,,ii  #aaf? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,s4 #ffj  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!       
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,m>* #e1 #bjai ,mr4    
,braun introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0   
read twice & ref]r$ to ! ,committee on  
,heal?1 ,education1 ,labor1 & ,p5sions  
,a ,,bill  ,to address abuse ( ! ,food &
 ,drug ,adm9i/ration's citiz5 petition  
process by br& drug manufactur]s4  #a4  
,%ort title  ,?is ,act may be cit$ z !  
,effici5cy & ,transp>5cy 9 ,petitions   
,act4  #b4 ,citiz5 petition am5dm5ts    
,section #eje7q7 ( ! ,f$]al ,food1      
,drug1 & ,cosmetic ,act 7#ba ,u4,s4,c4  
#cee7q77 is am5d$-- 7#a7 9 p>agraph     
7#a7--  7,a7 9 subp>agraph 7,a7-- 7i7 9 
clause 7i71 by /rik+ 2 & & ins]t+ 22    
7ii7 by r$esignat+ clause 7ii7 z clause 
7iii72 &  7iii7 by ins]t+ aft] clause   
7i7 ! foll[+3  7ii7 7,i7 ! petition is  
submitt$ )9 #a ye> ( ! petition] fir/   
discov]+ ! issue t is ! basis =         
submission ( su* petition2 or  7,,ii7 ! 
,secret>y grants a waiv] ( ! #a-ye>     
p]iod "u subclause 7,i72 &  2 &  7,b7 9 

subp>agraph 7,h71 by add+ at ! end !    
foll[+3 ,any subsequ5t petition or      
am5dm5t to a petition ) respect to !    
same application "u subsection 7b77#b7  
or 7j7 ( ?is section or section #cea7k7 
( ! ,public ,heal? ,s]vice ,act fil$ by 
! same p]son %all include an explanation
 ( :y su* p]son did n include !         
in=mation or allegations conta9$ 9 !    
subsequ5t petition or am5dm5t 9 !       
orig9al petition42  7#b7 9 p>agraph     
7#c7-- 7,a7 9 subp>agraph 7,c71 by /rik+
 2 & & ins]t+ 1 & ! basis = !           
det]m9ations ( su* numb] ( days22  7,b7 
9 subp>agraph 7,d71 by /rik+ ! p]iod &  
ins]t+ a semicolon2 &  7,c7 by add+ at !
 end ! foll[+3  7,e7 z applicable1 !    
tim+ ( submission ( ! petition 9        
relation to ! expiration ( any pat5ts   
li/$ "u subsection 7j77#g7 = a drug     
approv$ "u subsection 7c7 ( ?is section 
t is ref]5c$ 9 ! application "u         
subsection 7b77#b7 or 7j72 &  7,f7 ! "t 
! ,food & ,drug ,adm9i/ration exp5d$ on 
! petition4  2 &  7#c7 by add+ at ! end 

! foll[+3  7#f7 ,publication ( petitions
 ,! ,secret>y %all annually publi% a li/
 ( all petitions t 7 submitt$ dur+ !    
prec$+ #ab-mon? p]iod4  4