,i  #aai? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #ccge  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,may #ac1 #bjbe,mr4   
,van ,drew introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 
0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,en]gy &    
,comm]ce  ,a ,,bill  ,to require t !    
retail li/ price = c]ta9 prescription   
drugs & biological products may n exce$ 
! av]age retail li/ price = ! drug or   
biological product among c]ta9 nations4 
#a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z 
! ,fair ,prescription ,drug ,prices =   
,am]icans ,act4  #b4 ,int]national      
ref]5ce pric+ = prescription drugs &    
biological products  7a7 ,def9itions ,9 
?is section3  7#a7 ,biological product  
,! t]m biological product means a       
biological product lic5s$ "u subsection 
7a7 or 7k7 ( section #cea ( ! ,public   
,heal? ,s]vice ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4      
#bfb74  7#b7 ,drug ,! t]m drug means a  
drug approv$ "u subsection 7c7 or 7j7 ( 
section #eje ( ! ,f$]al ,food1 ,drug1 & 
,cosmetic ,act 7#ba ,u4,s4,c4 #cee74    
7#c7 ,secret>y ,! t]m ,secret>y means ! 

,secret>y ( ,heal? & ,human ,s]vices4   
7b7 ,cap on retail li/ price (          
prescription drugs & biological products
 ,! retail li/ price 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates =
 a drug or a biological product may n   
exce$ ! av]age retail li/ price = ! drug
 or biological product among ,canada1   
,france1 ,g]many1 ,italy1 ,japan1 & !   
,unit$ ,k+dom1 z calculat$ "u subsection
 7c74  7c7 ,calculation ( av]age retail 
li/ price ,! ,secret>y %all calculate on
 an annual basis ! av]age retail li/    
price = ea* drug & biological product   
sold 9 ,canada1 ,france1 ,g]many1       
,italy1 ,japan1 & ! ,unit$ ,k+dom1 ?r\gh
 a comb9ation ( data report$ by         
manufactur]s ( drugs & biological       
products "u subsection 7e7 & data obta9$
 ?r\gh review ( publicly fil$ mat]ials  
by manufactur]s ( drugs & biological    
products 9 su* c\ntries4  7d7 ,civil    
monet>y p5alty  7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,any      
manufactur] t violates subsection 7b7 ) 
respect to a drug or biological product 
%all be subject to a civil monet>y      

p5alty impos$ by ! ,secret>y 9 am\nt    
equal to ! product obta9$ by multiply+--
  7,a7 ! diff]5ce betwe5-- 7i7 ! li/    
price = ! drug or biological product    
sold 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates2 &  7ii7 ! av]age
 retail li/ price = ! drug or biological
 product sold 9 ,canada1 ,france1       
,g]many1 ,italy1 ,japan1 & ! ,unit$     
,k+dom1 z calculat$ "u subsection 7c72 &
  7,b7 #aj4  7#b7 ,requirem5t ,! am\nt (
 a civil monet>y p5alty "u p>agraph 7#a7
 %all be calculat$ & *>g$ = ea* unit (  
drug or biological product sold4  7e7   
,data collection ,ea* manufactur] ( a   
drug or biological product %all submit  
to ! ,secret>y on an annual basis--     
7#a7 ! li/ price = ! drug or biological 
product sold 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates2 &  7#b7 
! li/ price = ! drug or biological      
product sold 9 ea* ( ,canada1 ,france1  
,g]many1 ,italy1 ,japan1 & ! ,unit$     
,k+dom4  7f7 ,guidance & regulations ,! 
,secret>y %all issue guidance &         
promulgate regulations to implem5t ?is  
section4