1972
HR 3590 EAS/PP
by the Secretary, but in no event later than Sep-
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tember 30 of such calendar year.
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(b) D
ETERMINATION OF
F
EE
A
MOUNT
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(1) I
N GENERAL
.--With respect to each covered
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entity, the fee under this section for any calendar
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year shall be equal to an amount that bears the same
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ratio to $2,300,000,000 as--
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(A) the covered entity's branded prescrip-
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tion drug sales taken into account during the
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preceding calendar year, bear to
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(B) the aggregate branded prescription drug
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sales of all covered entities taken into account
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during such preceding calendar year.
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(2) S
ALES TAKEN INTO ACCOUNT
.--For purposes
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of paragraph (1), the branded prescription drug sales
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taken into account during any calendar year with re-
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spect to any covered entity shall be determined in ac-
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cordance with the following table:
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With respect to a covered entity's aggregate branded pre-
scription drug sales during the calendar year that are:
The percentage of such
sales taken into ac-
count is:
Not more than $5,000,000 ..........................................
0 percent
More than $5,000,000 but not more than
$125,000,000.
10 percent
More than $125,000,000 but not more than
$225,000,000.
40 percent
More than $225,000,000 but not more than
$400,000,000.
75 percent
More than $400,000,000 .............................................
100 percent.