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S 3401 117th Congress Senate Health

ABC Safe Drug Act

Introduced: December 15, 2021 Introduced by: Cotton, Tom Republican · Arkansas See on congress.gov
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Dec 15, 2021
Introduced in Senate
 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Anyone But China Safe Drug Act or the ABC Safe Drug Act

This bill requires the federal government to maintain a registry of certain foreign-sourced drugs, prohibits federal health care programs from purchasing drugs containing ingredients manufactured in China, and requires drugs to be labeled for country of origin.

The Food and Drug Administration shall maintain (1) a list of foreign-sourced drugs and active ingredients that are critical for consumer health and safety, and (2) another list identifying such drugs that are produced exclusively in China or use ingredients produced in China.

The bill phases in a restriction on federal health care programs purchasing drugs with active ingredients manufactured in China. By January 1, 2026, such programs may not purchase a drug with any active ingredients from China. The Department of Health and Human Services may issue a waiver for an agency or program that is unable to meet this requirement, but no waiver may apply to drugs purchased in or after 2027.

Each drug must have labeling listing the country of origin of each active ingredient, and a drug without this labeling shall be deemed misbranded.

What's happening now December 15, 2021

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

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