,i  #aafth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #bffi  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,may #aj1 #bjai ,ms4 
,de,lauro 7for herself1 ,ms4            
,schakowsky1 and ,mr4 ,fitzpatrick7     
introduced the following bill2 which was
 referred to the ,committee on ,energy  
and ,commerce  ,a ,,bill  ,to amend the 
,federal ,food1 ,drug1 and ,cosmetic    
,act with respect to liability under    
,state and local requirements respecting
 devices4  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act  
may be cited as the ,medical ,device    
,safety ,act4  #b4 ,liability under     
,state and local requirements respecting
 devices  7a7 ,amendment ,section #eba  
of the ,federal ,food1 ,drug1 and       
,cosmetic ,act 7#ba ,u4,s4,c4 #cfjk7 is 
amended by adding at the end the        
following3  7c7 ,no effect on liability 
under ,state law ,nothing in this       
section shall be construed to modify or 
otherwise affect any action for damages 
or the liability of any person under the
 law of any ,state4  4  7b7 ,effective  

date2 applicability ,the amendment made 
by subsection 7a7 shall-- 7#a7 take     
effect as if included in the enactment  
of the ,medical ,device ,amendments of  
#aigf 7,public ,law #id-bie72 and  7#b7 
apply to any civil action pending or    
filed on or after the date of enactment 
of this ,act4