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H. Rept. 115-748,Part 1 1 (2018-06-12)

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                     115TH CONGRESS                                       REPT.115-748
                        2d Session   J HOUSE   OF  REPRESENTATIVES            Part 1







                          EVERY   PRESCRIPTION CONVEYED SECURELY ACT




                      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. 3528]

                               [Including cost estimate of the Congressional Budget Office]

                       The Committee   on Energy   and Commerce,   to whom   was referred
                     the bill (H.R. 3528) to amend  title XVIII of the Social Security Act
                     to require e-prescribing for coverage under  part D of the Medicare
                     program  of prescription drugs that  are controlled substances, hav-
                     ing considered the same,  report favorably thereon  with  an amend-
                     ment  and recommend   that the bill as amended  do pass.

                                                  CONTENTS

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                     Purpose and Sum m ary  ........................................................................................... .  3
                     Background and Need for Legislation  ....................................................................  3
                     C om m ittee  A ction  ................................................................................................... .  3
                     C om m ittee  V otes  .....................................................................................................  4
                     Oversight Findings and  Recommendations     ...........................................................  4
                     New Budget Authority, Entitlement Authority, and Tax Expenditures .............     4
                     Congressional Budget Office  Estimate   ...................................................................  4
                     Federal M andates  Statem ent  .................................................................................  26
                     Statement of General Performance Goals and Objectives ....................................  26
                     Duplication of Federal Program s  ...........................................................................  26
                     Com m ittee  Cost  Estim ate  .......................................................................................  26
                     Earmark, Limited Tax Benefits, and Limited Tariff Benefits ...............         27
                     Disclosure of Directed  Rule  M akings  .....................................................................  27
                     Advisory Com m ittee  Statem ent  .............................................................................  27
                     Applicability  to  Legislative  Branch  ........................................................................  27
                     Section-by-Section  Analysis of the  Legislation  .....................................................  27
                     Changes in Existing Law Made by the Bill, as Reported .................            27
                     Exchange of Letters with Additional Committees of Referral ...............         51

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


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