S.Amdt. 1364Senate114th Congress (2015-2017)2nd degree
S.Amdt. 1364
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Sen. Bernard Sanders (I-VT)
Submitted May 18, 2015
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SA 1364. Mr. SANDERS 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 appropriate place in title I, add the following: SEC. 1___. DRUG IMPORTATION. (a) Promulgation of Regulations.--The trade authorities procedures shall not apply to an implementing bill submitted with respect to a trade agreement or trade agreements entered into under section 103(b) until the Secretary of Health and Human Services promulgates regulations under section 804(b) of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C. 384(b)), as amended by subsection (b)(2). (b) Amendments to FFDCA.--Section 804 of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C. 384) is amended-- (1) in subsection (a)(1), by striking ``pharmacist or wholesaler'' and inserting ``pharmacist, wholesaler, or the head of a relevant agency of the Federal Government''; (2) in subsection (b), by striking ``from Canada''; (3) in subsection (f), by striking ``Canada'' and inserting `` any country that is a party to the Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement''; and (4) in subsection (j)-- (A) in the heading of paragraph (3), by striking ``Canada'' and inserting ``a foreign country''; and (B) in paragraph (3)(C), by striking ``from Canada'' and inserting ``from a country that is a party to the Trans- Pacific Partnership Agreement''. (c) Prescription Drug Importation.--The principal negotiating objective of the United States regarding the importation of prescription drugs is to permit the importation of such drugs from any country that is a party to a trade agreement with the United States, pursuant to section 804 of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C. 384). ______