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‘‘(12) The term ‘submission for advisory review’ 
means an original submission of a direct-to-con-
sumer television advertisement for which the sponsor 
voluntarily requests advisory comments before the 
advertisement is publicly disseminated.’’. 
SEC. 105. REAUTHORIZATION; REPORTING REQUIREMENTS. 
(a) PERFORMANCE REPORT.—Beginning with fiscal 
year 2008, not later than 120 days after the end of each 
fiscal year for which fees are collected under part 2 of 
subchapter C of chapter VII of the Federal Food, Drug, 
and Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C. 379g et seq.), the Secretary 
of Health and Human Services (referred to in this section 
as the ‘‘Secretary’’) shall prepare and 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 concerning 
the progress of the Food and Drug Administration in 
achieving the goals identified in the letters described in 
section 502(4) of the Prescription Drug User Fee Amend-
ments of 2002 (Subtitle A of title V of Public Law 107– 
188) during such fiscal year and the future plans of the 
Food and Drug Administration for meeting the goals. 
(b) FISCAL REPORT.—Beginning with fiscal year 
2008, not later than 120 days after the end of each fiscal 
year for which fees are collected under the part described 
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in subsection (a), the Secretary shall prepare and submit 
to the Committee on Energy and Commerce of the House 
of Representatives and the Committee on Health, Edu-
cation, Labor, and Pensions of the Senate a report on the 
implementation of the authority for such fees during such 
fiscal year and the use, by the Food and Drug Administra-
tion, of the fees collected for such fiscal year. 
(c) REAUTHORIZATION.— 
(1) 
CONSULTATION.—In 
developing 
rec-
ommendations to present to the Congress with re-
spect to the goals, and plans for meeting the goals, 
for the process for the review of human drug appli-
cations for the first 5 fiscal years after fiscal year 
2012, and for the reauthorization of this part for 
such fiscal years, the Secretary shall consult with— 
(A) the Committee on Energy and Com-
merce of the House of Representatives; 
(B) the Committee on Health, Education, 
Labor, and Pensions of the Senate; 
(C) scientific and academic experts; 
(D) health care professionals; 
(E) representatives of patient and con-
sumer advocacy groups; and 
(F) the regulated industry. 
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(2) PUBLIC REVIEW OF RECOMMENDATIONS.— 
After negotiations with the regulated industry and 
representatives of patient and consumer advocacy 
groups, the Secretary shall— 
(A) present the recommendations devel-
oped under paragraph (1) to the congressional 
committees specified in such paragraph; 
(B) publish such recommendations in the 
Federal Register; 
(C) provide for a period of 30 days for the 
public to provide written comments on such rec-
ommendations; 
(D) hold a meeting at which the public 
may present its views on such recommenda-
tions; and 
(E) after consideration of such public 
views and comments, revise such recommenda-
tions as necessary. 
(3) TRANSMITTAL
OF
RECOMMENDATIONS.— 
Not later than January 15, 2012, the Secretary 
shall transmit to Congress the revised recommenda-
tions under paragraph (2), a summary of the views 
and comments received under such paragraph, and 
any changes made to the recommendations in re-
sponse to such views and comments. 
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(4) PUBLIC AVAILABILITY OF MINUTES.—Be-
fore presenting the recommendations developed 
under paragraphs (1) and (2) to the Congress, the 
Secretary shall make publicly available, on the public 
website of the Food and Drug Administration, the 
minutes of all negotiations conducted under para-
graph (1) or (2), as applicable, between the Food 
and Drug Administration and the regulated industry 
and representatives of patient and consumer advo-
cacy groups. 
SEC. 106. SUNSET DATES. 
The amendments made by sections 102, 103, and 104 
cease to be effective October 1, 2012. 
TITLE II—MEDICAL DEVICE 
USER FEE AMENDMENTS OF 2007 
SEC. 201. SHORT TITLE; REFERENCES IN TITLE. 
(a) SHORT TITLE.—This title may be cited as the 
‘‘Medical Device User Fee Amendments of 2007’’. 
(b) REFERENCES IN ACT.—Except as otherwise spec-
ified, amendments made by this title to a section or other 
provision of law are amendments to such section or other 
provision of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act 
(21 U.S.C. 301 et seq.). 
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Subtitle A—Fees Related to 
Medical Devices 
SEC. 211. DEFINITIONS. 
