1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Prescription Drug Affordability and Access Act . 2. Establishment of the Bureau of Prescription Drug Affordability and Access (a) Establishment (1) In general There is established within the Department of Health and Human Services an independent bureau, known as the Bureau of Prescription Drug Affordability and Access (in this Act referred to as the Bureau ) to carry out the duties described in this section. The purposes of the Bureau are to— (A) attain lower prescription drug costs for patients; (B) decrease government expenditures on prescription drugs