,i  #aad? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #bdbc  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,may #ai1 #bjae ,mr4  
,%imkus introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0  
ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,en]gy &      
,comm]ce  ,a ,,bill  ,to am5d ! ,f$]al  
,food1 ,drug1 & ,cosmetic ,act ) respect
 to valid sci5tific evid5ce4  #a4 ,valid
 sci5tific evid5ce ,section             
#eac7;a77#c77;,b7 ( ! ,f$]al ,food1     
,drug1 & ,cosmetic ,act 7#ba ,u4,s4,c4  
#cfj;c7a77#c77;,b77 is am5d$-- 7#a7 by  
r$esignat+ clauses 7i7 & 7ii7 z         
subclauses 7,i7 & 7,,ii71 respectively2 
7#b7 by /rik+ 7,b7 ,if ! ,secret>y &    
ins]t+ 7,b77i7 ,if ! ,secret>y2 &  7#c7 
by add+ at ! end ! foll[+3  7ii7 ,valid 
sci5tific evid5ce = purposes ( clause   
7i7 may include3 7,i7 evid5ce describ$ 9
 well-docum5t$ case hi/ories1 includ+   
regi/ry data1 t are collect$ & monitor$ 
"u an acceptable protocol2  7,,ii7      
/udies publi%$ 9 pe]-review$ j\rnals2 & 
7,,iii7 data collect$ 9 c\ntries o!r ?an
 ! ,unit$ ,/ates s long z su* data      

o!rwise meets ! crit]ia specifi$ 9 ?is  
subp>agraph4  7iii7 ,9 ! case ( a /udy  
publi%$ 9 a pe]-review$ j\rnal t is (f]$
 z valid sci5tific evid5ce = purposes ( 
clause 7i71 ! ,secret>y may reque/ data 
und]ly+ ! /udy if-- 7,i7 ! ,secret>y1 9 
mak+ su* reque/1 complies ) ! requirem5t
 ( subp>agraph 7,d77ii7 to consid] !    
lea/ burd5some appropriate means (      
evaluat+ device effectiv5ess or         
subsection 7i77#a77;,d7 to consid] !    
lea/ burd5some means ( det]m9+          
sub/antial equival5ce1 z applicable2    
7,,ii7 ! ,secret>y furni%es a writt5    
rationale = s reque/+ ! und]ly+ data    
toge!r ) su* reque/2 &  7,,iii7 if !    
reque/$ und]ly+ data = su* a /udy are   
unavailable1 ! ,secret>y %all consid]   
su* /udy to be "p ( ! totality ( !      
evid5ce ) respect to ! device1 z !      
,secret>y det]m9es appropriate4  4