Section 737 (21 U.S.C. 379i) is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (4)— 
(A) in subparagraph (A), by striking ‘‘or 
an efficacy supplement,’’ and inserting ‘‘an effi-
cacy supplement, or a 30-day notice,’’; and 
(B) by adding after subparagraph (E) the 
following: 
‘‘(F) The term ‘30-day notice’ means a supple-
ment to an approved premarket application or pre-
market report under section 515 that is limited to 
a request to make modifications to manufacturing 
procedures or methods of manufacture affecting the 
safety and effectiveness of the device.’’; 
(2) by redesignating paragraphs (5), (6), (7), 
and (8) as paragraphs (7), (8), (9), and (11), re-
spectively; 
(3) by inserting after paragraph (4), as amend-
ed by paragraph (1) of this section, the following: 
‘‘(5) The term ‘request for classification infor-
mation’ means a request made under section 513(g) 
for information respecting the class in which a de-
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vice has been classified or the requirements applica-
ble to a device. 
‘‘(6) The term ‘annual fee’, with respect to peri-
odic reporting concerning a class III device, means 
the annual fee associated with periodic reports re-
quired by a PMA approval order (as described in 
section 814.82(a)(7) of title 21, Code of Federal 
Regulations (or any successor regulation)).’’; 
(4) in paragraph (9), as so redesignated— 
(A) by striking ‘‘April of the preceding fis-
cal year’’ and inserting ‘‘October of the pre-
ceding fiscal year’’; and 
(B) by striking ‘‘April 2002’’ and inserting 
‘‘October 2001’’; 
(5) by inserting after paragraph (9), as so 
amended, the following: 
‘‘(10) The term ‘person’ includes an affiliate 
thereof.’’; and 
(6) by inserting after paragraph (11), as redes-
ignated by paragraph (2) of this section, the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(12) The term ‘establishment subject to reg-
istration’ means an establishment that is required to 
register with the Secretary under section 510 and is 
one of the following types of establishments: 
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‘‘(A) MANUFACTURER.—An establishment 
that makes by any means any article that is a 
device, as defined in section 201(h), including 
an establishment that sterilizes or otherwise 
makes such article for or on behalf of a speci-
fication developer or any other person. 
‘‘(B) 
SINGLE-USE
DEVICE
REPROC-
ESSOR.—An establishment that performs manu-
facturing operations on a single-use device. 
‘‘(C) SPECIFICATION DEVELOPER.—An es-
tablishment that develops specifications for a 
device that is distributed under the establish-
ment’s name but which performs no manufac-
turing, including an establishment that, in addi-
tion to developing specifications, also arranges 
for the manufacturing of devices labeled with 
another establishment’s name by a contract 
manufacturer.’’. 
SEC. 212. AUTHORITY TO ASSESS AND USE DEVICE FEES. 
(a) TYPES OF FEES.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The designation and heading 
of paragraph (2) of section 738(a) (21 U.S.C. 
379j(a)(2)) are amended to read as follows: 
‘‘(2) PREMARKET
APPLICATION, PREMARKET 
REPORT, SUPPLEMENT, AND SUBMISSION FEE, AND 
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ANNUAL
FEE
FOR
PERIODIC
REPORTING
CON-
CERNING A CLASS III DEVICE.—’’. 
(2) FEE AMOUNTS.—Section 738(a)(2)(A) (21 
U.S.C. 379j(a)(2)(A)) is amended— 
(A) in clause (iii), by striking ‘‘a fee equal 
to the fee that applies’’ and inserting ‘‘a fee 
equal to 75 percent of the fee that applies’’; 
(B) in clause (iv), by striking ‘‘21.5 per-
cent’’ and inserting ‘‘15 percent’’; 
(C) in clause (v), by striking ‘‘7.2 percent’’ 
and inserting ‘‘7 percent’’; 
(D) by redesignating clauses (vi) and (vii) 
as clauses (vii) and (viii), respectively; 
(E) by inserting after clause (v), as 
amended by this paragraph, the following: 
‘‘(vi) For a 30-day notice, a fee equal 
to 1.6 percent of the fee that applies under 
clause (i).’’; 
(F) in clause (viii), as so redesignated, by 
striking ‘‘1.42 percent’’ and inserting ‘‘1.84 
percent’’; and 
(G) by inserting after such clause (viii) the 
following: 
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‘‘(ix) For a request for classification 
information, a fee equal to 1.35 percent of 
the fee that applies under clause (i). 
