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          <text>Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.</text>
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          <actionDate>2015-05-22</actionDate>
          <text>Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.</text>
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          <text>Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.</text>
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          <actionDate>2015-05-22</actionDate>
          <text>Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.</text>
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        <number>2445</number>
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          <actionDate>2015-05-22</actionDate>
          <text>Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.</text>
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        <number>2427</number>
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          <actionDate>2015-05-22</actionDate>
          <text>Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.</text>
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          <actionDate>2015-05-22</actionDate>
          <text>Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.</text>
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          <actionDate>2015-05-22</actionDate>
          <text>Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.</text>
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          <actionDate>2015-05-22</actionDate>
          <text>Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.</text>
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          <actionDate>2015-05-22</actionDate>
          <text>Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.</text>
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        <number>2456</number>
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          <actionDate>2015-05-22</actionDate>
          <text>Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.</text>
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          <actionDate>2015-10-21</actionDate>
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        <text><![CDATA[ <p><b>21st Century Cures Act</b></p> <p>This bill amends the Public Health Service Act to reauthorize the National Institutes of Health (NIH) through FY2018. The NIH Innovation Fund is established to fund a strategic plan, early stage investigators, and high-risk, high-reward research.</p> <p>The NIH may require scientific data to be shared if the research is fully funded by the NIH.</p> <p>The NIH and the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) must implement a system that allows further research on clinical trial data.</p> <p>The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention must expand surveillance of neurological diseases.</p> <p>The Council for 21st Century Cures is established to accelerate the discovery, development, and delivery of innovative cures, treatments, and preventive measures.</p> <p>The Department of Health and Human Services must monitor the use of antibacterial and antifungal drugs and resistance to these drugs.</p> <p>Requirements are established for interoperability and certification of health information technology. Practices that discourage the exchange of electronic health information are prohibited.</p> <p>This bill amends the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to revise the drug approval process, including by: (1) allowing patient experience data to be considered in the risk-benefit assessment of a new drug, (2) requiring the FDA to qualify drug development tools, (3) allowing the FDA to rely upon data previously submitted for a different purpose to expedite the development of certain drugs, and (4) establishing a streamlined data review program for approval of a drug for an additional indication.</p> <p>Manufacturers and distributors of investigational drugs for serious conditions must publish their policies on compassionate use requests.</p> <p>The marketing exclusivity period is extended by six months for a drug approved for a new indication that is a rare disease or condition.</p> <p>The priority review voucher program for rare pediatric diseases is revised and extended.</p> <p>The FDA must: (1) establish a program for priority review of breakthrough medical devices, (2) identify types of devices that do not require a report preceding introduction, and (3) rely on a third-party to determine the safety and effectiveness of changes to medical devices.</p> <p>Regarding medical devices, this bill defines &ldquo;valid scientific evidence&rdquo; and makes changes to classification panels and the humanitarian device exemption.