Bill113th Congress

S. 627

Medical Innovation Prize Fund Act

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Introduced
Mar 20, 2013
Origin Chamber
Senate
Policy Area
Health
Latest Action
Mar 20, 2013

Sponsor

Sen. Sanders, Bernard [I-VT]

Independent·VT
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First Name: Bernard
Last Name: Sanders
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Bill Details

Update Date
Nov 15, 2022
Origin Chamber
Senate
Bill Type
S
Bill Number
627
Congress
113
Introduced Date
Mar 20, 2013
Policy Area
Health
Is Law
No
Mar 20, 2013IntroReferral

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

Source: Senate

Mar 20, 2013IntroReferral10000

Introduced in Senate

Source: Library of Congress

Introduced in Senate· Mar 20, 20130

Medical Innovation Prize Fund Act - Denies any person the exclusive right to manufacture, distribute, sell, or use in interstate commerce a drug, a biological product, or a drug or biological product manufacturing process, including the exclusive right to rely on health registration data or the 30-month stay-of-effectiveness period for Orange Book patents. Prescribes remuneration, in the form of prize payments from a Fund for Medical Innovation Prizes, in lieu of such market exclusivity.

Establishes: (1) the Fund for Medical Innovation Prizes; and (2) a Board of Trustees for such Fund, which shall award prize payments for medical innovation and establish independent expert advisory committees.

Directs the Board to award prize payments for medical innovation relating to a drug, a biological product, or a new manufacturing process for a drug or biological product to: (1) the first person to receive market clearance with respect to the drug or biological product; (2) the holder of the patent with respect to a manufacturing process; or (3) persons or communities that as an open source contribution openly shared knowledge, data, materials, and technology on a royalty-free and nondiscriminatory basis.

Requires the Board to establish and periodically modify minimum levels of funding for such awards for priority research and development, including global neglected diseases, orphan diseases, and global infectious diseases and other global public health priorities.

Allows the Board of Trustees to authorize multiple nonprofit intermediaries to reward projects for interim research and development of products or for open source dividend prizes.

Requires the Comptroller General (GAO) to conduct annual audits to determine the Board's effectiveness in bringing to market new drugs, vaccines, biological products, and manufacturing processes in a cost-effective manner and in addressing society's global medical needs.

Establishes an annual fee for health insurers to fund this Act.

Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee

Senate· Standing
Advanced technology and technological innovationsAdvisory bodiesDrug safety, medical device, and laboratory regulationHealth care costs and insuranceImmunology and vaccinationInsurance industry and regulationIntellectual propertyManufacturingMarketing and advertisingMedical researchPrescription drugsResearch administration and fundingResearch and developmentUser charges and fees

Introduced in Senate

Mar 20, 2013

Medical Innovation Prize Fund Act — Informed