,i  #aaith ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #hi  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of    
,,representatives  ,january #c1         
#bjbe,mr4 ,biggs of ,arizona introduced 
the following bill2 which was referred  
to the ,committee on ,energy and        
,commerce  ,a ,,bill  ,to repeal the    
authority of the ,food and ,drug        
,administration to require that drugs be
 dispensed only upon prescription1 and  
for other purposes4  #a4 ,short title   
,this ,act may be cited as the          
,prescription ,freedom ,act of #bjbe4   
#b4 ,repeal of ,,fda authority to       
require prescriptions  7a7 ,repeal      
,effective as of the date that is #f    
months after the date of enactment of   
this ,act1 subsection 7b7 of section    
#ejc of the ,federal ,food1 ,drug1 and  
,cosmetic ,act 7#ba ,u4,s4,c4 #cec7 is  
repealed4  7b7 ,references ,beginning on
 the effective date described in        
subsection 7a71 any reference in a      
,federal statute1 regulation1 or        
guidance-- 7#a7 to prescribing1 a       

prescription1 a prescription drug1 or a 
drug subject to section #ejc7;b7 of the 
,federal ,food1 ,drug1 and ,cosmetic    
,act is deemed to be a reference to     
prescribing1 a prescription1 or a       
prescription drug1 respectively1 under  
applicable ,state law2 and  7#b7 to any 
requirement or provision of section     
#ejc7;b7 of the ,federal ,food1 ,drug1  
and ,cosmetic ,act is deemed to be a    
reference to the corresponding          
requirement or provision1 if any1 in    
applicable ,state law1 as determined by 
the ,federal official or officials      
responsible for administering the       
respective ,federal statute1 regulation1
 or guidance4  7c7 ,exception           
,notwithstanding subsections 7a7 and    
7b71 the ,secretary of ,health and      
,human ,services may continue to        
exercise the authority vested by        
subsection 7b7 of section #ejc of the   
,federal ,food1 ,drug1 and ,cosmetic    
,act 7#ba ,u4,s4,c4 #cec71 as in effect 
on the day before the effective date    

described in subsection 7a71 with       
respect to any drug that is intended for
 use in terminating a pregnancy4