Number: 98-263 Title: FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION ACT MODERNIZATION ACT OF 1997--THE PROVISIONS Authors: Richard Rowberg, B. Randall, Donnal Porter, Bernice Reyes-Akinbileje, and Donna Vogt, Science, Technology, and Medicine Division Abstract: This report presents a detailed summary of the provisions of the Food and Drug Administration Modernization Act of 1997, P.L. 105-115. This Act is the first comprehensive revision of the nation's food, drug, and medical device laws in 30 years. For each section, a summary of previous policy or law is presented followed by a detailed description of the new law. An appendix provides a list and description of all of the deadlines for actions set in the Act. Pages: 66 Date: Updated March 13, 1998