H.R. 1060

119 HR 1060 IH: Modern Authentication of Pharmaceuticals Act of 2025
 U.S. House of Representatives
 2025-02-06
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 I  119th CONGRESS  1st Session  H. R. 1060  IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES   February 6, 2025   Mr. Davis of North Carolina  (for himself,  Mr. Rutherford , and  Mr. Bacon ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the  Committee on Energy and Commerce    A BILL
To amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to modernize the methods of authenticating controlled substances in the pharmaceutical distribution supply chain, and for other purposes.
1.
Short title
This Act may be cited as the   Modern Authentication of Pharmaceuticals Act of 2025  .
2.
Modernizing the authentication of controlled substances in the pharmaceutical distribution supply chain
(a)
In general
Section 582(a)(9) of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act ( 21 U.S.C. 360eee–1(a)(9) ) is amended—
(1)
in subparagraph (A)(ii), by striking  and  at the end;
(2)
by redesignating subparagraph (B) as subparagraph (C); and
(3)
by inserting after subparagraph (A) the following:
(B)
a physical chemical identifier shall be included in or on each dose of a product that is—
(i)
a controlled substance (as defined in section 102 of the Controlled Substances Act);
(ii)
in solid oral dosage form; and
(iii)
manufactured on or after the date that is five years after the date of enactment of the  Modern Authentication of Pharmaceuticals Act of 2025 ; and
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(b)
Conforming changes
(1)
Section 581(14) of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act ( 21 U.S.C. 360eee(14) ) is amended to read as follows:
(14)
Product identifier
The term  product identifier  means—
(A)
a standardized graphic that includes, in both human-readable form and on a machine-readable data carrier that conforms to the standards developed by a widely recognized international standards development organization, the standardized numerical identifier, lot number, and expiration date of the product; or
(B)
a physical chemical identifier, possessing a unique physical or chemical substance or combination of substances, that—
(i)
is in or on a product;
(ii)
is machine readable; and
(iii)
is intended to authenticate the product or a dosage form thereof.
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(2)
Section 581(28) of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act ( 21 U.S.C. 360eee(28) ) is amended to read as follows:
(28)
Verification or verify
The term  verification  or  verify  means—
(A)
determining whether the product identifier affixed to, or imprinted upon, a package or homogeneous case corresponds to the standardized numerical identifier or lot number and expiration date assigned to the product by the manufacturer or the repackager, as applicable in accordance with section 582; or
(B)
determining whether a product or a dosage form thereof is authentic using a physical chemical identifier described in paragraph (14)(B).
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