1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Drug Shortage Prevention Act of 2023 . 2. Improving notification procedures in case of increased demand for critical essential medicines (a) In general Section 506C of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act ( 21 U.S.C. 356c ) is amended— (1) in the section heading, by striking Discontinuance or interruption in the production of life-saving drugs and inserting Notification of issues affecting domestic supply of critical essential medicines ; (2) by striking subsections (a), (b), and (c), and inserting the following: (a) Notification required (1) In general A manufacturer of a critical essential medicine shall notify the Secretary, in accordance with subsection (b), of— (A) (i) a permanent discontinuance in the manufacture of the drug or an interruption of the manufacture of the drug that is likely to lead to a meaningful disruption in the supply of such drug in the United States; (ii) a permanent discontinuance in the manufacture of an active pharmaceutical ingredient, an excipient, or any other input in the final dosage form of such drug or an interruption in the manufacture of the active pharmaceutical ingredient, an excipient, or any other input in the final dosage form of such drug of such drug that is likely to lead to a meaningful disruption in the supply of the active pharmaceutical ingredient of such drug; (iii) an increased demand (other than an anticipated seasonal surge) for such drug or an active pharmaceutical ingredient, an excipient, or any other input in the final dosage form of such drug that is likely to lead to a shortage of the drug or the active pharmaceutical ingredient, an excipient, or any other input in the final dosage form of such drug