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I 
108TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 4923
To amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to protect the public 
health from the unsafe importation of prescription drugs and from coun-
terfeit prescription drugs, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JULY 22, 2004
Mr. BRADLEY of New Hampshire introduced the following bill; which was 
referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce 
A BILL 
To amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to 
protect the public health from the unsafe importation 
of prescription drugs and from counterfeit prescription 
drugs, and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS. 
(a) SHORT TITLE.—This Act may be cited as the 
‘‘Safe Importation of Medical Products and Other Rx 
Therapies Act of 2004’’ or the ‘‘Safe IMPORT Act of 
2004’’.
(b) TABLE OF CONTENTS.—The table of contents of 
this Act is as follows:
Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents. 
Sec. 2. Importation. 
Sec. 3. Protection against adulterated prescription drugs. 
Sec. 4. Internet pharmacies. 
Sec. 5. Administrative detention and temporary hold. 
Sec. 6. Suspension. 
Sec. 7. Debarment for repeated or serious prescription drug importation viola-
tions. 
Sec. 8. Registration of prescription drug importation facilities. 
Sec. 9. Maintenance and inspection of records for prescription drugs. 
Sec. 10. Advance notice of imported prescription drug shipments. 
Sec. 11. Authority to mark prescription drugs refused admission into the 
United States. 
Sec. 12. Prohibition of port shopping. 
Sec. 13. Authority to commission other Federal and State officials to conduct 
inspections. 
Sec. 14. User fees relating to prescription drug importation. 
Sec. 15. Anticounterfeiting provisions. 
Sec. 16. Conforming amendments.
SEC. 2. IMPORTATION. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Chapter VIII of the Federal 
Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C. 381 et seq.) 
is amended—
(1) by inserting after the chapter heading the 
following: 
‘‘Subchapter A—General Provisions’’; and 
(2) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘Subchapter B—Importation of Prescription 
Drugs 
‘‘SEC. 811. DEFINITIONS. 
‘‘In this subchapter: 
‘‘(1) DRUG IMPORTATION FACILITY.—The term 
‘drug importation facility’ means a person, other
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Conference’’, sponsored by the Congressional Research
Service on November 12, 2003, shall be printed as a
House document, in a style and manner determined by
the Joint Committee on Printing.
SEC. 2. ADDITIONAL COPIES FOR HOUSE AND SENATE.
There shall be printed for the use of the House of
Representatives and the Senate such aggregate number of
copies of the document printed under section 1 as the
Joint Committee on Printing determines to be appro-
priate, except that the maximum number of copies which
may be printed shall be the number for which the aggre-
gate printing cost does not exceed $65,000.
Passed the House of Representatives December 8,
2003.
Attest:
Clerk.
H. Con. Res. 345
Agreed to December 9, 2003
One Hundred Eighth Congress
of the
United States of America
AT THE FIRST SESSION
Begun and held at the City of Washington on Tuesday,
the seventh day of January, two thousand and three
Concurrent Resolution
Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate concur-
ring),
SECTION 1. PRINTING OF DOCUMENT.
The transcripts of the proceedings of ‘‘The Changing Nature
of the House Speakership: The Cannon Centenary Conference’’,
sponsored by the Congressional Research Service on November
12, 2003, shall be printed as a House document, in a style and
manner determined by the Joint Committee on Printing.
SEC. 2. ADDITIONAL COPIES FOR HOUSE AND SENATE.
There shall be printed for the use of the House of Representa-
tives and the Senate such aggregate number of copies of the docu-
ment printed under section 1 as the Joint Committee on Printing
determines to be appropriate, except that the maximum number
of copies which may be printed shall be the number for which
the aggregate printing cost does not exceed $65,000.
Attest:
Clerk of the House of Representatives.
Attest:
Secretary of the Senate.
III 
108TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. CON. RES. 345
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 
DECEMBER 9, 2003
Received 
CONCURRENT RESOLUTION 
Authorizing the printing as a House document of the tran-
scripts of the proceedings of ‘‘The Changing Nature of 
the House Speakership: The Cannon Centenary Con-
ference’’, sponsored by the Congressional Research Serv-
ice on November 12, 2003.
Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate 
concurring),
SECTION 1. PRINTING OF DOCUMENT. 
The transcripts of the proceedings of ‘‘The Changing 
Nature of the House Speakership: The Cannon Centenary 
Conference’’, sponsored by the Congressional Research 
Service on November 12, 2003, shall be printed as a 
House document, in a style and manner determined by 
the Joint Committee on Printing.
