Sec. 1127. ONLINE PHARMACY REPORT TO CONGRESS

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## SEC. 1127 ONLINE PHARMACY REPORT TO CONGRESS Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General of the United States shall submit to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions of the Senate and the Committee on Energy and Commerce of the House of Representatives a report that describes any problems posed by pharmacy Internet Web sites that violate Federal or State law, including— ####

(1)the methods by which Internet Web sites are used to sell prescription drugs in violation of Federal or State law or established industry standards; ####

(2)the harmful health effects that patients experience when they consume prescription drugs purchased through such pharmacy Internet Web sites; ####

(3)efforts by the Federal Government and State and local governments to investigate and prosecute the owners or operators of pharmacy Internet Web sites, to address the threats such Web sites pose, and to protect patients; ####

(4)the level of success that Federal, State, and local governments have experienced in investigating and prosecuting such cases; ####

(5)whether the law, as in effect on the date of the report, provides sufficient authorities to Federal, State, and local governments to investigate and prosecute the owners and operators of pharmacy Internet Web sites that violate Federal or State law or established industry standards; ####

(6)additional authorities that could assist Federal, State, and local governments in investigating and prosecuting the owners and operators of pharmacy Internet Web sites that violate Federal or State law or established industry standards; ####

(7)laws, policies, and activities that would educate consumers about how to distinguish pharmacy Internet Web sites that comply with Federal and State laws and established industry standards from those pharmacy Internet Web sites that do not comply with such laws and standards; and ####

(8)activities that private sector actors are taking to address the prevalence of illegitimate pharmacy Internet Web sites, and any policies to encourage further activities.