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Source

(June 25, 1938, ch. 675, § 737, as added Pub. L. 107–250, title I, § 102(a), Oct. 26, 2002, 116 Stat. 1589; amended Pub. L. 108–214, § 2(a)(1), (d)(3)(A), Apr. 1, 2004, 118 Stat. 572, 577.)

Termination of Section

For termination of section by section 107 of Pub. L. 107–250, see Effective and Termination Dates note set out below.

Amendments

2004—Pub. L. 108–214, § 2(d)(3)(A), made technical correction to directory language of Pub. L. 107–250, § 102(a), which enacted this section.
Par. (4)(B). Pub. L. 108–214, § 2(a)(1)(A), substituted “and for which substantial clinical data are necessary to provide a reasonable assurance of safety and effectiveness” for “and for which clinical data are generally necessary to provide a reasonable assurance of safety and effectiveness”.
Par. (4)(D). Pub. L. 108–214, § 2(a)(1)(B), struck out “manufacturing,” after “software,”.
Par. (5)(J). Pub. L. 108–214, § 2(a)(1)(C), substituted “a premarket application or premarket report under section 360e of this title or a premarket application under section 262 of title 42.” for “a premarket application under section 360e of this title or section 262 of title 42.”
Par. (8). Pub. L. 108–214, § 2(a)(1)(D), substituted “The term ‘affiliate’ means a business entity that has a relationship with a second business entity (whether domestic or international)” for “The term ‘affiliate’ means a business entity that has a relationship with a second business entity”.

Effective and Termination Dates

Pub. L. 107–250, title I, § 106, Oct. 26, 2002, 116 Stat. 1602, provided that: “The amendments made by this title [enacting this subpart] shall take effect on the date of the enactment of this Act [Oct. 26, 2002], except that fees shall be assessed for all premarket applications, premarket reports, supplements, and premarket notification submissions received on or after October 1, 2002, regardless of the date of enactment.”
Pub. L. 107–250, title I, § 107, Oct. 26, 2002, 116 Stat. 1602, provided that: “The amendments made by this title [enacting this subpart] cease to be effective October 1, 2007, except that section 103 [set out as a note below] with respect to annual reports ceases to be effective January 31, 2008.”

Findings

Pub. L. 107–250, title I, § 101, Oct. 26, 2002, 116 Stat. 1589, provided that: “The Congress finds that—
“(1) prompt approval and clearance of safe and effective devices is critical to the improvement of the public health so that patients may enjoy the benefits of devices to diagnose, treat, and prevent disease;
“(2) the public health will be served by making additional funds available for the purpose of augmenting the resources of the Food and Drug Administration that are devoted to the process for the review of devices and the assurance of device safety and effectiveness so that statutorily mandated deadlines may be met; and
“(3) the fees authorized by this title [enacting this subpart and provisions set out as notes under this section and section 379j of this title] will be dedicated to meeting the goals identified in the letters from the Secretary of Health and Human Services to the Committee on Energy and Commerce of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions of the Senate, as set forth in the Congressional Record.”

Annual Reports

Pub. L. 107–250, title I, § 103, Oct. 26, 2002, 116 Stat. 1600, as amended by Pub. L. 109–43, § 2(b), Aug. 1, 2005, 119 Stat. 441, provided that:
“(a) In General.—Beginning with fiscal year 2003, the Secretary shall prepare and 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 concerning—
“(1) the progress of the Food and Drug Administration in achieving the goals identified in the letters described in section 101 (3) [set out as a note above] 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 this part [title I of Pub. L. 107–250 does not contain parts]; 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 collected during such fiscal year, not later than 120 days after the end of each fiscal year during which fees are collected under the medical device user-fee program established under the amendment made by section 102 [enacting this subpart].
“(b) Additional Information.—For fiscal years 2006 and 2007, the report described under subsection (a)(2) shall include—
“(1) information on the number of different types of applications and notifications, and the total amount of fees paid for each such type of application or notification, from businesses with gross receipts or sales from $0 to $100,000,000, with such businesses categorized in $10,000,000 intervals; and
“(2) a certification by the Secretary that the amounts appropriated for salaries and expenses of the Food and Drug Administration for such fiscal year and obligated by the Secretary for the performance of any function relating to devices that is not for the process for the review of device applications, as defined in paragraph (5) of section 737 of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C. 379i), are not less than such amounts for fiscal year 2002 multiplied by the adjustment factor, as defined in paragraph (7) of such section 737.”
[Section 103 of Pub. L. 107–250, set out above, ceases to be effective Jan. 31, 2008, see Effective and Termination Dates note above.]

Study

Pub. L. 107–250, title I, § 104(b), Oct. 26, 2002, 116 Stat. 1601, directed the Secretary of Health and Human Services to conduct a study for the purpose of making certain determinations regarding the medical device user-fee program established under the amendment made by section 102 of Pub. L. 107–250 and to submit a report to Congress by Jan. 10, 2007.

Consultation

Pub. L. 107–250, title I, § 105, Oct. 26, 2002, 116 Stat. 1601, provided that:
“(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 applications for fiscal years after fiscal year 2007, 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, representatives of patient and consumer advocacy groups, and the regulated industry.
“(b) Recommendations.—The Secretary shall publish in the Federal Register recommendations under subsection (a), after negotiations with the regulated industry; shall present such recommendations to the congressional committees specified in such paragraph; shall hold a meeting at which the public may present its views on such recommendations; and shall provide for a period of 30 days for the public to provide written comments on such recommendations.”


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