Act of June 25, 1938, ch. V, subch. I, sec. 586G (as amended)
REPORT.
SEC. 586G. [21 U.S.C. 360fff-7] REPORT.
(a) In General.—
(1) In general.—Not later than 18 months after the date of enactment of the Sunscreen Innovation Act, and on the dates that are 2 and 4
years thereafter, the Secretary shall issue a report to the Committee on
Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions of the Senate and the Committee on
Energy and Commerce of the House of Representatives describing actions
taken under this subchapter.
(2) Contents.—The reports under this subsection shall include—
(A) a review of the progress made in issuing GRASE determinations for pending requests, including the
number of pending requests—
(i) reviewed and the decision times for each request, measured from the date of the original request
for an eligibility determination submitted by the sponsor;
(ii) resulting in a determination that the nonprescription sunscreen active ingredient or combination of
nonprescription sunscreen active ingredients is GRASE and is not
misbranded;
(iii) resulting in a determination that the nonprescription sunscreen active ingredient or combination of
nonprescription sunscreen active ingredients is not GRASE and is
misbranded and the reasons for such determinations; and
(iv) for which a determination has not been made, and an explanation for the delay, a description of the
current status of each such request, and the length of time each such
request has been pending, measured from the date of original request for
an eligibility determination by the sponsor;
(B) a review of the progress made in issuing GRASE determinations for requests
not included in the reporting under
subparagraph (A), including the number of such requests—
(i) reviewed and the decision times for each request;
(ii) resulting in a determination that the nonprescription sunscreen active ingredient, combination of
nonprescription sunscreen active ingredients, or other ingredient is
GRASE and is not misbranded;
(iii) resulting in a determination that the nonprescription sunscreen active ingredient, combination of
nonprescription sunscreen active ingredients, or other ingredient is not
GRASE and is
misbranded and the reasons for such determinations; and
(iv) for which a determination has not been made, and an explanation for the delay, a description of the
current status of each such request, and the length of time each such
request has been pending, measured from the date of original request for
an eligibility determination by the sponsor;
(C) an annual accounting (including information from years prior to the date of enactment of the Sunscreen Innovation Act where such information is available) of the total number of requests submitted, pending, or
completed under this subchapter, including
whether such requests were the
subject of an advisory committee convened by the Secretary;
(D) a description of the staffing and resources relating to the costs associated with the review and
decisionmaking pertaining to requests under this subchapter;
(E) a review of the progress made in meeting the deadlines with respect to processing requests under
this subchapter; and
(F) to the extent the Secretary determines appropriate, recommendations for process improvements in the
handling of requests under this subchapter, including
the advisory committee
review process.
(b) Method.—The Secretary shall publish the reports under subsection (a) in the manner the Secretary
determines to be the most effective for efficiently disseminating the
report, including publication of the report on the Internet website of the
Food and Drug Administration.
- Cross-references to the US Code
- 21 U.S.C. 360fff-7