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H.R. 3116: MODDERN Cures Act of 2013

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H.R. 3116: MODDERN Cures Act of 2013

113th Congress · introduced 2013-09-17 · Health · Latest: Referred to the Subcommittee on Courts, Intellectual Property, and the Internet.

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  1. Where it came from: introduced 2013-09-17 · official record
  2. Who proposed it: Rep. Lance, Leonard [R-NJ-7] · what a sponsor is
  3. What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
  4. Where it stands now: Referred to the Subcommittee on Courts, Intellectual Property, 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 2013

Plain summary

Modernizing Our Drug & Diagnostics Evaluation and Regulatory Network Cures Act of 2013 or MODDERN Cures Act of 2013 - 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 medicine 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 medicine, and use of the diagnostic tests provides for or improves: (1) the identification of a patient population for the medicine; or (2) the determination of the most appropriate treatment option for a patient population with the medicine. Establishes a dormant therapy designation for medicine that addresses unmet medical needs. Gives such medicine 15 years of data exclusivity under which no drug can be approved by relying on the approval or licensure of the dormant therapy. Directs the Secretary to arrange with the Institute of Medicine (or, if it declines, another appropriate entity) to study intellectual property laws and their impact on therapy and diagnostic development in order to formulate recommendations on how to facilitate the clinical evaluation and development of therapies currently available on the market for new potential indications.

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Official text

MODDERN Cures Act of 2013

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Rep. Lance, Leonard [R-NJ-7] · 95 cosponsors

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Brett Guthrie (R-KY), Michael T. McCaul (R-TX), Ben Ray Luján (D-NM), Bradley Scott Schneider (D-IL), Tim Walberg (R-MI), Todd Young (R-IN), Pete Sessions (R-TX), Gwen Moore (D-WI), Mark Takano (D-CA), André Carson (D-IN), Julia Brownley (D-CA), Betty McCollum (D-MN), Robert J. Wittman (R-VA), Jared Huffman (D-CA), Gus M. Bilirakis (R-FL), Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. (D-GA), Joyce Beatty (D-OH), Paul Tonko (D-NY), Glenn Thompson (R-PA) and 35 more.

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Sources

Record fed-us-cong113-hr3116 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong113 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong113