21 USC 331(j): Trade Secrets
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TITLE 21--FOOD AND DRUGS
CHAPTER 9--FEDERAL FOOD, DRUG, AND COSMETIC ACT
SUBCHAPTER III--PROHIBITED ACTS AND PENALTIES
Sec. 331. Prohibited acts
The following acts and the causing thereof are prohibited:
(a) The introduction or delivery for introduction into interstate
commerce of any food, drug, device, or cosmetic that is adulterated or
misbranded.
(b) The adulteration or misbranding of any food, drug, device, or
cosmetic in interstate commerce.
(c) The receipt in interstate commerce of any food, drug, device, or
cosmetic that is adulterated or misbranded, and the delivery or
proffered delivery thereof for pay or otherwise.
(d) The introduction or delivery for introduction into interstate
commerce of any article in violation of section 344, 355, or 360bbb-3 of
this title.
(e) The refusal to permit access to or copying of any record as
required by section 350a, 350c,
350e, 354, 360bbb-3, 373, 374(a), 379aa, or 379aa-1 of this title; or
the failure to establish or maintain any record, or make any report,
required under section 350a, 350c(b), 350e, 354, 355(i) or (k),
360b(a)(4)(C), 360b(j), (l) or (m), 360ccc-1(i).,\1\ 360e(f), 360i,
360bbb-3, 379aa, or 379aa-1 of this title, or the refusal to permit
access to or verification or copying of any such required record.
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(f) The refusal to permit entry or inspection as authorized by
section 374 of this title.
(g) The manufacture within any Territory of any food, drug, device,
or cosmetic that is adulterated or misbranded.
(h) The giving of a guaranty or undertaking referred to in section
333(c)(2) of this title, which guaranty or undertaking is false, except
by a person who relied upon a guaranty or undertaking to the same effect
signed by, and containing the name and address of, the person residing
in the United States from whom he received in good faith the food, drug,
device, or cosmetic; or the giving of a guaranty or undertaking referred
to in section 333(c)(3) of this title, which guaranty or undertaking is
false.
(i)(1) Forging, counterfeiting, simulating, or falsely representing,
or without proper authority using any mark, stamp, tag, label, or other
identification device authorized or required by regulations promulgated
under the provisions of section 344 or 379e of this title.
(2) Making, selling, disposing of, or keeping in possession,
control, or custody, or concealing any punch, die, plate, stone, or
other thing designed to print, imprint, or reproduce the trademark,
trade name, or other identifying mark, imprint, or device of another or
any likeness of any of the foregoing upon any drug or container or
labeling thereof so as to render such drug a counterfeit drug.
(3) The doing of any act which causes a drug to be a counterfeit
drug, or the sale or dispensing, or the holding for sale or dispensing,
of a counterfeit drug.
(j) The using by any person to his own advantage, or revealing,
other than to the Secretary or officers or employees of the Department,
or to the courts when relevant in any judicial proceeding under this
chapter, any information acquired under authority of section 344, 348,
350a, 350c, 355, 360, 360b, 360c, 360d, 360e, 360f, 360h, 360i, 360j,
360ccc, 360ccc-1, 360ccc-2.,\1\ 374, 379, or 379e of this title
concerning any method or process which as a trade secret is entitled to
protection; or the violating of section 346a(i)(2) of this title or any
regulation issued under that section..\1\ This paragraph does not
authorize the withholding of information from either House of Congress
or from, to the extent of matter within its jurisdiction, any committee
or subcommittee of such committee or any joint committee of Congress or
any subcommittee of such joint committee.
(k) The alteration, mutilation, destruction, obliteration, or
removal of the whole or any part of the labeling of, or the doing of any
other act with respect to, a food, drug, device, or cosmetic, if such
act is done while such article is held for sale (whether or not the
first sale) after shipment in interstate commerce and results in such
article being adulterated or misbranded.
(l) Repealed. Pub. L. 105-115, title IV, Sec. 421, Nov. 21, 1997,
111 Stat. 2380.
(m) The sale or offering for sale of colored oleomargarine or
colored margarine, or the possession or serving of colored oleomargarine
or colored margarine in violation of subsections (b) or (c) of section
347 of this title.
(n) The using, in labeling, advertising or other sales promotion of
any reference to any report or analysis furnished in compliance with
section 374 of this title.
(o) In the case of a prescription drug distributed or offered for
sale in interstate commerce, the failure of the manufacturer, packer, or
distributor thereof to maintain for transmittal, or to transmit, to any
practitioner licensed by applicable State law to administer such drug
who makes written request for information as to such drug, true and
correct copies of all printed matter which is required to be included in
any package in which that drug is distributed or sold, or such other
printed matter as is approved by the Secretary. Nothing in this
paragraph shall be construed to exempt any person from any labeling
requirement imposed by or under other provisions of this chapter.
(p) The failure to register in accordance with section 360 of this
title, the failure to provide any information required by section 360(j)
or 360(k) of this title, or the failure to provide a notice required by
section 360(j)(2) of this title.
(q)(1) The failure or refusal to (A) comply with any requirement
prescribed under section 360h or 360j(g) of this title, (B) furnish any
notification or other material or information required by or under
section 360i or 360j(g) of this title, or (C) comply with a requirement
under section 360l of this title.
(2) With respect to any device, the submission of any report that is
required by or under this chapter that is false or misleading in any
material respect.
(r) The movement of a device in violation of an order under section
334(g) of this title or the removal or alteration of any mark or label
required by the order to identify the device as detained.
(s) The failure to provide the notice required by section 350a(c) or
350a(e) of this title, the failure to make the reports required by
section 350a(f)(1)(B) of this title, the failure to retain the records
required by section 350a(b)(4) of this title, or the failure to meet the
requirements prescribed under section 350a(f)(3) of this title.
(t) The importation of a drug in violation of section 381(d)(1) of
this title, the sale, purchase, or trade of a drug or drug sample or the
offer to sell, purchase, or trade a drug or drug sample in violation of
section 353(c) of this title, the sale, purchase, or trade of a coupon,
the offer to sell, purchase, or trade such a coupon, or the
counterfeiting of such a coupon in violation of section 353(c)(2) of
this title, the distribution of a drug sample in violation of section
353(d) of this title or the failure to otherwise comply with the
requirements of section 353(d) of this title, or the distribution of
drugs in violation of section 353(e) of this title or the failure to
otherwise comply with the requirements of section 353(e) of this title.
(u) The failure to comply with any requirements of the provisions
of, or any regulations or
orders of the Secretary, under section 360b(a)(4)(A), 360b(a)(4)(D), or
360b(a)(5) of this title.
(v) The introduction or delivery for introduction into interstate
commerce of a dietary supplement that is unsafe under section 350b of
this title.
(w) The making of a knowingly false statement in any statement,
certificate of analysis, record, or report required or requested under
section 381(d)(3) of this title; the failure to submit a certificate of
analysis as required under such section; the failure to maintain records
or to submit records or reports as required by such section; the release
into interstate commerce of any article or portion thereof imported into
the United States under such section or any finished product made from
such article or portion, except for export in accordance with section
381(e) or 382 of this title, or with section 262(h) of title 42; or the
failure to so export or to destroy such an article or portions thereof,
or such a finished product.
(x) The falsification of a declaration of conformity submitted under
section 360d(c) of this title or the failure or refusal to provide data
or information requested by the Secretary under paragraph (3) of such
section.
(y) In the case of a drug, device, or food--
(1) the submission of a report or recommendation by a person
accredited under section 360m of this title that is false or
misleading in any material respect;
(2) the disclosure by a person accredited under section 360m of
this title of confidential commercial information or any trade
secret without the express written consent of the person who
submitted such information or secret to such person; or
(3) the receipt by a person accredited under section 360m of
this title of a bribe in any form or the doing of any corrupt act by
such person associated with a responsibility delegated to such
person under this chapter.
(z) The dissemination of information in violation of section 360aaa
of this title.
(aa) The importation of a prescription drug in violation of section
384 of this title, the falsification of any record required to be
maintained or provided to the Secretary under such section, or any other
violation of regulations under such section.
(bb) The transfer of an article of food in violation of an order
under section 334(h) of this title, or the removal or alteration of any
mark or label required by the order to identify the article as detained.
(cc) The importing or offering for import into the United States of
an article of food by, with the assistance of, or at the direction of, a
person debarred under section 335a(b)(3) of this title.
(dd) The failure to register in accordance with section 350d of this
title.
(ee) The importing or offering for import into the United States of
an article of food in violation of the requirements under section 381(m)
of this title.
(ff) The importing or offering for import into the United States of
a drug or device with respect to which there is a failure to comply with
a request of the Secretary to submit to the Secretary a statement under
section 381(o) of this title.
(gg) The knowing failure to comply with paragraph (7)(E) of section
374(g) of this title; the knowing inclusion by a person accredited under
paragraph (2) of such section of false information in an inspection
report under paragraph (7)(A) of such section; or the knowing failure of
such a person to include material facts in such a report.
(hh) The failure by a shipper, carrier by motor vehicle or rail
vehicle, receiver, or any other person engaged in the transportation of
food to comply with the sanitary transportation practices prescribed by
the Secretary under section 350e of this title.
(ii) The falsification of a report of a serious adverse event
submitted to a responsible person (as defined under section 379aa or
379aa-1 of this title) or the falsification of a serious adverse event
report (as defined under section 379aa or 379aa-1 of this title)
submitted to the Secretary.
(June 25, 1938, ch. 675, Sec. 301, 52 Stat. 1042; Dec. 22, 1941, ch.
613, Sec. 1, 55 Stat. 851; July 6, 1945, ch. 281, Sec. 1, 59 Stat. 463;
Mar. 10, 1947, ch. 16, Sec. 1, 61 Stat. 11; June 24, 1948, ch. 613,
Sec. 1, 62 Stat. 582; Mar. 16, 1950, ch. 61, Sec. 3(b), 64 Stat. 20;
Aug. 7, 1953, ch. 350, Sec. 2, 67 Stat. 477; Pub. L. 85-929, Sec. 5,
Sept. 6, 1958, 72 Stat. 1788; Pub. L. 86-618, title I, Secs. 104,
105(a), July 12, 1960, 74 Stat. 403; Pub. L. 87-781, title I,
Secs. 103(c), 104(e)(1), 106(c), 114(a), title III, Sec. 304, Oct.
10, 1962, 76 Stat. 784, 785, 788, 791, 795; Pub. L. 89-74, Secs. 5,
9(c), July 15, 1965, 79 Stat. 232, 235; Pub. L. 90-399, Sec. 103, July
13, 1968, 82 Stat. 352; Pub. L. 90-639, Sec. 2(b), Oct. 24, 1968, 82
Stat. 1361; Pub. L. 91-513, title II, Sec. 701(a), Oct. 27, 1970, 84
Stat. 1281; Pub. L. 92-387, Sec. 4(e), Aug. 16, 1972, 86 Stat. 562; Pub.
L. 94-295, Secs. 3(b), 4(b)(1), 7(b), May 28, 1976, 90 Stat. 576,
580, 582; Pub. L. 96-359, Sec. 5, Sept. 26, 1980, 94 Stat. 1193; Pub. L.
99-570, title IV, Sec. 4014(b)(2), Oct. 27, 1986, 100 Stat. 3207-120;
Pub. L. 100-293, Sec. 7(a), Apr. 22, 1988, 102 Stat. 99; Pub. L. 101-
502, Sec. 5(j), Nov. 3, 1990, 104 Stat. 1289; Pub. L. 101-508, title IV,
Sec. 4755(c)(2), Nov. 5, 1990, 104 Stat. 1388-210; Pub. L. 102-300,
Sec. 3(a)(1), June 16, 1992, 106 Stat. 238; Pub. L. 102-571, title I,
Sec. 107(2), (3), Oct. 29, 1992, 106 Stat. 4499; Pub. L. 103-80,
Sec. 3(c), Aug. 13, 1993, 107 Stat. 775; Pub. L. 103-396, Sec. 2(b)(1),
Oct. 22, 1994, 108 Stat. 4154; Pub. L. 103-417, Sec. 10(b), Oct. 25,
1994, 108 Stat. 4332; Pub. L. 104-134, title II, Sec. 2103, Apr. 26,
1996, 110 Stat. 1321-319; Pub. L. 104-170, title IV, Sec. 403, Aug. 3,
1996, 110 Stat. 1514; Pub. L. 104-250, Sec. 5(d), Oct. 9, 1996, 110
Stat. 3156; Pub. L. 105-115, title I, Sec. 125(a)(2)(A), (C), (b)(2)(B),
title II, Secs. 204(b), 210(c), title IV, Secs. 401(b), 421,
Nov. 21, 1997, 111 Stat. 2325, 2336, 2345, 2364, 2380; Pub. L. 106-387,
Sec. 1(a) [title VII, Sec. 745(d)(1)], Oct. 28, 2000, 114 Stat. 1549,
1549A-39; Pub. L. 107-188, title III, Secs. 303(b), 304(d), 305(b),
306(c), 307(b), 321(b)(2), 322(b), June 12, 2002, 116 Stat. 664, 666,
668, 670, 672, 676, 677; Pub. L. 107-250, title II, Sec. 201(d), Oct.
