S 1112 IS
111th CONGRESS
1st Session
S. 1112
To make effective the proposed rule of the Food and Drug Administration relating to sunscreen drug products, and for other purposes.
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
May 20, 2009
Mr. DODD (for himself and Mr. REED) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions
A BILL
To make effective the proposed rule of the Food and Drug Administration relating to sunscreen drug products, and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
SEC. 2. EFFECTIVE DATE FOR RULE RELATING TO SUNSCREEN DRUG PRODUCTS FOR OVER-THE-COUNTER HUMAN USE.
Notwithstanding subchapter II of chapter 5, and chapter 7, of title 5, United States Code (commonly known as the ‘Administrative Procedure Act’) and any other provision of law, the proposed rule issued by the Commissioner of Food and Drugs entitled ‘Sunscreen Drug Products for Over-the-Counter Human Use; Proposed Amendment of Final Monograph’, 72 Fed. Reg. 49070 (August 27, 2007), shall take effect on the date that is 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, unless such Commissioner issues the final rule, which includes formulation, labeling, and testing requirements for both ultraviolet B (UVB) and ultraviolet A (UVA) radiation protection, before such effective date.
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