; findings (a) Short Title This title may be cited as the Medical Device User Fee Amendments of 2017 . (b) Findings The Congress finds that the fees authorized under the amendments made by this title will be dedicated toward expediting the process for the review of device applications and for assuring the safety and effectiveness of devices, as set forth in the goals identified for purposes of part 3 of subchapter C of chapter VII of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act in the letters from the Secretary of Health and Human Services to the Chairman of the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions of the Senate and the Chairman of the Committee on Energy and Commerce of the House of Representatives, as set forth in the Congressional Record. 202. Definitions Section 737 of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act ( 21 U.S.C. 379i ) is amended— (1) by redesignating paragraphs (8) through (13) as paragraphs (9) through (14), respectively; (2) by inserting after paragraph (7) the following new paragraph: (8) The term de novo classification request means a request made under section 513(f)(2)(A) with respect to the classification of a device. ; (3) in subparagraph (D) of paragraph (10) (as redesignated by paragraph (1)), by striking and submissions and inserting submissions, and de novo classification requests ; and (4) in paragraph (11) (as redesignated by paragraph (1)), by striking 2011 and inserting 2016 . 203. Authority to assess and use device fees (a) Types of Fees Section 738(a) of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act ( 21 U.S.C. 379j(a) ) is amended— (1) in paragraph (1), by striking fiscal year 2013 and inserting fiscal year 2018 ; and (2) in paragraph (2)— (A) in subparagraph (A)— (i) in the matter preceding clause (i), by striking October 1, 2012 and inserting October 1, 2017 ; (ii) in clause (viii), by striking 2 and inserting 3.4