S.Amdt. 1647Senate109th Congress (2005-2007)

To provide a complete substitute.

What it does: Rewrites the text the amendment would insert
Submitted July 29, 2005

What it changes

1 change to S. 172

Rewrites the amendment
  1. Rewrites the text the amendment would insert

    Rewrites the amendmentIn place of the text the amendment being amended would insert

    Inserted: SECTION 1. REGULATION OF CERTAIN ARTICLES AS MEDICAL DEVICES.

    Inserted: Section 520 of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C. 360j) is amended by adding at the end the following subsection:

    Inserted: "Regulation of Contact Lens as Devices

    Inserted: "(n)(1) All contact lenses shall be deemed to be devices under section 201(h).

    Inserted: "(2) Paragraph (1) shall not be construed as bearing on or being relevant to the question of whether any product other than a contact lens is a device as defined by section 201(h) or a drug as defined by section 201(g).".

    Original wording

    In lieu of the matter to be inserted, insert the following:

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As printed

SA 1647. Mr. FRIST (for Mr. DeWine) proposed an amendment to the bill S. 172, to amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to provide for the regulation of all contact lenses as medical devices, and for other purposes; as follows:

In lieu of the matter to be inserted, insert the following:

SECTION 1. REGULATION OF CERTAIN ARTICLES AS MEDICAL DEVICES.

Section 520 of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C. 360j) is amended by adding at the end the following subsection:

“Regulation of Contact Lens as Devices

“(n)(1) All contact lenses shall be deemed to be devices under section 201(h).

“(2) Paragraph (1) shall not be construed as bearing on or being relevant to the question of whether any product other than a contact lens is a device as defined by section 201(h) or a drug as defined by section 201(g).”.

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Senate amendment submitted

July 29, 2005

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Senate amendment proposed (on the floor): Amendment SA 1647 proposed by Senator Frist for Senator DeWine.(consideration: CR S9585)

July 29, 2005

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Senate amendment agreed to: Amendment SA 1647 agreed to in Senate by Unanimous Consent.

July 29, 2005

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Amendment SA 1647 proposed by Senator Frist for Senator DeWine. (consideration: CR S9585) To provide a complete substitute.

July 29, 2005

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Amendment SA 1647 agreed to in Senate by Unanimous Consent.

July 29, 2005