S.Amdt. 1273

SA 1273. Mr. BROWN submitted an amendment intended to be proposed to
amendment SA 1221 proposed by Mr. Hatch to the bill H.R. 1314, to amend
the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide for a right to an
administrative appeal relating to adverse determinations of tax-exempt
status of certain organizations; which was ordered to lie on the table;
as follows:

At the end of title I, add the following:

SEC. 112. REPORT ON IMPACT OF TRADE AGREEMENTS ON PUBLIC
HEALTH.

(a) Report Required.--Not later than 120 days after the
date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Health
and Human Services shall make available to the public an
assessment of the anticipated impact of each trade agreement
subject to section 103 on access to medicines in the United
States.
(b) Elements.--The assessment shall include, for each trade
agreement, the following:
(1) An estimate of the implications of applicable elements
of the trade agreement for the cost of medical tools and
technologies.
(2) An estimate of any delays of limits to generic
competition for medical products that may arise as a result
of the trade agreement above and beyond existing rules in the
United States and in United States trading partners.
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