</p> <p>&ldquo;Health software&rdquo; is defined and, with certain exceptions, exempted from FDA regulations.</p> <p>This bill amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to require the Centers for Medicare &amp; Medicaid Services (CMS) to: (1) increase certain payments for new antimicrobial drugs, (2) establish a payment methodology for certain medical devices, and (3) publish online estimated payments for certain outpatient items and services.</p> <p>A pharmaceutical and technology ombudsman within the CMS must respond to complaints from manufacturers of medical products.</p> <p>Medicare prescription drug plan sponsors may limit the access of certain beneficiaries to frequently abused drugs.</p> This bill amends the Controlled Substances Import and Export Act to allow exported controlled substances to be re-exported within the European Economic Area.]]></text>
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        <text><![CDATA[ <p><b>21st Century Cures Act</b></p> <p>TITLE I--DISCOVERY</p> <p>Subtitle A--National Institutes of Health Funding</p> <p>(Sec. 1001) This bill amends the Public Health Service Act (PHSA) to reauthorize the National Institutes of Health (NIH) through FY2018.</p> <p>(Sec. 1002) The NIH Innovation Fund is established to fund the development and implementation of a strategic plan, early stage investigators, and high-risk, high-reward research.</p> <p>Subtitle B--National Institutes of Health Planning and Administration</p> <p>(Sec. 1022) Directors of national research institutes and national centers have five-year terms in office.</p> <p>(Sec. 1023) The NIH must reduce the administrative burdens of researchers funded by the NIH.</p> <p>(Sec. 1027) The support the National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences may provide to clinical trials is extended through a later clinical trial phase. </p> <p>(Sec. 1028) Each national research institute must conduct or support high-risk, high-reward research.</p> <p>Subtitle C--Supporting Young Emerging Scientists</p> <p>(Sec. 1041) A loan repayment program is established for health professionals engaging in research. The maximum awards of other loan repayment programs are increased.</p> <p>Subtitle D--Capstone Grant Program</p> <p>(Sec. 1061) Capstone Awards are established to support outstanding scientists in concluding research programs. Recipients cannot be principal investigators on subsequent NIH awards.</p> <p>Subtitle E--Promoting Pediatric Research through the National Institutes of Health</p> <p>(Sec. 1081) The Pediatric Research Initiative is revised to require establishment of a National Pediatric Research Network comprised of pediatric research consortia. </p> <p>(Sec. 1083) The NIH must convene a workshop on appropriate age groupings and age exclusions in human research and must publish the number of children included in NIH research.</p> <p>Subtitle F--Advancement of the National Institutes of Health Research and Data Access</p> <p>(Sec. 1101) The NIH may require scientific data to be shared if the research is fully funded by the NIH.</p> <p>Subtitle G--Facilitating Collaborative Research</p> <p>(Sec. 1121) The NIH and the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) must implement a system that allows further research on clinical trial data.</p> <p>(Sec. 1122) The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) must expand surveillance of neurological diseases.</p> <p>(Sec. 1124) The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) must revise health information privacy rules to allow: (1) use of protected information for research purposes to be treated as use for health care operations, (2) remote access to information by researchers, and (3) individuals to authorize future use of their information for research.</p> <p>Subtitle H--Council for 21st Century Cures</p> <p>(Sec. 1141) The Council for 21st Century Cures, a nonprofit corporation, is established to accelerate the discovery, development, and delivery of innovative cures, treatments, and preventive measures.</p> <p>TITLE II--DEVELOPMENT</p> <p>Subtitle A--Patient-Focused Drug Development</p> <p>(Sec. 2001) This bill amends the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (FFDCA) to require the FDA to establish processes under which patient experience data may be considered in the risk-benefit assessment of a new drug. </p> <p>Subtitle B--Qualification and Use of Drug Development Tools</p> <p>(Sec. 2021) The FDA must establish a process to qualify drug development tools (methods, materials, or measures that aid drug development and regulatory review) as reliable for use in supporting approval or investigational use of a drug.</p> <p>(Sec. 2022) The sponsor of a drug for a serious condition may request that the FDA agree to an accelerated approval development plan. The plan must include the design of the drug study.