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shall consider such product to have been 
included on such list on the later of— 
‘‘(I) the date such request was 
received; or 
‘‘(II) if the product will be with-
drawn from sale on a future date, 
such future date when the product is 
withdrawn from sale. 
‘‘(ii) TREATMENT
AS
WITHDRAWN 
FROM SALE.—For purposes of clause (i), a 
product shall be considered withdrawn 
from sale once the applicant has ceased its 
own distribution of the product, whether or 
not the applicant has ordered recall of all 
previously distributed lots of the product, 
except that a routine, temporary interrup-
tion in supply shall not render a product 
withdrawn from sale. 
‘‘(iii) SPECIAL RULE.—If a biosimilar 
biological product that is identified in a 
biosimilar biological product application 
approved as of October 1 of a fiscal year 
appears, as of October 1 of such fiscal 
year, on the list referenced in subpara-
graph (A) of discontinued biosimilar bio-
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logical products, and on any subsequent 
day during such fiscal year the biosimilar 
biological product does not appear on such 
list, then except as provided in subpara-
graph (D), each person who is named as 
the applicant in a biosimilar biological 
product application with respect to such 
product shall pay the annual biosimilar bi-
ological product program fee established 
for a fiscal year under subsection (c)(5) for 
such biosimilar biological product. Not-
withstanding subparagraph (B), such fee 
shall be due on the last business day of 
such fiscal year and shall be paid only once 
for each such product for each fiscal 
year.’’. 
(8) BIOSIMILAR BIOLOGICAL PRODUCT FEE.— 
Section 744H(a) of the Federal Food, Drug, and 
Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C. 379j–52(a)) is amended by 
striking paragraph (4). 
(c) FEE REVENUE AMOUNTS.—Subsection (b) of sec-
tion 744H of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act 
(21 U.S.C. 379j–52) is amended— 
(1) by striking paragraph (1); 
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(2) by redesignating paragraphs (2) through 
(4) as paragraphs (1) through (3), respectively; 
(3) by amending paragraph (1) (as so redesig-
nated) to read as follows: 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—For each of the fiscal years 
2023 through 2027, fees under subsection (a) shall, 
except as provided in subsection (c), be established 
to generate a total revenue amount equal to the sum 
of— 
‘‘(A) the annual base revenue for the fiscal 
year (as determined under paragraph (3)); 
‘‘(B) the dollar amount equal to the infla-
tion adjustment for the fiscal year (as deter-
mined under subsection (c)(1)); 
‘‘(C) the dollar amount equal to the stra-
tegic hiring and retention adjustment (as deter-
mined under subsection (c)(2)); 
‘‘(D) the dollar amount equal to the capac-
ity planning adjustment for the fiscal year (as 
determined under subsection (c)(3)); 
‘‘(E) the dollar amount equal to the oper-
ating reserve adjustment for the fiscal year, if 
applicable (as determined under subsection 
(c)(4)); 
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‘‘(F) for fiscal year 2023 an additional 
amount of $4,428,886; and 
‘‘(G) for fiscal year 2024 an additional 
amount of $320,569.’’; 
(4) in paragraph (2) (as so redesignated)— 
(A) in the paragraph heading, by striking 
‘‘; LIMITATIONS ON FEE AMOUNTS’’; 
(B) by striking subparagraph (B); and 
(C) by redesignating subparagraphs (C) 
and (D) as subparagraphs (B) and (C), respec-
tively; and 
(5) by amending paragraph (3) (as so redesig-
nated) to read as follows: 
‘‘(3) ANNUAL BASE REVENUE.—For purposes 
of paragraph (1), the dollar amount of the annual 
base revenue for a fiscal year shall be— 
‘‘(A) for fiscal year 2023, $43,376,922; 
and 
‘‘(B) for fiscal years 2024 through 2027, 
the dollar amount of the total revenue amount 
established under paragraph (1) for the pre-
vious fiscal year, excluding any adjustments to 
such revenue amount under subsection (c)(4).’’. 
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(d) ADJUSTMENTS; ANNUAL FEE SETTING.—Section 
744H(c) of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act 
(21 U.S.C. 379j–52(c)) is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (1)— 
(A) in subparagraph (A)— 
(i) in the matter preceding clause (i), 
by striking ‘‘subsection (b)(2)(B)’’ and in-
serting ‘‘subsection (b)(1)(B)’’; and 
(ii) in clause (i), by striking ‘‘sub-
section (b)’’ and inserting ‘‘subsection 
(b)(1)(A)’’; and 
(B) in subparagraph (B)(ii), by striking 
‘‘Washington-Baltimore, 
DC–MD–VA–WV’’ 
and inserting ‘‘Washington-Arlington-Alexan-
dria, DC–VA–MD–WV’’; 
(2) by striking paragraphs (2) through (4) and 
inserting the following: 
‘‘(2) STRATEGIC HIRING AND RETENTION AD-
JUSTMENT.—For each fiscal year, after the annual 
base revenue under subsection (b)(1)(A) is adjusted 
for inflation in accordance with paragraph (1), the 
Secretary shall further increase the fee revenue and 
fees by $150,000. 
‘‘(3) CAPACITY PLANNING ADJUSTMENT.— 
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‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—For each fiscal year, 
the Secretary shall, in addition to the adjust-
ments under paragraphs (1) and (2), further 
adjust the fee revenue and fees under this sec-
tion for a fiscal year to reflect changes in the 
resource capacity needs of the Secretary for the 
process for the review of biosimilar biological 
product applications. 
‘‘(B) METHODOLOGY.—For purposes of 
this paragraph, the Secretary shall employ the 
capacity planning methodology utilized by the 
Secretary in setting fees for fiscal year 2021, as 
described in the notice titled ‘Biosimilar User 
Fee Rates for Fiscal Year 2021’ published in 
the Federal Register on August 4, 2020 (85 
Fed. Reg. 47220). The workload categories 
used in applying such methodology in fore-
casting shall include only the activities de-
scribed in that notice and, as feasible, addi-
tional activities that are also directly related to 
the direct review of biosimilar biological product 
applications and supplements, including addi-
tional formal meeting types, the direct review of 
postmarketing commitments and requirements, 
the direct review of risk evaluation and mitiga-
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tion strategies, and the direct review of annual 
reports for approved biosimilar biological prod-
ucts. Subject to the exceptions in the preceding 
sentence, the Secretary shall not include as 
workload categories in applying such method-
ology in forecasting any non-core review activi-
ties, including those activities that the Sec-
retary referenced for potential future use in 
such notice but did not utilize in setting fees for 
fiscal year 2021. 
‘‘(C) 
LIMITATIONS.—Under 
no 
cir-
cumstances shall an adjustment under this 
paragraph result in fee revenue for a fiscal year 
that is less than the sum of the amounts under 
subsections (b)(1)(A) (the annual base revenue 
for the fiscal year), (b)(1)(B) (the dollar 
amount of the inflation adjustment for the fis-
cal year), and (b)(1)(C) (the dollar amount of 
the strategic hiring and retention adjustment). 
‘‘(D) PUBLICATION
IN
FEDERAL
REG-
ISTER.—The Secretary shall publish in the Fed-
eral Register notice under paragraph (5) the fee 
revenue and fees resulting from the adjustment 
and the methodologies under this paragraph. 
‘‘(4) OPERATING RESERVE ADJUSTMENT.— 
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‘‘(A) INCREASE.—For fiscal year 2023 and 
subsequent fiscal years, the Secretary shall, in 
addition to adjustments under paragraphs (1), 
(2), and (3), further increase the fee revenue 
and fees if such an adjustment is necessary to 
provide for at least 10 weeks of operating re-
serves of carryover user fees for the process for 
the review of biosimilar biological product appli-
cations. 
‘‘(B) DECREASE.— 
‘‘(i) FISCAL
YEAR
2023.—For fiscal 
year 2023, if the Secretary has carryover 
balances for such process in excess of 33 
weeks of such operating reserves, the Sec-
retary shall decrease such fee revenue and 
fees to provide for not more than 33 weeks 
of such operating reserves. 
‘‘(ii) FISCAL
YEAR
2024.—For fiscal 
year 2024, if the Secretary has carryover 
balances for such process in excess of 27 
weeks of such operating reserves, the Sec-
retary shall decrease such fee revenue and 
fees to provide for not more than 27 weeks 
of such operating reserves. 
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‘‘(iii) FISCAL YEAR 2025 AND SUBSE-
QUENT
FISCAL
YEARS.—For fiscal year 
2025 and subsequent fiscal years, if the 
Secretary has carryover balances for such 
process in excess of 21 weeks of such oper-
ating reserves, the Secretary shall decrease 
such fee revenue and fees to provide for 
not more than 21 weeks of such operating 
reserves. 
‘‘(C) FEDERAL REGISTER NOTICE.—If an 
adjustment under subparagraph (A) or (B) is 
made, the rationale for the amount of the in-
crease or decrease in fee revenue and fees shall 
be contained in the annual Federal Register no-
tice under paragraph (5)(B) establishing fee 
revenue and fees for the fiscal year involved.’’; 
and 
(3) in paragraph (5), in the matter preceding 
subparagraph (A), by striking ‘‘2018’’ and inserting 
‘‘2023’’. 
(e) CREDITING AND AVAILABILITY OF FEES.—Sub-
section (f)(3) of section 744H of the Federal Food, Drug, 
and Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C. 379j–52(f)(3)) is amended 
by striking ‘‘2018 through 2022’’ and inserting ‘‘2023 
through 2027’’. 
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(f) WRITTEN REQUESTS
FOR WAIVERS
AND RE-
TURNS; DISPUTES CONCERNING FEES.—Section 744H(h) 
of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C. 
379j–52(h)) is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘(h) WRITTEN REQUESTS FOR WAIVERS AND RE-
TURNS; DISPUTES CONCERNING FEES.—To qualify for 
consideration for a waiver under subsection (d), or for the 
return of any fee paid under this section, including if the 
fee is claimed to have been paid in error, a person shall 
submit to the Secretary a written request justifying such 
waiver or return and, except as otherwise specified in this 
section, such written request shall be submitted to the Sec-
retary not later than 180 days after such fee is due. A 
request submitted under this paragraph shall include any 
legal authorities under which the request is made.’’. 
SEC. 404. REAUTHORIZATION; REPORTING REQUIREMENTS. 
Section 744I of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cos-
metic Act (21 U.S.C. 379j–53) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (a)(1), by striking ‘‘Beginning 
with fiscal year 2018, not’’ and inserting ‘‘Not’’; 
(2) by striking ‘‘Biosimilar User Fee Amend-
ments of 2017’’ each place it appears and inserting 
‘‘Biosimilar User Fee Amendments of 2022’’; 
(3) in subsection (a)(2), by striking ‘‘Beginning 
with fiscal year 2018, the’’ and inserting ‘‘The’’; 
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(4) in subsection (a)(3)(A), by striking ‘‘Not 
later than 30 calendar days after the end of the sec-
ond quarter of fiscal year 2018, and not later than 
30 calendar days after the end of each quarter of 
each fiscal year thereafter’’ and inserting ‘‘Not later 
than 30 calendar days after the end of each quarter 
of each fiscal year for which fees are collected under 
this part’’; 
(5) in subsection (b), by striking ‘‘Not later 
than 120 days after the end of fiscal year 2018 and 
each subsequent fiscal year for which fees are col-
lected under this part’’ and inserting ‘‘Not later 
than 120 days after the end of each fiscal year for 
which fees are collected under this part’’; 
(6) in subsection (c), by striking ‘‘Beginning 
with fiscal year 2018, and for’’ and inserting ‘‘For’’; 
and 
(7) in subsection (f)— 
(A) in paragraph (1), in the matter pre-
ceding subparagraph (A), by striking ‘‘fiscal 
year 2022’’ and inserting ‘‘fiscal year 2027’’; 
and 
(B) in paragraph (3), by striking ‘‘January 
15, 2022’’ and inserting ‘‘January 15, 2027’’. 
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SEC. 405. SUNSET DATES. 
(a) AUTHORIZATION.—Sections 744G and 744H of 
the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C. 
379j–51, 379j–52) shall cease to be effective October 1, 
2027. 
(b) REPORTING REQUIREMENTS.—Section 744I of 
the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act shall cease to 
be effective January 31, 2028. 
(c) PREVIOUS SUNSET PROVISION.—Effective Octo-
ber 1, 2022, subsections (a) and (b) of section 405 of the 
FDA Reauthorization Act of 2017 (Public Law 115–52) 
are repealed. 
SEC. 406. EFFECTIVE DATE. 
The amendments made by this title shall take effect 
on October 1, 2022, or the date of the enactment of this 
Act, whichever is later, except that fees under part 8 of 
subchapter C of chapter VII of the Federal Food, Drug, 
and Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C. 379j–51 et seq.) shall be 
assessed for all biosimilar biological product applications 
received on or after October 1, 2022, regardless of the 
date of the enactment of this Act. 
SEC. 407. SAVINGS CLAUSE. 
Notwithstanding the amendments made by this title, 
part 8 of subchapter C of chapter VII of the Federal Food, 
Drug, and Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C. 379j–51 et seq.), as 
in effect on the day before the date of the enactment of 
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this title, shall continue to be in effect with respect to bio-
similar biological product applications and supplements 
(as defined in such part as of such day) that were accepted 
by the Food and Drug Administration for filing on or after 
October 1, 2017, but before October 1, 2022, with respect 
to assessing and collecting any fee required by such part 
for a fiscal year prior to fiscal year 2023. 
TITLE V—IMPROVING DIVERSITY 
IN CLINICAL STUDIES 
SEC. 501. DIVERSITY ACTION PLANS FOR CLINICAL STUD-
IES. 
(a) DRUGS.—Section 505(i) of the Federal Food, 
Drug, and Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C. 355(i)) is amended 
by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(5)(A) In order for a new drug that is being studied 
in a phase 3 study, as defined in section 312.21(c) of title 
21, Code of Federal Regulations (or successor regula-
tions), or other pivotal study (other than bioavailability 
or bioequivalence studies), to be exempt pursuant to this 
subsection, the sponsor of a clinical investigation of such 
new drug shall submit to the Secretary a diversity action 
plan. 
‘‘(B) Such diversity action plan shall include— 
‘‘(i) the sponsor’s goals for enrollment in such 
clinical study; 
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‘‘(ii) the sponsor’s rationale for such goals; and 
‘‘(iii) an explanation of how the sponsor intends 
to meet such goals. 
‘‘(C) The sponsor shall submit such diversity action 
plan in the form and manner specified in the guidance 
required by section 524B as soon as practicable but no 
later than when the sponsor seeks feedback regarding such 
a phase 3 study or other pivotal study of the drug. 
‘‘(D) The Secretary may waive the requirement in 
subparagraph (A) if the Secretary determines that a waiv-
er is necessary based on what is known about the preva-
lence of the disease in terms of the patient population that 
may use the new drug. 
‘‘(E) No diversity action plan shall be required for 
a submission described in section 561.’’. 
(b) DEVICES.—Section 520(g) of the Federal Food, 
Drug, and Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C. 360j(g)) is amended 
by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(9)(A)(i) In order for a device in a clinical study 
for which submission of an application for an investiga-
tional device exemption is required to be exempt under this 
subsection, the sponsor of such study shall submit to the 
Secretary in such application a diversity action plan in the 
form and manner specified in the guidance required by 
section 524B. 
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‘‘(ii) In order for a device in a clinical study for which 
submission of an application for an investigational device 
exemption is not required, except for a device being stud-
ied as described in section 812.2(c) of title 21, Code of 
Federal Regulations (or successor regulations), to be ex-
empt under this subsection, the sponsor of such study 
shall develop and implement a diversity action plan. Such 
diversity action plan shall be submitted to the Secretary 
in any premarket notification under section 510(k), re-
quest for classification under section 513(f)(2), or applica-
tion for premarket approval under section 515 for such 
device. 
‘‘(B) A diversity action plan under clause (i) or (ii) 
of subparagraph (A) shall include— 
‘‘(i) the sponsor’s goals for enrollment in the 
clinical study; 
‘‘(ii) the sponsor’s rationale for such goals; and 
‘‘(iii) an explanation of how the sponsor intends 
to meet such goals. 
‘‘(C) The Secretary may waive the requirement in 
subparagraph (A) or (B) if the Secretary determines that 
a waiver is necessary based on what is known about the 
prevalence of the disease in terms of the patient popu-
lation that may use the device. 
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‘‘(D) No diversity action plan shall be required for 
a submission described in section 561.’’. 
(c) GUIDANCE.—Subchapter A of chapter V of the 
Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C. 351 
et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘SEC. 524B. GUIDANCE ON DIVERSITY ACTION PLANS FOR 
CLINICAL STUDIES. 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall issue guid-
ance relating to— 
‘‘(1) the format and content of the diversity ac-
tion plans required by sections 505(i)(5) and 
520(g)(9) pertaining to the sponsor’s goals for clin-
ical study enrollment, disaggregated by age group, 
sex, race, geographic location, socioeconomic status, 
and ethnicity, including with respect to— 
‘‘(A) the rationale for the sponsor’s enroll-
ment goals, which may include— 
‘‘(i) the estimated prevalence or inci-
dence in the United States of the disease 
or condition for which the drug or device 
is being developed or investigated, if such 
estimated prevalence or incidence is known 
or can be determined based on available 
data; 
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‘‘(ii) what is known about the disease 
or condition for which the drug or device 
is being developed or investigated; 
‘‘(iii) any relevant pharmacokinetic or 
pharmacogenomic data; 
‘‘(iv) what is known about the patient 
population for such disease or condition, 
including, to the extent data is available— 
‘‘(I) demographic information, in-
cluding age group, sex, race, geo-
graphic location, socioeconomic status, 
and ethnicity; 
‘‘(II) non-demographic factors, 
including co-morbidities affecting the 
patient population; and 
‘‘(III) potential barriers to enroll-
ing diverse participants, such as pa-
tient population size, geographic loca-
tion, and socioeconomic status; and 
‘‘(v) any other data or information 
relevant to selecting appropriate enroll-
ment goals, disaggregated by demographic 
subgroup, such as the inclusion of preg-
nant and lactating women; 
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‘‘(B) an explanation for how the sponsor 
intends to meet such goals, including demo-
graphic-specific outreach and enrollment strate-
gies, study-site selection, clinical study inclusion 
and exclusion practices, and any diversity train-
ing for study personnel; and 
‘‘(C) procedures for the public posting of 
key information from the diversity action plan 
that would be useful to patients and providers 
on the sponsor’s website, as appropriate; and 
‘‘(2) how sponsors should include in regular re-
ports to the Secretary— 
‘‘(A) the sponsor’s progress in meeting the 
goals referred to in paragraph (1)(A); and 
‘‘(B) if the sponsor does not expect to meet 
such goals— 
‘‘(i) any updates needed to be made to 
a diversity action plan referred to in para-
graph (1) to help meet such goals; and 
‘‘(ii) the sponsor’s reasons for why the 
sponsor does not expect to meet such 
goals. 
‘‘(b) ISSUANCE.—The Secretary shall— 
‘‘(1) not later than 12 months after the date of 
enactment of this section, issue new draft guidance 
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or update existing draft guidance described in sub-
section (a); and 
‘‘(2) not later than 9 months after closing the 
comment period on such draft guidance, finalize 
such guidance.’’. 
(d) 
APPLICABILITY.—Sections 
505(i)(5) 
and 
520(g)(9) of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act, 
as added by subsections (a) and (b) of this section, apply 
only with respect to clinical investigations with respect to 
which enrollment commences after the date that is 180 
days after the publication of final guidance under section 
524B(b)(2) of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act, 
as added by subsection (c). 
SEC. 502. EVALUATION OF THE NEED FOR FDA AUTHORITY 
TO MANDATE POSTAPPROVAL STUDIES OR 
POSTMARKET SURVEILLANCE DUE TO INSUF-
FICIENT DEMOGRAPHIC SUBGROUP DATA. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 2 years after the 
date of publication of final guidance pursuant to section 
524B(b)(2) of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act, 
as added by section 501(c) of this Act, the Secretary of 
Health and Human Services shall commence an evaluation 
to assess whether additions or changes to statutes or regu-
lations are warranted to ensure that sponsors conduct 
post-approval studies or postmarket surveillance where— 
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(1) premarket studies collected insufficient data 
for underrepresented subgroups according to the 
goals specified in the diversity action plans of such 
sponsors; and 
(2) the Secretary has requested additional stud-
ies be conducted. 
(b) DETERMINATION
AND REPORTING.—Not later 
than 180 days after the commencement of the evaluation 
under subsection (a), the Secretary of Health and Human 
Services shall submit a report to the Congress on the out-
come of such evaluation, including any recommendations 
related to additional needed authorities. 
SEC. 503. PUBLIC WORKSHOPS TO ENHANCE CLINICAL 
STUDY DIVERSITY. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than one year after the 
date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Health and 
Human Services, in consultation with drug sponsors, med-
ical device manufacturers, patients, and other stake-
holders, shall convene one or more public workshops to 
solicit input from stakeholders on increasing the enroll-
ment of historically underrepresented populations in clin-
ical studies and encouraging clinical study participation 
that reflects the prevalence of the disease or condition 
among demographic subgroups, where appropriate, and 
other topics, including— 
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(1) how and when to collect and present the 
prevalence or incidence data on a disease or condi-
tion by demographic subgroup, including possible 
sources for such data and methodologies for assess-
ing such data; 
(2) considerations for the dissemination, after 
approval, of information to the public on clinical 
study enrollment demographic data; 
(3) the establishment of goals for enrollment in 
clinical trials, including the relevance of the esti-
mated prevalence or incidence, as applicable, in the 
United States of the disease or condition for which 
the drug or device is being developed; and 
(4) approaches to support inclusion of under-
represented populations and to encourage clinical 
study participation that reflects the population ex-
pected to use the drug or device under study, includ-
ing with respect to— 
(A) the establishment of inclusion and ex-
clusion criteria for certain subgroups, such as 
pregnant and lactating women and individuals 
with disabilities, including intellectual or devel-
opmental disabilities or mental illness; 
(B) considerations regarding informed con-
sent with respect to individuals with intellectual 
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or developmental disabilities or mental illness, 
including ethical and scientific considerations; 
(C) the appropriate use of decentralized 
trials or digital health tools; 
(D) clinical endpoints; 
(E) biomarker selection; and 
(F) studying analysis. 
