FSMA Fee Technical Corrections Act
Summary
What This Bill Does
Revises FDA food-related user-fee methodology, definitions, and small-business adjustments for reinspections, recalls, and importer oversight under the Food Safety Modernization Act.
Who Benefits and How
Small food facilities and importers could receive clearer fee-reduction pathways and more explicit eligibility rules, while FDA gains a clarified fee structure.
Who Bears the Burden and How
Food facilities and importers remain subject to updated FDA user fees, and FDA must publish guidance and administer the revised fee and definition framework.
Key Provisions
- Sets revised fee methodology and baseline fee amounts for specified FDA food-safety activities.
- Creates a one-third fee adjustment for qualifying small businesses and requires guidance on requesting reductions.
- Updates definitions and use-of-fee rules for reinspections, importers, and the voluntary qualified importer program.
Evidence Chain:
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At a Glance
What This Bill Does
Revises FDA food-related user-fee methodology, definitions, and small-business adjustments for reinspections, recalls, and importer oversight under the Food Safety Modernization Act.
Key Policy Areas
Healthcare, Agriculture, Government Operations
Primary Purpose
Revises FDA food-related user-fee methodology, definitions, and small-business adjustments for reinspections, recalls, and importer oversight under the Food Safety Modernization Act.
Policy Domains
Main Provisions
Identified Gains
Contextual inference, no direct clause citation- Small food facilities and importers eligible for reduced fees
Contextual inference, no direct clause citation
Identified Costs
Contextual inference, no direct clause citation- Food facilities and importers subject to revised FDA fees
- FDA administrators responsible for guidance and implementation
Contextual inference, no direct clause citation
Sponsors
Legislative Progress
In CommitteeMr. Durbin (for himself, Mr. Blumenthal, and Mr. Markey) introduced …
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, …
Introduced in Senate
Stakeholder Effects
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Food facilities and importers subject to revised FDA user fees
FDA administrators implementing the revised fee framework and guidance
Bill Structure & Actor Mappings
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