H.R. 3497: MODDERN Cures Act of 2011
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H.R. 3497: MODDERN Cures Act of 2011
112th Congress · introduced 2011-11-18 · Health · Latest: Referred to the Subcommittee on Intellectual Property, Competition and the Internet.
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- Where it came from: introduced 2011-11-18 · official record
- Who proposed it: Rep. Lance, Leonard [R-NJ-7] · what a sponsor is
- What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
- Where it stands now: Referred to the Subcommittee on Intellectual Property, Competition and the Internet. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
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Official title
MODDERN Cures Act of 2011
Plain summary
Modernizing Our Drug & Diagnostics Evaluation and Regulatory Network Cures Act of 2011 or the MODDERN Cures Act of 2011 - Requires the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) to: (1) establish the Advanced Diagnostics Education Council to recommend standard terms and definitions related to innovative diagnostics for use by patients, physicians, health care providers, payers, and policy makers.; and (2) publish a guide regarding such terms and definitions. Sets forth additional factors for the Secretary to consider in determining the payment amount for new clinical diagnostic laboratory tests under gap filling procedures which are used when no comparable existing test is available. Extends the exclusivity period for a drug or biological product if the diagnostic test related to such drug has been determined by the Secretary to have been developed by, or with the participation of, the manufacturer or sponsor of the drug or biological product, and use of the diagnostic tests provides for or improves: (1) the identification of a patient population for the drug or biological product; or (2) the determination of the most appropriate treatment option for a patient population with the drug or biological product. Establishes a dormant therapy designation for drugs or biological products that address unmet medical needs. Gives such a drug or biological product 15 years of data exclusivity under which no drug can be approved by relying on the approval or licensure of the dormant therapy.
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MODDERN Cures Act of 2011
Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)
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Officials and money
Sponsor: Rep. Lance, Leonard [R-NJ-7] · 48 cosponsors
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Brett Guthrie (R-KY), Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC), Richard E. Neal (D-MA), Ben Ray Luján (D-NM), Pete Sessions (R-TX), André Carson (D-IN), Betty McCollum (D-MN), Mike Thompson (D-CA)
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Sources
- Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)
- Congress.gov
- Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-112hr3497.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/112/hr>
Record fed-us-cong112-hr3497 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong112 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong112