To prohibit the use of Federal funds to implement, administer, or enforce a final rule of the Food and Drug Administration relating to "Medical Devices; Laboratory Developed Tests", and for other purposes.

1. 01

   How would removing FDA oversight of laboratory-developed tests affect the accuracy and reliability of diagnostic results that patients and doctors depend on?

2. 02

   Which groups—laboratories, test developers, hospitals, or patients—would benefit or face challenges if this rule is defunded and enforcement stops?

3. 03

   What evidence exists that the FDA's medical device regulations for lab tests create problems significant enough to justify blocking federal funding for enforcement?

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