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116th CONGRESS
2d Session
H. R. 6019
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
February 28, 2020Mr. Jeffries (for himself, Mr. King of New York, Mr. Cárdenas, and Ms. Herrera Beutler) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce
A BILL
To expand the tropical disease product priority review voucher program to encourage treatments for coronavirus.
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Short title
This Act may be cited as the Cure the Coronavirus Act.
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Expanding tropical disease product priority review voucher program to encourage treatments for coronavirus
Section 524(a)(3) of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C. 360n(a)(3)) is amended—
(1) by redesignating subparagraph (S) as subparagraph (T); and
(2) by inserting after subparagraph (R) the following:
(S) The 2019 novel coronavirus (COVID–19).
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