DEBARMENT OF ACCREDITED PERSONS.

SEC. 203. DEBARMENT OF ACCREDITED PERSONS. Section 306 of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C. 335a) is amended by adding at the end the following subsection: “(m) Devices; Mandatory Debarment Regarding Third-Party Inspections and Reviews.— “(1) In general.—If the Secretary finds that a person has been convicted of a felony under section 301(gg), the Secretary shall debar such person from being accredited under section 523(b) or 704(g)(2) and from carrying out activities under an agreement described in section 803(b). “(2) Debarment period.—The Secretary shall debar a person under paragraph (1) for the following periods: “(A) The period of debarment of a person (other than an individual) shall not be less than 1 year or more than 10 years, but if an act leading to a subsequent debarment under such paragraph occurs within 10 years after such person has been debarred under such paragraph, the period of debarment shall be permanent. “(B) The debarment of an individual shall be permanent. 116 STAT. 1611 “(3) Termination of debarment; judicial review; other matters.—Subsections (c)(3), (d), (e), (i), (j), and (l)(1) apply with respect to a person (other than an individual) or an individual who is debarred under paragraph (1) to the same extent and in the same manner as such subsections apply with respect to a person who is debarred under subsection (a)(1), or an individual who is debarred under subsection (a)(2), respectively.”.