Creating Hope Reauthorization Act

II 116TH CONGRESS 2D SESSION S. 4010 To amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to make permanent the authority of the Secretary of Health and Human Services to issue priority review vouchers to encourage treatments for rare pediatric dis- eases. IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES JUNE 18, 2020 Mr. CASEY (for himself and Ms. COLLINS) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions A BILL To amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to make permanent the authority of the Secretary of Health and Human Services to issue priority review vouchers to encourage treatments for rare pediatric diseases. 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 ‘‘Creating Hope Reau- 4 thorization Act’’. 5 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:17 Jul 03, 2020 Jkt 099200 PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S4010.IS S4010 pbinns on DSKJLVW7X2PROD with BILLS 2 •S 4010 IS SEC. 2. PROVIDING FOR PERMANENT AUTHORITY TO ISSUE 1 PRIORITY REVIEW VOUCHERS TO ENCOUR- 2 AGE TREATMENTS FOR RARE PEDIATRIC DIS- 3 EASES. 4 Section 529(b) of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cos- 5 metic Act (21 U.S.C. 360ff(b)) is amended by striking 6 paragraph (5). 7 Æ VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:17 Jul 03, 2020 Jkt 099200 PO 00000 Frm 00002 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6301 E:\BILLS\S4010.IS S4010 pbinns on DSKJLVW7X2PROD with BILLS