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H. Rept. 115-721,Part 1 1 (2018-06-08)

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                     115TH CONGRESS                                       REPT. 115-721
                        2d Session   J HOUSE   OF  REPRESENTATIVES            Part 1







                               ABUSE   DETERRENT ACCESS ACT OF 2018




                      JUNE 8, 2018.-Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of
                                        the Union and ordered to be printed




                        Mr. WALDEN,   from  the Committee  on Energy  and  Commerce,
                                           submitted  the following



                                              REPORT


                                            [To accompany H.R. 5582]

                               [Including cost estimate of the Congressional Budget Office]

                       The Committee   on Energy   and Commerce,   to whom   was referred
                     the bill (H.R. 5582) to direct the Secretary of Health  and  Human
                     Services to conduct a study  and submit  a report on  barriers to ac-
                     cessing abuse-deterrent opioid formulations  for individuals enrolled
                     in a plan under  part C or D  of the Medicare  program,  having con-
                     sidered the same, report favorably thereon  with an amendment and
                     recommend   that the bill as amended  do pass.

                                                  CONTENTS
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                     Purpose and Sum m ary  ........................................................................................... .  2
                     Background and Need for Legislation  ....................................................................  2
                     C om m ittee  A ction  ................................................................................................... .  2
                     C om m ittee  V otes  .....................................................................................................  3
                     Oversight Findings and  Recommendations     ...........................................................  3
                     New Budget Authority, Entitlement Authority, and Tax Expenditures .............     3
                     Congressional Budget Office  Estimate   ...................................................................  3
                     Federal M andates  Statem ent  .................................................................................  25
                     Statement of General Performance Goals and Objectives ....................................  25
                     Duplication of Federal Program s  ...........................................................................  25
                     Com m ittee  Cost  Estim ate  .......................................................................................  25
                     Earmark, Limited Tax Benefits, and Limited Tariff Benefits ...............         26
                     Disclosure of Directed  Rule  M akings  .....................................................................  26
                     Advisory Com m ittee  Statem ent  .............................................................................  26
                     Applicability  to  Legislative  Branch  ........................................................................  26
                     Section-by-Section  Analysis of the  Legislation  .....................................................  26
                     Changes in Existing Law Made by the Bill, as Reported .................            26

                       The amendment is   as follows:
                       Strike all after the enacting clause and insert the following:
                       79-006