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Code · BILL · 116th Congress · H.R. 2500 (Engrossed in House) — To authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2020 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military c... · Sec. 739

Sec. 739. Study on readiness contracts and the prevention of drug shortages

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The Secretary of Defense shall conduct a study on the effectiveness of readiness contracts managed by the Customer Pharmacy Operations Center of the Defense Logistics Agency in meeting the military’s drug supply needs. The study shall include an analysis of how the contractual approach to manage drug shortages for military health care can be a model for responding to drug shortages in the civilian health care market in the United States. In conducting the study under subsection (a), the Secretary of Defense shall consult with— the Secretary of Veterans Affairs; the Commissioner of Food and Drugs and the Administrator of the Drug Enforcement Administration; and physician organizations, drug manufacturers, pharmacy benefit management organizations, and such other entities as the Secretary determines appropriate.
Not later than 1 year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to Congress a report on the results of the study under subsection
(a)and any conclusions and recommendations of the Secretary relating to such study.
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