1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Ensuring Access to Generic Medications Act . 2. Special rules relating to method of use patents Section 505 of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act ( 21 U.S.C. 355 ) is amended by adding at the end the following: (z) Cause of action relating to drug use codes (1) In general In the case of an application under subsection (b)(2) or (j) of this section or section 351(k) of the Public Health Service Act with respect to which the applicant seeking approval includes in the application a statement that a patent claiming a method of use does not claim a use for the drug that is the subject of such application, as described in subsection (b)(2)(B) or (j)(2)(A)(viii), or in the case of an application under such section 351(k), as otherwise required by the Secretary, the sponsor of the application under subsection (b)(2) or (j) or such section 351(k) described in paragraph (2) may file a civil action in an appropriate district court of the United States against the holder of the approved application for the applicable reference drug or reference product seeking a court order requiring the holder to correct or delete information relating to a use code submitted by the holder of the reference drug or reference product with respect to such patent claiming a method of use, on the ground that such use code— (A) does not correspond to a patent that claims the reference drug or reference product for which the application was approved; (B) does not correspond to a patent that claims an approved method of using the reference drug or reference product