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Sec. 5 · H.R. 3686

Reporting and transparency

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(a) To Congress The Secretary of Health and Human Services (in this section referred to as the Secretary) shall, beginning not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, annually submit to the Committee on Energy and Commerce of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions of the Senate a report describing— (1) the status of implementation of evidence and testing standards for sunscreen active ingredients, including— (A) any adjustments to evidence or testing standards made under section 505G(r) of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C. 355h) (as added by section 3); and (B) the number and types of sunscreen active ingredient applications reviewed using the standards under such section 505G(r); and (2) the progress of the Food and Drug Administration in allowing nonclinical testing alternatives to animal testing for the consideration of sunscreen active ingredients. (b) Publication Not later than 7 days after the date on which the Secretary submits a report under subsection (a), the Secretary shall publish such report on the website of the Food and Drug Administration.

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