‘‘(x) For periodic reporting concerning 
a class III device, the annual fee shall be 
equal to 3.5 percent of the fee that applies 
under clause (i).’’. 
(3) 
PAYMENT.—Section 
738(a)(2)(C) 
(21 
U.S.C. 379j(a)(2)(C)) is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘(C) PAYMENT.—The fee required by sub-
paragraph (A) shall be due upon submission of 
the premarket application, premarket report, 
supplement, premarket notification submission, 
30-day notice, request for classification infor-
mation, or periodic reporting concerning a class 
III device. Applicants submitting portions of 
applications pursuant to section 515(c)(3) shall 
pay such fees upon submission of the first por-
tion of such applications.’’. 
(4) 
REFUNDS.—Section 
738(a)(2)(D) 
(21 
U.S.C. 379j(a)(2)(D)) is amended by adding after 
clause (iii) the following: 
‘‘(iv) MODULAR APPLICATIONS WITH-
DRAWN BEFORE FIRST ACTION.—The Sec-
retary shall refund 75 percent of the appli-
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cation fee paid for a modular application 
submitted under section 515(c)(4) that is 
withdrawn before a second module is sub-
mitted and before a first action on the first 
module. If the modular application is with-
drawn after a second or subsequent module 
is submitted but before any first action, 
the Secretary may return a portion of the 
fee. The amount of refund, if any, shall be 
based on the level of effort already ex-
pended on the review of the modules sub-
mitted.’’. 
(5) ANNUAL
ESTABLISHMENT
REGISTRATION 
FEE.—Section 738(a) (21 U.S.C. 379j(a)) is amend-
ed by adding after paragraph (2) the following: 
‘‘(3) ANNUAL ESTABLISHMENT REGISTRATION 
FEE.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in 
subparagraph (B), each establishment subject 
to registration shall be subject to a fee for each 
initial or annual registration under section 510 
beginning with its registration for fiscal year 
2008. 
‘‘(B) EXCEPTION.—No fee shall be re-
quired under subparagraph (A) for an estab-
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lishment operated by a State or Federal govern-
mental entity or an Indian tribe (as defined in 
the Indian Self Determination and Educational 
Assistance Act), unless a device manufactured 
by the establishment is to be distributed com-
mercially. 
‘‘(C) PAYMENT.—The fee required under 
subparagraph (A) shall be due once each fiscal 
year, upon the initial registration of the estab-
lishment or upon the annual registration under 
section 510.’’. 
(b) FEE AMOUNTS.—Section 738(b) (21 U.S.C. 
379j(b)) is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘(b) FEE
AMOUNTS.—Except as provided in 
subsections (c), (d), and (e), the fees under sub-
section (a) shall be based on the following fee 
amounts: 
Fee Type 
Fiscal 
Year 
2008 
Fiscal 
Year 
2009 
Fiscal 
Year 
2010 
Fiscal 
Year 
2011 
Fiscal 
Year 
2012 
Premarket Appli-
cation ..............
$185,000 
$200,725 
$217,787 
$236,298 
$256,384
................
Establishment 
Registration ....
$1,706 
$1,851 
$2,008 
$2,179 
$2,364.’’. 
(c) ANNUAL FEE SETTING.— 
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(1) IN GENERAL.—Section 738(c) (21 U.S.C. 
379j(c)(1)) is amended— 
(A) in the subsection heading, by striking 
‘‘Annual Fee Setting’’ and inserting ‘‘ANNUAL 
FEE SETTING’’; and 
(B) in paragraph (1), by striking the last 
sentence. 
