(iii) by striking ‘‘, partners, and par-
ent firms’’ each place it appears; 
(iv) by striking the last sentence and 
inserting ‘‘If no tax forms are submitted 
for any affiliate, the applicant shall certify 
that the applicant has no affiliates.’’; and 
(v) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(iii) FIRMS
NOT
SUBMITTING
TAX 
RETURNS TO THE UNITED STATES INTER-
NAL REVENUE SERVICE.—In the case of an 
applicant that has not previously submitted 
a Federal income tax return, the applicant 
and each of its affiliates shall demonstrate 
that it meets the definition under subpara-
graph (A) by submission of a signed cer-
tification, in such form as the Secretary 
may direct through a notice published in 
the Federal Register, that the applicant or 
affiliate meets the criteria for a small busi-
ness and a certification, in English, from 
the national taxing authority of the coun-
try in which the applicant or, if applicable, 
affiliate is headquartered. The certification 
from such taxing authority shall bear the 
official seal of such taxing authority and 
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shall provide the applicant’s or affiliate’s 
gross receipts or sales for the most recent 
year in both the local currency of such 
country and in United States dollars, the 
exchange rate used in converting such local 
currency to dollars, and the dates during 
which these receipts or sales were collected. 
The applicant shall also submit a state-
ment signed by the head of the applicant’s 
firm or by its chief financial officer that 
the applicant has submitted certifications 
for all of its affiliates, or that the applicant 
has no affiliates.’’. 
(3) REDUCED FEES.—Section 738(d)(2)(C) (21 
U.S.C. 379j(d)(2)(C)) is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘(C) REDUCED
FEES.—Where the Sec-
retary finds that the applicant involved meets 
the definition under subparagraph (A), the fees 
established under subsection (c)(1) may be paid 
at a reduced rate of— 
‘‘(i) 25 percent of the fee established 
under such subsection for a premarket ap-
plication, a premarket report, a supple-
ment, or periodic reporting concerning a 
class III device; and 
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‘‘(ii) 50 percent of the fee established 
under such subsection for a 30-day notice 
or a request for classification informa-
tion.’’. 
(e) SMALL BUSINESSES; FEE REDUCTION REGARD-
ING PREMARKET NOTIFICATION SUBMISSIONS.— 
(1) 
IN
GENERAL.—Section 
738(e)(1) 
(21 
U.S.C. 379j(e)(1)) is amended— 
(A) by striking ‘‘2004’’ and inserting 
‘‘2008’’; and 
(B) by striking ‘‘(a)(2)(A)(vii)’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘(a)(2)(A)(viii)’’. 
(2) RULES RELATING TO PREMARKET NOTIFI-
CATION SUBMISSIONS.— 
(A) DEFINITION.—Section 738(e)(2)(A) 
(21 U.S.C. 379j(e)(2)(A)) is amended by strik-
ing ‘‘, partners, and parent firms’’. 
(B) EVIDENCE OF QUALIFICATION.—Sec-
tion 738(e)(2)(B) (21 U.S.C. 379j(e)(2)(B)) is 
amended— 
(i) by striking ‘‘(B) EVIDENCE
OF 
QUALIFICATION.—An applicant’’ and in-
serting the following: 
‘‘(B) EVIDENCE OF QUALIFICATION.— 
‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—An applicant’’; 
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(ii) by striking ‘‘The applicant shall 
support its claim’’ and inserting the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(ii) FIRMS
SUBMITTING
TAX
RE-
TURNS TO THE UNITED STATES INTERNAL 
REVENUE
SERVICE.—The applicant shall 
support its claim’’; 
(iii) by striking ‘‘, partners, and par-
ent firms’’ each place it appears; 
(iv) by striking the last sentence and 
inserting ‘‘If no tax forms are submitted 
for any affiliate, the applicant shall certify 
that the applicant has no affiliates.’’; and 
(v) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(iii) FIRMS
NOT
SUBMITTING
TAX 
RETURNS TO THE UNITED STATES INTER-
NAL REVENUE SERVICE.—In the case of an 
applicant that has not previously submitted 
a Federal income tax return, the applicant 
and each of its affiliates shall demonstrate 
that it meets the definition under subpara-
graph (A) by submission of a signed cer-
tification, in such form as the Secretary 
may direct through a notice published in 
the Federal Register, that the applicant or 
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affiliate meets the criteria for a small busi-
ness and a certification, in English, from 
the national taxing authority of the coun-
try in which the applicant or, if applicable, 
affiliate is headquartered. The certification 
from such taxing authority shall bear the 
official seal of such taxing authority and 
shall provide the applicant’s or affiliate’s 
gross receipts or sales for the most recent 
year in both the local currency of such 
country and in United States dollars, the 
exchange rate used in converting such local 
currency to dollars, and the dates during 
which these receipts or sales were collected. 
The applicant shall also submit a state-
ment signed by the head of the applicant’s 
firm or by its chief financial officer that 
the applicant has submitted certifications 
for all of its affiliates, or that the applicant 
has no affiliates.’’. 
(3) REDUCED FEES.—Section 738(e)(2)(C) (21 
U.S.C. 379j(e)(2)(C)) is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘(C) REDUCED
FEES.—For fiscal year 
2008 and each subsequent fiscal year, where 
the Secretary finds that the applicant involved 
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meets the definition under subparagraph (A), 
the fee for a premarket notification submission 
may be paid at 50 percent of the fee that ap-
plies under subsection (a)(2)(A)(viii), and as es-
tablished under subsection (c)(1).’’. 
(f) EFFECT OF FAILURE TO PAY FEES.—Section 
738(f) (21 U.S.C. 379j(f)) is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘(f) EFFECT OF FAILURE TO PAY FEES.— 
‘‘(1) NO
ACCEPTANCE
OF
SUBMISSIONS.—A 
premarket application, premarket report, supple-
ment, premarket notification submission, 30-day no-
tice, request for classification information, or peri-
odic reporting concerning a class III device sub-
mitted by a person subject to fees under subsection 
(a)(2) and (a)(3) shall be considered incomplete and 
shall not be accepted by the Secretary until all fees 
owed by such person have been paid. 
‘‘(2) NO REGISTRATION.—Registration informa-
tion submitted under section 510 by an establish-
ment subject to a registration fee shall be considered 
incomplete and shall not be accepted by the Sec-
retary until the registration fee under subsection 
(a)(3) owed for the establishment has been paid. 
Until the fee is paid and the registration is com-
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