,i  #aaith ,,congress  #b;d ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #gebh  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,february #ab1       
#bjbf,mr4 ,carter of ,georgia introduced
 the following bill2 which was referred 
to the ,committee on ,energy and        
,commerce  ,a ,,bill  ,to amend section 
#ejc;,b of the ,federal ,food1 ,drug1   
and ,cosmetic ,act to enhance the       
ability of outsourcing facilities to    
mitigate drug shortages by allowing a   
short-term period to continue supplying 
the market after a drug is in shortage4 
#a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited
 as the ,growing ,america's             
,pharmaceutical ,supply ,act or the     
,,gap ,supply ,act4  #b4 ,providing for 
a tail period for outsourcing facilities
 to compound and distribute drugs in    
shortage ,section #ejc;,b of the        
,federal ,food1 ,drug1 and ,cosmetic    
,act 7#ba ,u4,s4,c4 #cec;b7 is amended--
  7#a7 in subsection 7a77#b77;,a77ii71  
by striking at the time and inserting   
within #ahj calendar days2 and  7#b7 in 

subsection 7d77#b77;,a71 by striking at 
the time and inserting within #ahj      
calendar days4