S 1140 — Protecting Access to Biosimilars Act of 2019

(a) Biologics license (1) No person shall introduce or deliver for introduction into interstate commerce any biological product unless— (A) a biologics license under this subsection or subsection (k) is in effect for the biological product; and (B) each package of the biological product is plainly marked with— (i) the proper name of the biological product contained in the package; (ii) the name, address, and applicable license number of the manufacturer of the biological product; and (iii) the expiration date of the biological product. (2) (A) The Secretary shall establish, by regulation, requirements for the approval, suspension, and revocation of biologics licenses. (B) Pediatric studies.— A person that submits an application for a license under this paragraph shall submit to the Secretary as part of the application any assessments required under section 505B of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act [21 U.S.C. 355c]. (C) The Secretary shall approve a biologics license application— (i) on the basis of a demonstration that— (I) the biological product that is the subject of the application is safe, pure, and potent; and (II) the facility in which the biological product is manufactured, processed, packed, or held meets standards designed to assure that the biological product continues to be safe, pure, and potent; and (ii) if the applicant (or other appropriate person) consents to the inspection of the facility that is the subject of the application, in accordance with subsection (c). (D) Postmarket studies and clinical trials; labeling; risk evaluation and mitigation strategy.— A person that submits an application for a license under this paragraph is subject to sections 505(o), 505(p), and 505–1 of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act [21 U.S.C. 355(o), (p), 355–1]. (E) (i) The Secretary may rely upon qualified data summaries to support the approval of a supplemental application, with respect to a qualified indication for a drug, submitted under this subsection, if such supplemental application complies with the requirements of subparagraph (B) of section 505(c)(5) of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act [21 U.S.C. 355(c)(5)]. (ii) In this subparagraph, the terms “qualified indication” and “qualified data summary” have the meanings given such terms in section 505(c)(5) of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act. (3) The Secretary shall prescribe requirements under which a biological product undergoing investigation shall be exempt from the requirements of paragraph (1). (b) Falsely labeling or marking package or container; altering label or mark No person shall falsely label or mark any package or container of any biological product or alter any label or mark on the package or container of the biological product so as to falsify the label or mark. (c) Inspection of establishment for propagation and preparation Any officer, agent, or employee of the Department of Health and Human Services, authorized by the Secretary for the purpose, may during all reasonable hours enter and inspect any establishment for the propagation or manufacture and preparation of any biological product. (d) Recall of product presenting imminent hazard; violations (1) Upon a determination that a batch, lot, or other quantity of a product licensed under this section presents an imminent or substantial hazard to the public health, the Secretary shall issue an order immediately ordering the recall of such batch, lot, or other quantity of such product. An order under this paragraph shall be issued in accordance with section 554 of title 5. (2) Any violation of paragraph (1) shall subject the violator to a civil penalty of up to $100,000 per day of violation. The amount of a civil penalty under this paragraph shall, effective December 1 of each year beginning 1 year after the effective date of this paragraph, be increased by the percent change in the Consumer Price Index for the base quarter of such year over the Consumer Price Index for the bas...