I ask unanimous consent that the text of the bill be printed in the Record. There being no objection, the text of the bill was ordered to be printed in the Record, as follows: S. 551 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Recovering Excessive Funds for Unused and Needless Drugs Act of 2019'' or the ``REFUND Act of 2019''. SEC. 2. REQUIRING MANUFACTURERS OF CERTAIN SINGLE-DOSE VIAL DRUGS PAYABLE UNDER PART B OF THE MEDICARE PROGRAM TO PROVIDE REBATES WITH RESPECT TO DISCARDED AMOUNTS OF SUCH DRUGS. (a) In General.--Section 1834 of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395m) is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection: ``(w) Rebate for Certain Discarded Single-dose Vial Drugs.-- ``(1) In general.--The manufacturer (as defined in section 1847A(c)(6)(A)) of a rebatable single-dose vial drug furnished in a calendar quarter shall, not later than 30 days after the date of receipt of information described in paragraph (2)(A)(iii) with respect to such quarter, provide to the Secretary a rebate that is equal to the amount specified in paragraph (3) for such drug for such quarter.…
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