in response to criticism related to the time lag for drug approval which act was passed in 1997
Food and Drug Administration Modernization Act of 1997 Congressman Richard Burr and Senator James M. Jeffords were the chairperson sponsors of the Food and Drug Administration Regulatory Modernization Act of 1997 or Food and Drug Administration Modernization Act of 1997.[1] The U.S. legislation was signed by Bill Clinton on 21 November 1997,[2] and was fully enacted by 1 April 1999,[3] putting into law reforms begun under the National Partnership for Reinventing Government. One result of the passing of the act was a reduction in the time for the approval of new pharmaceutical drugs.[4]