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    <constitutionalAuthorityStatementText><![CDATA[<pre>[Congressional Record Volume 161, Number 77 (Tuesday, May 19, 2015)]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [<a href='http://www.gpo.gov'>www.gpo.gov</a>]By Mr. SHIMKUS:H.R. 2423.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article I, Section 8, Clause 3: To regulate Commerce withforeign Nations, and among the several States, and with theIndian Tribes.[Page H3389]</pre>]]></constitutionalAuthorityStatementText>
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        <text><![CDATA[ <p>This bill amends the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to define &ldquo;valid scientific evidence&rdquo; to include well-documented case histories or studies published in peer-reviewed journals for purposes of the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) determining the effectiveness of a medical device without clinical investigation. Under specified conditions, the FDA may request the data underlying a study that is offered as valid scientific evidence.</p>]]></text>
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