(2) ADJUSTMENT OF ANNUAL ESTABLISHMENT 
FEE.—Section 738(c) (21 U.S.C. 379j(c)), as 
amended by paragraph (1), is further amended— 
(A) by redesignating paragraphs (2) and 
(3) as paragraphs (3) and (4), respectively; 
(B) by inserting after paragraph (1) the 
following: 
‘‘(2) ADJUSTMENT.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—When setting fees for 
fiscal year 2010, the Secretary may increase the 
fee under subsection (a)(3)(A) (applicable to es-
tablishments subject to registration) only if the 
Secretary estimates that the number of estab-
lishments submitting fees for fiscal year 2009 is 
less than 12,250. The percentage increase shall 
be the percentage by which the estimate of es-
tablishments submitting fees in fiscal year 2009 
is less than 12,750, but in no case may the per-
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centage increase be more than 8.5 percent over 
that specified in subsection (b) for fiscal year 
2010. If the Secretary makes any adjustment to 
the fee under subsection (a)(3)(A) for fiscal 
year 2010, then such fee for fiscal years 2011 
and 2012 shall be adjusted so that such fee for 
fiscal year 2011 is equal to the adjusted fee for 
fiscal year 2010 increased by 8.5 percent, and 
such fee for fiscal year 2012 is equal to the ad-
justed fee for fiscal year 2011 increased by 8.5 
percent. 
‘‘(B) PUBLICATION.—For any adjustment 
made under subparagraph (A), the Secretary 
shall publish in the Federal Register the Sec-
retary’s determination to make the adjustment 
and the rationale for the determination.’’; and 
(C) in paragraph (4), as redesignated by 
this paragraph, in subparagraph (A)— 
(i) by striking ‘‘For fiscal years 2006 
and 2007, the Secretary’’ and inserting 
‘‘The Secretary’’; and 
(ii) by striking ‘‘for the first month of 
fiscal year 2008’’ and inserting ‘‘for the 
first month of the next fiscal year’’. 
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(d) SMALL BUSINESSES; FEE WAIVER AND FEE RE-
DUCTION REGARDING PREMARKET APPROVAL.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—Section 
738(d)(1) 
(21 
U.S.C. 379j(d)(1)) is amended— 
(A) by striking ‘‘, partners, and parent 
firms’’; and 
(B) by striking ‘‘clauses (i) through (vi) of 
subsection (a)(2)(A)’’ and inserting ‘‘clauses (i) 
through (v) and clauses (vii), (ix), and (x) of 
subsection (a)(2)(A)’’. 
(2) RULES
RELATING
TO
PREMARKET
AP-
PROVAL FEES.— 
(A) DEFINITION.—Section 738(d)(2)(A) 
(21 U.S.C. 379j(d)(2)(A)) is amended by strik-
ing ‘‘, partners, and parent firms’’. 
(B) EVIDENCE OF QUALIFICATION.—Sec-
tion 738(d)(2)(B) (21 U.S.C. 379j(d)(2)(B)) is 
amended— 
(i) by striking ‘‘(B) EVIDENCE
OF 
QUALIFICATION.—An applicant’’ and in-
serting the following: 
‘‘(B) EVIDENCE OF QUALIFICATION.— 
‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—An applicant’’; 
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(ii) by striking ‘‘The applicant shall 
support its claim’’ and inserting the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(ii) FIRMS
SUBMITTING
TAX
RE-
TURNS TO THE UNITED STATES INTERNAL 
REVENUE
SERVICE.—The applicant shall 
support its claim’’; 
(iii) by striking ‘‘, partners, and par-
ent firms’’ each place it appears; 
(iv) by striking the last sentence and 
inserting ‘‘If no tax forms are submitted 
for any affiliate, the applicant shall certify 
that the applicant has no affiliates.’’; and 
(v) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(iii) FIRMS
NOT
SUBMITTING
TAX 
RETURNS TO THE UNITED STATES INTER-
NAL REVENUE SERVICE.—In the case of an 
applicant that has not previously submitted 
a Federal income tax return, the applicant 
and each of its affiliates shall demonstrate 
that it meets the definition under subpara-
graph (A) by submission of a signed cer-
tification, in such form as the Secretary 
may direct through a notice published in 
the Federal Register, that the applicant or 
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affiliate meets the criteria for a small busi-
ness and a certification, in English, from 
the national taxing authority of the coun-
try in which the applicant or, if applicable, 
affiliate is headquartered. The certification 
from such taxing authority shall bear the 
official seal of such taxing authority and 
shall provide the applicant’s or affiliate’s 
gross receipts and sales for the most recent 
year in both the local currency of such 
country and in United States dollars, the 
exchange rate used in converting such local 
currency to dollars, and the dates during 
which these receipts and sales were col-
lected. The applicant shall also submit a 
statement signed by the head of the appli-
cant’s firm or by its chief financial officer 
that the applicant has submitted certifi-
cations for all of its affiliates, or that the 
applicant has no affiliates.’’. 
