Securing America’s Medicine Cabinet Act of 2020

Bill: 116-s-3432
Sponsor: full_name: Sen. Blackburn, Marsha [R-TN]
Introduced: 2020-03-10
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Advanced technology and technological innovations

Congressional oversight

Drug safety, medical device, and laboratory regulation

Educational facilities and institutions

Emergency medical services and trauma care

Government information and archives

Health technology, devices, supplies

Higher education

Manufacturing

Medical research

Prescription drugs

Research and development

Technology assessment
Latest action: action_date: 2020-03-10
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

Summaries:
action_date: 2020-03-10
action_desc: Introduced in Senate
text: <p><b>Securing America's Medicine Cabinet Act of 2020</b></p> <p>This bill encourages the development and approval of advanced pharmaceutical manufacturing technologies and designates certain university research centers to assist in developing such technologies.</p> <p>The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) must continue to evaluate and approve new drug manufacturing technologies included in an application for drug approval and expedite the development and implementation of such technologies. The FDA must designate such a technology as an advanced manufacturing technology if it is likely to (1) prevent or resolve a drug shortage, (2) maintain an adequate supply of critical medications for national emergencies, or (3) promote the adoption of innovative approaches to drug design and manufacturing. </p> <p>The sponsor of such a designated technology must provide the FDA with certain related scientific evidence. After receiving this evidence, if the FDA validates the technology for a proposed use, then the sponsor may use the validated technology across multiple manufacturing product lines within the same use context without obtaining additional FDA validation.</p> <p>The FDA must designate certain institutions of higher education as National Centers of Excellence in Advanced Pharmaceutical Manufacturing. Among other requirements, such centers must demonstrate the ability to provide federal agencies with technical assistance and to train a future workforce in such technologies.</p>

tv_txt: II 116th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 3432 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES March 10, 2020 Mrs. Blackburn (for herself and Mr. Menendez ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions A BILL To support the advanced manufacturing technologies program of the Food and Drug Administration, to establish National Centers of Excellence in Advanced Pharmaceutical Manufacturing, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Securing America’s Medicine Cabinet Act of 2020 . 2. Advanced manufacturing technologies program 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: 524B. Advanced manufacturing technologies program (a) In general Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of the Securing America’s Medicine Cabinet Act of 2020 , the Secretary shall continue in effect the program to evaluate and approve new drug manufacturing technologies that are included in an application, or supplement to an application, for a drug under subsection (b) or (j) of section 505 of this Act or for a biological product submitted under subsection (a) or (k) of section 351 of the Public Health Service Act. (b) Designation The Secretary shall designate a method of manufacturing a drug as an advanced manufacturing technology under this section if the drug manufacturer demonstrates that such technology is likely to— (1) prevent or resolve a drug shortage; (2) maintain an adequate supply of critical medications for national emergencies; or (3) promote the adoption of innovative approaches to drug product design and manufacturing. (c) Consultation If the Secretary designates a method of manufacturing as an advanced manufacturing technology under this section, the Secretary shall take actions to expedite the development and implementation of such method of manufacture for purposes of approval of the application under subsection (c) or (j) of section 505 of this Act or subsection (a) or (k) of section 351 of the Public Health Service Act, which may include, as appropriate— (1) holding meetings between the sponsor of the application and appropriate Food and Drug Administration staff throughout the development of the technology; (2) providing timely advice to, and interactive communication with, the sponsor regarding the development of the technology; and (3) involving senior managers and experienced staff of the Food and Drug Administration, as appropriate, in a collaborative, cross-disciplinary review of the method of manufacturing. (d) Evaluation of an Advanced Manufacturing Technology (1) Package A sponsor who receives designation of an advanced manufacturing technology under this section shall provide the Secretary with a package of scientific evidence supporting the implementation of the advanced manufacturing technology in a particular context-of-use. (2) Evaluation Within 90 days of receiving the package, the Secretary shall determine whether a designated advanced manufacturing technology is validated for the proposed context of use based on the scientific merit the supporting evidence provided by the sponsor. (3) Effect of Approval Upon approval, the same sponsor may rely upon the advanced manufacturing technology for use across multiple manufacturing product lines within the same context-of-use without having to re-submit data to the Secretary validating the underlying technology. (e) Implementation and Reporting (1) Public meeting The Secretary shall publish in the Federal Register a notice of a public meeting to be held no later than 1 year after the date of enactment of the Securing America’s Medicine Cabinet Act of 2020 to discuss and obtain input and recommendations from stakeholders regarding the goals and scope of, and a suitable framework and procedures and requirements for, the program under this section. (2) Program guidance The Secretary shall— (A) not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of the Securing America’s Medicine Cabinet Act of 2020 , issue draft guidance regarding the goals and implementation of the program under this section; and (B) not later than 2 years after the date of enactment of the Securing America’s Medicine Cabinet Act of 2020 , issue final guidance with respect to the implementation of such program. (3) Report The Secretary shall make available on the internet website of the Food and Drug Administration an annual report on the progress of the program under this section. . 3. National Center of Excellence in Advanced Pharmaceutical Manufacturing Chapter X of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act ( 21 U.S.C. 391 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following: 1015. National Center of Excellence in Advanced Pharmaceutical Manufacturing (a) In general The Secretary shall designate institutions of higher education as National Centers of Excellence in Advanced Pharmaceutical Manufacturing, including continuous pharmaceutical manufacturing. (b) Eligibility To be eligible for designation under subsection (a) an entity shall— (1) be an institution of higher education; (2) demonstrate— (A) the physical and technical capacity for research and development of advanced pharmaceutical manufacturing; (B) a record of transferring scientific knowledge to the marketplace; (C) scalable manufacturing knowledge, which may be through collaborations of other institutions of higher education, biopharmaceutical manufacturers, or other entities; (D) the ability to train a future workforce for research on and implementation of advanced pharmaceutical manufacturing; and (E) the ability to support Federal agencies with technical assistance for advanced pharmaceutical technologies, with an emphasis on creating a secure national pharmaceutical stockpile and the ability to rapidly address drug shortages; and (3) submit an application to the Secretary at such time, in such form, and in such manner as the Secretary may require. (c) Termination The Secretary may terminate the designation of an entity designated under subsection (a) upon a determination that the entity no longer meets the requirements of subsection (b). (d) Annual report Not later than 1 year after the date on which the first designation is made under subsection (a), and annually thereafter, the Secretary shall submit a report to Congress on the activities of the entities designated under such subsection. (e) Authorization of appropriations To carry out this section, there are authorized to be appropriated $100,000,000 for the period of fiscal year 2021 through 2025. .