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Continuing Appropriations, Agriculture, Legislative Branch, Military Construction and Veterans Affairs, and Extensions Act, 2026Section 6507 › Proposal

A plan to engage stakeholders is due within one year

Making continuing appropriations and extensions for fiscal year 2026, and for other purposes, section 6507, Sec. 6507. Written by .

A plan to engage stakeholders is due within one year

The document says “shallWho acts: Secretary of Health and Human ServicesHow: statuteSec. 6507 in the PDF
What the document says

“Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this paragraph, the Secretary shall develop and make publicly available on the website of the Food and Drug Administration a plan to engage stakeholders on steps and factors for application holders and other stakeholders to consider in identifying approved prescription drugs that may be promising candidates for applications for an Rx-to-nonprescription switch.”

Making continuing appropriations and extensions for fiscal year 2026, and for other purposes, Sec. 6507

The plan is about finding candidates rather than judging any one of them. It has to be posted on the agency's website.

What the document actually says

“Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this paragraph, the Secretary shall develop and make publicly available on the website of the Food and Drug Administration a plan to engage stakeholders on steps and factors for application holders and other stakeholders to consider in identifying approved prescription drugs that may be promising candidates for applications for an Rx-to-nonprescription switch.”

Making continuing appropriations and extensions for fiscal year 2026, and for other purposes, Sec. 6507
That sentence, in plain words

Within one year the agency must post a plan. The plan is about how to spot drugs that could move to the shelf.

What this is about

Not every prescription drug is safe to sell on the shelf. Some are. This asks the agency to work with others to find those.

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