[Congressional Bills 116th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 4439 Received in Senate (RDS)]

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116th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 4439


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

           September 30 (legislative day, September 29), 2020

                                Received

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                                 AN ACT


 
    To amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to extend 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 Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Creating Hope Reauthorization Act''.

SEC. 2. EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY TO ISSUE PRIORITY REVIEW VOUCHERS TO 
              ENCOURAGE TREATMENTS FOR RARE PEDIATRIC DISEASES.

    Section 529(b)(5) of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (21 
U.S.C. 360ff(b)(5)) is amended--
            (1) by striking ``December 11, 2020'' each place it appears 
        and inserting ``September 30, 2024''; and
            (2) in subparagraph (B), by striking ``December 11, 2022'' 
        and inserting ``September 30, 2026''.

            Passed the House of Representatives September 29, 2020.

            Attest:

                                             CHERYL L. JOHNSON,

                                                                 Clerk.