US Congress Senate Bill 27 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Democrat 7-2-1)
Status: Introduced on January 25 2011 - 25% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2011-07-22 - Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 110.
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Preserve Access to Affordable Generics Act - Amends the Federal Trade Commission Act to authorize the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) to initiate a proceeding against parties to any agreement resolving or settling, on a final or interim basis, a patent infringement claim, in connection with the sale of a drug. Establishes a presumption that any such agreement has anticompetitive effects and is unlawful if the filer of an abbreviated new drug (generic) application receives anything of value and agrees to limit or forego research, development, manufacturing, marketing, or sales of the generic drug for any period of time. Allows an exception to such presumption if the parties to the agreement demonstrate by clear and convincing evidence, based on specified competitive factors, that the pro-competitive benefits of the agreement outweigh the anticompetitive effects. Exempts from the restrictions of this Act a resolution or settlement of a patent infringement claim if the only consideration granted by the brand name manufacturer to the generic manufacturer is: (1) the right to market the generic drug in the United States prior to the expiration of any patent that is the basis for the patent infringement claim or any patent right or other statutory exclusivity that would prevent the marketing of such drug, (2) a payment for reasonable litigation expenses not exceeding $7.5 million, and (3) a covenant not to sue on any claim that the generic drug infringes a U.S. patent. Allows review of FTC enforcement orders under this Act in federal court. Imposes civil penalties for violations of this Act. Amends the Medicare Prescription Drug, Improvement, and Modernization Act of 2003 to require a brand name manufacturer and generic manufacturer to submit to the FTC any other agreements the parties enter into within 30 days of entering into an agreement related to the manufacturing, marketing, or sale of the brand name or generic drug or the exclusivity period. Requires the Chief Executive Officer or the company official responsible for negotiating any such agreement to file a certification that materials filed with respect to such agreement are complete, final, and exclusive. Amends the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to forfeit the 180-day exclusivity period for the marketing of a generic drug if there is a final decision of the FTC or a court that an agreement has violated this Act. Grants the FTC exclusive authority to litigate matters relating to anticompetitive practices in connection with the sale of generic brand drugs. Establishes a three-year limitation period for bringing FTC enforcement actions (other than cease and desist requests) under this Act.

Preserve Access to Affordable Generics Act

Sen. Herb Kohl [D-WI]	Sen. Jeff Bingaman [D-NM]	Sen. Sherrod Brown [D-OH]	Sen. Susan Collins [R-ME]
Sen. Richard Durbin [D-IL]	Sen. Al Franken [D-MN]	Sen. Chuck Grassley [R-IA]	Sen. Tim Johnson [D-SD]
Sen. Amy Klobuchar [D-MN]	Sen. Bernard Sanders [I-VT]

Date	Chamber	Action
2011-07-22	Senate	Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 110.
2011-07-22	Senate	Committee on the Judiciary. Reported by Senator Leahy without amendment. Without written report.
2011-07-21	Senate	Committee on the Judiciary. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
2011-01-25	Senate	Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (text of measure as introduced: CR S144-146)
2011-01-25	Senate	Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S143-144)

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/112th-congress/senate-bill/27/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/112/bills/s27/BILLS-112s27is.pdf
Text	https://www.congress.gov/112/bills/s27/BILLS-112s27rs.pdf