		I
		112th CONGRESS
		2d Session
		H. R. 6514
		IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

			September 21, 2012
			Mr. Gibson introduced
			 the following bill; which was referred to the
			 Committee on Energy and
			 Commerce

		A BILL
		To require the Secretary of Health and Human Services to
		  promulgate regulations regarding the authorship, content, format, and
		  dissemination of Patient Medication Information to ensure patients receive
		  consistent and high-quality information about their prescription medications
		  and are aware of the potential risks and benefits of prescription
		  medications.

		1.Short titleThis Act may be cited as the
			 Cody Miller Initiative for Safer
			 Prescriptions Act.
		2.Patient
			 medication information for prescription drugsChapter V of the Federal Food, Drug, and
			 Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C. 351 et seq.) is amended by inserting after section 505D
			 the following:

				505E.Patient
				medication information for prescription drugs
					(a)In
				generalNot later than 2 years after the date of enactment of
				this section, the Secretary shall issue regulations regarding the authorship,
				content, format, and dissemination requirements for patient medication
				information (referred to in this section as PMI) for drugs subject
				to section 503(b)(1).
					(b)ContentThe
				regulations promulgated under subsection (a) shall require that the PMI with
				respect to a drug—
						(1)be scientifically
				accurate and based on the professional labeling approved by the Secretary and
				authoritative, peer-reviewed literature; and
						(2)includes
				nontechnical, understandable, plain language that is not promotional in tone or
				content, and contains at least—
							(A)the established
				name of drug, including the established name of such drug as a listed drug (as
				described in section 505(j)(2)(A)) and as a drug that is the subject of an
				approved abbreviated new drug application under section 505(j) or of an
				approved license for a biological product submitted under section 351(k) of the
				Public Health Service Act, if applicable;
							(B)drug uses and
				clinical benefits;
							(C)general directions
				for proper use;
							(D)contraindications,
				common side effects, and most serious risks of the drug, especially with
				respect to certain groups such as children, pregnant women, and the
				elderly;
							(E)measures patients
				may be able to take, if any, to reduce the side effects and risks of the
				drug;
							(F)when a patient
				should contact his or her health care professional;
							(G)instructions not
				to share medications, and, if any exist, key storage requirements, and
				recommendations relating to proper disposal of any unused portion of the drug;
				and
							(H)known clinically
				important interactions with other drugs and substances.
							(c)Timeliness,
				consistency, and accuracyThe regulations promulgated under
				subsection (a) shall include standards related to—
						(1)performing timely
				updates of drug information as new drugs and new information becomes
				available;
						(2)ensuring that
				common information is applied consistently and simultaneously across similar
				drug products and for drugs within classes of medications in order to avoid
				patient confusion and harm; and
						(3)developing a
				process, including consumer testing, to assess the quality and effectiveness of
				PMI in ensuring that PMI promotes patient understanding and safe and effective
				medication use.
						(d)Submission of
				PMI
						(1)Submission of
				PMI for approvalThe regulations promulgated under subsection (a)
				shall—
							(A)with respect to
				any drug for which an application is submitted under subsection (b) or (j) of
				section 505 of this Act, or under subsection (a) or (k) of section 351 of the
				Public Health Service Act, on or after the date that is 18 months after the
				date of the enactment of the Cody Miller initiative for Safer Prescriptions
				Act—
								(i)require the
				sponsor of the drug to submit PMI for the drug as part of such application;
				and
								(ii)provide for
				approval or disapproval of the PMI as part of the process for approving or
				disapproving the application; and
								(B)with respect to
				any other drug lawfully marketed in the United States—
								(i)require the
				sponsor of the drug to submit PMI for the drug to the Secretary; and
								(ii)provide for
				approval or disapproval of the PMI.
								(2)Identical PMI
				for generic drugsThe
				regulations promulgated under subsection (a) shall require the PMI for a drug
				subject to an abbreviated new drug application under section 505(j) to be
				identical to the PMI for the listed drug (as such term is used in section
				505(j)), except for excluding any portion of the PMI for the listed drug that
				is protected by patent or by an exclusivity period under this Act.
						(e)Electronic
				repository
						(1)In
				generalThe regulations promulgated under subsection (a) shall
				provide for the development of a publicly accessible electronic repository for
				all PMI documents and content to facilitate the availability of PMI.
						(2)Effect of
				submissionIf the sponsor of
				a drug submits PMI to such electronic registry, the sponsor is deemed, subject
				to the deadlines specified in subsection (d)(1), to have submitted the PMI for
				purposes of subsection
				(d)(1).
						.
		3.Publication on
			 internet Web siteThe
			 Secretary of Health and Human Services shall publish on the Internet Web site
			 of the Food and Drug Administration a link to the Daily Med Web site
			 (http://dailymed.nlm.nih.gov/dailymed) (or any successor Web site).