(3) REDUCED FEES.—Section 738(d)(2)(C) (21 
U.S.C. 379j(d)(2)(C)) is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘(C) REDUCED
FEES.—Where the Sec-
retary finds that the applicant involved meets 
the definition under subparagraph (A), the fees 
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established under subsection (c)(1) may be paid 
at a reduced rate of— 
‘‘(i) 25 percent of the fee established 
under such subsection for a premarket ap-
plication, a premarket report, a supple-
ment (other than a 30-day notice), or peri-
odic reporting concerning a class III de-
vice; and 
‘‘(ii) 50 percent of the fee established 
under such subsection for a 30-day notice 
or a request for classification informa-
tion.’’. 
(e) SMALL BUSINESSES; FEE REDUCTION REGARD-
ING PREMARKET NOTIFICATION SUBMISSIONS.— 
(1) 
IN
GENERAL.—Section 
738(e)(1) 
(21 
U.S.C. 379j(e)(1)) is amended— 
(A) by striking ‘‘2004’’ and inserting 
‘‘2008’’; and 
(B) by striking ‘‘(a)(2)(A)(vii)’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘(a)(2)(A)(viii)’’. 
(2) RULES RELATING TO PREMARKET NOTIFI-
CATION SUBMISSIONS.— 
(A) DEFINITION.—Section 738(e)(2)(A) 
(21 U.S.C. 379j(e)(2)(A)) is amended by strik-
ing ‘‘, partners, and parent firms’’. 
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(B) EVIDENCE OF QUALIFICATION.—Sec-
tion 738(e)(2)(B) (21 U.S.C. 379j(e)(2)(A)) is 
amended— 
(i) by striking ‘‘(B) EVIDENCE
OF 
QUALIFICATION.—An applicant’’ and in-
serting the following: 
‘‘(B) EVIDENCE OF QUALIFICATION.— 
‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—An applicant’’; 
(ii) by striking ‘‘The applicant shall 
support its claim’’ and inserting the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(ii) FIRMS
SUBMITTING
TAX
RE-
TURNS TO THE UNITED STATES INTERNAL 
REVENUE
SERVICE.—The applicant shall 
support its claim’’; 
(iii) by striking ‘‘, partners, and par-
ent firms’’ each place it appears; 
(iv) by striking the last sentence and 
inserting ‘‘If no tax forms are submitted 
for any affiliate, the applicant shall certify 
that the applicant has no affiliates.’’; and 
(v) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(iii) FIRMS
NOT
SUBMITTING
TAX 
RETURNS TO THE UNITED STATES INTER-
NAL REVENUE SERVICE.—In the case of an 
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applicant that has not previously submitted 
a Federal income tax return, the applicant 
and each of its affiliates shall demonstrate 
that it meets the definition under subpara-
graph (A) by submission of a signed cer-
tification, in such form as the Secretary 
may direct through a notice published in 
the Federal Register, that the applicant or 
affiliate meets the criteria for a small busi-
ness and a certification, in English, from 
the national taxing authority of the coun-
try in which the applicant or, if applicable, 
affiliate is headquartered. The certification 
from such taxing authority shall bear the 
official seal of such taxing authority and 
shall provide the applicant’s or affiliate’s 
gross receipts and sales for the most recent 
year in both the local currency of such 
country and in United States dollars, the 
exchange rate used in converting such local 
currency to dollars, and the dates during 
which these receipts and sales were col-
lected. The applicant shall also submit a 
statement signed by the head of the appli-
cant’s firm or by its chief financial officer 
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that the applicant has submitted certifi-
cations for all of its affiliates, or that the 
applicant has no affiliates.’’. 
(3) REDUCED FEES.—Section 738(e)(2)(C) (21 
U.S.C. 379j(e)(2)(C)) is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘(C) REDUCED
FEES.—For fiscal year 
2008 and each subsequent fiscal year, where 
the Secretary finds that the applicant involved 
meets the definition under subparagraph (A), 
the fee for a premarket notification submission 
may be paid at 50 percent of the fee that ap-
plies under subsection (a)(2)(A)(viii), and as es-
tablished under subsection (c)(1).’’. 
