Changing the Culture of the FDA Act

II 116TH CONGRESS 1ST SESSION S. 417 To direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services to amend the mission statement of the Food and Drug Administration. IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES FEBRUARY 7, 2019 Mr. MANCHIN introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions A BILL To direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services to amend the mission statement of the Food and Drug Administration. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa- 1 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 2 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 3 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Changing the Culture 4 of the FDA Act’’. 5 SEC. 2. MISSION STATEMENT OF THE FOOD AND DRUG AD- 6 MINISTRATION. 7 The Secretary of Health and Human Services, acting 8 through the Commissioner of Food and Drugs, shall 9 amend the mission statement of the Food and Drug Ad- 10 VerDate Sep 11 2014 18:47 Feb 19, 2019 Jkt 089200 PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S417.IS S417 pamtmann on DSKBFK8HB2PROD with BILLS 2 •S 417 IS ministration to include the following statement: ‘‘The 1 FDA is also responsible for protecting the public health 2 by strongly considering the danger of addiction and over- 3 dose death associated with prescription opioid medications 4 when approving these medications and when regulating 5 the manufacturing, marketing, and distribution of opioid 6 medications.’’. 7 Æ VerDate Sep 11 2014 18:47 Feb 19, 2019 Jkt 089200 PO 00000 Frm 00002 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6301 E:\BILLS\S417.IS S417 pamtmann on DSKBFK8HB2PROD with BILLS