I
108th CONGRESS
2d Session
H. R. 4724
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

June 25, 2004
Mr. Burr (for himself, Mr. Ballenger, Mr. Coble, and Mr. Price of North Carolina) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned

A BILL
To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for coverage of clinical pharmacist practitioner services under part B of the Medicare Program.

1.Short titleThis Act may be cited as Medicare Clinical Pharmacist Practitioner Services Coverage Act of 2004 .
2.Medicare coverage of clinical pharmacist practitioner services
(a)CoverageSection 1861(s)(2) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395x(s)(2)) is amended—
(1)by striking and at the end of subparagraph (U);
(2)by adding and at the end of subparagraph (V); and
(3)by inserting after subparagraph (V) the following new subparagraph:

(W)clinical pharmacist practitioner services (as defined in subsection (ww)(1)); and.
(b)Services describedSection 1861 of such Act (42 U.S.C. 1395x) is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection:

(ww)Clinical pharmacist practitioner services; clinical pharmacist practitioner
(1)The term clinical pharmacist practitioner services means such direct patient care services provided by a clinical pharmacist practitioner, and such services are furnished as an incident to the practitioner’s services, which the practitioner is legally authorized to perform under State law (or the State regulatory mechanism as provided by State law) in a collaborative practice agreement as would otherwise be covered if furnished by a physician, or as an incident to a physician’s professional service.
(2)The term clinical pharmacist practitioner means as a pharmacist involved in the application of the scientific principles of pharmacology, toxicology, therapeutics, clinical pharmacokinetics, pharmacoeconomics, and other life sciences for the direct care of patients..
(c)Payment
(1)In generalSection 1833(a)(1) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 1395l(a)(1)) is amended—
(A)by striking and (U) and inserting (U); and
(B)by striking the semicolon at the end and inserting the following: , and (V) with respect to clinical pharmacist practitioner services (as defined in section 1861(ww)), the amounts paid shall be 80 percent of the amounts provided for such services under section 1834(n);.
(2)Establishment of fee schedulesSection 1834 of such Act (42 U.S.C. 1395m) is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection:

(n)Fee schedules for clinical pharmacist practitioner services
(1)DevelopmentThe Secretary shall develop and implement, for services furnished not later than January 1, 2007—
(A)a relative value scale to serve as the basis for the payment of clinical pharmacist practitioner services (as defined in section 1861(ww)) under this part; and
(B)using such scale and appropriate conversion factors, fee schedules (on a regional, statewide, locality, or carrier service area basis) for payment for clinical pharmacist practitioner services under this part.
(2)Payments prior to implementation of fee schedulesIn the case of clinical pharmacist practitioner services which are furnished before the implementation of fee schedules under paragraph (1)(B), the amount of payment made under this part shall be based on 85 percent of the fee schedule amount applicable under section 1848 if the service were furnished by a physician..
(3)Report to CongressNot later than September 30, 2006, the Secretary of Health and Human Services shall submit a report to Congress on the fee schedules (including relative value scale and appropriate conversion factors) developed pursuant to section 1834(n)(1) of the Social Security Act (as added by paragraph (2)) for clinical pharmacist practitioner services under part B of title XVIII of such Act.
(d)Effective dateThe amendments made by this section shall apply to services furnished on or after January 1, 2005.