</p> <p>Subtitle C--FDA Advancement of Precision Medicine</p> <p>(Sec. 2041) The FDA must define &ldquo;precision&rdquo; drugs and the evidence needed to support their use in a subset of patients. To expedite clinical development of precision drugs for the treatment of serious or rare conditions, the FDA may rely upon data previously submitted for a different approved drug or indication. </p> <p>Subtitle D--Modern Trial Design and Evidence Development</p> <p>(Sec. 2061) The FDA must issue guidance that addresses using alternative statistical methods in clinical trials and in the development and review of drugs.</p> <p>(Sec. 2062) To support approval of a drug for a new indication, the FDA must evaluate the use of evidence from clinical experience and establish a streamlined data review program. </p> <p>Subtitle E--Expediting Patient Access</p> <p>(Sec. 2082) Manufacturers and distributors of investigational drugs for serious conditions must publish their policies on expanded access (also known as &ldquo;compassionate use&rdquo;). </p> <p>Subtitle F--Facilitating Responsible Manufacturer Communications</p> <p>(Sec. 2101) The definition of, and requirements for, health care economic information that is provided to entities selecting drugs for coverage or reimbursement are revised.</p> <p>Subtitle G--Antibiotic Drug Development</p> <p>(Sec. 2121) At the request of the sponsor of an antibacterial or antifungal drug for treatment of a serious infection, the FDA may agree on a process for developing data to support approval of the drug for use in a limited population of patients.</p> <p>The PHSA is amended to require HHS to monitor the use of antibacterial and antifungal drugs and resistance to these drugs. </p> <p>(Sec. 2122) The FFDCA is amended to require the FDA to identify and publish susceptibility test interpretive criteria for antimicrobial drugs. (These criteria characterize the drug resistance of microbes.) The FDA may allow marketing of devices that use these criteria without premarket approval. </p> <p>(Sec. 2123) This bill amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act (SSAct) to require the Centers for Medicare &amp; Medicaid Services (CMS) to provide an additional payment to certain hospitals for providing certain new antimicrobial drugs to inpatients. </p> <p>Subtitle H--Vaccine Access, Certainty, and Innovation</p> <p>(Sec. 2141) The PHSA is amended to require: (1) the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices to expedite review of certain vaccines; and (2) the CDC to provide a vaccine developer, upon request, with information on public health needs and priorities and certain epidemiological analyses or data.</p> <p>Subtitle I--Orphan Product Extensions Now; Incentives for Certain Products for Limited Populations</p> <p>(Sec. 2151) The FFDCA is amended to extend by six months the marketing exclusivity period of a drug approved for a new indication that is a rare disease or condition.</p> <p>(Sec. 2152) The priority review voucher program for rare pediatric diseases is extended through 2018 and revised to apply only to serious diseases.</p> <p>Subtitle J--Domestic Manufacturing and Export Efficiencies</p> <p>(Sec. 2162) This bill amends the Controlled Substances Import and Export Act to allow exported controlled substances to be re-exported within the European Economic Area.</p> <p> Subtitle K--Enhancing Combination Products Review</p> <p>(Sec. 2181) The FFDCA is amended to require the FDA to describe the responsibilities of each agency center charged with reviewing drugs, medical devices, or biological products when reviewing a product that is a combination of drug, medical device, or biological product. </p> <p>Subtitle L--Priority Review for Breakthrough Devices</p> <p>(Sec. 2201) The FDA must establish a program for priority review of breakthrough medical devices.</p> <p>Subtitle M--Medical Device Regulatory Process Improvements</p> <p>(Sec. 2221) The FDA must accredit third parties to certify device manufactures&rsquo; quality systems as meeting FDA criteria. The FDA must rely on this certification when determining the safety and effectiveness of certain changes to medical devices.</p> <p>(Sec. 2222) &ldquo;Valid scientific evidence&rdquo; is defined for purposes of the FDA determining the effectiveness of a medical device without clinical investigations.</p> <p>(Sec. 2223) FDA employees who review premarket submissions of medical devices must receive training regarding the &ldquo;least burdensome appropriate means&rdquo; concept.</p> <p>(Sec. 2225) The FDA must identify types of medical devices that do not require submission of a report prior to commercial marketing. </p> <p>(Sec. 2227) The FDA may exempt from effectiveness requirements certain medical devices intended to benefit fewer than 8,000 individuals.