(f) EFFECT OF FAILURE TO PAY FEES.—Section 
738(f) (21 U.S.C. 379j(f)) is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘(f) EFFECT OF FAILURE TO PAY FEES.— 
‘‘(1) NO
ACCEPTANCE
OF
SUBMISSIONS.—A 
premarket application, premarket report, supple-
ment, premarket notification submission, 30-day no-
tice, request for classification information, or peri-
odic reporting concerning a class III device sub-
mitted by a person subject to fees under subsection 
(a)(2) and (a)(3) shall be considered incomplete and 
shall not be accepted by the Secretary until all fees 
owed by such person have been paid. 
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‘‘(2) NO REGISTRATION.—Registration informa-
tion submitted under section 510 by an establish-
ment subject to registration shall be considered in-
complete and shall not be accepted by the Secretary 
until the registration fee under subsection (a)(3) 
owed for the establishment has been paid. Until the 
fee is paid and the registration is complete, the es-
tablishment is deemed to have failed to register in 
accordance with section 510.’’. 
(g) 
CONDITIONS.—Section 
738(g) 
(21 
U.S.C. 
379j(g)) is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (1)(D)— 
(A) in the matter preceding clause (i), by 
striking ‘‘For fiscal year 2007’’ and inserting 
‘‘For fiscal year 2007 and for each subsequent 
year’’; 
(B) in clause (i), by striking ‘‘applicable to 
fiscal year 2007’’ and inserting ‘‘applicable to 
such fiscal year’’; and 
(C) in clause (ii)— 
(i) by striking ‘‘subparagraph (C)’’ 
and inserting ‘‘this subparagraph’’; and 
(ii) by striking ‘‘for fiscal year 2006’’ 
and inserting ‘‘for the previous fiscal 
year’’; and 
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(2) by amending paragraph (2) to read as fol-
lows: 
‘‘(2) AUTHORITY.—If the Secretary does not 
assess fees under subsection (a) during any portion 
of a fiscal year because of subparagraph (C) or (D) 
of paragraph (1) and if at a later date in such fiscal 
year the Secretary may assess such fees, the Sec-
retary may assess and collect such fees, without any 
modification in the rate for premarket applications, 
supplements, premarket reports, premarket notifica-
tion submissions, 30-day notices, requests for classi-
fication information, periodic reporting concerning a 
class III device, and establishment registrations at 
any time in such fiscal year, notwithstanding the 
provisions of subsection (a) relating to the date fees 
are to be paid.’’. 
(h) CREDITING AND AVAILABILITY OF FEES.— 
(1) AUTHORIZATION
OF
APPROPRIATIONS.— 
Section 738(h)(3) (21 U.S.C. 379j(h)(3)) is amend-
ed to read as follows: 
‘‘(3) AUTHORIZATIONS OF APPROPRIATIONS.— 
There are authorized to be appropriated for fees 
under this section— 
‘‘(A) $48,431,000 for fiscal year 2008; 
‘‘(B) $52,547,000 for fiscal year 2009; 
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‘‘(C) $57,014,000 for fiscal year 2010; 
‘‘(D) $61,860,000 for fiscal year 2011; 
and 
‘‘(E) $67,118,000 for fiscal year 2012.’’. 
(2) OFFSET.—Section 738(h)(4) (21 U.S.C. 
379j(h)(3)) is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘(4) OFFSET.—If the cumulative amount of 
fees collected during fiscal years 2008, 2009, and 
2010, added to the amount estimated to be collected 
for fiscal year 2011, which estimate shall be based 
upon the amount of fees received by the Secretary 
through June 30, 2011, exceeds the amount of fees 
specified in aggregate in paragraph (3) for these 
four fiscal years, the aggregate amount in excess 
shall be credited to the appropriation account of the 
Food and Drug Administration as provided in para-
graph (1), and shall be subtracted from the amount 
of fees that would otherwise be authorized to be col-
lected under this section pursuant to appropriation 
Acts for fiscal year 2012.’’. 
SEC. 213. ANNUAL REPORTS. 
