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It amends coverage to allow qualified pharmacies to receive the same antitrust treatment granted to recognized bargaining units under the National Labor Relations Act, with protections for good-faith reliance limited to actual damages. The amendment also establishes exemptions, market-share limits in PDP regions, and specific exclusions for multiple federal health programs, while preserving Civil Rights Act Title VI.","COMMUNITY PHARMACY FAIRNESS ACT OF 2007  \nMr.CONYERS,from the Committee on the Judiciary,submitted the following  \nR E PO R T  \n[To accompany H.R.971]  \n[Including cost estimate of the Congressional Budget Officel  \nThe Committee on the Judiciary,to whom was referred the bill(H.R.971)to ensure and foster continued patient safety and qual-ity of care by making the antitrust laws apply to negotiations be-tween groups of independent pharmacies and health plans andhealth insurance issuers(including health plans under parts C andD of the Medicare Program)in the same manner as such lawsapply to protected activities under the National Labor RelationsAct,having considered the same,reports favorably thereon with anamendment and recommends that the bill as amended do pass.  \nCONTENTS  \nPage  \nThe Amendment …………………………………………1Purpose and Summary…   ………    ……   …3Background and Need for the Legislation …  ……3Hearings ……  ………    ………     …………6Committee Consideration ……      …      ………Committee Votes        ……………      ………  …7Committee Oversight Findings ……………         ……7New Budget Authority and Tax Expenditures …   …   ………   ……   7Congressional Budget Office Cost Estimate …   …     ………………  …   7Performance Goals and Objectives ………………    ……    ………………………   12Constitutional Authority Statement …   ………………      ………………      …12Advisory on Earmarks …    ………………    ………  ………      ………………12Section-by-Section Analysis ……         …………………                ……12  \nTHE AMENDMENT  \nThe amendment is as follows:  \n69-006  \nStrike all after the enacting clause and insert the following:SECTION 1.SHORT TITLE.  \nThis Act may be cited as the“Community Pharmacy Fairness Act of 2007”.SEC.2.APPLICATION OF THE ANTITRUST LAWS TO INDEPENDENT PHARMACIES NEGOTI-ATING WITH HEALTH PLANS.  \n(a)IN GENERAL.—Any independent pharmacies who are engaged in negotiationswith a health plan regarding the terms of any contract under which the pharmaciesprovide health care items or services for which benefits are provided under suchplan shall,in connection with such negotiations,be entitled to the same treatmentunder the antitrust laws as the treatment to which bargaining units which are rec-ognized under the National Labor Relations Act are entitled in connection with ac-tivities described in section 7 of such Act.Such a pharmacy shall,only in connectionwith such negotiations,be treated as an employee engaged in concerted activitiesand shall not be regarded as having the status of an employer,independent con-tractor,managerial employee,or supervisor.  \n(b)PROTECTION FOR GOOD FAITH ACTIONS.—Actions taken in good faith relianceon subsection (a)shall not be the subject under the antitrust laws of criminal sanc-tions nor of any civil damages,fees,or penalties beyond actual damages incurred.  \n(c)No CHANGE IN NATIONAL LABOR RELATIONS ACT.—This section applies onlyto independent pharmacies excluded from the National Labor Relations Act.Noth-ing in this section shall be construed as changing or amending any provision of theNational Labor Relations Act,or as affecting the status of any group of personsunder that Act.  \n(d)EFFECTIVE DATE.—The exemption provided in subsection(a)shall apply toconduct occurring beginning on the date of the enactment of this Act.  \n(e)LIMITATIONS ON EXEMPTION.—Nothing in this section shall exempt from theapplication of the antitrust laws any agreement or otherwise unlawful conspiracythat—  \n(1)would have the effect of boycotting any independent pharmacy or groupof independent pharmacies,or would exclude,limit the participation or reim-bursement of,or otherwise limit the scope of services to be provided by,anyindependent pharmacy or group of independent pharmacies with respect to theperformance of services that are within the scope of practice as defined or per-mitted by relevant law or regulation;  \n(2)allocates a market among competitors;  \n(3)unlawfully ties the sale or purchase of one product or service to the saleor purchase of another product or service;or  \n(4)monop","cbCaicYiZSUYbwRn","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaicYiZSUYbwRn","pdf",604740,11,16,"English","en",105,"# Contents\n## The Amendment\n## Section 1. 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