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H. Rept. 115-747,Part 1 1 (2018-06-12)

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                     115TH CONGRESS                                      REPT.115-747
                        2d Session  J  HOUSE   OF REPRESENTATIVES            Part 1







                        STANDARDIZING ELECTRONIC PRIOR AUTHORIZATION
                                FOR   SAFE   PRESCRIBING ACT OF 2018




                      JUNE 12, 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. 4841]

                              [Including cost estimate of the Congressional Budget Office]

                      The  Committee   on Energy  and Commerce,   to whom   was referred
                    the bill (H.R. 4841) to amend  title XVIII of the Social Security Act
                    to provide for electronic prior authorization under Medicare  part D
                    for covered part D drugs, and  for other purposes, having considered
                    the  same, report  favorably thereon  with an  amendment and rec-
                    ommend   that the bill as amended  do pass.

                                                 CONTENTS
                                                                                     Page
                    Purpose and Sum m ary ........................................................................................... .  2
                    Background and Need for Legislation  ....................................................................  2
                    C om m ittee  A ction  ................................................................................................... .  3
                    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
                    Exchange of Letters with Additional Committees of Referral ...............         49

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