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handle is hein.congrecreports/crptxaczy0001 and id is 1 raw text is: AUTHENTICATE U.S. GOVERNMENT INFORMATION GPO 116TH CONGRESS 1 1 REPT. 116-324 1st Session HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Part 3 LOWER DRUG COSTS NOW ACT OF 2019 DECEMBER 9, 2019.-Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union and ordered to be printed Mr. SCOTT of Virginia, from the Committee on Education and Labor, submitted the following REPORT together with MINORITY VIEWS [To accompany H.R. 3] The Committee on Education and Labor, to whom was referred the bill (H.R. 3) to establish a fair price negotiation program, pro- tect the Medicare program from excessive price increases, and es- tablish an out-of-pocket maximum for Medicare part D enrollees, and for other purposes, having considered the same, report favor- ably thereon with an amendment and recommend that the bill as amended do pass. CONTENTS Page Purpose and Sum m ary ............................................................................................ 28 C om m ittee A ction .................................................................................................... 29 C om m ittee V iew s ..................................................................................................... 31 Section-by-Section Analysis .................................................................................... 37 Explanation of Am endm ents ................................................................................... 39 Application of Law to the Legislative Branch ....................................................... 39 Unfunded M andate Statem ent ............................................................................... 39 E arm ark Statem ent ................................................................................................. 39 R oll C all V otes ......................................................................................................... 39 Statement of Performance Goals and Objectives .................................................. 48 Duplication of Federal Program s ............................................................................ 48 H earings ................................................................................................................... 48 Statement of Oversight Findings and Recommendations of the Committee ...... 48 New Budget Authority and CBO Cost Estimate ................................................... 48 Com m ittee Cost Estim ate ....................................................................................... 49 Changes in Existing Law Made by the Bill, as Reported ..................................... 49 M inority V iew s ......................................................................................................... 326 The amendment is as follows: 38-539