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SEC. 2. ADDITIONAL COPIES FOR HOUSE AND SENATE. 
There shall be printed for the use of the House of 
Representatives and the Senate such aggregate number of 
copies of the document printed under section 1 as the 
Joint Committee on Printing determines to be appro-
priate, except that the maximum number of copies which 
may be printed shall be the number for which the aggre-
gate printing cost does not exceed $65,000.
Passed the House of Representatives December 8, 
2003. 
Attest: 
JEFF TRANDAHL, 
Clerk.
IV 
108TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. CON. RES. 348
Recognizing the survivors of cervical cancer and the importance of good 
cervical health, preventing HPV infection, and detecting cervical cancer 
during its earliest stages. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
DECEMBER 8, 2003
Mr. SOUDER (for himself, Mrs. MYRICK, Mrs. JO ANN DAVIS of Virginia, Mrs. 
MCCARTHY of New York, Mr. TOM DAVIS of Virginia, Mr. WELDON of 
Florida, Mr. FILNER, and Mr. GARRETT of New Jersey) submitted the 
following concurrent resolution; which was referred to the Committee on 
Energy and Commerce 
CONCURRENT RESOLUTION 
Recognizing the survivors of cervical cancer and the impor-
tance of good cervical health, preventing HPV infection, 
and detecting cervical cancer during its earliest stages.
Whereas approximately 12,000 women are diagnosed with, 
and 4,100 women die from, cervical cancer in the United 
States each year; 
Whereas cervical cancer is primarily caused by human 
papillomavirus (HPV) infection and can be detected by a 
Papanicolaou test (Pap test) or other HPV detection 
tests;
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Whereas 20 million people in the United States are currently 
infected with HPV and an estimated 5.5 million people 
become infected with HPV every year; 
Whereas the financial burden of HPV in the United States 
has been estimated to be from $1.6 billion to $6 billion 
annually, making HPV one of the most costly sexually 
transmitted diseases after HIV infection; 
Whereas the earlier cervical cancer is detected the better 
chance a woman has of surviving cervical cancer; 
Whereas women of certain racial or ethnic minorities, women 
who have less than a high school education, and women 
who have a low income are less likely than other women 
to receive a Pap test or other early HPV detection test; 
Whereas women who are members of certain racial or ethnic 
minorities and women who have a low income are more 
likely than other women to die from cervical cancer; and 
Whereas cervical cancer survivors have shown tremendous 
courage and determination in the face of adversity: Now, 
therefore, be it
Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate 
concurring), That Congress—
(1) recognizes the importance of good cervical 
health, preventing HPV infection, and detecting cer-
vical cancer during its earliest stages; 
(2) urges health care facilities and other med-
ical institutions to raise public awareness about 
HPV infection, cervical cancer, and the importance 
of prevention and early detection;
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(3) urges Federal health agencies including the 
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the 
Food and Drug Administration to take actions in 
compliance with Public Law 106–554 to provide 
medically accurate information to the public and 
health care professionals about HPV, including best 
recommendations 
for 
prevention, 
health 
con-
sequences of infection, and the importance of early 
detection; 
(4) urges the people of the United States to 
learn about HPV and cervical cancer and the impor-
tance of prevention and early detection; and 
(5) recognizes the survivors of cervical cancer 
for their tremendous courage and determination.
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than an individual importing a prescription drug 
under section 812, located outside the United States 
(other than a transporter) that engages in the dis-
tribution or dispensing of a prescription drug that is 
imported or offered for importation into the United 
States. 
‘‘(2) INTERNET PHARMACY.—The term ‘Inter-
net pharmacy’ means a person, other than an indi-
vidual importing a prescription drug under section 
812, that offers to dispense in the United States a 
prescription drug through an Internet website in 
interstate commerce, regardless of whether the phys-
ical location of the principal place of business of the 
Internet pharmacy is in the United States or in an-
other country. 
‘‘(3) PHARMACY.—The term ‘pharmacy’ means 
a person, other than an individual importing a pre-
scription drug under section 812, licensed by a State 
to dispense prescription drugs or to provide pharma-
ceutical care. 
