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116th CONGRESS
2d Session
H. R. 4439
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.
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Short title
This Act may be cited as the Creating Hope Reauthorization Act.
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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.Clerk.