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# HELP Committee Schedules 5/10 Mark-up of User Fees Bill
- URL: https://www.fdaweb.com/help-committee-schedules-5-10-mark-up-of-user-fees-bill/
- Published: 2017-05-03T12:00:00.000Z
- Updated: 2026-09-14T22:21:26.000Z
- Author: David McFarland
- Tags: FDA Policy/General, #legacy-id-D5138608

Senate Health, Education & Pensions Committee leaders have scheduled a [5/10 mark-up](https://www.help.senate.gov/hearings/s-%5F%5F%5F-recognize-assist-include-support-and-engage-raise-family-caregivers-act-and-s934-food-and-drug-administration-reauthorization-act?ref=fdaweb.com) of S 934 “Food and Drug Administration Reauthorization Act,” a bill to reauthorize the user fee agreements for the next five years. The measure reflects the recommendations sent by FDA to Congress in January, which were based on over a year of negotiations and discussions with industry, Congress, patients, and other stakeholders. If the reauthorization package is not acted on before August, the agency will be forced to send layoff notices to more than 5,000 employees. “A delay in reauthorizing these agreements would delay the reviews of critical drugs and devices,” lawmakers said in a [statement](https://energycommerce.house.gov/news-center/press-releases?ref=fdaweb.com). Click [here](http://links.govdelivery.com/track?type=click&enid=ZWFzPTEmbXNpZD0mYXVpZD0mbWFpbGluZ2lkPTIwMTcwNDE0LjcyMzMwOTAxJm1lc3NhZ2VpZD1NREItUFJELUJVTC0yMDE3MDQxNC43MjMzMDkwMSZkYXRhYmFzZWlkPTEwMDEmc2VyaWFsPTE2ODU0NDI0JmVtYWlsaWQ9ZGF2aWRAZmRhd2ViLmNvbSZ1c2VyaWQ9ZGF2aWRAZmRhd2ViLmNvbSZ0YXJnZXRpZD0mZmw9JmV4dHJhPU11bHRpdmFyaWF0ZUlkPSYmJg==&&&100&&&https://www.alexander.senate.gov/public/%5Fcache/files/af357439-e5ad-4b63-87b2-aebb2dbdb416/fda-reauthorization-act-of-2017-discussion-draft.pdf&ref=fdaweb.com) for text of the discussion draft, [here](http://links.govdelivery.com/track?type=click&enid=ZWFzPTEmbXNpZD0mYXVpZD0mbWFpbGluZ2lkPTIwMTcwNDE0LjcyMzMwOTAxJm1lc3NhZ2VpZD1NREItUFJELUJVTC0yMDE3MDQxNC43MjMzMDkwMSZkYXRhYmFzZWlkPTEwMDEmc2VyaWFsPTE2ODU0NDI0JmVtYWlsaWQ9ZGF2aWRAZmRhd2ViLmNvbSZ1c2VyaWQ9ZGF2aWRAZmRhd2ViLmNvbSZ0YXJnZXRpZD0mZmw9JmV4dHJhPU11bHRpdmFyaWF0ZUlkPSYmJg==&&&101&&&https://www.alexander.senate.gov/public/%5Fcache/files/4402b3e6-a7ee-4916-9096-a6871ca545a0/fda-reauthorization-act-of-2017-sbs.pdf&ref=fdaweb.com) for a section-by-section summary of the discussion draft.