</p> <p>Subtitle N--Sensible Oversight for Technology Which Advances Regulatory Efficiency</p> <p>(Sec. 2241) &ldquo;Health software&rdquo; is defined and, with specified exceptions, exempted from FDA regulation.</p> <p>Subtitle O--Streamlining Clinical Trials</p> <p>(Sec. 2262) Institutional Review Boards responsible for reviewing plans for clinical testing of a medical device no longer need to be local.</p> <p>(Sec. 2263) Clinical testing of medical devices or drugs no longer requires the informed consent of the subjects if the testing poses no more than minimal risk and includes safeguards.</p> <p>Subtitle P--Improving Scientific Expertise and Outreach at FDA</p> <p>(Sec. 2281) The PHSA is amended to remove the limit on the number of members of the Silvio O. Conte Senior Biomedical Research Service and make other changes to the Service.</p> <p>(Sec. 2283) The FFDCA is amended to revise Board of Directors membership, Executive Director compensation, and accounting for the Reagan-Udall Foundation for the Food and Drug Administration.</p> <p>(Sec. 2285) The FDA is granted additional hiring authority for scientific, technical, or professional positions within certain centers.</p> <p>Subtitle Q--Exempting from Sequestration Certain User Fees</p> <p>(Sec. 2301) This bill amends the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 to exempt from sequestration FDA administrative expenses funded through certain user fees.</p> <p>TITLE III--DELIVERY</p> <p>Subtitle A--Interoperability</p> <p>(Sec. 3001) The PHSA is amended to establish requirements for interoperability and certification of health information technology. Practices that discourage the exchange of electronic health information are prohibited.</p> <p>Subtitle B--Telehealth</p> <p>(Sec. 3021) The CMS and Medicare Payment Advisory Commission must provide information to Congress regarding telehealth.</p> <p>Subtitle C--Encouraging Continuing Medical Education for Physicians</p> <p>(Sec. 3041) Part A (General Provisions) of title XI of the SSAct is amended to remove the requirement that manufacturers of medical products report payments to physicians for certain educational activities.</p> <p>Subtitle D--Disposable Medical Technologies</p> <p>SSAct title XVIII (Medicare) is amended to require the CMS to pay home health agencies for certain disposable medical devices furnished to individuals receiving home health services.</p> <p>Subtitle E--Local Coverage Decision Reforms</p> <p>(Sec. 3081) Medicare administrative contractors must publish local coverage determinations.</p> <p>Subtitle F--Medicare Pharmaceutical and Technology Ombudsman</p> <p>(Sec. 3101) A pharmaceutical and technology ombudsman within the CMS must receive and respond to complaints from manufacturers of medical products regarding Medicare coverage of their products.</p> <p>Subtitle G--Medicare Site-of-Service Price Transparency</p> <p>(Sec. 3121) The CMS must publish estimated Medicare beneficiary prices for items and services provided by hospital outpatient departments or ambulatory surgical centers.</p> <p>Subtitle H--Medicare Part D Patient Safety and Drug Abuse Prevention</p> <p>(Sec. 3141) Medicare prescription drug plan sponsors may limit the access of certain beneficiaries to frequently abused drugs.</p> <p>TITLE IV--MEDICAID, MEDICARE, AND OTHER REFORMS</p> <p>Subtitle A--Medicaid and Medicare Reforms</p> <p>(Sec. 4001) SSAct title XIX (Medicaid) is amended to limit aggregate payments to states for durable medical equipment to the amount that would be paid under Medicare, effective January 1, 2020.</p> <p>(Sec. 4002) SSAct title XVIII (Medicare) is amended to reduce Medicare payments for x-ray imaging that uses film or an imaging plate (instead of a digital sensor). A multiple procedure payment reduction policy cannot be applied to a physician&rsquo;s imaging services until the CMS publishes an analysis of any efficiencies that may exist when more than one study is performed on the same patient on the same day.</p> <p>Subtitle B--Cures Innovation Fund</p> <p>(Sec. 4041) The Cures Innovation Fund is established and funding is appropriated to carry out specified provisions of this Act.</p> <p>Subtitle C--Other Reforms</p> <p>(Sec. 4061) The Department of Energy must sell crude oil from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve.</p> <p>Subtitle D--Miscellaneous</p> (Sec. 4081) The PHSA is amended to require HHS to: (1) conduct or support research on Lyme disease and other tick-borne diseases, (2) establish the Interagency Lyme and Tick-Borne Disease Working Group, and (3) submit a strategic plan for tick-borne disease research.]]></text>
