S. 355 requires the Secretary of Health and Human Services, through the Commissioner of Food and Drugs, to publish a final rule about nonclinical testing methods. The bill mandates replacing references to "animal" tests with "nonclinical" tests in specific sections of the...
Simple Explanation
The bill wants to update the rules on testing medicines by changing "animal tests" to "nonclinical tests," which means they want to find new, possibly non-animal ways to test if medicines are safe. It also gives some flexibility to the people in charge to make sure the rules are up-to-date and consistent.