FACTS Act

To amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to authorize the use of emergency use authorization data and real world evidence gathered during an emergency to support premarket applications for drugs, biological products, and devices, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the FDA Advancing Collection of Transformative Science Act FACTS Act 2. Using emergency use authorization data and real world evidence gathered during an emergency to support premarket applications for drugs, biological products, and devices Section 564(k) of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act ( 21 U.S.C. 360bbb–3(k) (1) by striking If a product (1) In general If a product ; and (2) by adding at the end the following: (2) Data relating to a drug, biological product, or device generated during emergency use Emergency use-related data submitted by a sponsor in an application for, or submission relating to, the approval, licensure, or clearance of a drug, biological product, or device may constitute valid scientific evidence or otherwise satisfy the standard of evidence for approval, licensure, or clearance of such drug, biological product, or device, and shall be considered for purposes of— (A) reviewing submissions and approving, licensing, or clearing such drug, biological product, or device pursuant to, as applicable, sections 505, 510(k), 513(f), and 515 of this Act and section 351 of the Public Health Service Act; and (B) otherwise meeting the requirements of this Act or section 351 of the Public Health Service Act. (3) Applicability of certain categorizations for premarket device review In the case of a device receiving an authorization under this section for which the Secretary has determined, in accordance with subsection (m), that a laboratory examination or procedure associated with such device is deemed to be in the category of examinations and procedures described in section 353(d)(3) of the Public Health Service Act, such determination shall apply with regard to a submission pursuant to section 510(k), 513(f), or 515 for such device, unless the Secretary (taking into account any applicable conditions specified pursuant to subsection (m)(2) of this section) identifies new information not included in the request for authorization that indicates that the criteria under section 353(d)(3) of the Public Health Service Act are not met. (4) Rule of construction Nothing in this subsection shall be construed as altering the review standards or otherwise affecting the requirements under section 505, 510(k), 513(f), or 515 of this Act, or section 351 of the Public Health Service Act for the approval, licensure, or clearance of a drug, biological product, or device. (5) Emergency use-related data defined (A) In general In this subsection, the term emergency use-related data (i) data that is used to support the issuance of an authorization under this section with respect to a drug, biological product, or device; (ii) data generated during the period under which such authorization is in effect, with respect to such drug, biological product, or device; and (iii) real world evidence relating to such drug, biological product, or device used pursuant to such authorization. (B) Exclusion Such term does not include data previously reviewed and determined to be inadequate or insufficient to support such an authorization. .

Summary: FDA Advancing Collection of Transformative Science Act or the FACTS Act This bill establishes that certain data and determinations from a request for emergency use authorization for a drug, biological product, or medical device may apply to later regulatory procedures for that product. Specifically, data generated to support a request for emergency use authorization may constitute valid scientific evidence to be considered for various later submissions to the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), including a request for market approval. Also, when granting emergency use authorization for a medical device, if the FDA determines that the device performs certain simple low-risk examinations or procedures, that determination shall apply to certain other regulatory submissions unless additional information contradicts that determination.