110 HR 5963 IH: Protecting Tenants at Foreclosure Act

U.S. House of Representatives
2008-05-05
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		I
		110th CONGRESS
		2d Session
		H. R. 5963
		IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

			May 5, 2008
			Mr. Ellison (for
			 himself, Mrs. McCarthy of New York,
			 and Mr. Capuano) introduced the
			 following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Financial
			 Services

		A BILL
		To protect the interests of bona fide tenants in the case
		  of any foreclosure on any dwelling or residential real property, and for other
		  purposes.

		1.Short titleThis Act may be cited as the
			 Protecting Tenants at Foreclosure Act
			 of 2008.
		2.Effect of
			 foreclosure on preexisting tenancy
			(a)In
			 generalIn the case of any foreclosure on any dwelling or
			 residential real property after the date of enactment of this Act, any
			 immediate successor in interest in such property pursuant to the foreclosure
			 shall assume such interest subject to—
				(1)the provision, by
			 such successor in interest of a notice to vacate to any bona fide tenant at
			 least 90 days before the effective date of such notice; and
				(2)the rights of any
			 bona fide tenant, as of the date of such notice of foreclosure—
					(A)under any bona
			 fide lease entered into before the notice of foreclosure to occupy the premises
			 until the end of the remaining term of the lease, except that a successor in
			 interest may terminate a lease effective on the date of sale of the unit to a
			 purchaser who will occupy the unit as a primary residence, subject to the
			 receipt by the tenant of the 90 day notice under paragraph (1); or
					(B)without a lease or
			 with a lease terminable at will under State law, subject to the receipt by the
			 tenant of the 90 day notice under subsection (1),
					except that
			 nothing under this section shall affect the requirements for termination of any
			 Federal- or State-subsidized tenancy or of any State or local law that provides
			 longer time periods or other additional protections for tenants.(b)Bona fide lease
			 or tenancyFor purposes of this section, a lease or tenancy shall
			 be considered bona fide only if—
				(1)the mortgagor
			 under the contract is not the tenant;
				(2)the lease or
			 tenancy was the result of an arms-length transaction; or
				(3)the lease or
			 tenancy requires the receipt of rent that is not substantially less than fair
			 market rent for the property.
				3.Effect of
			 foreclosure on section 8 tenanciesSection 8(o)(7) of the United States Housing
			 Act of 1937 is amended—
			(1)by inserting
			 before the semi-colon in subparagraph (C) the following:

					and in the case of an owner who is an
			 immediate successor in interest pursuant to
			 foreclosure—(i)during the initial term of the lease
				vacating the property prior to sale shall not constitute other good cause;
				and
					(ii)in subsequent
				lease terms, vacating the property prior to sale may constitute good cause if
				the property is unmarketable while occupied, or if such owner will occupy the
				unit as a primary residence
					;
				and
			(2)by
			 inserting at the end of subparagraph (F) the following: In the case of
			 any foreclosure on any residential real property in which a recipient of
			 assistance under this subsection resides, the immediate successor in interest
			 in such property pursuant to the foreclosure shall assume such interest subject
			 to the lease between the prior owner and the tenant and to the housing
			 assistance payments contract between the prior owner and the public housing
			 agency for the occupied unit, except that this provision and the provisions
			 related to foreclosure in subparagraph (C) shall not shall not affect any State
			 or local law that provides longer time periods or other additional protections
			 for tenants..


		II
		Calendar No. 400
		111th CONGRESS
		2d Session
		S. 3066
		IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED
		  STATES

			March 3, 2010
			Mr. Akaka introduced the
			 following bill; which was read twice and referred to the
			 Committee on Homeland Security and
			 Governmental Affairs

			May 24, 2010
			Reported by Mr.
			 Lieberman, without amendment

		A BILL
		To correct the application of the
		  Non-Foreign Area Retirement Equity Assurance Act of 2009 (5 U.S.C. 5304 note)
		  to employees paid saved or retained rates.

