Drugs and Informed Consent Armed Forces Protection Act of 1998
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What it doesSummary introduced in house (Jun 11, 1998)
Drugs and Informed Consent Armed Forces Protection Act of 1998 - Amends the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to provide that if the Secretary of Defense submits to the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) a request to waive the requirement of prior informed consent with respect to the administration of a drug to members of the armed forces for investigational use, then any determination by the Secretary of Defense that obtaining such consent is not feasible or is contrary to the best interests of the members involved shall not be effective unless the President provides to the HHS Secretary a written statement concurring in that determination.
What just happenedSep 15, 1998
Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.
Who’s behind it
- Introduced in HouseJun 11, 1998
- Sep 15, 1998CommitteeH11000
Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.
Military Personnel Subcommittee - Sep 15, 1998CommitteeH12000
Executive Comment Requested from DOD.
Armed Services Committee - Jun 29, 1998CommitteeH11000
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health and Environment.
Health and Environment Subcommittee - Jun 11, 1998IntroReferralH11100
Referred to House National Security
Armed Services Committee - Jun 11, 1998IntroReferralH11100-A
Referred to the Committee on Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on National Security, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
- Jun 11, 1998IntroReferralH11100
Referred to House Commerce
Energy and Commerce Committee - Jun 11, 1998IntroReferralIntro-H
Introduced in House
- Jun 11, 1998IntroReferral1000
Introduced in House