(b) PUBLIC DOCKET.—The Secretary of Health and 
Human Services shall establish a public comment period 
to receive written comments related to the topics ad-
dressed during each public workshop convened under this 
section. The public comment period shall remain open for 
60 days following the date on which each public workshop 
is convened. 
(c) REPORT.—Not later than 180 days after the close 
of the public comment period for each public workshop 
convened under this section, the Secretary of Health and 
Human Services shall make available on the public website 
of the Food and Drug Administration a report on the top-
ics discussed at such workshop. The report shall include 
a summary of, and response to, recommendations raised 
in such workshop. 
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SEC. 504. ANNUAL SUMMARY REPORT ON PROGRESS TO IN-
CREASE DIVERSITY IN CLINICAL STUDIES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Beginning not later than 2 years 
after the date of enactment of this Act, and each year 
thereafter, the Secretary of Health and Human Services 
shall submit to the Congress, and publish on the public 
website of the Food and Drug Administration, a report 
that— 
(1) summarizes, in aggregate, the diversity ac-
tion plans received pursuant to section 505(i)(5) or 
520(g)(9) of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic 
Act, as added by subsection (a) or (b) of section 501 
of this Act; and 
(2) contains information on— 
(A) for drugs, biological products, and de-
vices approved, licensed, cleared, or classified 
under section 505, 515, 510(k), or 513(f)(2) of 
the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (21 
U.S.C. 355; 360e; 360(k); and 360(f)(2)), or 
section 351(a) of the Public Health Service Act 
(42 U.S.C. 262(a)), whether the clinical studies 
conducted with respect to such applications met 
the demographic subgroup enrollment goals 
from the diversity action plan submitted for 
such applications; 
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(B) the reasons provided for why enroll-
ment goals from submitted diversity action 
plans were not met; and 
(C) any postmarket studies of a drug or 
device in a demographic subgroup or subgroups 
required or recommended by the Secretary 
based on inadequate premarket clinical study 
diversity or based on other reasons where a pre-
market study lacked adequate diversity, includ-
ing the status and completion date of any such 
study. 
(b) CONFIDENTIALITY.—Nothing in this section shall 
be construed as authorizing the Secretary of Health and 
Human Services to disclose any information that is a 
trade secret or confidential information subject to section 
552(b)(4) of title 5, United States Code, or section 1905 
of title 18, United States Code. 
SEC. 505. PUBLIC MEETING ON CLINICAL STUDY FLEXIBILI-
TIES INITIATED IN RESPONSE TO COVID–19 
PANDEMIC. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days after the 
date on which the COVID–19 emergency period ends, the 
Secretary of Health and Human Services shall convene a 
public meeting to discuss the recommendations provided 
by the Food and Drug Administration during the COVID– 
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19 emergency period to mitigate disruption of clinical 
studies, including recommendations detailed in the guid-
ance entitled ‘‘Conduct of Clinical Trials of Medical Prod-
ucts During the COVID–19 Public Health Emergency, 
Guidance for Industry, Investigators, and Institutional 
Review Boards’’, as updated on August 8, 2021, and by 
any subsequent updates to such guidance. The Secretary 
of Health and Human Services shall invite to such meet-
ing representatives from the pharmaceutical and medical 
device industries who sponsored clinical studies during the 
COVID–19 emergency period and organizations rep-
resenting patients. 
(b) TOPICS.—Not later than 90 days after the date 
on which the public meeting under subsection (a) is con-
vened, the Secretary of Health and Human Services shall 
make available on the public website of the Food and Drug 
Administration a report on the topics discussed at such 
meeting. Such topics shall include discussion of— 
(1) the actions drug sponsors took to utilize 
such recommendations and the frequency at which 
such recommendations were employed; 
(2) the characteristics of the sponsors, studies, 
and patient populations impacted by such rec-
ommendations; 
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(3) a consideration of how recommendations in-
tended to mitigate disruption of clinical studies dur-
ing the COVID–19 emergency period, including any 
recommendations to consider decentralized clinical 
studies when appropriate, may have affected access 
to clinical studies for certain patient populations, es-
pecially unrepresented or underrepresented racial 
and ethnic minorities; and 
(4) recommendations for incorporating certain 
clinical study disruption mitigation recommendations 
into current or additional guidance to improve clin-
ical study access and enrollment of diverse patient 
populations. 
(c) COVID–19 EMERGENCY PERIOD DEFINED.—In 
this section, the term ‘‘COVID–19 emergency period’’ has 
the meaning given the term ‘‘emergency period’’ in section 
1135(g)(1)(B) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 
1320b–5(g)(1)(B)). 
SEC. 506. DECENTRALIZED CLINICAL STUDIES. 
(a) GUIDANCE.—The Secretary of Health and 
Human Services shall— 
(1) not later than 12 months after the date of 
enactment of this Act, issue draft guidance that ad-
dresses considerations for decentralized clinical stud-
ies, including considerations regarding the engage-
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ment, enrollment, and retention of a meaningfully 
diverse clinical population, with respect to race, eth-
nicity, age, sex, and geographic location, when ap-
propriate; and 
(2) not later than 1 year after closing the com-
ment period on such draft guidance, finalize such 
guidance. 
(b) CONTENT OF GUIDANCE.—The guidance under 
subsection (a) shall address the following: 
(1) Recommendations for how digital health 
technology or other remote assessment options, such 
as telehealth, could support decentralized clinical 
studies, including guidance on considerations for se-
lecting technological platforms and mediums, data 
collection and use, data integrity and security, and 
communication to study participants through digital 
technology. 
(2) Recommendations for subject recruitment 
and retention, including considerations for sponsors 
to minimize or reduce burdens for clinical study par-
ticipants through the use of digital health tech-
nology, telehealth, local health care providers and 
laboratories, or other means. 
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(3) Recommendations with respect to the eval-
uation of data collected within a decentralized clin-
ical study setting. 
(c) DEFINITION.—In this section, the term ‘‘decen-
tralized clinical study’’ means a clinical study in which 
some or all of the study-related activities occur at a loca-
tion separate from the investigator’s location. 
TITLE VI—GENERIC DRUG 
COMPETITION 
SEC. 601. INCREASING TRANSPARENCY IN GENERIC DRUG 
APPLICATIONS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 505(j)(3) of the Federal 
Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C. 355(j)(3)) is 
amended by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(H)(i) Upon request (in controlled correspondence 
or otherwise) by a person that has submitted or intends 
to submit an abbreviated application for a new drug under 
this subsection for which the Secretary has specified in 
regulation, including in section 314.94(a)(9) of title 21, 
Code of Federal Regulations (or any successor regula-
tions), or recommended in applicable guidance, certain 
qualitative or quantitative criteria with respect to an inac-
tive ingredient, or on the Secretary’s own initiative during 
the review of such abbreviated application, the Secretary 
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‘‘(iv) If the Secretary makes a written determination 
described in clause (iii)(II), the Secretary shall provide no-
tice and a copy of the written determination to the person 
making the request under clause (i). 
‘‘(v) The disclosures required by this subparagraph 
are disclosures authorized by law including for purposes 
of section 1905 of title 18, United States Code.’’. 
(b) GUIDANCE.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 1 year after 
the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of 
Health and Human Services shall issue draft guid-
ance, or update guidance, describing how the Sec-
retary will determine whether a new drug is quali-
tatively and quantitatively the same as the listed 
drug 
(as 
such 
terms 
are 
used 
in 
section 
505(j)(3)(H) of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cos-
metic Act, as added by subsection (a)), including 
with respect to assessing pH adjusters. 
(2) PROCESS.—In issuing guidance as required 
by paragraph (1), the Secretary of Health and 
Human Services shall— 
(A) publish draft guidance; 
(B) provide a period of at least 60 days for 
comment on the draft guidance; and 
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(C) after considering any comments re-
ceived, and not later than one year after the 
close of the comment period on the draft guid-
ance, publish final guidance. 
(c) APPLICABILITY.—Section 505(j)(3)(H) of the 
Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act, as added by sub-
section (a), applies beginning on the date of enactment 
of this Act, irrespective of the date on which the guidance 
required by subsection (b) is finalized. 
SEC. 602. ENHANCING ACCESS TO AFFORDABLE MEDI-
CINES. 
Section 505(j)(10)(A) of the Federal Food, Drug, 
and Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C. 355(j)(10)(A)) is amended 
by striking clauses (i) through (iii) and inserting the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(i) a revision to the labeling of the listed drug 
has been approved by the Secretary within 90 days 
of when the application is otherwise eligible for ap-
proval under this subsection; 
‘‘(ii) the sponsor of the application agrees to 
submit revised labeling for the drug that is the sub-
ject of the application not later than 60 days after 
approval under this subsection of the application; 
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‘‘(iii) the labeling revision described under 
clause (i) does not include a change to the ‘Warn-
ings’ section of the labeling; and’’. 
TITLE VII—RESEARCH, DEVEL-
OPMENT, AND SUPPLY CHAIN 
IMPROVEMENTS 
Subtitle A—In General 
SEC. 701. ANIMAL TESTING ALTERNATIVES. 
Section 505 of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic 
Act (21 U.S.C. 355) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (b)(5)(B)(i)(II), by striking 
‘‘animal’’ and inserting ‘‘nonclinical tests’’; 
(2) in subsection (i)— 
(A) in paragraph (1)(A), by striking ‘‘pre-
clinical tests (including tests on animals)’’ and 
inserting ‘‘nonclinical tests’’; and 
(B) in paragraph (2)(B), by striking ‘‘ani-
mal’’ and inserting ‘‘nonclinical tests’’; and 
(3) after subsection (y), by inserting the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(z) NONCLINICAL TEST DEFINED.—For purposes 
of this section, the term ‘nonclinical test’ means a test con-
ducted in vitro, in silico, or in chemico, or a nonhuman 
in vivo test, that occurs before or during the clinical trial 
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phase of the investigation of the safety and effectiveness 
of a drug. Such test may include the following: 
‘‘(1) Cell-based assays. 
‘‘(2) Organ chips and microphysiological sys-
tems. 
‘‘(3) Computer modeling. 
‘‘(4) Other nonhuman or human biology-based 
test methods. 
‘‘(5) Animal tests.’’. 
SEC. 702. EMERGING TECHNOLOGY PROGRAM. 
Chapter V of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic 
Act (21 U.S.C. 201 et seq.) is amended by inserting after 
section 566 of such Act (21 U.S.C. 360bbb–5) the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘SEC. 566A. EMERGING TECHNOLOGY PROGRAM. 
‘‘(a) PROGRAM ESTABLISHMENT.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall estab-
lish a program to support the adoption of, and im-
prove the development of, innovative approaches to 
drug product design and manufacturing. 
‘‘(2) ACTIONS.—In carrying out the program 
under paragraph (1), the Secretary may— 
‘‘(A) facilitate and increase communication 
between public and private entities, consortia, 
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and individuals with respect to innovative drug 
product design and manufacturing; 
‘‘(B) solicit information regarding, and 
conduct or support research on, innovative ap-
proaches to drug product design and manufac-
turing; 
‘‘(C) convene meetings with representatives 
of industry, academia, other Federal agencies, 
international agencies, and other interested per-
sons, as appropriate; 
‘‘(D) convene working groups to support 
drug product design and manufacturing re-
search and development; 
‘‘(E) support education and training for 
regulatory staff and scientists related to innova-
tive approaches to drug product design and 
manufacturing; 
‘‘(F) advance regulatory science related to 
the development and review of innovative ap-
proaches to drug product design and manufac-
turing; 
‘‘(G) convene or participate in working 
groups to support the harmonization of inter-
national regulatory requirements related to in-
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novative approaches to drug product design and 
manufacturing; and 
‘‘(H) award grants or contracts to carry 
out or support the program under paragraph 
(1). 
‘‘(3) GRANTS
AND
CONTRACTS.—To seek a 
grant or contract under this section, an entity shall 
submit an application— 
‘‘(A) in such form and manner as the Sec-
retary may require; and 
‘‘(B) containing such information as the 
Secretary may require, including a description 
of— 
‘‘(i) how the entity will conduct the 
activities to be supported through the 
grant or contract; and 
‘‘(ii) how such activities will further 
research and development related to, or 
adoption of, innovative approaches to drug 
product design and manufacturing. 
‘‘(b) GUIDANCE.—The Secretary shall— 
‘‘(1) issue or update guidance to help facilitate 
the adoption of, and advance the development of, in-
novative approaches to drug product design and 
manufacturing; and 
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‘‘(2) include in such guidance descriptions of— 
‘‘(A) any regulatory requirements related 
to the development or review of technologies re-
lated to innovative approaches to drug product 
design and manufacturing, including updates 
and improvements to such technologies after 
product approval; and 
‘‘(B) data that can be used to demonstrate 
the identity, safety, purity, and potency of 
drugs manufactured using such technologies. 
‘‘(c) REPORT TO CONGRESS.—Not later than 4 years 
after the date of enactment of this section, the Secretary 
shall submit to the Committee on Energy and Commerce 
of the House of Representatives and the Committee on 
Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions of the Senate a 
report containing— 
‘‘(1) an annual accounting of the allocation of 
funds made available to carry out this section; 
‘‘(2) a description of how Food and Drug Ad-
ministration staff were utilized to carry out this sec-
tion and, as applicable, any challenges or limitations 
related to staffing; 
‘‘(3) the number of public meetings held or par-
ticipated in by the Food and Drug Administration 
pursuant to this section, including meetings con-
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vened as part of a working group described in sub-
paragraph (D) or (G) of subsection (a)(2), and the 
topics of each such meeting; and 
‘‘(4) the number of drug products approved or 
licensed, after the date of enactment of this section, 
using an innovative approach to drug product design 
and manufacturing. 
‘‘(d) AUTHORIZATION
OF
APPROPRIATIONS.—To 
carry out this section, there is authorized to be appro-
priated $20,000,000 for each fiscal year 2023 through 
2027.’’. 
SEC. 703. IMPROVING THE TREATMENT OF RARE DISEASES 
AND CONDITIONS. 
(a) REPORT ON ORPHAN DRUG PROGRAM.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than September 
30, 2026, the Secretary shall submit to the Com-
mittee on Energy and Commerce of the House of 
Representatives and the Committee on Health, Edu-
cation, Labor, and Pensions of the Senate a report 
summarizing the activities of the Food and Drug 
Administration related to designating drugs under 
section 526 of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cos-
metic Act (21 U.S.C. 360bb) for a rare disease or 
condition and approving such drugs under section 
505 of such Act (21 U.S.C. 355) or licensing such 
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drugs under section 351 of the Public Health Serv-
ice Act (42 U.S.C. 262), including— 
(A) the number of applications for such 
drugs under section 505 of the Federal Food, 
Drug, and Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C. 355) or 
section 351 of the Public Health Service Act 
(42 U.S.C. 262) received by the Food and Drug 
Administration, the number of such applica-
tions accepted and rejected for filing, and the 
number of such applications pending, approved, 
and disapproved by the Food and Drug Admin-
istration; 
(B) a description of trends in drug approv-
als for rare diseases and conditions across re-
view divisions at the Food and Drug Adminis-
tration; 
(C) the extent to which the Food and Drug 
Administration is consulting with external ex-
perts pursuant to section 569(a)(2) of the Fed-
eral Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C. 
360bbb–8(a)(2)) on topics pertaining to drugs 
for a rare disease or condition, including how 
and when any such consultation is occurring; 
and 
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(D) the Food and Drug Administration’s 
efforts to promote best practices in the develop-
ment of novel treatments for rare diseases, in-
cluding— 
(i) reviewer training on rare disease- 
related policies, methods, and tools; and 
(ii) new regulatory science and coordi-
nated support for patient and stakeholder 
engagement. 
(2) 
PUBLIC
AVAILABILITY.—The 
Secretary 
shall make the report under paragraph (1) available 
to the public, including by posting the report on the 
website of the Food and Drug Administration. 
(3) INFORMATION
DISCLOSURE.—Nothing in 
this subsection shall be construed to authorize the 
disclosure of information that is prohibited from dis-
closure under section 1905 of title 18, United States 
Code, or subject to withholding under paragraph (4) 
of section 552(b) of title 5, United States Code 
(commonly referred to as the ‘‘Freedom of Informa-
tion Act’’). 
(b) STUDY ON EUROPEAN UNION SAFETY AND EFFI-
CACY REVIEWS OF DRUGS FOR RARE DISEASES AND CON-
DITIONS.— 
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(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Health and 
Human Services shall enter into a contract with an 
appropriate entity to conduct a study on processes 
for evaluating the safety and efficacy of drugs for 
rare diseases or conditions in the United States and 
the European Union, including— 
(A) flexibilities, authorities, or mechanisms 
available to regulators in the United States and 
the European Union specific to rare diseases or 
conditions; 
(B) the consideration and use of supple-
mental data submitted during review processes 
in the United States and the European Union, 
including data associated with open label exten-
sion studies and expanded access programs spe-
cific to rare diseases or conditions; 
(C) an assessment of collaborative efforts 
between United States and European Union 
regulators related to— 
(i) product development programs 
under review; 
(ii) policies under development re-
cently issued; and 
(iii) scientific information related to 
product development or regulation; and 
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(D) recommendations for how Congress 
can support collaborative efforts described in 
subparagraph (C). 
(2) CONSULTATION.—The contract under para-
graph (1) shall provide for consultation with relevant 
stakeholders, including— 
(A) representatives from the Food and 
Drug Administration and the European Medi-
cines Agency; 
(B) rare disease or condition patients; and 
(C) patient groups that— 
(i) represent rare disease or condition 
patients; and 
(ii) have international patient out-
reach. 
(3) REPORT.—The contract under paragraph 
(1) shall provide for, not later than 2 years after the 
date of entering into such contract— 
(A) the completion of the study under 
paragraph (1); and 
(B) the submission of a report on the re-
sults of such study to the Committee on Energy 
and Commerce of the House of Representatives 
and the Committee on Health, Education, 
Labor, and Pensions of the Senate. 
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(4) PUBLIC AVAILABILITY.—The contract under 
paragraph (1) shall provide for the appropriate enti-
ty referred to in paragraph (1) to make the report 
under paragraph (3) available to the public, includ-
ing by posting the report on the website of the ap-
propriate entity. 
(c) PUBLIC MEETING.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than December 31, 
2023, the Secretary of Health and Human Services, 
acting through the Commissioner of Food and 
Drugs, shall convene one or more public meetings to 
solicit input from stakeholders regarding the ap-
proaches described in paragraph (2). 
(2) APPROACHES.—The public meeting or 
meetings under paragraph (1) shall address ap-
proaches to increasing and improving engagement 
with rare disease or condition patients, groups rep-
resenting such patients, rare disease or condition ex-
perts, and experts on small population studies, in 
order to improve the understanding with respect to 
rare diseases or conditions of— 
(A) patient burden; 
(B) treatment options; and 
(C) side effects of treatments, including— 
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(i) comparing the side effects of treat-
ments; and 
(ii) understanding the risks of side ef-
fects relative to the health status of the pa-
tient and the progression of the disease or 
condition. 
(3) PUBLIC DOCKET.—The Secretary of Health 
and Human Services shall establish a public docket 
to receive written comments related to the ap-
proaches addressed during each public meeting 
under paragraph (1). Such public docket shall re-
main open for 60 days following the date of each 
such public meeting. 
(4) REPORTS.—Not later than 180 days after 
each public meeting under paragraph (1), the Com-
missioner of Food and Drugs shall develop and pub-
lish on the website of the Food and Drug Adminis-
tration a report on— 
(A) the approaches discussed at the public 
meeting; and 
(B) any related recommendations. 
(d) CONSULTATION
ON
THE SCIENCE
OF SMALL 
POPULATION STUDIES.—Section 569(a)(2) of the Federal 
Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C. 360bbb– 
8(a)(2)) is amended by adding at the end the following: 
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‘‘(C) SMALL POPULATION STUDIES.—The 
external experts on the list maintained pursuant 
to subparagraph (A) may include experts on the 
science of small population studies.’’. 
(e) STUDY
ON SUFFICIENCY
AND USE
OF FDA 
MECHANISMS FOR INCORPORATING THE PATIENT AND 
CLINICIAN PERSPECTIVE IN FDA PROCESSES RELATED 
TO APPLICATIONS CONCERNING DRUGS FOR RARE DIS-
EASES OR CONDITIONS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Comptroller General of 
the United States shall conduct a study on the use 
of Food and Drug Administration mechanisms and 
tools to ensure that patient and physician perspec-
tives are considered and incorporated throughout the 
processes of the Food and Drug Administration— 
(A) for approving or licensing under sec-
tion 505 of the Federal Food, Drug, or Cos-
metic Act (21 U.S.C. 355) or section 351 of the 
Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 262) a 
drug designated as a drug for a rare disease or 
condition under section 526 of the Federal 
Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C. 
360bb); and 
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(B) in making any determination related 
to such a drug’s approval, including assessment 
of the drug’s— 
(i) safety or effectiveness; or 
(ii) postapproval safety monitoring. 
(2) TOPICS.—The study under paragraph (1) 
shall— 
(A) identify and compare the processes 
that the Food and Drug Administration has 
formally put in place and utilized to gather ex-
ternal expertise (including patients, patient 
groups, and physicians) related to applications 
for rare diseases or conditions; 
(B) examine tools or mechanisms to im-
prove efforts and initiatives of the Food and 
Drug Administration to collect and consider 
such external expertise with respect to applica-
tions for rare diseases or conditions throughout 
the application review and approval or licensure 
processes, including within internal benefit-risk 
assessments, advisory committee processes, and 
postapproval safety monitoring; and 
(C) examine processes or alternatives to 
address or resolve conflicts of interest that im-
pede the Food and Drug Administration in 
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gaining external expert input on rare diseases 
or conditions with a limited set of clinical and 
research experts. 
(3) REPORT.—Not later than 2 years after the 
date of enactment of this Act, the Comptroller Gen-
eral of the United States shall— 
(A) complete the study under paragraph 
(1); 
(B) submit a report on the results of such 
study to the Congress; and 
(C) include in such report recommenda-
tions, if appropriate, for changes to the proc-
esses and authorities of the Food and Drug Ad-
ministration to improve the collection and con-
sideration of external expert opinions of pa-
tients, patient groups, and physicians with ex-
pertise in rare diseases or conditions. 
(f) DEFINITION.—In this section, the term ‘‘rare dis-
ease or condition’’ has the meaning given such term in 
section 526(a)(2) of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cos-
metic Act (21 U.S.C. 360bb(a)(2)). 
SEC. 704. ANTIFUNGAL RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT. 
(a) DRAFT GUIDANCE.—Not later than 3 years after 
the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of 
Health and Human Services, acting through the Commis-
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sioner of Food and Drugs, shall issue draft guidance for 
industry for the purposes of assisting entities seeking ap-
proval under section 505 of the Federal Food, Drug, and 
Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C. 355) or licensure under section 
351 of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 262) of 
antifungal therapies designed to treat coccidioidomycosis 
(commonly known as Valley Fever). 
(b) FINAL GUIDANCE.—Not later than 18 months 
after the close of the public comment period on the draft 
guidance issued pursuant to subsection (a), the Secretary 
of Health and Human Services, acting through the Com-
missioner of Food and Drugs, shall finalize the draft guid-
ance. 
(c) WORKSHOP.—To assist entities developing pre-
ventive vaccines for fungal infections and coccidioidomy-
cosis, the Secretary of Health and Human Services shall 
hold a public workshop. 
SEC. 705. ADVANCING QUALIFIED INFECTIOUS DISEASE 
PRODUCT INNOVATION. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 505E of the Federal 
Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C. 355f) is amend-
ed— 
(1) in subsection (c)— 
(A) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘or’’ at 
the end; 
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(B) in paragraph (3), by striking the pe-
riod at the end and inserting ‘‘; or’’; and 
(C) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(4) an application pursuant to section 351(a) 
of the Public Health Service Act.’’; 
(2) in subsection (d)(1), by inserting ‘‘of this 
Act or section 351(a) of the Public Health Service 
Act’’ after ‘‘section 505(b)’’; and 
(3) by amending subsection (g) to read as fol-
lows: 
‘‘(g) QUALIFIED INFECTIOUS DISEASE PRODUCT.— 
The term ‘qualified infectious disease product’ means a 
drug, including an antibacterial or antifungal drug or a 
biological product, for human use that— 
‘‘(1) acts directly on bacteria or fungi or on 
substances produced by such bacteria or fungi; and 
‘‘(2) is intended to treat a serious or life-threat-
ening infection, including such an infection caused 
by— 
‘‘(A) an antibacterial or antifungal resist-
ant pathogen, including novel or emerging in-
fectious pathogens; or 
‘‘(B) qualifying pathogens listed by the 
Secretary under subsection (f).’’. 
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(b) PRIORITY REVIEW.—Section 524A(a) of the Fed-
eral Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C. 360n–1(a)) 
is amended by inserting ‘‘of this Act or section 351(a) of 
the Public Health Service Act that requires clinical data 
(other than bioavailability studies) to demonstrate safety 
or effectiveness’’ before the period at the end. 
SEC. 706. NATIONAL CENTERS OF EXCELLENCE IN AD-
VANCED 
AND 
CONTINUOUS 
PHARMA-
CEUTICAL MANUFACTURING. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 3016 of the 21st Century 
Cures Act (21 U.S.C. 399h) is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘SEC. 3016. NATIONAL CENTERS OF EXCELLENCE IN AD-
VANCED 
AND 
CONTINUOUS 
PHARMA-
CEUTICAL MANUFACTURING. 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Health and 
Human Services, acting through the Commissioner of 
Food and Drugs— 
‘‘(1) shall solicit and, beginning not later than 
one year after the date of enactment of the Prescrip-
tion Drug User Fee Amendments of 2022, receive 
requests from institutions of higher education, or 
consortia of institutions of higher education, to be 
designated as a National Center of Excellence in Ad-
vanced and Continuous Pharmaceutical Manufac-
turing (in this section referred to as a ‘National 
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Center of Excellence’) to support the advancement, 
development, and implementation of advanced and 
continuous pharmaceutical manufacturing; and 
‘‘(2) shall so designate not more than 5 institu-
tions of higher education or consortia of such insti-
tutions that— 
‘‘(A) request such designation; and 
‘‘(B) meet the criteria specified in sub-
section (c). 
‘‘(b) REQUEST FOR DESIGNATION.—A request for 
designation under subsection (a) shall be made to the Sec-
retary at such time, in such manner, and containing such 
information as the Secretary may require. Any such re-
quest shall include a description of how the institution of 
higher education, or consortium of institutions of higher 
education, meets or plans to meet each of the criteria spec-
ified in subsection (c). 
‘‘(c) CRITERIA FOR DESIGNATION DESCRIBED.—The 
criteria specified in this subsection with respect to an in-
stitution of higher education, or consortium of institutions 
of higher education, are that the institution or consortium 
has, as of the date of the submission of a request under 
subsection (a) by such institution or consortium— 
‘‘(1) physical and technical capacity for re-
search, development, implementation, and dem-
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onstration of advanced and continuous pharma-
ceutical manufacturing; 
‘‘(2) manufacturing knowledge-sharing net-
works with other institutions of higher education, 
large and small pharmaceutical manufacturers, ge-
neric and nonprescription manufacturers, contract 
manufacturers, and other relevant entities; 
‘‘(3) proven capacity to design, develop, imple-
ment, and demonstrate new, highly effective tech-
nologies for use in advanced and continuous phar-
maceutical manufacturing; 
‘‘(4) a track record for creating, preserving, 
and transferring knowledge with respect to advanced 
and continuous pharmaceutical manufacturing; 
‘‘(5) the proven ability to facilitate training of 
an adequate future workforce for research on, and 
implementation of, advanced and continuous phar-
maceutical manufacturing; and 
‘‘(6) experience in participating in and leading 
advanced and continuous pharmaceutical manufac-
turing technology partnerships with other institu-
tions of higher education, large and small pharma-
ceutical manufacturers, generic and nonprescription 
manufacturers, contract manufacturers, and other 
relevant entities— 
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‘‘(A) to support companies seeking to im-
plement advanced and continuous pharma-
ceutical manufacturing in the United States; 
‘‘(B) to support Federal agencies with 
technical assistance and employee training, 
which may include regulatory and quality met-
ric guidance as applicable, and hands-on train-
ing, for advanced and continuous pharma-
ceutical manufacturing; 
‘‘(C) with respect to advanced and contin-
uous pharmaceutical manufacturing, to orga-
nize and conduct research and development ac-
tivities needed to create new and more effective 
technology, develop and share knowledge, create 
intellectual property, and maintain technological 
leadership; 
‘‘(D) to develop best practices for design-
ing and implementing advanced and continuous 
pharmaceutical manufacturing processes; and 
‘‘(E) to assess and respond to the national 
workforce needs for advanced and continuous 
pharmaceutical manufacturing, including the 
development and implementing of training pro-
grams. 
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‘‘(d) TERMINATION
OF DESIGNATION.—The Sec-
retary may terminate the designation of any National Cen-
ter of Excellence designated under this section if the Sec-
retary determines such National Center of Excellence no 
longer meets the criteria specified in subsection (c). Not 
later than 90 days before the effective date of such a ter-
mination, the Secretary shall provide written notice to the 
National Center of Excellence, including the rationale for 
such termination. 
‘‘(e) CONDITIONS FOR DESIGNATION.—As a condi-
tion of designation as a National Center of Excellence 
under this section, the Secretary shall require that an in-
stitution of higher education or consortium of institutions 
of higher education enter into an agreement with the Sec-
retary under which the institution or consortium agrees— 
‘‘(1) to collaborate directly with the Food and 
Drug Administration to publish the reports required 
by subsection (g); 
‘‘(2) to share data with the Food and Drug Ad-
ministration regarding best practices and research 
generated through the funding under subsection (f); 
‘‘(3) to develop, along with industry partners 
(which may include large and small biopharma-
ceutical manufacturers, generic and nonprescription 
manufacturers, and contract research organizations 
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or contract manufacturers that carry out drug devel-
opment and manufacturing activities) and another 
institution or consortium designated under this sec-
tion, if any, a roadmap for developing an advanced 
and continuous pharmaceutical manufacturing work-
force; 
‘‘(4) to develop, along with industry partners 
and other institutions or consortia of such institu-
tions designated under this section, a roadmap for 
strengthening existing, and developing new, relation-
ships with other institutions of higher education or 
consortia thereof; and 
‘‘(5) to provide an annual report to the Food 
and Drug Administration regarding the institution’s 
or consortium’s activities under this section, includ-
ing a description of how the institution or consor-
tium continues to meet and make progress on the 
criteria specified in subsection (c). 
‘‘(f) FUNDING.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall award 
funding, through grants, contracts, or cooperative 
agreements, to the National Centers of Excellence 
designated under this section for the purpose of 
studying and recommending improvements to ad-
vanced and continuous pharmaceutical manufac-
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turing, including such improvements as may enable 
the Centers— 
‘‘(A) to continue to meet the conditions 
specified in subsection (e); 
‘‘(B) to expand capacity for research on, 
and development of, advanced and continuous 
pharmaceutical manufacturing; and 
‘‘(C) to implement research infrastructure 
in advanced and continuous pharmaceutical 
manufacturing suitable for accelerating the de-
velopment of drug products needed to respond 
to emerging medical threats, such as emerging 
drug shortages, quality issues disrupting the 
supply chain, epidemics and pandemics, and 
other such situations requiring the rapid devel-
opment of new products or new manufacturing 
processes. 
‘‘(2) CONSISTENCY WITH FDA MISSION.—As a 
condition on receipt of funding under this sub-
section, a National Center of Excellence shall agree 
to consider any input from the Secretary regarding 
the use of funding that would— 
‘‘(A) help to further the advancement of 
advanced and continuous pharmaceutical manu-
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facturing through the National Center of Excel-
lence; and 
‘‘(B) be relevant to the mission of the 
Food and Drug Administration. 
‘‘(3) RULE
OF
CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in 
this section shall be construed as precluding a Na-
tional Center for Excellence designated under this 
section from receiving funds under any other provi-
sion of this Act or any other Federal law. 
‘‘(g) ANNUAL REVIEW AND REPORTS.— 
‘‘(1) ANNUAL
REPORT.—Beginning not later 
than one year after the date on which the first des-
ignation is made under subsection (a), and annually 
thereafter, the Secretary shall— 
‘‘(A) submit to Congress a report describ-
ing the activities, partnerships and collabora-
tions, Federal policy recommendations, previous 
and continuing funding, and findings of, and 
any other applicable information from, the Na-
tional Centers of Excellence designated under 
this section; 
‘‘(B) include in such report an accounting 
of the Federal administrative expenses de-
scribed in subsection (i)(2) over the reporting 
period; and 
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‘‘(C) make such report available to the 
public in an easily accessible electronic format 
on the website of the Food and Drug Adminis-
tration. 