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        <text><![CDATA[ <p><b>21st Century Cures Act</b></p> <p>(Sec. 2) The NIH and Cures Innovation Fund is established and funds are appropriated: (1) for biomedical research, including high-risk, high-reward research and research conducted by early stage investigators; (2) to develop and implement a strategic plan for biomedical research; and (3) to carry out specified provisions of this Act.</p> <p>TITLE I--DISCOVERY</p> <p>Subtitle A--National Institutes of Health Funding</p> <p>(Sec. 1001) This bill amends the Public Health Service Act to reauthorize the National Institutes of Health (NIH) through FY2018.</p> <p>(Sec. 1002) The NIH must establish an Innovation Prizes Program to fund areas of biomedical science that could realize significant advancements or improve health outcomes.</p> <p>Subtitle B--National Institutes of Health Planning and Administration</p> <p>(Sec. 1022) Directors of national research institutes and national centers have five-year terms in office.</p> <p>(Sec. 1023) The NIH must reduce the administrative burdens of researchers funded by the NIH.</p> <p>(Sec. 1027) The support the National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences may provide to clinical trials is extended through a later clinical trial phase. </p> <p>(Sec. 1028) Each national research institute must conduct or support high-risk, high-reward research.</p> <p>Subtitle C--Supporting Young Emerging Scientists</p> <p>(Sec. 1041) A loan repayment program is established for health professionals engaging in research. The maximum awards of other loan repayment programs are increased.</p> <p>Subtitle D--Capstone Grant Program</p> <p>(Sec. 1061) Capstone Awards are established to support outstanding scientists in concluding research programs. Recipients cannot be principal investigators on subsequent NIH awards.</p> <p>Subtitle E--Promoting Pediatric Research through the National Institutes of Health</p> <p>(Sec. 1081) The Pediatric Research Initiative is revised to require establishment of a National Pediatric Research Network comprised of pediatric research consortia. </p> <p>(Sec. 1083) The NIH must convene a workshop on appropriate age groupings and age exclusions in human research and must publish the number of children included in NIH research.</p> <p>Subtitle F--Advancement of the National Institutes of Health Research and Data Access</p> <p>(Sec. 1101) The NIH must standardize data in the clinical trial registry data bank.</p> <p>Subtitle G--Facilitating Collaborative Research</p> <p>(Sec. 1121) The NIH and the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) must implement a system that allows further research on clinical trial data.</p> <p>(Sec. 1122) The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) must expand surveillance of neurological diseases.</p> <p>(Sec. 1124) The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) must revise health information privacy rules to allow: (1) use of protected information for research purposes to be treated as use for health care operations, (2) remote access to information by researchers, and (3) individuals to authorize future use of their information for research.</p> <p>Subtitle H--Council for 21st Century Cures</p> <p>(Sec. 1141) The Council for 21st Century Cures, a nonprofit corporation, is established to accelerate the discovery, development, and delivery of innovative cures, treatments, and preventive measures.</p> <p>TITLE II--DEVELOPMENT</p> <p>Subtitle A--Patient-Focused Drug Development</p> <p>(Sec. 2001) This bill amends the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to require the FDA to establish processes under which patient experience data may be considered in the risk-benefit assessment of a new drug. </p> <p>Subtitle B--Qualification and Use of Drug Development Tools</p> <p>(Sec. 2021) The FDA must establish a process to qualify drug development tools (methods, materials, or measures that aid drug development and regulatory review) as reliable for use in supporting approval or investigational use of a drug.</p> <p>(Sec. 2022) The sponsor of a drug for a serious condition may request that the FDA agree to an accelerated approval development plan. The plan must include the design of the drug study.</p> <p>Subtitle C--FDA Advancement of Precision Medicine</p> <p>(Sec. 2041) The FDA must define &ldquo;precision&rdquo; drugs and the evidence needed to support their use in a subset of patients. To expedite clinical development of precision drugs for the treatment of serious or rare conditions, the FDA may rely upon data previously submitted for a different approved drug or indication. </p> <p>Subtitle D--Modern Trial Design and Evidence Development</p> <p>(Sec. 2061) The FDA must issue guidance that addresses using alternative statistical methods in clinical trials and in the development and review of drugs.