Beginning with fiscal year 2008, the Secretary shall 
prepare and submit to the Committee on Energy and 
Commerce of the House of Representatives and the Com-
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mittee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions of the 
Senate a report concerning— 
(1) the progress of the Food and Drug Admin-
istration in achieving the goals identified in the let-
ters from the Secretary of Health and Human Serv-
ices 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, as set forth in the Congressional Record during 
such fiscal year, and the future plans of the Food 
and Drug Administration for meeting the goals, not 
later than 60 days after the end of each fiscal year 
during which fees are collected under part 3 of chap-
ter VII of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic 
Act (21 U.S.C. 379i et seq.); and 
(2) the implementation of the authority for 
such fees during such fiscal year, and the use, by 
the Food and Drug Administration, of the fees col-
lected during such fiscal year (including a descrip-
tion of the use of such fees for postmarket safety ac-
tivities), not later than 120 days after the end of 
each fiscal year during which fees are collected 
under the medical device user-fee program reauthor-
ized by this title. 
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SEC. 214. CONSULTATION. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—In developing recommendations to 
the Congress for the goals and plans for meeting the goals 
for the process for the review of medical device applica-
tions for fiscal years after fiscal year 2012, and for the 
reauthorization of sections 737 and 738 of the Federal 
Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C. 379i, 379j), 
the Secretary of Health and Human Services (referred to 
in this section as the ‘‘Secretary’’) shall consult with the 
Committee on Energy and Commerce of the House of 
Representatives, the Committee on Health, Education, 
Labor, and Pensions of the Senate, appropriate scientific 
and academic experts, health care professionals, represent-
atives of patient and consumer advocacy groups, and the 
regulated industry. 
(b) RECOMMENDATIONS.—The Secretary shall pub-
lish in the Federal Register recommendations under sub-
section (a), after negotiations with the regulated industry 
and patient and consumer advocacy groups; shall present 
such recommendations to the congressional committees 
specified in such subsection; shall hold a meeting at which 
the public may present its views on such recommenda-
tions; and shall provide for a period of 30 days for the 
public to provide written comments on such recommenda-
tions. 
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SEC. 215. ADDITIONAL AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIA-
TIONS FOR POSTMARKET SAFETY INFORMA-
TION. 
For the purpose of collecting, developing, reviewing, 
and evaluating postmarket safety information on medical 
devices, there are authorized to be appropriated to the 
Food and Drug Administration, in addition to the 
amounts authorized by other provisions of law for such 
purpose, $7,100,000 for fiscal year 2008, and for each of 
the fiscal years 2009 through 2012, $7,100,000 increased 
by the amount necessary to offset the effects of inflation 
occurring after October 1, 2007. 
SEC. 216. EFFECTIVE DATE. 
The amendments made by this title shall take effect 
on the date of the enactment of this title, except that fees 
shall be assessed for all premarket applications, premarket 
reports, supplements, and premarket notification submis-
sions received on or after October 1, 2007, regardless of 
the date of enactment. 
SEC. 217. SUNSET CLAUSE. 
The amendments made by this title cease to be effec-
tive October 1, 2012, except that section 213 (regarding 
annual reports) ceases to be effective January 31, 2013. 
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Subtitle B—Amendments Regard-
ing Regulation of Medical De-
vices 
SEC. 221. EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY FOR THIRD PARTY 
REVIEW OF PREMARKET NOTIFICATION. 
Section 523(c) (21 U.S.C. 360m(c)) is amended by 
striking ‘‘2007’’ and inserting ‘‘2012’’. 
SEC. 222. REGISTRATION. 
(a) ANNUAL REGISTRATION
OF PRODUCERS
OF 
DRUGS
AND
DEVICES.—Section 510(b) (21 U.S.C. 
360(b)) is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘On or before’’ and inserting 
‘‘(1) On or before’’; 
(2) by striking ‘‘or a device or devices’’; and 
(3) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(2) During the period beginning on October 1 and 
ending on December 31 of each year, every person who 
owns or operates any establishment in any State engaged 
in 
the 
manufacture, 
preparation, 
propagation, 
compounding, or processing of a device or devices shall 
register with the Secretary his name, places of business, 
and all such establishments.’’. 
