Medical Innovation Never Stops Act of 2019

To amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to allow, during a lapse in appropriations, acceptance of certain device submissions and registrations with the corresponding fees made available for obligation and expenditure for the process for the review of device applications, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Medical Innovation Never Stops Act of 2019 2. Authority during a lapse in appropriations Chapter VII of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act is amended by inserting after section 738A ( 21 U.S.C. 379j–1 738B. Authority during a lapse in appropriations (a) Acceptance of submissions and registrations; application of fees During any period in which appropriations are not in effect for the Food and Drug Administration, the Secretary shall— (1) accept a submission described in section 738(a)(2) and a registration described in section 738(a)(3) if an applicable fee has been submitted for such submission or registration; (2) collect such fees in accordance with this part, notwithstanding any limitation with respect to the availability of appropriations in section 738; and (3) obligate and expend such fees as may be so collected for the process for the review of device applications. (b) Application of previously paid fees (1) In general During any period in which appropriations are not in effect for the Food and Drug Administration, the Secretary may obligate and expend for the process for the review of device applications any fees— (A) that were paid before such period began for submissions described in section 738(a)(2), but with respect to which a submission has not been received; and (B) that were paid before such period began for registrations described in section 738(a)(3), but with respect to which a remitter has not been identified. (2) Subsequently received submission or registration Notwithstanding the obligation or expenditure of a fee for the process for the review of device applications pursuant to paragraph (1), such fee shall be deemed to have been paid for purposes of section 738(f)(1) if the Secretary subsequently receives a submission or registration for such fee. (c) Effect of enactment of subsequent appropriations Upon the enactment of an appropriation for fees under section 738 for a fiscal year, or a general appropriation bill providing appropriations for the Food and Drug Administration for a fiscal year without provision for such device fees, following a period during which a collection, obligation, or expenditure of fees occurs pursuant to subsection (a) or (b) for such fiscal year— (1) such collection, obligation, and expenditure shall be charged to such appropriation (if any); and (2) amounts made available pursuant to such subsection shall not be available after the date of the enactment of such appropriation or general appropriation bill. .

Summary: Medical Innovation Never Stops Act of 2019 This bill requires the Food and Drug Administration (FDA)to accept and review new medical device applications and associated user fees during a lapse in appropriations.Under current law, the FDA is prohibited from accepting new user fees and reviewing medical device submissions during an appropriations lapse.