‘‘(2) REVIEW OF NATIONAL CENTERS OF EX-
CELLENCE AND POTENTIAL DESIGNEES.—The Sec-
retary shall periodically review the National Centers 
of Excellence designated under this section to ensure 
that such National Centers of Excellence continue to 
meet the criteria for designation under this section. 
‘‘(3) REPORT ON LONG-TERM VISION OF FDA 
ROLE.—Not later than 2 years after the date on 
which the first designation is made under subsection 
(a), the Secretary, in consultation with the National 
Centers of Excellence designated under this section, 
shall submit a report to the Congress on the long- 
term vision of the Department of Health and 
Human Services on the role of the Food and Drug 
Administration in supporting advanced and contin-
uous pharmaceutical manufacturing, including— 
‘‘(A) a national framework of principles re-
lated to the implementation and regulation of 
advanced and continuous pharmaceutical manu-
facturing; 
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‘‘(B) a plan for the development of Federal 
regulations and guidance for how advanced and 
continuous pharmaceutical manufacturing can 
be incorporated into the development of phar-
maceuticals and regulatory responsibilities of 
the Food and Drug Administration; 
‘‘(C) a plan for development of Federal 
regulations or guidance for how advanced and 
continuous pharmaceutical manufacturing will 
be reviewed by the Food and Drug Administra-
tion; and 
‘‘(D) appropriate feedback solicited from 
the public, which may include other institutions 
of higher education, large and small biopharma-
ceutical 
manufacturers, 
generic 
and 
non-
prescription manufacturers, and contract manu-
facturers. 
‘‘(h) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
‘‘(1) ADVANCED.—The term ‘advanced’, with 
respect to pharmaceutical manufacturing, refers to 
an approach that incorporates novel technology, or 
uses an established technique or technology in a new 
or innovative way, that enhances drug quality or im-
proves the performance of a manufacturing process. 
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‘‘(2) CONTINUOUS.—The term ‘continuous’, 
with respect to pharmaceutical manufacturing, re-
fers to a process— 
‘‘(A) where the input materials are con-
tinuously fed into and transformed within the 
process, and the processed output materials are 
continuously removed from the system; and 
‘‘(B) that consists of an integrated process 
that consists of a series of two or more simulta-
neous unit operations. 
‘‘(3) INSTITUTION OF HIGHER EDUCATION.— 
The term ‘institution of higher education’ has the 
meaning given such term in section 101(a) of the 
Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1001(a)). 
‘‘(4) SECRETARY.—The term ‘Secretary’ means 
the Secretary of Health and Human Services, acting 
through the Commissioner of Food and Drugs. 
‘‘(i) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—There is authorized to be 
appropriated to carry out this section $100,000,000 
for the period of fiscal years 2023 through 2027. 
‘‘(2) FEDERAL ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES.— 
Of the amounts made available to carry out this sec-
tion for a fiscal year, the Secretary shall not use 
more than eight percent for Federal administrative 
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expenses, including training, technical assistance, re-
porting, and evaluation.’’. 
(b) TRANSITION RULE.—Section 3016 of the 21st 
Century Cures Act (21 U.S.C. 399h), as in effect on the 
day before the date of the enactment of this section, shall 
apply with respect to grants awarded under such section 
before such date of enactment. 
(c) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The item relating to 
section 3016 in the table of contents in section 1(b) of 
the 21st Century Cures Act (Public Law 114–255) is 
amended to read as follows: 
‘‘Sec. 3016. National Centers of Excellence in Advanced and Continuous Phar-
maceutical Manufacturing.’’. 
SEC. 707. ADVANCED MANUFACTURING TECHNOLOGIES 
DESIGNATION PILOT PROGRAM. 
Subchapter A of chapter V of the Federal Food, 
Drug, and Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C. 351 et seq.) is amend-
ed by inserting after section 506J (21 U.S.C. 356j) the 
following: 
‘‘SEC. 506K. ADVANCED MANUFACTURING TECHNOLOGIES 
DESIGNATION PILOT PROGRAM. 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 1 year after the 
date of enactment of this section, the Secretary shall ini-
tiate a pilot program under which persons may request 
designation of an advanced manufacturing technology as 
described in subsection (b). 
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‘‘(b) DESIGNATION PROCESS.—The Secretary shall 
establish a process for the designation under this section 
of methods of manufacturing drugs, including biological 
products, and active pharmaceutical ingredients of such 
drugs, as advanced manufacturing technologies. A method 
of manufacturing, or a combination of manufacturing 
methods, is eligible for designation as an advanced manu-
facturing technology if such method or combination of 
methods incorporates a novel technology, or uses an estab-
lished technique or technology in a novel way, that will 
substantially improve the manufacturing process for a 
drug and maintain equivalent or provide superior drug 
quality, including by— 
‘‘(1) reducing development time for a drug 
using the designated manufacturing method; or 
‘‘(2) increasing or maintaining the supply of— 
‘‘(A) a drug that is described in section 
506C(a) and is intended to treat a serious or 
life-threatening condition; or 
‘‘(B) a drug that is on the drug shortage 
list under section 506E. 
‘‘(c) EVALUATION AND DESIGNATION OF AN AD-
VANCED MANUFACTURING TECHNOLOGY.— 
‘‘(1) SUBMISSION.—A person who requests des-
ignation of a method of manufacturing as an ad-
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vanced manufacturing technology under this section 
shall submit to the Secretary data or information 
demonstrating that the method of manufacturing 
meets the criteria described in subsection (b) in a 
particular context of use. The Secretary may facili-
tate the development and review of such data or in-
formation by— 
‘‘(A) providing timely advice to, and inter-
active communication with, such person regard-
ing the development of the method of manufac-
turing; and 
‘‘(B) involving senior managers and experi-
enced staff of the Food and Drug Administra-
tion, as appropriate, in a collaborative, cross- 
disciplinary review of the method of manufac-
turing, as applicable. 
‘‘(2) EVALUATION
AND
DESIGNATION.—Not 
later than 180 calendar days after the receipt of a 
request under paragraph (1), the Secretary shall de-
termine whether to designate such method of manu-
facturing as an advanced manufacturing technology, 
in a particular context of use, based on the data and 
information submitted under paragraph (1) and the 
criteria described in subsection (b). 
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‘‘(d) REVIEW
OF
ADVANCED
MANUFACTURING 
TECHNOLOGIES.—If the Secretary designates a method of 
manufacturing as an advanced manufacturing technology, 
the Secretary shall— 
‘‘(1) expedite the development and review of an 
application submitted under section 505 of this Act 
or section 351 of the Public Health Service Act, in-
cluding supplemental applications, for drugs that are 
manufactured using a designated advanced manufac-
turing technology and could help mitigate or prevent 
a shortage or substantially improve manufacturing 
processes for a drug and maintain equivalent or pro-
vide superior drug quality, as described in subsection 
(b); and 
‘‘(2) allow the holder of an advanced technology 
designation, or a person authorized by the advanced 
manufacturing technology designation holder, to ref-
erence or rely upon, in an application submitted 
under section 505 of this Act or section 351 of the 
Public Health Service Act, including a supplemental 
application, data and information about the des-
ignated advanced manufacturing technology for use 
in manufacturing drugs in the same context of use 
for which the designation was granted. 
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‘‘(e) IMPLEMENTATION AND EVALUATION OF AD-
VANCED MANUFACTURING TECHNOLOGIES PILOT.— 
‘‘(1) PUBLIC
MEETING.—The Secretary shall 
publish in the Federal Register a notice of a public 
meeting, to be held not later than 180 days after the 
date of enactment of this section, to discuss and ob-
tain input and recommendations from relevant 
stakeholders regarding— 
‘‘(A) the goals and scope of the pilot pro-
gram, and a suitable framework, procedures, 
and requirements for such program; and 
‘‘(B) ways in which the Food and Drug 
Administration will support the use of advanced 
manufacturing technologies and other innova-
tive manufacturing approaches for drugs. 
‘‘(2) PILOT PROGRAM GUIDANCE.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall— 
‘‘(i) not later than 180 days after the 
public meeting under paragraph (1), issue 
draft guidance regarding the goals and im-
plementation of the pilot program under 
this section; and 
‘‘(ii) not later than 2 years after the 
date of enactment of this section, issue 
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final guidance regarding the implementa-
tion of such program. 
‘‘(B) CONTENT.—The guidance described 
in subparagraph (A) shall address— 
‘‘(i) the process by which a person 
may request a designation under sub-
section (b); 
‘‘(ii) the data and information that a 
person requesting such a designation is re-
quired to submit under subsection (c), and 
how the Secretary intends to evaluate such 
submissions; 
‘‘(iii) the process to expedite the de-
velopment and review of applications under 
subsection (d); and 
‘‘(iv) the criteria described in sub-
section (b) for eligibility for such a des-
ignation. 
‘‘(3) REPORT.—Not later than 3 years after the 
date of enactment of this section and annually there-
after, the Secretary shall publish on the website of 
the Food and Drug Administration and submit to 
the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and 
Pensions of the Senate and the Committee on En-
ergy and Commerce of the House of Representatives 
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a report containing a description and evaluation of 
the pilot program being conducted under this sec-
tion, including the types of innovative manufacturing 
approaches supported under the program. Such re-
port shall include the following: 
‘‘(A) The number of persons that have re-
quested designations and that have been grant-
ed designations. 
‘‘(B) The number of methods of manufac-
turing that have been the subject of designation 
requests and that have been granted designa-
tions. 
‘‘(C) The average number of calendar days 
for completion of evaluations under subsection 
(c)(2). 
‘‘(D) An analysis of the factors in data 
submissions that are relevant to determinations 
to designate and not to designate after evalua-
tion under subsection (c)(2). 
‘‘(E) The number of applications received 
under section 505 of this Act or section 351 of 
the Public Health Service Act, including supple-
mental applications, that have included an ad-
vanced manufacturing technology designated 
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under this section, and the number of such ap-
plications approved. 
‘‘(f) SUNSET.—The Secretary— 
‘‘(1) may not consider any requests for designa-
tion submitted under subsection (c) after October 1, 
2029; and 
‘‘(2) may continue all activities under this sec-
tion with respect to advanced manufacturing tech-
nologies that were designated pursuant to subsection 
(d) prior to such date, if the Secretary determines 
such activities are in the interest of the public 
health.’’. 
SEC. 708. PUBLIC WORKSHOP ON CELL THERAPIES. 
Not later than 3 years after the date of the enact-
ment of this Act, the Secretary of Health and Human 
Services, acting through the Commissioner of Food and 
Drugs, shall convene a public workshop with relevant 
stakeholders to discuss best practices on generating sci-
entific data necessary to further facilitate the development 
of certain human cell-, tissue-, and cellular-based medical 
products (and the latest scientific information about such 
products) that are regulated as drugs under the Federal 
Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C. 301 et seq.) 
and biological products under section 351 of the Public 
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Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 262), namely, stem-cell and 
other cellular therapies. 
SEC. 709. REAUTHORIZATION OF BEST PHARMACEUTICALS 
FOR CHILDREN. 
