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Code · STATUTE-COMPILATIONS · Accelerating Access to Critical Therapies for ALS Act · Sec. 4

Sec. 4. ALS AND OTHER RARE NEURODEGENERATIVE DISEASE ACTION PLAN

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## SEC. 4 ALS AND OTHER RARE NEURODEGENERATIVE DISEASE ACTION PLAN **[**[21 U.S.C. 360aa note](/us/usc/t21/s360aa)**]** ###
(a)In General Not later than 6 months after the date of enactment of this Act, the Commissioner of Food and Drugs shall publish on the website of the Food and Drug Administration an action plan describing actions the Food and Drug Administration intends to take during the 5-year period following publication of the plan with respect to program enhancements, policy development, regulatory science initiatives, and other appropriate initiatives to— ####
(1)foster the development of safe and effective drugs that improve or extend, or both, the lives of people living with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis and other rare neurodegenerative diseases; and ####
(2)facilitate access to investigational drugs for amyotrophic lateral sclerosis and other rare neurodegenerative diseases. ###
(b)Contents The initial action plan published under subsection
(a)shall— ####
(1)identify appropriate representation from within the Food and Drug Administration to be responsible for implementation of such action plan; ####
(2)include elements to facilitate— #####
(A)interactions and collaboration between the Food and Drug Administration, including the review centers thereof, and stakeholders including patients, sponsors, and the external biomedical research community; #####
(B)consideration of cross-cutting clinical and regulatory policy issues, including consistency of regulatory advice and decisionmaking; #####
(C)identification of key regulatory science and policy issues critical to advancing development of safe and effective drugs; and #####
(D)enhancement of collaboration and engagement of the relevant centers and offices of the Food and Drug Administration with other operating divisions within the Department of Health and Human Services, the Partnership, and the broader neurodegenerative disease community; and ####
(3)be subject to revision, as determined appropriate by the Secretary of Health and Human Services.
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