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116th CONGRESS
2d Session
H. R. 6482
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
April 10, 2020
Mr. Gallagher (for himself, Ms. Cheney, Ms. Stefanik, and Mr. Budd) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, Armed Services, and Veterans' Affairs, 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 require the Secretary of Health and Human Services to maintain a list of the country of origin of all drugs marketed in the United States, to ban the use of Federal funds for the purchase of drugs manufactured in China, and for other purposes.
Short title
This Act may be cited as the Protecting Our Pharmaceutical Supply Chain from China Act of 2020
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Country of origin of drugs
In general
Subchapter A of chapter V of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C. 351 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following:
Registry of drugs produced outside the United States
In general
The Secretary shall compile and maintain a list of all drugs approved under subsection (c) or (j) of section 505 of this Act or licensed under subsection (a) or (k) of section 351 of the Public Health Service Act, and any active ingredients in such drugs, that—
are manufactured outside of the United States; and
are determined by the Secretary to be critical to the health and safety of consumers in the United States.
Additional list
In conjunction with the list described in subsection (a), the Secretary shall compile and maintain a list of drugs included on such list that are exclusively produced in, or use active or inactive ingredients produced in, the People's Republic of China.
Requirement
The list described in subsection (a) shall, with respect to each drug included on the list, provide information about the drug’s supply chain, including each step in the supply chain that occurs prior to the drug’s importation into the United States.
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Federal health program purchase of drugs
In general
Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Department of Health and Human Services, the Department of Veterans Affairs, the Department of Defense, and any other Federal health care program (as defined in section 1128B(f) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1320a–7b(b)), with respect to the purchase of a drug by such agency or program, the following shall apply:
By 2022, a purchaser of drugs described in this subsection shall only purchase drugs that contain 60 percent or more of their active pharmaceutical ingredients manufactured in countries—
other than the People’s Republic of China; and
that meet the Food and Drug Administration’s health and safety standards.
By 2023, a purchaser of drugs described in this subsection shall only purchase drugs that contain 100 percent of their active pharmaceutical ingredients manufactured in countries—
other than the People’s Republic of China; and
that meet the Food and Drug Administration’s health and safety standards.
Waivers
The Secretary of Health and Human Services may issue waivers of the requirements under paragraph (1) for any agency or program that is unable to meet such requirements and demonstrates a need for the waiver. No waiver may be issued under this paragraph for drugs that are purchased on or after January 1, 2025.
Labeling requirement
Section 502 of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C. 352) is amended by adding at the end the following:
If it is a drug and its labeling does not specify the country of origin of each active ingredient contained in the drug.
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Temporary 100 percent expensing for pharmaceutical and medical device manufacturing property
In general
For purposes of section 168(k) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, in the case of any qualified pharmaceutical and medical device manufacturing property which is placed in service after December 31, 2019, and before January 1, 2026—
such property shall be treated as qualified property (within the meaning of such section);
the applicable percentage otherwise determined under section 168(k)(6) of such Code with respect to such property shall be 100 percent; and
paragraph (8) of such section shall not apply.
Qualified pharmaceutical and medical device manufacturing property
For purposes of this section, the term qualified pharmaceutical and medical device manufacturing property means any tangible property placed in service in the United States as part of the construction or expansion of property for the manufacture of drugs (as defined in section 201(g) of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C. 321(g)) or medical devices (as defined in section 201(h) of such Act (21 U.S.C. 321(h)).
Termination
This section shall not apply to any property placed in service after December 31, 2025.
Rule of construction
Nothing in this Act shall be construed to divert the resources of the Food and Drug Administration from responding to the COVID-19 public health emergency.