</p> <p>(Sec. 2062) To support approval of a drug for a new indication, the FDA must evaluate the use of evidence from clinical experience (in place of evidence from clinical trials) and establish a streamlined data review program. </p> <p>Subtitle E--Expediting Patient Access</p> <p>(Sec. 2082) Manufacturers and distributors of investigational drugs for serious conditions must publish their policies on expanded access (also known as &ldquo;compassionate use&rdquo;). </p> <p>Subtitle F--Facilitating Responsible Manufacturer Communications</p> <p>(Sec. 2101) The definition of, and requirements for, health care economic information that is provided to entities selecting drugs for coverage or reimbursement are revised.</p> <p>Subtitle G--Antibiotic Drug Development</p> <p>(Sec. 2121) At the request of the sponsor of an antibacterial or antifungal drug for treatment of a serious infection, the FDA may agree on a process for developing data to support approval of the drug for use in a limited population of patients.</p> <p>HHS must monitor the use of antibacterial and antifungal drugs and resistance to these drugs. </p> <p>(Sec. 2122) The FDA must identify and publish susceptibility test interpretive criteria for antimicrobial drugs. (These criteria characterize the drug resistance of microbes.) The FDA may allow marketing of devices that use these criteria without premarket approval. </p> <p>(Sec. 2123) This bill amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act (SSAct) to require the Centers for Medicare &amp; Medicaid Services (CMS) to provide an additional payment to certain hospitals for providing certain new antimicrobial drugs (DISARM drugs) to inpatients. Total additional payments cannot exceed 0.02% of total payments to hospitals.</p> <p>Subtitle H--Vaccine Access, Certainty, and Innovation</p> <p>(Sec. 2141) The Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices must expedite review of certain vaccines. The CDC must provide a vaccine developer, upon request, with information on public health needs and priorities and certain epidemiological analyses or data.</p> <p>Subtitle I--Orphan Product Extensions Now; Incentives for Certain Products for Limited Populations</p> <p>(Sec. 2151) The marketing exclusivity period of a drug approved for a new indication that is a rare disease or condition is extended by six months.</p> <p>(Sec. 2152) The priority review voucher program for rare pediatric diseases is extended through 2018 and revised to apply only to serious diseases.</p> <p>Subtitle J--Domestic Manufacturing and Export Efficiencies</p> <p>(2162) This bill amends the Controlled Substances Import and Export Act to allow unimpeded re-exportation of certain exported controlled substances within the European Economic Area.</p> <p> Subtitle K--Enhancing Combination Products Review</p> <p>(Sec. 2181) The FDA must describe the responsibilities of each agency center charged with reviewing drugs, medical devices, or biological products when reviewing a product that is a combination of drug, medical device, or biological product. </p> <p>Subtitle L--Priority Review for Breakthrough Devices</p> <p>(Sec. 2201) The FDA must establish a program for priority review of breakthrough medical devices.</p> <p>Subtitle M--Medical Device Regulatory Process Improvements</p> <p>(Sec. 2221) The FDA must accredit third parties to certify device manufactures&rsquo; quality systems as meeting FDA criteria. The FDA must rely on this certification when determining the safety and effectiveness of certain changes to medical devices.</p> <p>(Sec. 2222) &ldquo;Valid scientific evidence&rdquo; is defined for purposes of the FDA determining the effectiveness of a medical device without clinical investigations.</p> <p>(Sec. 2223) FDA employees that review premarket submissions of medical devices must receive training regarding the &ldquo;least burdensome appropriate means&rdquo; concept.</p> <p>(Sec. 2225) The FDA must identify types of medical devices that do not require submission of a report prior to commercial marketing. </p> <p>(Sec. 2227) The FDA may exempt from effectiveness requirements certain medical devices intended to benefit fewer than 8,000 individuals.</p> <p>Subtitle N--Sensible Oversight for Technology Which Advances Regulatory Efficiency</p> <p>(Sec. 2241) &ldquo;Health software&rdquo; is defined and, with specified exceptions, exempted from FDA regulation.</p> <p>Subtitle O--Streamlining Clinical Trials</p> <p>(Sec. 2262) Institutional Review Boards responsible for reviewing plans for clinical testing of a medical device no longer need to be local.</p> <p>(Sec. 2263) Clinical testing of medical devices or drugs no longer requires the informed consent of the subjects if the testing poses no more than minimal risk and includes safeguards.