The United States has been in a "protracted health crisis" for decades, the researchers say.
The VIP piece poses a number of questions to the FDA in light of the new rules.
Newly announced rules that limit the use of COVID vaccines suggest that federal officials are opposed to open discussion and transparency.
The next steps include fleshing out mechanisms for benefit sharing, financing, and supply chain logistics.
Today a committee overwhelmingly approved the measure, 3 years in the making, which is up for a final vote in the plenary session tomorrow.
In 2 congressional hearings, Kennedy argued the department is in need of streamlining and will "do more with less" going forward.
Health disparities are shortening lives by decades in high- and low-income countries alike, the World Health Organization says.
Critics say the move will put patients at risk at a time when threats from emerging pathogens and antimicrobial resistance are on the rise.
The agency says the move aims to ensure that foreign companies that produce food and essential medicines for US consumers receive the same level of oversight as domestic companies.
The suit from 19 states and the District of Columbia contends that major restructuring has cut life-saving programs and put extra burden on states to pay for health crises.