(b) 
REGISTRATION
OF
FOREIGN
ESTABLISH-
MENTS.—Section 510(i)(1) (21 U.S.C. 360(i)(1)) is 
amended by striking ‘‘On or before December 31’’ and all 
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that follows and inserting the following: ‘‘Any establish-
ment within any foreign country engaged in the manufac-
ture, preparation, propagation, compounding, or proc-
essing of a drug or device that is imported or offered for 
import into the United States shall, through electronic 
means in accordance with the criteria of the Secretary— 
‘‘(A) upon first engaging in any such activity, 
immediately register with the Secretary the name 
and place of business of the establishment, the name 
of the United States agent for the establishment, the 
name of each importer of such drug or device in the 
United States that is known to the establishment, 
and the name of each person who imports or offers 
for import such drug or device to the United States 
for purposes of importation; and 
‘‘(B) each establishment subject to the require-
ments of subparagraph (A) shall thereafter— 
‘‘(i) with respect to drugs, register with the 
Secretary on or before December 31 of each 
year; and 
‘‘(ii) with respect to devices, register with 
the Secretary during the period beginning on 
October 1 and ending on December 31 of each 
year.’’. 
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SEC. 223. FILING OF LISTS OF DRUGS AND DEVICES MANU-
FACTURED, PREPARED, PROPAGATED, AND 
COMPOUNDED 
BY 
REGISTRANTS; 
STATE-
MENTS; ACCOMPANYING DISCLOSURES. 
Section 510(j)(2) (21 U.S.C. 360(j)(2)) is amended, 
in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by striking 
‘‘Each person’’ and all that follows through ‘‘the following 
information:’’ and inserting ‘‘Each person who registers 
with the Secretary under this section shall report to the 
Secretary, with regard to drugs once during the month 
of June of each year and once during the month of Decem-
ber of each year, and with regard to devices once each 
year during the period beginning on October 1 and ending 
on December 31, the following information:’’. 
SEC. 224. ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION AND LISTING. 
Section 510(p) (21 U.S.C. 360(p)) is amended to 
read as follows: 
‘‘(p)(1) Registrations and listings under this section 
(including the submission of updated information) shall be 
submitted to the Secretary by electronic means unless the 
Secretary grants a request for waiver of such requirement 
because use of electronic means is not reasonable for the 
person requesting such waiver. 
‘‘(2) With regard to any establishment engaged in the 
manufacture, preparation, propagation, compounding, or 
processing of a device, the registration and listing infor-
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mation required by this section shall be submitted to the 
Secretary by electronic means, unless the Secretary grants 
a waiver because electronic registration and listing is not 
reasonable for the person requesting such waiver.’’. 
SEC. 225. REPORT BY GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTABILITY OF-
FICE. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Comptroller General of the 
United States shall conduct a study on the appropriate 
use of the process under section 510(k) of the Federal 
Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act as part of the device classi-
fication process to determine whether a new device is as 
safe and effective as a classified device. 
(b) CONSIDERATION.—In determining the effective-
ness of the premarket notification and classification au-
thority under section 510(k) and subsections (f) and (i) 
of section 513, the study under subsection (a) shall con-
sider the Secretary’s evaluation of the respective intended 
uses and technologies of such devices, including the effec-
tiveness of the Secretary’s comparative assessment of 
technological characteristics such as device materials, 
principles of operations, and power sources. 
(c) REPORT.—Not later than 1 year after the date 
of the enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General shall 
complete the study under subsection (a) and submit to the 
Congress a report on the results of such study. 
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SEC. 226. UNIQUE DEVICE IDENTIFICATION SYSTEM. 
Section 519 (21 U.S.C. 360i) is amended— 
(1) by redesignating subsection (f) as sub-
section (g); and 
(2) by inserting after subsection (e) the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘Unique Device Identification System 
‘‘(f) The Secretary shall promulgate regulations es-
tablishing a unique device identification system for med-
ical devices requiring the labeling of devices to bear a 
unique identifier.’’. 
SEC. 227. FREQUENCY OF REPORTING FOR CERTAIN DE-
VICES. 
Subparagraph (B) of section 519(a)(1) (21 U.S.C. 
360i(a)(1)) is amended by striking ‘‘were to recur;’’ and 
inserting the following: ‘‘were to recur, which report under 
this subparagraph— 
‘‘(i) shall be submitted in accordance 
with part 803 of title 21, Code of Federal 
Regulations (or successor regulations), if 
the device involved is— 
‘‘(I) a class III device; 
‘‘(II) a class II device that is per-
manently implantable, is life sup-
porting, or is life sustaining; or 
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