S.Amdt. 3065

1. Adds TITLE V--SENSE OF THE SENATE at the end of the resolution

   Adds a title

   In S.Con.Res. 83 · Placed on Calendar Senate

   (2) with full recognition of the constitutional right of the Senate to change those rules (so far as they relate to that house) at any time, in the same manner, and to the same extent as is the case of any other rule of the Senate.

   Inserted: TITLE V--SENSE OF THE SENATE

   Inserted: SEC. 501. SENSE OF THE SENATE ON THE SAFETY OF IMPORTED PRESCRIPTION DRUGS.

   Inserted: It is the sense of the Senate that Congress should consider legislative changes to encourage the development of safer, more secure prescription drug packaging that would ensure the safety of imported prescription drugs and alleviate concerns, such as tampering, that relate to the importation of lower-priced prescription drugs, including--

   Inserted: (1) limiting tax deductions related to the costs of prescription drug direct-to-consumer advertising to \1/2\ of a pharmaceutical company's budget for the previous year for research and development expenses; and

   Inserted: (2) creating a new tax incentive, with the same revenue estimate of the limitation described in paragraph (1), that would encourage pharmaceutical companies to devote more resources to developing and deploying improved prescription drug packaging and other safety technologies.

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