,,ii  #aadth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #ahgh  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,july #bh1     
#bjae ,mr4 ,casey 7for himself and ,mr4 
,isakson7 introduced the following bill2
 which was read twice and referred to   
the ,committee on ,health1 ,education1  
,labor1 and ,pensions  ,a ,,bill  ,to   
extend the pediatric priority review    
voucher program4  #a4 ,short title      
,this ,act may be cited as the          
,advancing ,hope ,act of #bjae4  #b4    
,reauthorization of program for priority
 review ,to encourage treatments for    
rare pediatric diseases ,section #ebi of
 the ,federal ,food1 ,drug1 and         
,cosmetic ,act 7#ba ,u4,s4,c4 #cfj;ff7  
is amended-- 7#a7 in subsection 7a7--   
7,a7 by amending paragraph 7#c7 to read 
as follows3  7#c7 ,rare pediatric       
disease ,the term rare pediatric disease
 means any of the following3  7,a7 ,a   
disease that meets each of the following
 criteria3 7i7 ,the disease primarily   
affects individuals aged from birth to  

#ah years1 including age groups often   
called neonates1 infants1 children1 and 
adolescents4  7ii7 ,the disease is a    
rare disease or condition1 within the   
meaning of section #ebf4  7,b7 ,any form
 of sickle cell disease4  7,c7 ,any     
pediatric cancers4  2 and  7,b7 in      
paragraph 7#d7--  7i7 in subparagraph   
7,e71 by striking and at the end2  7ii7 
in subparagraph 7,f71 by striking the   
period at the end and inserting 2 and2  
and  7iii7 by adding at the end the     
following3  7,g7 is for a drug or       
biological product for which a priority 
review voucher has not been issued under
 section #ebd 7relating to tropical     
disease products74  2  7#b7 in          
subsection 7b71 by striking paragraph   
7#e72 and  7#c7 in subsection 7d77#b71  
in the second sentence1 by striking the 
period and inserting 1 but the sponsor  
of a drug that intends to request a     
priority review voucher under this      
section shall notify the ,secretary of  
such intent upon submission of an       

application under section #eje or       
section #cea of the ,public ,health     
,service ,act that is the basis of such 
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