‘‘(4) PERMITTED COUNTRY.—
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The term ‘permitted 
country’ means a country that—
‘‘(i) was a member of the European 
Union as of December 31, 2003; and
I 
108TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 4937
To amend the Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995 to require certain coalitions 
and associations to disclose their lobbying activities. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JULY 22, 2004
Mr. DOGGETT (for himself, Mr. ALLEN, Mr. BAIRD, Mr. BECERRA, Mr. BELL, 
Mrs. CAPPS, Mr. CARDIN, Ms. CARSON of Indiana, Mr. CASE, Mr. DAVIS 
of Illinois, Mr. DEFAZIO, Mr. DELAHUNT, Ms. DELAURO, Mr. EDWARDS, 
Mr. EVANS, Mr. FARR, Mr. FILNER, Mr. FRANK of Massachusetts, Mr. 
FROST, Mr. GONZALEZ, Mr. GREEN of Texas, Mr. GRIJALVA, Mr. 
HASTINGS of Florida, Mr. HOEFFEL, Mr. HOLT, Mr. INSLEE, Mr. JEF-
FERSON, Mrs. JONES of Ohio, Ms. KAPTUR, Mr. KUCINICH, Ms. LEE, 
Mr. LEVIN, Mr. LEWIS of Georgia, Mrs. MALONEY, Mr. MARKEY, Mr. 
MATSUI, Mrs. MCCARTHY of New York, Ms. MCCARTHY of Missouri, Mr. 
MCDERMOTT, Mr. MCGOVERN, Mr. MCNULTY, Mr. GEORGE MILLER of 
California, Mrs. NAPOLITANO, Mr. NEAL of Massachusetts, Mr. POM-
EROY, Mr. RODRIGUEZ, Ms. ROYBAL-ALLARD, Mr. RYAN of Ohio, Mr. 
SANDERS, Ms. SCHAKOWSKY, Ms. SLAUGHTER, Ms. SOLIS, Mr. STARK, 
Mr. TANNER, Mr. TIERNEY, Mr. UDALL of New Mexico, Mr. WAXMAN, 
and Ms. WOOLSEY) introduced the following bill; which was referred to 
the Committee on the Judiciary 
A BILL 
To amend the Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995 to require 
certain coalitions and associations to disclose their lob-
bying activities.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
108TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. CON. RES. 349
CONCURRENT RESOLUTION
Providing for a joint session of Congress to receive
a message from the President on the State of the
Union.
H. Con. Res. 349
Agreed to January 20, 2004
One Hundred Eighth Congress
of the
United States of America
AT THE SECOND SESSION
Begun and held at the City of Washington on Tuesday,
the twentieth day of January, two thousand and four
Concurrent Resolution
Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate concur-
ring), That the two Houses of Congress assemble in the Hall of
the House of Representatives on Tuesday, January 20, 2004, at
9 p.m., for the purpose of receiving such communication as the
President of the United States shall be pleased to make to them.
Attest:
Clerk of the House of Representatives.
Attest:
Secretary of the Senate.
III 
108TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. CON. RES. 349
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 
JANUARY 20, 2004
Received 
CONCURRENT RESOLUTION 
Providing for a joint session of Congress to receive a message 
from the President on the State of the Union.
Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate 
concurring), That the two Houses of Congress assemble 
in the Hall of the House of Representatives on Tuesday, 
January 20, 2004, at 9 p.m., for the purpose of receiving
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such communication as the President of the United States 
shall be pleased to make to them.
Passed the House of Representatives January 20, 
2004. 
Attest: 
JEFF TRANDAHL, 
Clerk.
‘‘(ii) is designated by the Secretary as 
a permitted country under subparagraph 
(B). 
‘‘(B) REPORT.—Three years after the date 
of enactment of this subchapter, the Secretary 
shall submit to the Committee on Health, Edu-
cation, Labor, and Pensions of the Senate and 
to the Committee on Energy and Commerce of 
the House of Representatives a report that in-
cludes—
‘‘(i) a list of countries under subpara-
graph (A)(i) designated by the Secretary 
from which a prescription drug shall be 
permitted to be imported into the United 
States under this subchapter, and the basis 
for the Secretary’s determination that the 
importation of a prescription drug from 
such countries would not present an in-
creased risk to the public health; 
‘‘(ii) a list of countries under subpara-
graph (A)(i) from which a prescription 
drug shall not be permitted to be imported 
into the United States under this sub-
chapter, and the basis for Secretary’s de-
termination that the importation of a pre-
scription drug from such countries would 
present an increased risk to the public 
health; 
‘‘(iii) for countries identified in clause 
(i), any additional measures that could be 
taken to ensure that there will be no in-
creased risk to the public health; and 
‘‘(iv) for countries identified in clause 
(ii), any additional measures that could be 
taken to avoid, reduce, or mitigate such in-
creased risk to the public health. 
‘‘(C) 
DETERMINATION.—The 
Secretary 
may determine whether to designate a per-
mitted country at any time after submission of 
the report under subparagraph (B). 
‘‘(5) PRESCRIPTION DRUG.—
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The term ‘prescription 
drug’ means a drug described in section 503(b) 
that is approved by the Secretary under section 
505. 
‘‘(B) EXCLUSIONS.—The term ‘prescrip-
tion drug’ does not include—
‘‘(i) a controlled substance (as defined 
in section 102 of the Controlled Sub-
stances Act (21 U.S.C. 802));
108TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. CON. RES. 34
CONCURRENT RESOLUTION
Whereas Secretary of Health and Human Services Tommy
Thompson acknowledges that $270,000,000,000 in health
costs are caused by preventable diseases, including
$183,000,000,000 for heart disease alone, and has called
current policies of insurance companies ‘‘wrongheaded’’
for not doing more to encourage people to stay healthy
to prevent expensive illnesses;
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Whereas obesity increases the risk of illness from more than
30 medical conditions, including heart disease, cancer,
stroke, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, and diabe-
tes, which account for 2/3 of all deaths in the United
States;
Whereas 61 percent of adults in the United States
(120,000,000 people) are above their target weight, and
13 percent of children and adolescents in the United
States are obese or overweight, a figure that has tripled
since 1980;
Whereas from age 50 to 70, those who do not perform
strength training lose a quarter to a third of a pound of
muscle every year and gain the same amount in body fat;
Whereas weight training is proven to increase bone density
and reduce osteoporosis among men and women over 50
years old;
Whereas if the more than 88,000,000 inactive adults in the
United States began regular exercise, national medical
costs would decrease by more than $76,000,000,000 each
year;
Whereas on June 20, 2002, President George W. Bush
launched the Healthier US fitness initiative to promote a
healthy lifestyle and encourage people in the United
States to increase their physical fitness; and
Whereas providing incentives for exercise and strength train-
ing would help more people become active and healthy
and would decrease national medical costs: Now, there-
fore, be it
Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate
concurring), That—
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(1) the Congress commends Secretary of Health
and Human Services Tommy Thompson for his ef-
forts to encourage private health insurance compa-
nies to take action to encourage people in the United
States to lead active lifestyles;
(2) it is the sense of the Congress that private
health insurance companies should—
(A) do more to encourage people in the
United States to lead a healthier and more ac-
tive lifestyle to prevent expensive and painful
illnesses;
(B) provide discounted premiums to those
who exercise regularly; and
(C) encourage frequent screening for dis-
eases that are easily treatable in their early
stages; and
(3) the Congress applauds private health insur-
ance companies that are already taking these ac-
tions.
Passed the House of Representatives October 5,
2004.
Attest:
Clerk.
IV 
108TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. CON. RES. 34
Expressing the sense of the Congress that private health insurance companies 
should take a proactive role in promoting healthy lifestyles, and for 
other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
FEBRUARY 12, 2003
Ms. MCCARTHY of Missouri (for herself, Mr. RYUN of Kansas, Mr. PAYNE, 
Mr. WAMP, Mrs. CHRISTENSEN, and Mr. FROST) submitted the following 
concurrent resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Energy 
and Commerce 
CONCURRENT RESOLUTION 
Expressing the sense of the Congress that private health 
insurance companies should take a proactive role in pro-
moting healthy lifestyles, and for other purposes.
