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Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``FSMA Fee Technical Corrections Act''. SEC. 2. FOOD-RELATED FEES.
(a) In General.--Paragraph (2) of section 743(b) of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C. 379j-31(b)) is amended to read as follows:
``(2) Fee methodology; fee amounts.--
``(A) In general.--Subject to adjustments made by the Secretary in accordance with subparagraph (B), fees established for a fiscal year--
``(i) under subsection (a)(1)(A) shall be in the amount equal to $15,000, multiplied, for fiscal year 2026 and each subsequent fiscal year, by the adjustment factor described in subsection (c)(3);
``(ii) under subsection (a)(1)(B) shall be in the amount equal to $15,000, multiplied, for fiscal year 2026 and each subsequent fiscal year, by the adjustment factor described in subsection (c)(3);
``(iii) under subsection (a)(1)(C) shall be based on the Secretary's estimate of 100 percent of the costs of the activities described in such subsection for such fiscal year; and
``(iv) under subsection (a)(1)(D) shall be in the amount equal to $15,000, multiplied, for fiscal year 2026 and each subsequent fiscal year, by the adjustment factor described in subsection (c)(3).
``(B) Other considerations.--
``(i) Fee adjustment for small businesses.--
``(I) In general.--In the case of a facility or importer that, at the time of the reinspection or recall order, is a small business as defined in subsection (a)(2)(E), the amount of the fee under subparagraph (A), (B), or (D) of subsection (a)(1), for a fiscal year, shall be adjusted to be equal to \1/3\ of the amount of the fee calculated under clause (i), (ii), or (iv) of subparagraph (A), as applicable, for such fiscal year.
``(II) Publication of schedule.--The schedule of such adjusted fee amounts shall be published annually with the user fee notice under subsection (e).
``(III) Guidance.--Not later than 270 days after the date of enactment of the FSMA Fee Technical Corrections Act, the Secretary shall publish guidance to describe how a food facility or importer may request a fee reduction under this clause, which shall be issued for immediate implementation to facilitate timely fee reductions, as applicable.
``(ii) Voluntary qualified importer program.--In establishing the fee amounts under subparagraph (A)(iii) for a fiscal year, the Secretary shall provide for the number of importers who have submitted to the Secretary a notice under section 806(c) informing the Secretary of the intent of such importer to participate in the program under section 806 in such fiscal year.
``(iii) Crediting of carryover fees.--In establishing the fee amounts under subparagraph (A) for a fiscal year, the Secretary shall provide for the crediting toward fee revenue of estimated carryover fee collections from the previous fiscal year if the Secretary overestimated the amount of fees needed to carry out activities described in paragraph (3) for such previous year, and shall account for any adjustment of fees under clause (i).''.
(b) Use of Fees.--Paragraph (3) of section 743(b) of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C. 379j-31(b)) is amended to read as follows:
``(3) Use of fees.--
``(A) Oversight of facilities and importers.--Fees collected pursuant to subparagraphs (A), (B), and (D) of subsection (a)(1) shall be available solely for the costs of oversight of foreign and domestic facilities and importers.
``(B) Voluntary qualified importer program.--Fees collected pursuant to subparagraph (C) of subsection (a)(1) shall be available solely for the costs of the voluntary qualified importer program under section 806.''.
(c) Limitation on Amount.--Section 743(c)(4)(A) of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C. 379j- 31(c)(4)(A)) is amended--
(1) in clause (i), by striking ``$20,000,000'' and inserting ``$25,000,000''; and
(2) in clause (ii), by striking ``$25,000,000'' and inserting ``$30,000,000''.
