UNIQUE DEVICE IDENTIFIER.

SEC. 614. UNIQUE DEVICE IDENTIFIER. Section 519(f) (21 U.S.C. 360i(f)) is amended— (1) by striking “The Secretary shall promulgate” and inserting “Not later than December 31, 2012, the Secretary shall issue proposed”; and (2) by adding at the end the following: “The Secretary shall finalize the proposed regulations not later than 6 months after the close of the comment period and shall implement the final regulations with respect to devices that are implantable, life-saving, and life sustaining not later than 2 years after the regulations are finalized, taking into account patient access to medical devices and therapies.”.