S.Amdt. 362Senate116th Congress (2019-2021)
S.Amdt. 362
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Sen. Susan M. Collins (R-ME)
Submitted June 12, 2019
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June 12, 2019
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SA 362. Ms. COLLINS (for herself and Mr. King) submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by her to the bill S. 1790, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2020 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows: At the end of subtitle B of title VII, add the following: SEC. ___. REQUIREMENTS FOR CERTAIN PRESCRIPTION DRUG LABELS UNDER THE TRICARE PROGRAM. (a) Requirement.--Section 1074g of title 10, United States Code, is amended-- (1) by redesignating subsections (h) and (i) as subsections (i) and (j), respectively; and (2) by inserting after subsection (g) the following new subsection (h): ``(h) Labeling.--The Secretary of Defense shall ensure that drugs made available through the facilities of the uniformed services include labels that-- ``(1) are printed and physically located on or within the package from which the drug is to be dispensed; and ``(2) provide adequate directions for the purposes for which the drug is intended.''. (b) Conforming Amendment.--Subsection (b)(1) of such section is amended by striking ``under subsection (h)'' and inserting ``under subsection (j)''. (c) Implementation.--Beginning not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall implement subsection (h) of section 1074g of title 10, United States Code, as added by subsection (a). ______