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[[President of the United States]] | [[President of the United States]] George W. Bush signed the '''Food and Drug Administration Amendments Act of 2007''' (FDAAA) on September 27, 2007. This law reviewed, expanded, and reaffirmed several existing pieces of [[legislation]] regulating the FDA. These changes allow the FDA to perform more comprehensive reviews of potential new drugs and devices.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.fda.gov/oc/initiatives/advance/fdaaa.html|title=Law Strengthens FDA<!-- Bot generated title -->|website=[[Food and Drug Administration]]|publisher=}}</ref> It was sponsored by Reps. [[Joe Barton]] and [[Frank Pallone]] and passed unanimously by the Senate.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.congress.gov/bill/110th-congress/house-bill/3580/cosponsors|title=Cosponsors - H.R.3580 - 110th Congress (2007-2008): Food and Drug Administration Amendments Act of 2007|first=Dingell|last=John|date=27 September 2007|website=www.congress.gov}}</ref> | ||
The FDAAA extended the authority to levy fees to companies applying for approval of drugs, expanded clinical trial guidelines for pediatric drugs, and created the [[priority review voucher]] program, amongst other items. | The FDAAA extended the authority to levy fees to companies applying for approval of drugs, expanded clinical trial guidelines for pediatric drugs, and created the [[priority review voucher]] program, amongst other items. |
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