		1.Treatment for certain employees paid saved
			 or retained rates
			(a)In generalSection 1918(a)(3) of the Non-Foreign Area
			 Retirement Equity Assurance Act of 2009 (5 U.S.C. 5304 note) is amended by
			 striking January 1, 2012 and inserting January 1,
			 2010.
			(b)Interim pay adjustments
				(1)Adjustments
					(A)In generalUntil the Director of the Office of
			 Personnel Management prescribes regulations in accordance with the amendment
			 made by subsection (a), for employees receiving a cost-of-living allowance
			 under section 5941 of title 5, United States Code, and a retained rate under
			 section 5363 of that title, agencies shall—
						(i)calculate the adjustment under section
			 5363(b)(2)(B) of that title based on a maximum rate of basic pay, excluding any
			 locality-based comparability payment; and
						(ii)provide an additional adjustment reflecting
			 the full increase in the locality-based comparability payment that would apply
			 to the employee but for receipt of a retained rate.
						(B)GuidanceNot later than 30 days after the date of
			 enactment of this Act, the Director of the Office of Personnel Management shall
			 issue guidance for carrying out paragraph (1).
					(C)Other pay systemsFor employees in another pay system that
			 receive a retained rate equivalent to a retained rate under section 5363 of
			 title 5, United States Code, equivalent treatment shall be provided, consistent
			 with section 1918(b) of the Non-Foreign Area Retirement Equity Assurance Act of
			 2009.

		May 24, 2010
		Reported without amendment


		I
		112th CONGRESS
		1st Session
		H. R. 1386
		IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

			April 6, 2011
			Mr. Markey (for
			 himself, Mr. Smith of New Jersey,
			 Ms. Bordallo,
			 Mr. Burgess,
			 Mrs. Christensen,
			 Mr. Grijalva,
			 Mr. McDermott, and
			 Mr. Pierluisi) introduced the
			 following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in
			 addition to the Committee on Ways and
			 Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the
			 Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the
			 jurisdiction of the committee concerned

		A BILL
		To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to
		  provide for Medicare coverage of comprehensive Alzheimer’s disease and related
		  dementia diagnosis and services in order to improve care and outcomes for
		  Americans living with Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias by improving
		  detection, diagnosis, and care planning.

		1.Short titleThis Act may be cited as the
			 Health Outcomes, Planning, and
			 Education for Alzheimer’s Act.
		2.Medicare coverage of
			 comprehensive Alzheimer’s disease diagnosis and services
			(a)In
			 generalSection 1861 of the Social Security Act is
			 amended—
				(1)in subsection
			 (s)(2)—
					(A)by striking
			 and at the end of subparagraph (EE);
					(B)by adding
			 and at the end of subparagraph (FF); and
					(C)by adding at the
			 end the following new subparagraph:

							(GG)comprehensive Alzheimer’s disease diagnosis
				and services (as defined in subsection
				(iii));
							;
				and
					(2)by adding at the
			 end the following new subsection:

						(iii)Comprehensive Alzheimer’s disease diagnosis and
		  services(1)The term
				comprehensive Alzheimer’s disease diagnosis and services means the
				services described in paragraph (2) furnished to an individual—
								(A)who does not already have a diagnosis
				of Alzheimer’s disease; and
								(B)for whom a physician or a practitioner
				described in clause (i), (iv), or (v) of section 1842(b)(18)(C), in a medical
				setting such as a physician's office, a hospital, a skilled nursing facility, a
				community health center, or another similar medical setting—
									(i)has detected the individual may
				have a cognitive impairment or dementia; and
									(ii)pursuant to such detection, has
				determined a diagnostic evaluation for Alzheimer’s disease is needed.
									(2)The services described in this
				paragraph are the following:
								(A)A diagnostic evaluation, including
				referral to a specialist if recommended.
								(B)If the individual is diagnosed with
				Alzheimer's disease under the diagnostic evaluation under subparagraph (A),
				care planning services (with the individual or with one or more family
				caregivers of the individual without the presence of the individual), including
				assistance understanding the diagnosis as well as the medical and non-medical
				options for ongoing treatment, services, and supports, and information about
				how to obtain such treatments, services, and supports.
								(C)Medical record documentation, with
				respect to an individual, of the diagnostic evaluation under subparagraph (A),
				the diagnosis, and any care planning services under subparagraph (B).
								(3)In this subsection, the term
				Alzheimer's disease means Alzheimer's disease and related
				dementias.
							.
				(b)PaymentSection 1833(a)(1) of the Social Security
			 Act (42 U.S.C. 1395l(a)(1)) is amended by striking and before
			 (Z) and inserting before the semicolon at the end the following:
			 , and (AA) with respect to comprehensive Alzheimer’s disease diagnosis
			 and services (as defined in section 1861(iii)), the amount paid shall be an
			 amount equal to 80 percent of the amount determined under a fee schedule
			 designated by the Secretary.
			(c)Effective
			 dateThe amendments made by this section shall apply to services
			 furnished on or after January 1 of the year following the year which includes
			 the date of the enactment of this Act.


110 HRES 95 EH: Expressing the sense of the House of

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2007-09-25
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		IV
		110th CONGRESS
		1st Session
		H. RES. 95
		In the House of Representatives, U.
		  S.,

			September 25, 2007

		RESOLUTION
		Expressing the sense of the House of
		  Representatives supporting the goals and ideals of Campus Fire Safety Month,
		  and for other purposes.

		Whereas in 2006, thirty-one states issued proclamations
			 recognizing September as Campus Fire Safety Month;
		Whereas since January 2000, at least 113 people, including
			 students, parents, and children have died in student housing fires;
		Whereas over three-fourths of these deaths have occurred
			 in off-campus occupancies;
		Whereas a majority of the students across the Nation live
			 in off-campus occupancies;
		Whereas a number of fatal fires have occurred in buildings
			 where the fire safety systems have been compromised or disabled by the
			 occupants;
		Whereas it is recognized that automatic fire alarm systems
			 provide the necessary early warning to occupants and the fire department of a
			 fire so that appropriate action can be taken;
		Whereas it is recognized that automatic fire sprinkler
			 systems are a highly effective method of controlling or extinguishing a fire in
			 its early stages, protecting the lives of the building’s occupants;
		Whereas many students are living in off-campus
			 occupancies, Greek housing, and residence halls that are not adequately
			 protected with automatic fire sprinkler systems and automatic fire alarm
			 systems;
		Whereas it is recognized that fire safety education is an
			 effective method of reducing the occurrence of fires and reducing the resulting
			 loss of life and property damage;
		Whereas students are not routinely receiving effective
			 fire safety education throughout their entire college career;
		Whereas it is vital to educate the future generation of
			 our Nation about the importance of fire safety behavior so that these behaviors
			 can help to ensure their safety during their college years and beyond;
			 and
		Whereas by developing a generation of fire-safe adults,
			 future loss of life from fires can be significantly reduced: Now, therefore, be
			 it

		That the House of
			 Representatives—
			(1)supports the goals and ideals of Campus
			 Fire Safety Month;
			(2)encourages
			 administrators and municipalities across the country to provide educational
			 programs to all students during September and throughout the school year;
			 and
			(3)encourages
			 administrators and municipalities to evaluate the level of fire safety being
			 provided in both on- and off-campus student housing and take the necessary
			 steps to ensure fire-safe living environments through fire safety education,
			 installation of fire suppression and detection systems and the development and
			 enforcement of applicable codes relating to fire safety.

			Lorraine C. Miller,
			Clerk.