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kind: "diff"
citation: "H.R. 1520"
bill: "116-hr-1520"
heading: "Further Extension of Continuing Appropriations Act, 2021"
from: "ih"
from_label: "Introduced in House"
to: "rh"
to_label: "Reported in House"
sections_amended: 2
sections_added: 0
sections_removed: 0
url: "https://uscodex.org/bills/116/hr/1520/changes/rh"
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# H.R. 1520 — what changed

H.R. 1520, Further Extension of Continuing Appropriations Act, 2021 — 2 sections amended between Introduced in House and Reported in House.

Edits are marked `<del>struck</del>` and `<ins>inserted</ins>`.

## Sec. 2 Public Listing

- Section 351(k) of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 262(k)) is amended by adding at the end the following:
- “(9) Public listing
- “(A) In general
- “(i) Initial publication—Not later than <del>60 </del><ins>180 </ins>days after the date of enactment of the Purple Book Continuity Act of 2019, the Secretary shall publish and make available to the public <del>electronically—</del><ins>in a searchable, electronic format—</ins>
- “(I) a list in alphabetical order of the <del>official and proprietary </del><ins>nonproprietary or proper </ins>name of each biological product for which a biologics license under subsection (a) or this subsection is in <del>effect </del><ins>effect, or that has been deemed to be licensed under this section pursuant to section 7002(e)(4) of the Biologics Price Competition and Innovation Act of 2009, </ins>as of such date of enactment;
- “(II) the date of <del>licensing if </del><ins>approval of </ins>the <del>biological product is licensed after 1981 </del><ins>marketing application </ins>and the <del>number of the </del>application <del>which was approved; </del><ins>number; </ins>and
- “(III) <del>whether in vitro or in vivo bioequivalence studies, </del><ins>the marketing </ins>or <del>both such studies, are required </del><ins>licensure status of the biological product </ins>for <del>applications filed </del><ins>which a biologics license </ins>under <ins>subsection (a) or </ins>this subsection <del>which will refer </del><ins>is in effect or that has been deemed </ins>to <ins>be licensed under this section pursuant to section 7002(e)(4) of </ins>the <del>biological product published.</del><ins>Biologics Price Competition and Innovation Act of 2009.</ins>
- “(ii) Revisions—Every 30 days after the publication of the first list under clause (i), the Secretary shall revise the list to include each biological product which has been licensed under subsection (a) or this subsection during the 30-day period.
- “(iii) Patent <del>information—When patent information </del><ins>information—Not later than 30 days after a list of patents under subsection (l)(3)(A), or a supplement to such list under subsection (l)(7), </ins>has been provided by the reference product sponsor to the subsection (k) applicant respecting a biological product included on the list published under this subparagraph, the <ins>reference product sponsor shall provide such list of patents (or supplement thereto) and their corresponding expiry dates to the Secretary, and the </ins>Secretary shall, in revisions made under clause (ii), include such information for such biological <del>product.</del><ins>product. Within 30 days of providing any subsequent or supplemental list of patents to any subsequent subsection (k) applicant under subsection (l)(3)(A) or (l)(7), the reference product sponsor shall update the information provided to the Secretary under this clause with any additional patents from such subsequent or supplemental list and their corresponding expiry dates.</ins>
- <del>“(B) Date </del><ins>“(iv) Listing </ins>of <del>publication—A </del><ins>exclusivities—For each </ins>biological product <del>for which a license is in effect under subsection (a) or this subsection shall, for purposes of this subsection, be considered to have been </del><ins>included on the list </ins>published under <del>subparagraph (A) on </del><ins>this subparagraph, </ins>the <del>later of—</del><ins>Secretary shall specify each exclusivity period that is applicable and has not concluded under paragraph (6) or paragraph (7).</ins>
- <del>“(i) </del><ins>“(B) Withdrawal or suspension of licensure—If </ins>the <del>date </del><ins>licensing </ins>of <ins>a biological product was withdrawn or suspended for safety, purity, or potency reasons, it may not be published in the list under subparagraph (A). If the withdrawal or suspension occurred after </ins>its <del>licensing; or</del><ins>publication in such list, the reference product sponsor shall notify the Secretary that—</ins>
- <del>“(ii) the date of its publication in </del><ins>“(i) </ins>the <del>list that—</del><ins>biological product shall be immediately removed from such list—</ins>
- <del>“(I) was published under this section before the initial publication of the list under subparagraph (A); and</del>
- <del>“(II) was equivalent to the list published under section 505(j)(7) of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act and comprised of patents associated with applications filed under subsection (a) of this section or under this subsection.</del>
- <del>“(C) Withdrawal or suspension of licensure—If the licensing of a biological product was withdrawn or suspended for safety, purity, or potency reasons, it may not be published in the list under subparagraph (A). If the withdrawal or suspension occurred after its publication in such list—</del>
- <del>“(i) it shall be immediately removed from such list—</del>
- “(I) for the same period as the withdrawal or suspension; or
- <ins>“(II) if the biological product has been withdrawn from sale, for the period of withdrawal from sale or, if earlier, the period ending on the date the Secretary determines that the withdrawal from sale is not for safety, purity, or potency reasons; and</ins>
- <del>“(II) if the listed drug has been withdrawn from sale, for the period of withdrawal from sale or, if earlier, the period ending on the date the Secretary determines that the withdrawal from sale is not for safety, purity, or potency reasons; and</del>
- “(ii) a notice of the removal shall be published in the Federal Register.”

## Sec. 3 Review and report on types of Information To be listed

- Not later than 3 years after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Health and Human Services shall—
- (1) <del>complete a review of, and formulate recommendations on, </del><ins>solicit public comment regarding </ins>the <del>types </del><ins>type </ins>of <del>biological product patents </del><ins>information, if any, </ins>that should be <del>included in </del><ins>added to </ins>or removed from the list required by paragraph (9) of section 351(k) of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 262(k)), as added by section 2; and
- (2) <del>report </del><ins>transmit to Congress an evaluation of </ins>such <ins>comments, including any </ins>recommendations <ins>about the types of information that should be added </ins>to <ins>or removed from </ins>the <del>Congress.</del><ins>list.</ins>