Section 409I(d)(1) of the Public Health Service Act 
(42 U.S.C. 284m(d)(1)) is amended by striking ‘‘2018 
through 2022’’ and inserting ‘‘2023 through 2027’’. 
SEC. 710. REAUTHORIZATION FOR HUMANITARIAN DEVICE 
EXEMPTION AND DEMONSTRATION GRANTS 
FOR IMPROVING PEDIATRIC AVAILABILITY. 
(a) HUMANITARIAN DEVICE EXEMPTION.—Section 
520(m)(6)(A)(iv) of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cos-
metic Act (21 U.S.C. 360j(m)(6)(A)(iv)) is amended by 
striking ‘‘2022’’ and inserting ‘‘2027’’. 
(b) PEDIATRIC MEDICAL DEVICE SAFETY AND IM-
PROVEMENT ACT.—Section 305(e) of the Pediatric Med-
ical Device Safety and Improvement Act of 2007 (Public 
Law 110–85) is amended by striking ‘‘2018 through 
2022’’ and inserting ‘‘2023 through 2027’’. 
SEC. 711. REAUTHORIZATION OF PROVISION RELATED TO 
EXCLUSIVITY 
OF 
CERTAIN 
DRUGS 
CON-
TAINING SINGLE ENANTIOMERS. 
Section 505(u)(4) of the Federal Food, Drug, and 
Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C. 355(u)(4)) is amended by strik-
ing ‘‘2022’’ and inserting ‘‘2027’’. 
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SEC. 712. REAUTHORIZATION OF THE CRITICAL PATH PUB-
LIC-PRIVATE PARTNERSHIP PROGRAM. 
Section 566(f) of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cos-
metic Act (21 U.S.C. 360bbb–5(f)) is amended by striking 
‘‘$6,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2018 through 2022’’ 
and inserting ‘‘$10,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2023 
through 2027’’. 
SEC. 713. REAUTHORIZATION OF ORPHAN DRUG GRANTS. 
Section 5 of the Orphan Drug Act (21 U.S.C. 360ee) 
is amended— 
(1) in subsection (a)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘and (3)’’ and inserting 
‘‘(3)’’; and 
(B) by inserting before the period at the 
end the following: ‘‘, and (4) developing regu-
latory science pertaining to the chemistry, man-
ufacturing, and controls of individualized med-
ical products to treat individuals with rare dis-
eases or conditions’’; and 
(2) in subsection (c), by striking ‘‘2018 through 
2022’’ and inserting ‘‘2023 through 2027’’. 
SEC. 714. RESEARCH INTO PEDIATRIC USES OF DRUGS; AD-
DITIONAL AUTHORITIES OF FOOD AND DRUG 
ADMINISTRATION 
REGARDING 
MOLECU-
LARLY TARGETED CANCER DRUGS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.— 
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(1) ADDITIONAL ACTIVE INGREDIENT FOR AP-
PLICATION DRUG; LIMITATION REGARDING NOVEL- 
COMBINATION
APPLICATION
DRUG.—Section 
505B(a)(3) of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cos-
metic Act (21 U.S.C. 355c(a)(3)) is amended— 
(A) by redesignating subparagraphs (B) 
and (C) as subparagraphs (C) and (D), respec-
tively; and 
(B) by striking subparagraph (A) and in-
serting the following: 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—For purposes of para-
graph (1)(B), the investigation described in this 
paragraph is (as determined by the Secretary) 
a molecularly targeted pediatric cancer inves-
tigation of— 
‘‘(i) the drug or biological product for 
which the application referred to in such 
paragraph is submitted; or 
‘‘(ii) such drug or biological product 
in combination with— 
‘‘(I) an active ingredient of a 
drug or biological product— 
‘‘(aa) for which an approved 
application under section 505(j) 
under this Act or under section 
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351(k) of the Public Health 
Service Act is in effect; and 
‘‘(bb) that is determined by 
the Secretary to be the standard 
of care for treating a pediatric 
cancer; or 
‘‘(II) an active ingredient of a 
drug or biological product— 
‘‘(aa) for which an approved 
application under section 505(b) 
of this Act or section 351(a) of 
the Public Health Service Act to 
treat an adult cancer is in effect 
and is held by the same person 
submitting the application under 
paragraph (1)(B); and 
‘‘(bb) that is directed at a 
molecular target that the Sec-
retary determines to be substan-
tially relevant to the growth or 
progression of a pediatric cancer. 
‘‘(B) ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS.— 
‘‘(i) DESIGN
OF
INVESTIGATION.—A 
molecularly targeted pediatric cancer inves-
tigation referred to in subparagraph (A) 
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shall be designed to yield clinically mean-
ingful pediatric study data that is gathered 
using appropriate formulations for each 
age group for which the study is required, 
regarding dosing, safety, and preliminary 
efficacy to inform potential pediatric label-
ing. 
‘‘(ii) LIMITATION.—An investigation 
described in subparagraph (A)(ii) may be 
required only if the drug or biological 
product for which the application referred 
to in paragraph (1)(B) contains either— 
‘‘(I) a single new active ingre-
dient; or 
‘‘(II) more than one active ingre-
dient, if an application for the com-
bination of active ingredients has not 
previously been approved but each ac-
tive ingredient has been previously ap-
proved to treat an adult cancer. 
‘‘(iii) RESULTS
OF
ALREADY-COM-
PLETED PRECLINICAL STUDIES OF APPLI-
CATION
DRUG.—The Secretary may re-
quire that reports on an investigation re-
quired pursuant to paragraph (1)(B) in-
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clude the results of all preclinical studies 
on which the decision to conduct such in-
vestigation was based. 
‘‘(iv) RULE
OF
CONSTRUCTION
RE-
GARDING
INACTIVE
INGREDIENTS.—With 
respect to a combination of active ingredi-
ents referred to in subparagraph (A)(ii), 
such subparagraph shall not be construed 
as addressing the use of inactive ingredi-
ents with such combination.’’. 
(2) DETERMINATION OF APPLICABLE REQUIRE-
MENTS.—Section 505B(e)(1) of the Federal Food, 
Drug, and Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C. 355c(e)(1)) is 
amended by adding at the end the following: ‘‘The 
Secretary shall determine whether subparagraph (A) 
or (B) of subsection (a)(1) shall apply with respect 
to an application before the date on which the appli-
cant is required to submit the initial pediatric study 
plan under paragraph (2)(A).’’. 
(3) 
CLARIFYING
APPLICABILITY.—Section 
505B(a)(1) of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cos-
metic Act (21 U.S.C. 355c(a)(1)) is amended by 
adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(C) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.—No appli-
cation that is subject to the requirements of 
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subparagraph (B) shall be subject to the re-
quirements of subparagraph (A), and no appli-
cation (or supplement to an application) that is 
subject to the requirements of subparagraph 
(A) shall be subject to the requirements of sub-
paragraph (B).’’. 
(4) 
CONFORMING
AMENDMENTS.—Section 
505B(a) of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic 
Act (21 U.S.C. 355c(a)) is amended— 
(A) in paragraph (3)(C), as redesignated 
by paragraph (1)(A) of this subsection, by 
striking ‘‘investigations described in this para-
graph’’ and inserting ‘‘investigations referred to 
in subparagraph (A)’’; and 
(B) in paragraph (3)(D), as redesignated 
by paragraph (1)(A) of this subsection, by 
striking ‘‘the assessments under paragraph 
(2)(B)’’ and inserting ‘‘the assessments re-
quired under paragraph (1)(A)’’. 
(b) GUIDANCE.—The Secretary shall— 
(1) not later than 12 months after the date of 
enactment of this Act, issue draft guidance on the 
implementation of the requirements in subsection 
(a); and 
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(2) not later than 12 months after closing the 
comment period on such draft guidance, finalize 
such guidance. 
(c) APPLICABILITY.—The amendments made by this 
section apply with respect to any application under section 
505(b) of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (21 
U.S.C. 355(b)) and any application under section 351(a) 
of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 262), that 
is submitted on or after the date that is 3 years after the 
date of enactment of this Act. 
(d) REPORTS TO CONGRESS.— 
(1) SECRETARY OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERV-
ICES.—Not later than 2 years after the date of en-
actment of this Act, the Secretary of Health and 
Human Services shall submit to the Committee on 
Energy and Commerce of the House of Representa-
tives and the Committee on Health, Education, 
Labor, and Pensions of the Senate a report on the 
Secretary’s efforts, in coordination with industry, to 
ensure implementation of the amendments made by 
subsection (a). 
(2) GAO STUDY AND REPORT.— 
(A) STUDY.—Not later than 3 years after 
the date of enactment of this Act, the Comp-
troller General of the United States shall con-
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duct a study of the effectiveness of requiring 
assessments and investigations described in sec-
tion 505B of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cos-
metic Act (21 U.S.C.355c), as amended by sub-
section (a), in the development of drugs and bi-
ological products for pediatric cancer indica-
tions. 
(B) FINDINGS.—Not later than 7 years 
after the date of enactment of this Act, the 
Comptroller General shall submit to the Com-
mittee on Energy and Commerce of the House 
of Representatives and the Committee on 
Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions of the 
Senate a report containing the findings of the 
study conducted under subparagraph (A). 
Subtitle B—Inspections 
SEC. 721. FACTORY INSPECTION. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 704(a)(1) of the Federal 
Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C. 374(a)(1)) is 
amended by striking ‘‘restricted devices’’ each place it ap-
pears and inserting ‘‘devices’’. 
(b) RECORDS OR OTHER INFORMATION.— 
(1) ESTABLISHMENTS.—Section 704(a)(4)(A) 
of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (21 
U.S.C. 374(a)(4)(A)) is amended— 
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(A) by striking ‘‘an establishment that is 
engaged in the manufacture, preparation, prop-
agation, compounding, or processing of a drug’’ 
and inserting ‘‘an establishment that is engaged 
in the manufacture, preparation, propagation, 
compounding, or processing of a drug or device, 
or that is subject to inspection under paragraph 
(5)(C),’’; and 
(B) by inserting after ‘‘a sufficient descrip-
tion of the records requested’’ the following: 
‘‘and a rationale for requesting such records or 
other information in advance of, or in lieu of, 
an inspection’’. 
(2) GUIDANCE.— 
(A) 
IN
GENERAL.—The 
Secretary 
of 
Health and Human Services shall issue or up-
date guidance describing— 
(i) circumstances in which the Sec-
retary intends to issue requests for records 
or other information in advance of, or in 
lieu of, an inspection under section 
704(a)(4) of the Federal Food, Drug, and 
Cosmetic Act, as amended by paragraph 
(1); 
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(ii) processes for responding to such 
requests electronically or in physical form; 
and 
(iii) factors the Secretary intends to 
consider 
in 
evaluating 
whether 
such 
records and other information are provided 
within a reasonable timeframe, within rea-
sonable limits, and in a reasonable man-
ner, accounting for resource and other lim-
itations that may exist, including for small 
businesses. 
(B) TIMING.—The Secretary of Health 
and Human Services shall— 
(i) not later than 1 year after the date 
of enactment of this Act, issue draft guid-
ance under subparagraph (A); and 
(ii) not later than 1 year after the 
close of the comment period for such draft 
guidance, issue final guidance under sub-
paragraph (A). 
