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US HR6980

US HR6980
To direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services to conduct a pilot program under which the Secretary increases the conduct of unannounced inspections of foreign human drug establishments and evaluates the differences between inspections of domestic and foreign human drug establishments, including the impact of announcing inspections to persons who own or operate foreign human drug establishments in advance of an inspection.


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Introduced
03/08/2022
In Committee
03/09/2022
Crossed Over
Passed
Dead
01/03/2023

Introduced Session

117th Congress

Bill Summary

A BILL To direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services to conduct a pilot program under which the Secretary in- creases the conduct of unannounced inspections of for- eign human drug establishments and evaluates the dif- ferences between inspections of domestic and foreign human drug establishments, including the impact of an- nouncing inspections to persons who own or operate for- eign human drug establishments in advance of an inspec- tion.

AI Summary

This bill directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services to conduct a pilot program that increases the number of unannounced inspections of foreign human drug establishments. The purpose is to evaluate the differences between inspections of domestic and foreign drug establishments, including the impact of announcing inspections to foreign establishments in advance. The pilot program will assess factors like the types of violations identified, costs and benefits, barriers to unannounced inspections, and approaches for mitigating negative effects of announced inspections. The Secretary is required to report on the findings and recommendations from the pilot program, including how to achieve parity between domestic and foreign inspections.

Committee Categories

Business and Industry, Health and Social Services

Sponsors (2)

Last Action

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. (on 03/09/2022)

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