</p> <p>Subtitle P--Improving Scientific Expertise and Outreach at FDA</p> <p>(Sec. 2281) The Silvio O. Conte Senior Biomedical Research Service is revised to remove the limit on the number of members and make other changes.</p> <p>(Sec. 2283) Changes are made to the Reagan-Udall Foundation for the Food and Drug Administration to revise Board of Directors membership, Executive Director compensation, and accounting.</p> <p>(Sec. 2285) The FDA is granted additional hiring authority for scientific, technical, or professional positions within certain centers.</p> <p>Subtitle Q--Exempting from Sequestration Certain User Fees</p> <p>(Sec. 2301) This bill amends the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 to exempt from sequestration FDA administrative expenses funded through certain user fees.</p> <p>Subtitle R--Other Provisions</p> <p>(Sec. 2321) This bill expresses the sense of Congress that recording unique medical device identifiers in electronic health records could enhance medical surveillance. </p> <p>TITLE III--DELIVERY</p> <p>Subtitle A--Interoperability</p> <p>(Sec. 3001) Requirements are established for interoperability and certification of health information technology. Practices that discourage the exchange of electronic health information are prohibited.</p> <p>Subtitle B--Telehealth</p> <p>(Sec. 3021) The CMS and Medicare Payment Advisory Commission must provide information to Congress regarding telehealth.</p> <p>Subtitle C--Encouraging Continuing Medical Education for Physicians</p> <p>(Sec. 3041) Part A (General Provisions) of title XI of the SSAct is amended to remove the requirement that manufacturers of medical products report payments to physicians for certain educational activities.</p> <p>Subtitle D--Disposable Medical Technologies</p> <p>The CMS must pay home health agencies for certain disposable medical devices furnished to individuals receiving home health services under Medicare.</p> <p>Subtitle E--Local Coverage Decision Reforms</p> <p>(Sec. 3081) Medicare administrative contractors must publish local coverage determinations.</p> <p>Subtitle F--Medicare Pharmaceutical and Technology Ombudsman</p> <p>(Sec. 3101) A pharmaceutical and technology ombudsman within the CMS must receive and respond to complaints from manufacturers of medical products regarding Medicare coverage of their products.</p> <p>Subtitle G--Medicare Site-of-Service Price Transparency</p> <p>(Sec. 3121) The CMS must publish estimated Medicare beneficiary prices for items and services provided by hospital outpatient departments or ambulatory surgical centers.</p> <p>Subtitle H--Medicare Part D Patient Safety and Drug Abuse Prevention</p> <p>(Sec. 3141) Medicare prescription drug plan sponsors may limit the access of certain beneficiaries to frequently abused drugs.</p> <p>TITLE IV--MEDICAID, MEDICARE, AND OTHER REFORMS</p> <p>Subtitle A--Medicaid and Medicare Reforms</p> <p>(Sec. 4001) Aggregate Medicaid payments to states for durable medical equipment are limited to the amount that would be paid under Medicare, effective January 1, 2020.</p> <p>(Sec. 4002) Generic drugs authorized by the brand name drug manufacturer are excluded from the calculation of average manufacturer price when determining rebates under Medicaid.</p> <p>(Sec. 4003) Medicare payments are reduced for x-ray imaging that uses film or an imaging plate (instead of a digital sensor). After 2016, a multiple procedure payment reduction policy cannot be applied to a physician&rsquo;s imaging services until the CMS publishes an analysis of any efficiencies that may exist when more than one study is performed on the same patient on the same day.</p> <p>(Sec. 4004) Medicare payments for infusion drugs and biologicals furnished through durable medical equipment are revised.</p> <p>(Sec. 4005) CMS must expand and extend through August 31, 2018, the Prior Authorization of Power Mobility Devices Demonstration.</p> (Sec. 4006) For HHS grants, contracts, or other agreements, monetary penalties are established for fraudulent claims, fraudulent statements, and failure to provide timely access to the Inspector General of HHS. <p>Subtitle B--Other Reforms</p> <p>(Sec. 4041) The Department of Energy must sell crude oil from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve.</p> <p>Subtitle C--Miscellaneous</p> (Sec. 4061) HHS must: (1) conduct or support research on Lyme disease and other tick-borne diseases, (2) establish the Interagency Lyme and Tick-Borne Disease Working Group, and (3) submit a strategic plan for tick-borne disease research.]]></text>
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        <description>An amendment numbered 4 printed in House Report 114-193 to ensure underrepresented individuals, such as women and minorities, are included in the Supporting Young Emerging Scientists Report.</description>
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