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SenateS. 355119th Congress

FDA Modernization Act 3.0

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[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 355 Engrossed in Senate (ES)]

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119th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                 S. 355

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 AN ACT

 
 To require the Secretary of Health and Human Services, acting through 
the Commissioner of Food and Drugs, to publish a final rule relating to 
                      nonclinical testing methods.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``FDA Modernization Act 3.0''.

SEC. 2. REGULATIONS ON NONCLINICAL TESTING METHODS.

    (a) Interim Final Rule.--
            (1) In general.--In order to ensure implementation of the 
        amendments to section 505(i) of the Federal Food, Drug, and 
        Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C. 355(i)) made by section 3209(a) of the 
        Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2023 (Public Law 117-328; 136 
        Stat. 5821), not later than 1 year after the date of enactment 
        of this Act, the Secretary of Health and Human Services, acting 
        through the Commissioner of Food and Drugs, shall publish an 
        interim final rule--
                    (A) to amend the sections of title 21, Code of 
                Federal Regulations, described in paragraph (2) to 
                replace any references to ``animal'' tests, data, 
                studies, models, and research with a reference to 
                nonclinical tests, data, studies, models, and research; 
                and
                    (B) to add the definition of ``nonclinical test'' 
                in section 505(z) of the Federal Food, Drug, and 
                Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C. 355(z)) to sections 312.3, 
                314.3, 315.2, and 601.31 of title 21, Code of Federal 
                Regulations.
            (2) CFR sections described.--The sections of title 21, Code 
        of Federal Regulations, described in this paragraph are the 
        following:
                    (A) Section 312.22(c).
                    (B) Section 312.23(a)(3)(iv).
                    (C) Section 312.23(a)(5)(ii).
                    (D) Section 312.23(a)(5)(iii).
                    (E) Section 312.23(a)(8).
                    (F) Section 312.23(a)(8)(i).
                    (G) Section 312.23(a)(8)(ii).
                    (H) Section 312.23(a)(10)(i).
                    (I) Section 312.23(a)(10)(ii).
                    (J) Section 312.33(b)(6).
                    (K) Section 312.82(a).
                    (L) Section 312.88.
                    (M) Section 314.50(d)(2).
                    (N) Section 314.50(d)(2)(iv).
                    (O) Section 314.50(d)(5)(i).
                    (P) Section 314.50(d)(5)(vi)(a).
                    (Q) Section 314.50(d)(5)(vi)(b).
                    (R) Section 314.93(e)(2).
                    (S) Section 315.6(d).
                    (T) Section 330.10(a)(2).
                    (U) Section 601.35(d).
                    (V) Any other section necessary to ensure 
                regulatory consistency with the amendments to section 
                505(i) of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (21 
                U.S.C. 355(i)) made by section 3209(a) of the 
                Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2023 (Public Law 117-
                328; 136 Stat. 5821).
            (3) Effectiveness of interim final rule.--Notwithstanding 
        subparagraph (B) of section 553(b) of title 5, United States 
        Code, the interim final rule issued by the Secretary of Health 
        and Human Services under paragraph (1) shall become immediately 
        effective as an interim final rule without requiring the 
        Secretary of Health and Human Services to demonstrate good 
        cause therefor.
    (b) Technical Amendment.--Section 505 of the Federal Food, Drug, 
and Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C. 355) is amended by designating the second 
subsection (z) (relating to clinical trial diversity action plans), as 
added by section 3601(a) of the Health Extenders, Improving Access to 
Medicare, Medicaid, and CHIP, and Strengthening Public Health Act of 
2022 (division FF of Public Law 117-328), as subsection (aa).

            Passed the Senate

            Attest:

                                                             Secretary.
119th CONGRESS

  1st Session

                                 S. 355

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 AN ACT

 To require the Secretary of Health and Human Services, acting through 
the Commissioner of Food and Drugs, to publish a final rule relating to 
                      nonclinical testing methods.