; finding (a) Short Title This title may be cited as the Prescription Drug User Fee Amendments of 2017 . (b) Finding The Congress finds that the fees authorized by the amendments made in this title will be dedicated toward expediting the drug development process and the process for the review of human drug applications, including postmarket drug safety activities, as set forth in the goals identified for purposes of part 2 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. 102. Authority to assess and use drug fees (a) Types of fees (1) In general Section 736(a) of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act ( 21 U.S.C. 379h(a) ) is amended— (A) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by striking fiscal year 2013 and inserting fiscal year 2018 ; (B) in the heading of paragraph (1), by striking and supplement ; (C) in paragraph (1), by striking or a supplement and or supplement each place either appears; (D) in paragraph (1)(A)— (i) in clause (i), by striking (c)(4) and inserting (c)(5) ; and (ii) in clause (ii), by striking A fee established and all that follows through are required. and inserting the following: A fee established under subsection (c)(5) for a human drug application for which clinical data (other than bioavailability or bioequivalence studies) with respect to safety or effectiveness are not required for approval. ; (E) in the heading of paragraph (1)(C), by striking or supplement ; (F) in paragraph (1)(F)— (i) in the heading, by striking or indication ; and (ii) by striking the second sentence; (G) by striking paragraph (2) (relating to a prescription drug establishment fee); (H) by redesignating paragraph (3) as paragraph (2)