H.R. 7679 · 117th Congress
To amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to reauthorize the authority to grant certain exemptions, and for other purposes.
- Stage
- In committee
- Sponsor
- Lizzie Fletcher
- Introduced
- 2022-05-06
- Latest action
- 2022-05-06 · Introduced in House
Summary
This bill reauthorizes through FY2027 (1) the Humanitarian Device Exemption Program (a specialized regulatory pathway for medical devices used to treat or diagnose diseases or conditions that affect no more than 8,000 individuals), and (2) the Pediatric Device Consortia Grants Program (a program that supports the development of medical devices for pediatric patients through nonprofit consortia).