Whereas Secretary of Health and Human Services Tommy 
Thompson acknowledges that $270,000,000,000 in health 
costs are caused by preventable diseases, including 
$183,000,000,000 for heart disease alone, and has called 
current policies of insurance companies ‘‘wrongheaded’’ 
for not doing more to encourage people to stay healthy 
to prevent expensive illnesses; 
Whereas obesity increases the risk of illness from more than 
30 medical conditions, including heart disease, cancer, 
stroke, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, and diabe-
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tes, which account for 2/3 of all deaths in the United 
States; 
Whereas 61 percent of adults in the United States 
(120,000,000 people) are above their target weight, and 
13 percent of children and adolescents in the United 
States are obese or overweight, a figure that has tripled 
since 1980; 
Whereas from age 50 to 70, those who do not perform 
strength training lose a quarter to a third of a pound of 
muscle every year and gain the same amount in body fat; 
Whereas weight training is proven to increase bone density 
and reduce osteoporosis among men and women over 50 
years old; 
Whereas if the more than 88,000,000 inactive adults in the 
United States began regular exercise, national medical 
costs would decrease by more than $76,000,000,000 each 
year; 
Whereas on June 20, 2002, President George W. Bush 
launched the Healthier US fitness initiative to promote a 
healthy lifestyle and encourage people in the United 
States to increase their physical fitness; 
Whereas the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 provides tax in-
centives for taxpayers who are obese, but not for those 
who are active and healthy; and 
Whereas providing incentives for exercise and strength train-
ing would help more people become active and healthy 
and would decrease national medical costs: Now, there-
fore, be it
Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate 
concurring), That—
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cluding ministries, non-profit and other organiza-
tions, corporations, and schools; 
(3) pledges to make bipartisan efforts to enact 
laws to protect donors from charitable organizations 
that are not financially transparent; and 
(4) acknowledges that the people of the United 
States are an exceedingly generous people and that 
National Transparency Day will encourage even 
greater generosity.
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(1) the Congress commends Secretary of Health 
and Human Services Tommy Thompson for his ef-
forts to encourage private health insurance compa-
nies to take action to encourage people in the United 
States to lead active lifestyles; 
(2) it is the sense of the Congress that private 
health insurance companies should—
(A) do more to encourage people in the 
United States to lead a healthier and more ac-
tive lifestyle to prevent expensive and painful 
illnesses; 
(B) provide discounted premiums to those 
who exercise regularly; and 
(C) encourage frequent screening for dis-
eases that are easily treatable in their early 
stages; and 
(3) the Congress applauds private health insur-
ance companies that are already taking these ac-
tions.
Æ
III 
108TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. CON. RES. 34 
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 
OCTOBER 6, 2004 
Received 
CONCURRENT RESOLUTION 
Expressing the sense of the Congress that private health 
insurance companies should take a proactive role in pro-
moting healthy lifestyles, and for other purposes. 
Whereas Secretary of Health and Human Services Tommy 
Thompson acknowledges that $270,000,000,000 in health 
costs are caused by preventable diseases, including 
$183,000,000,000 for heart disease alone, and has called 
current policies of insurance companies ‘‘wrongheaded’’ 
for not doing more to encourage people to stay healthy 
to prevent expensive illnesses;
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Whereas obesity increases the risk of illness from more than 
30 medical conditions, including heart disease, cancer, 
stroke, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, and diabe-
tes, which account for 2/3 of all deaths in the United 
States; 
Whereas 61 percent of adults in the United States 
(120,000,000 people) are above their target weight, and 
13 percent of children and adolescents in the United 
States are obese or overweight, a figure that has tripled 
since 1980; 
Whereas from age 50 to 70, those who do not perform 
strength training lose a quarter to a third of a pound of 
muscle every year and gain the same amount in body fat; 
Whereas weight training is proven to increase bone density 
and reduce osteoporosis among men and women over 50 
years old; 
Whereas if the more than 88,000,000 inactive adults in the 
United States began regular exercise, national medical 
costs would decrease by more than $76,000,000,000 each 
year; 
Whereas on June 20, 2002, President George W. Bush 
launched the Healthier US fitness initiative to promote a 
healthy lifestyle and encourage people in the United 
States to increase their physical fitness; and 
Whereas providing incentives for exercise and strength train-
ing would help more people become active and healthy 
and would decrease national medical costs: Now, there-
fore, be it 
Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate 
concurring), That—
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(1) the Congress commends Secretary of Health 
and Human Services Tommy Thompson for his ef-
forts to encourage private health insurance compa-
nies to take action to encourage people in the United 
States to lead active lifestyles; 
(2) it is the sense of the Congress that private 
health insurance companies should— 
(A) do more to encourage people in the 
United States to lead a healthier and more ac-
tive lifestyle to prevent expensive and painful 
illnesses; 
(B) provide discounted premiums to those 
who exercise regularly; and 
(C) encourage frequent screening for dis-
eases that are easily treatable in their early 
stages; and 
(3) the Congress applauds private health insur-
ance companies that are already taking these ac-
tions. 
Passed the House of Representatives October 5, 
2004. 
Attest: 
JEFF TRANDAHL, 
Clerk.