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113th CONGRESS
2d Session
H. R. 5729
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
November 18, 2014
Mrs. Blackburn (for herself, Mr. Gene Green of Texas, Mr. Butterfield, Mr. McCaul, and Mr. Fleischmann) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce
A BILL
To expand the program of priority review to encourage treatments for tropical diseases.
Short title
This Act may be cited as the Adding Ebola to the FDA Priority Review Voucher Program Act
.
Priority review to encourage treatments for tropical diseases
Section 524 of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C. 360n) is amended—
in subsection (a)(3)—
by redesignating subparagraph (Q) as subparagraph (R);
by inserting after subparagraph (P) the following:
Filoviruses.
; and
in subparagraph (R), as so redesignated, by striking regulation by
and inserting order of
; and
in subsection (b)—
in paragraph (2), by adding There is no limit on the number of times a priority review voucher may be transferred before such
voucher is used.
after the period at the end; and
in paragraph (4), by striking 365 days
and inserting 90 days
.