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# Gottlieb to Testify on Cures Act Implementation
- URL: https://www.fdaweb.com/gottlieb-to-testify-on-cures-act-implementation/
- Published: 2017-11-21T12:00:00.000Z
- Updated: 2026-09-14T23:02:51.000Z
- Author: David McFarland
- Tags: FDA Policy/General, #legacy-id-D5140183

The House Commerce Subcommittee on Health has announced an 11/30 [hearing](http://links.govdelivery.com/track?type=click&enid=ZWFzPTEmbXNpZD0mYXVpZD0mbWFpbGluZ2lkPTIwMTcxMTIxLjgxMjY5MjYxJm1lc3NhZ2VpZD1NREItUFJELUJVTC0yMDE3MTEyMS44MTI2OTI2MSZkYXRhYmFzZWlkPTEwMDEmc2VyaWFsPTE2OTkwMDg0JmVtYWlsaWQ9ZGF2aWRAZmRhd2ViLmNvbSZ1c2VyaWQ9ZGF2aWRAZmRhd2ViLmNvbSZ0YXJnZXRpZD0mZmw9JmV4dHJhPU11bHRpdmFyaWF0ZUlkPSYmJg==&&&100&&&https://energycommerce.house.gov/hearings/implementing-21st-century-cures-act-update-fda-nih/&ref=fdaweb.com) on “Implementing the 21st Century Cures Act: An Update from FDA and NIH.” The hearing intends to examine the law’s implementation as its one-year anniversary approaches. The [21st Century Cures Act](http://links.govdelivery.com/track?type=click&enid=ZWFzPTEmbXNpZD0mYXVpZD0mbWFpbGluZ2lkPTIwMTcxMTIxLjgxMjY5MjYxJm1lc3NhZ2VpZD1NREItUFJELUJVTC0yMDE3MTEyMS44MTI2OTI2MSZkYXRhYmFzZWlkPTEwMDEmc2VyaWFsPTE2OTkwMDg0JmVtYWlsaWQ9ZGF2aWRAZmRhd2ViLmNvbSZ1c2VyaWQ9ZGF2aWRAZmRhd2ViLmNvbSZ0YXJnZXRpZD0mZmw9JmV4dHJhPU11bHRpdmFyaWF0ZUlkPSYmJg==&&&101&&&https://energycommerce.house.gov/cures/&ref=fdaweb.com) is intended to accelerate the discovery, development, and delivery of new treatments and cures. It also included funding for the Precision Medicine Initiative, former vice president Biden’s “Cancer Moonshot,” the BRAIN initiative to help improve our understanding of diseases like Alzheimer’s, and regenerative medicine. The subcommittee will hear directly from FDA commissioner **Scott Gottlieb** and NIH director **Francis Collins** on how implementation is proceeding.