection 7a71 ! ,comptroll] ,g5]al    
%all consid] ! foll[+ que/ions3 7#a7 ,d 
environm5tal or o!r regulations         
significantly delay1 & increase ! co/s =
 manufactur]s (1 exp&+ or sit+          
ph>maceutical manufactur+ facilities 9 !
 ,unit$ ,/ates relative to environm5tal 
or o!r regulations 9 o!r c\ntries8  7#b7
 ,:at is ! pot5tial impact (            
environm5tal & o!r regulations on       
ph>maceutical supply *a9 resili5cy8     
7#c7 ,:at specific actions 7su* z       
exp$it+ reviews1 inspections1 &         
approvals ( new facilities or *anges to 
exi/+ facilities7 c\ld be tak5 by       
regulators to address ! regulatory      
b>ri]s describ$ 9 subsection 7a78  7c7  
,engag+ /akehold]s ,9 conduct+ ! /udy "u
 subsection 7a71 ! ,comptroll] ,g5]al   
%all engage /akehold]s-- 7#a7 to id5tify
 & assess ! b>ri]s describ$ 9 subsection
 7a72  7#b7 to id5tify :e!r !re are     
promis+ te*nological solutions1 includ+ 

manufactur+ processes1 t c\ld help to   
address ! regulatory b>ri]s describ$ 9  
subsection 7a72 &  7#c7 to id5tify !    
policies ne$$ to support & fo/] any     
solutions id5tifi$ pursuant to p>agraph 
7#b74  7d7 ,report  7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,n    
lat] ?an #a ye> aft] ! date ( enactm5t (
 ?is ,act1 ! ,comptroll] ,g5]al %all    
complete ! /udy "u subsection 7a7 &     
submit to ! ,congress a report on !     
results ( su* /udy4  7#b7 ,cont5ts ,!   
report requir$ by p>agraph 7#a7 %all--  
7,a7 id5tify1 & assess on a "t & co/    
basis1 ! regulatory b>ri]s describ$ 9   
subsection 7a72  7,b7 address ea* "q    
li/$ 9 subsection 7b72 &  7,c7 include  
recomm5dations = /reaml9+ ! regulatory  
b>ri]s describ$ 9 subsection 7a71 &     
facilitat+ ! use ( te*nological         
solutions describ$ 9 subsection 7c77#b71
 to fo/] increas$ ph>maceutical         
manufactur+ 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates4