1. Short title This Act may be cited as the or the Short on Competition Act . 2. Temporary importation of prescription drugs (a) Temporary importation Section 506C of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act ( 21 U.S.C. 356c ) is amended— (1) by redesignating subsections (h) and (i) as subsections (i) and (j), respectively; and (2) by inserting after subsection (g) the following: (h) Temporary importation authority (1) In general If, based on notifications described in subsection (a) or any other relevant information, the Secretary concludes that there is, or is likely to be, a drug shortage of a drug described in subsection (a), except as provided in paragraph (3), the Secretary shall authorize importation of such drug for a period of up to 3 years if— (A) the drug is a drug subject to section 503(b)(1), including a combination product whose primary mode of action is that of a drug as determined under section 503(g)(1)(D)(i), other than a drug described in subparagraphs (A) through (F) of section 804(a)(3); (B) the drug is authorized to be lawfully marketed in one or more of the countries included in the list under section 802(b)(1); (C) the imported drug has the same active ingredient as the drug for which there is a shortage with respect to manufacturers in the United States; (D) the manufacturer certifies to the Secretary that it intends to seek approval of the drug under section 505(j); and (E) an importer (as defined in section 804(a)) files with the Secretary information— (i) attesting that the requirements under subparagraphs (A) through (D) are satisfied; (ii) identifying the drug the importer proposes to import and the manufacturer from whom the importer proposes to import such drug