“by striking "only one rare disease or condition" and inserting "one or more rare diseases or conditions"; and”
The section amends section 1192(e)(3)(A) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1320f-1(e)) by replacing only one rare disease or condition with one or more rare diseases or conditions, and by tying the term to the meaning in section 526(a)(2) of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act.
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“by striking "only one rare disease or condition" and inserting "one or more rare diseases or conditions"; and”
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Words limiting the rule to one rare disease are taken out. Words covering one or more are put in.
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So a drug for several rare diseases now counts. The meaning of the term comes from a food and drug law. That law is not indexed here.
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Provide for reconciliation pursuant to title II of H. Con. Res. 14, Public Law 119-21, sec. 71203, 139 Stat. 320 (2025). https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/PLAW-119publ21/html/PLAW-119publ21.htm
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“The carve-out reaches a drug for more than one rare disease,” Provide for reconciliation pursuant to title II of H. Con. Res. 14, section 71203, Sec. 71203. Read the Mandate, https://readthemandate.org/pl-119-21/proposal/sec71203-rare-diseases/ (retrieved October 10, 2026).
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