(d) Definition of Reinspection.--Section 743(a)(2) of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C. 379j- 31(a)(2)) is amended--
(1) by amending subparagraph (A) to read as follows:
``(A) the term `reinspection' means--
``(i) with respect to domestic and foreign facilities, 1 or more inspections conducted under section 704 subsequent to an inspection conducted under such provision which identified noncompliance resulting in a classification of `official action indicated', specifically to determine whether compliance has been achieved to the Secretary's satisfaction; and
``(ii) with respect to importers, 1 or more inspections conducted under the foreign supplier verification program under section 805 subsequent to an inspection conducted under such provision which identified noncompliance resulting in a classification of `official action indicated', specifically to determine whether compliance has been achieved to the Secretary's satisfaction;''; and
(2) in subparagraph (B)(ii), by striking ``; and'' and inserting a semicolon;
(3) in subparagraph (C), by striking the period and inserting a semicolon; and
(4) by adding at the end the following:
``(D) the term `importer' means an importer of human or animal food that is subject to the foreign supplier verification program requirements under section 805; and
``(E) the term `small business' means--
``(i) with respect to a domestic or foreign facility, a business (including any subsidiaries or affiliates) employing fewer than 500 full-time equivalent employees;
``(ii) with respect to an importer of human food, an importer (including any subsidiaries and affiliates) averaging less than $1,000,000 per year, adjusted for inflation, during the 3-year period preceding the applicable calendar year, in sales of human food combined with the United States market value of human food imported, manufactured, processed, packed, or held without sale (such as food imported for a fee); and
``(iii) with respect to an importer of animal food, an importer (including any subsidiaries and affiliates) averaging less than $2,500,000 per year, adjusted for inflation, during the 3-year period preceding the applicable calendar year, in sales of animal food combined with the United States market value of animal food imported, manufactured, processed, packed, or held without sale (such as food imported for a fee).''. ______
By Mr. DURBIN (for himself, Ms. Duckworth, and Mrs. Gillibrand):
S. 3253. A bill to amend the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act to extend the interest rate limitation on debt entered into during military service to debt incurred during military service to consolidate or refinance student loans incurred before military service, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
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Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Servicemember Student Loan Affordability Act of 2025''. SEC. 2. INTEREST RATE LIMITATION ON DEBT ENTERED INTO DURING MILITARY SERVICE TO CONSOLIDATE OR REFINANCE STUDENT LOANS INCURRED BEFORE MILITARY SERVICE.
(a) In General.--Subsection (a) of section 207 of the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act (50 U.S.C. 3937) is amended--
(1) in paragraph (1), by inserting ``on debt incurred before service'' after ``Limitation to 6 percent'';
(2) by redesignating paragraphs (2) and (3) as paragraphs (3) and (4), respectively;
(3) by inserting after paragraph (1) the following new paragraph (2):
``(2) Limitation to 6 percent on debt incurred during military service to consolidate or refinance student loans incurred before military service.--
``(A) In general.--Subject to subparagraph (B), an obligation or liability bearing interest at a rate in excess of 6 percent per year that is incurred by a servicemember, or the servicemember and the servicemember's spouse jointly, during military service to consolidate or refinance one or more student loans incurred by the servicemember before such military service shall not bear an interest at a rate in excess of 6 percent during the period of military service.
``(B) Limitation.--Subparagraph (A) shall apply only to the consolidation or refinancing of student loans described in such subparagraph and shall not apply to the consolidation or refinancing of any other obligation or liability.'';
(4) in paragraph (3), as redesignated by paragraph (2) of this subsection, by inserting ``or (2)'' after ``paragraph (1)''; and
(5) in paragraph (4), as so redesignated, by striking ``paragraph (2)'' and inserting ``paragraph (3)''.
(b) Implementation of Limitation.--Subsection (b) of such section is amended--
(1) in paragraph (1)(A), by striking ``the interest rate limitation in subsection (a)'' and inserting ``an interest rate limitation in paragraph (1) or (2) of subsection (a)''; and
(2) in paragraph (2)--
(A) in the paragraph heading, by striking ``effective as of date of order to active duty'' and inserting ``effective date''; and
(B) by inserting before the period at the end the following: ``in the case of an obligation or liability covered by subsection (a)(1), or as of the date the servicemember (or servicemember and spouse jointly) incurs the obligation or liability concerned under subsection (a)(2)''.
(c) Student Loan Defined.--Subsection (d) of such section is amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
``(3) Student loan.--The term `student loan' means--
``(A) a Federal student loan made, insured, or guaranteed under title IV of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1070 et seq.); or
``(B) a private education loan as that term is defined in section 140(a) of the Truth in Lending Act (15 U.S.C. 1650(a)).''. ______
By Ms. COLLINS (for herself, Ms. Cortez Masto, Mrs. Capito, and Mr. Warner):
S. 3267. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for Medicare coverage of blood-based dementia screening tests; to the Committee on Finance.
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