The period that decides who owes a facility fee is set for each year
Making continuing appropriations and extensions for fiscal year 2026, and for other purposes, section 6504, Sec. 6504.
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The period that decides who owes a facility fee is set for each year
The document says “means”Who acts: Secretary of Health and Human ServicesHow: statuteSec. 6504 in the PDF
What the document says
“(ii) Applicable period.--For purposes of clause (i), the applicable period is--”
The section amends section 744M(a)(1) of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C. 379j-72(a)(1)). For fiscal year 2026 the period is the twelve months ending December 31, 2025. For fiscal year 2027 the period is the nine months ending September 30, 2026, and from fiscal year 2028 it is the twelve months ending on September 30 of the preceding year. A person who ceased all activities related to these drugs before a matching cutoff date does not owe the fee.
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“(ii) Applicable period.--For purposes of clause (i), the applicable period is--”
That sentence, in plain words
The law now says which stretch of time to look at for each year.
What this is about
The fee is owed by anyone who ran a plant during a set stretch of time. This says which stretch to use for each year.
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Continuing Appropriations, Agriculture, Legislative Branch, Military Construction and Veterans Affairs, and Extensions Act, 2026, Public Law 119-37, sec. 6504, 139 Stat. 638 (2025). https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/PLAW-119publ37/html/PLAW-119publ37.htm
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“The period that decides who owes a facility fee is set for each year,” Continuing Appropriations, Agriculture, Legislative Branch, Military Construction and Veterans Affairs, and Extensions Act, 2026, section 6504, Sec. 6504. Read the Mandate, https://readthemandate.org/continuing-appropriations-agriculture-legislative/proposal/sec6504-applicable-period-for-facility-fees/ (retrieved October 10, 2026).
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