(c) BIORESEARCH MONITORING INSPECTIONS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Section 704(a) of the Fed-
eral Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C. 
374(a)) is amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing: 
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‘‘(5) 
BIORESEARCH
MONITORING
INSPEC-
TIONS.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary may, to 
ensure the accuracy and reliability of studies 
and records or other information described in 
subparagraph (B) and to assess compliance 
with applicable requirements under this Act or 
the Public Health Service Act, enter sites and 
facilities specified in subparagraph (C) in order 
to inspect such records or other information. 
‘‘(B) INFORMATION SUBJECT TO INSPEC-
TION.—An inspection under this paragraph 
shall extend to all records and other informa-
tion related to the studies and submissions de-
scribed in subparagraph (E), including records 
and information related to the conduct, results, 
and analyses of, and the protection of human 
and animal trial participants participating in, 
such studies. 
‘‘(C) SITES AND FACILITIES SUBJECT TO 
INSPECTION.— 
‘‘(i) 
SITES
AND
FACILITIES
DE-
SCRIBED.—The sites and facilities subject 
to inspection by the Secretary under this 
paragraph are those owned or operated by 
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a person described in clause (ii) and which 
are (or were) utilized by such person in 
connection with— 
‘‘(I) developing an application or 
other submission to the Secretary 
under this Act or the Public Health 
Service Act related to marketing au-
thorization for a product described in 
paragraph (1); 
‘‘(II) preparing, conducting, or 
analyzing the results of a study de-
scribed in subparagraph (E); or 
‘‘(III) holding any records or 
other information described in sub-
paragraph (B). 
‘‘(ii) PERSONS DESCRIBED.—A person 
described in this clause is— 
‘‘(I) the sponsor of an application 
or submission specified in subpara-
graph (E); 
‘‘(II) a person engaged in any ac-
tivity described in clause (i) on behalf 
of such a sponsor, through a contract, 
grant, or other business arrangement 
with such sponsor; 
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‘‘(III) an institutional review 
board, or other individual or entity, 
engaged by contract, grant, or other 
business arrangement with a non-
sponsor in preparing, collecting, or 
analyzing records or other information 
described in subparagraph (B); or 
‘‘(IV) any person not otherwise 
described in this clause that conducts, 
or has conducted, a study described in 
subparagraph (E) yielding records or 
other information described in sub-
paragraph (B). 
‘‘(D) CONDITIONS OF INSPECTION.— 
‘‘(i) ACCESS
TO
INFORMATION
SUB-
JECT TO INSPECTION.—Subject to clause 
(ii), an entity that owns or operates any 
site or facility subject to inspection under 
this paragraph shall provide the Secretary 
with access to records and other informa-
tion described in subparagraph (B) that is 
held by or under the control of such entity, 
including— 
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‘‘(I) permitting the Secretary to 
record or copy such information for 
purposes of this paragraph; 
‘‘(II) providing the Secretary 
with access to any electronic informa-
tion system utilized by such entity to 
hold, process, analyze, or transfer any 
records or other information described 
in subparagraph (B); and 
‘‘(III) permitting the Secretary 
to inspect the facilities, equipment, 
written procedures, processes, and 
conditions through which records or 
other information described in sub-
paragraph (B) is or was generated, 
held, processed, analyzed, or trans-
ferred. 
‘‘(ii) NO EFFECT ON APPLICABILITY 
OF PROVISIONS FOR PROTECTION OF PRO-
PRIETARY
INFORMATION
OR
TRADE
SE-
CRETS.—Nothing in clause (i) shall negate, 
supersede, or otherwise affect the applica-
bility of provisions, under this or any other 
Act, preventing or limiting the disclosure 
of confidential commercial information or 
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other information considered proprietary or 
trade secret. 
‘‘(iii) REASONABLENESS
OF
INSPEC-
TIONS.—An inspection under this para-
graph shall be conducted at reasonable 
times and within reasonable limits and in 
a reasonable manner. 
‘‘(E) STUDIES
AND
SUBMISSIONS
DE-
SCRIBED.—The studies and submissions de-
scribed in this subparagraph are each of the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(i) Clinical and nonclinical studies 
submitted to the Secretary in support of, 
or otherwise related to, applications and 
other submissions to the Secretary under 
this Act or the Public Health Service Act 
for marketing authorization of a product 
described in paragraph (1). 
‘‘(ii) Postmarket safety activities con-
ducted under this Act or the Public Health 
Service Act. 
‘‘(iii) Any other clinical investigation 
of— 
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‘‘(I) a drug subject to section 
505 or 512 of this Act or section 351 
of the Public Health Service Act; or 
‘‘(II) a device subject to section 
520(g). 
‘‘(iv) Any other submissions made 
under this Act or the Public Health Serv-
ice Act with respect to which the Secretary 
determines an inspection under this para-
graph is warranted in the interest of public 
health. 
‘‘(F) 
CLARIFICATION.—This 
paragraph 
clarifies the authority of the Secretary to con-
duct inspections of the type described in this 
paragraph and shall not be construed as a basis 
for inferring that, prior to the date of enact-
ment of this paragraph, the Secretary lacked 
the authority to conduct such inspections, in-
cluding under this Act or the Public Health 
Service Act.’’. 
(2) REVIEW
OF
PROCESSES
AND
PRACTICES; 
GUIDANCE FOR INDUSTRY.— 
(A) 
IN
GENERAL.—The 
Secretary 
of 
Health and Human Services shall— 
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(i) review processes and practices in 
effect as of the date of enactment of this 
Act applicable to inspections of foreign and 
domestic sites and facilities described in 
subparagraph (C)(i) of section 704(a)(5) of 
the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic 
Act, as added by paragraph (1); and 
(ii) evaluate whether any updates are 
needed to facilitate the consistency of such 
processes and practices. 
(B) GUIDANCE.— 
(i) IN
GENERAL.—The Secretary of 
Health and Human Services shall issue 
guidance describing the processes and 
practices applicable to inspections of sites 
and facilities described in subparagraph 
(C)(i) of section 704(a)(5) of the Federal 
Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act, as added 
by paragraph (1), including with respect to 
the types of records and information re-
quired to be provided, best practices for 
communication between the Food and 
Drug Administration and industry in ad-
vance of or during an inspection or request 
for records or other information, and other 
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inspections-related conduct, to the extent 
not specified in existing publicly available 
Food and Drug Administration guides and 
manuals for such inspections. 
(ii) TIMING.—The Secretary of Health 
and Human Services shall— 
(I) not later than 18 months 
after the date of enactment of this 
Act, issue draft guidance under clause 
(i); and 
(II) not later than 1 year after 
the close of the public comment period 
for such draft guidance, issue final 
guidance under clause (i). 
SEC. 722. USES OF CERTAIN EVIDENCE. 
Section 703 of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic 
Act (21 U.S.C. 373) is amended by adding at the end the 
following: 
‘‘(c) APPLICABILITY.—The limitations on the Sec-
retary’s use of evidence obtained under this section, or any 
evidence which is directly or indirectly derived from such 
evidence, in a criminal prosecution of the person from 
whom such evidence was obtained shall not apply to evi-
dence, including records or other information, obtained 
under authorities other than this section, unless such limi-
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tations are specifically incorporated by reference in such 
other authorities.’’. 
SEC. 723. IMPROVING FDA INSPECTIONS. 
(a) RISK FACTORS FOR ESTABLISHMENTS.—Section 
510(h)(4) of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act 
(21 U.S.C. 360(h)(4)) is amended— 
(1) by redesignating subparagraph (F) as sub-
paragraph (G); and 
(2) by inserting after subparagraph (E) the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(F) The compliance history of establish-
ments in the country or region in which the es-
tablishment is located that are subject to regu-
lation under this Act, including the history of 
violations related to products exported from 
such country or region that are subject to such 
regulation.’’. 
(b) USE OF RECORDS.—Section 704(a)(4) of the 
Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C. 
374(a)(4)) is amended— 
(1) by redesignating subparagraph (C) as sub-
paragraph (D); and 
(2) by inserting after subparagraph (B) the fol-
lowing: 
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‘‘(C) The Secretary may rely on any records or other 
information that the Secretary may inspect under this sec-
tion to satisfy requirements that may pertain to a 
preapproval or risk-based surveillance inspection, or to re-
solve deficiencies identified during such inspections, if ap-
plicable and appropriate.’’. 
(c) RECOGNITION OF FOREIGN GOVERNMENT IN-
SPECTIONS.—Section 809 of the Federal Food, Drug, and 
Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C. 384e) is amended— 
(1) 
in 
subsection 
(a)(1), 
by 
inserting 
‘‘preapproval or’’ before ‘‘risk-based inspections’’; 
and 
(2) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(c) PERIODIC REVIEW.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Beginning not later than 1 
year after the date of the enactment of the Food 
and Drug Amendments of 2022, the Secretary shall 
periodically assess whether additional arrangements 
and agreements with a foreign government or an 
agency of a foreign government, as allowed under 
this section, are appropriate. 
‘‘(2) REPORTS TO CONGRESS.—Beginning not 
later than 4 years after the date of the enactment 
of the Food and Drug Amendments of 2022, and 
every 4 years thereafter, the Secretary shall submit 
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to the Committee on Energy and Commerce of the 
House of Representatives and the Committee on 
Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions of the Sen-
ate a report describing the findings and conclusions 
of each review conducted under paragraph (1).’’. 
SEC. 724. GAO REPORT ON INSPECTIONS OF FOREIGN ES-
TABLISHMENTS MANUFACTURING DRUGS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 18 months after 
the date of the enactment of this Act, the Comptroller 
General of the United States shall submit to the Com-
mittee on Energy and Commerce of the House of Rep-
resentatives and the Committee on Health, Education, 
Labor, and Pensions of the Senate a report on inspections 
conducted by— 
(1) the Secretary of Health and Human Serv-
ices (in this section referred to as the ‘‘Secretary’’) 
of foreign establishments pursuant to subsections (h) 
and (i) of section 510 and section 704 of the Fed-
eral Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C. 360; 
374); or 
(2) a foreign government or an agency of a for-
eign government pursuant to section 809 of such 
Act (21 U.S.C. 384e). 
(b) CONTENTS.—The report conducted under sub-
section (a) shall include— 
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(1) what alternative tools, including remote in-
spections or remote evaluations, other countries are 
utilizing to facilitate inspections of foreign establish-
ments; 
(2) how frequently trusted foreign regulators 
conduct inspections of foreign facilities that could be 
useful to the Food and Drug Administration to re-
view in lieu of its own inspections; 
(3) how frequently and under what cir-
cumstances, including for what types of inspections, 
the Secretary utilizes existing agreements or ar-
rangements under section 809 of the Federal Food, 
Drug, and Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C. 384e) and 
whether the use of such agreements could be appro-
priately expanded; 
(4) whether the Secretary has accepted reports 
of inspections of facilities in China and India con-
ducted by entities with which they have entered into 
such an agreement or arrangement; 
(5) what additional foreign governments or 
agencies of foreign governments the Secretary has 
considered entering into a mutual recognition agree-
ment with and, if applicable, reasons why the Sec-
retary declined to enter into a mutual recognition 
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