26, 2002, 116 Stat. 1609; Pub. L. 108-136, div. A, title XVI,
Sec. 1603(c), Nov. 24, 2003, 117 Stat. 1690; Pub. L. 108-173, title XI,
Sec. 1121(b)(1), Dec. 8, 2003, 117 Stat. 2469; Pub. L. 108-214,
Sec. 2(b)(2)(A), Apr. 1, 2004, 118 Stat. 575; Pub. L. 108-282, title I,
Sec. 102(b)(5)(C), (D), Aug. 2, 2004, 118 Stat. 902; Pub. L. 109-59,
title VII, Sec. 7202(d), (e), Aug. 10, 2005, 119 Stat. 1913; Pub. L.
109-462, Secs. 2(c), 3(b), 4(a), Dec. 22, 2006, 120 Stat. 3472,
3475.)
Amendment of Section
For termination of amendment by section 401(e) of Pub. L. 105-
115, see Effective and Termination Dates of 1997 Amendment note
below.
Amendments
2006--Par. (e). Pub. L. 109-462, Sec. 3(b), substituted ``374(a),
379aa, or 379aa-1'' for ``374(a), or 379aa'' and ``360bbb-3, 379aa, or
379aa-1'' for ``360bbb-3, or 379aa''.
Pub. L. 109-462, Sec. 2(c), substituted ``, 374(a), or 379aa'' for
``, or 374(a)'' and ``, 360bbb-3, or 379aa'' for ``, or 360bbb-3''.
Par. (ii). Pub. L. 109-462, Sec. 4(a), added par. (ii).
2005--Par. (e). Pub. L. 109-59, Sec. 7202(d), inserted ``350e,''
before ``354,'' in two places.
Par. (hh). Pub. L. 109-59, Sec. 7202(e), added par. (hh).
2004--Par. (e). Pub. L. 108-282, Sec. 102(b)(5)(C), which directed
the substitution of ``360b(a)(4)(C), 360b (j), (l) or (m), 360ccc-
1(i).'' for ``360b(a)(4)(C), 360b(j), (l) or (m)'' was executed by
making the substitution for ``360b(a)(4)(C), 360b(j), (l), or (m)'', to
reflect the probable intent of Congress.
Par. (j). Pub. L. 108-282, Sec. 102(b)(5)(D), substituted ``360j,
360ccc, 360ccc-1, 360ccc-2.'' for ``360j''.
Par. (gg). Pub. L. 108-214 amended par. (gg) generally. Prior to
amendment, text read as follows: ``The knowing failure of a person
accredited under paragraph (2) of section 374(g) of this title to comply
with paragraph (7)(E) of such section; the knowing inclusion by such a
person of false information in an inspection report under paragraph
(7)(A) of such section; or the knowing failure of such a person to
include material facts in such a report.''
2003--Par. (d). Pub. L. 108-136 substituted ``section 344, 355, or
360bbb-3'' for ``section 344 or 355''.
Par. (e). Pub. L. 108-136 inserted ``360bbb-3,'' after ``350c,
354,'' and substituted ``360i, or 360bbb-3'' for ``or 360i''.
Par. (aa). Pub. L. 108-173 substituted ``prescription drug in
violation of section 384'' for ``covered product in violation of section
384''.
2002--Par. (e). Pub. L. 107-188, Sec. 306(c)(1), substituted ``by
section 350a, 350c, 354, 373, or 374(a) of this title'' for ``by section
350a, 354, or 373 of this title'' and ``under section 350a, 350c(b)''
for ``under section 350a''.
Par. (j). Pub. L. 107-188, Sec. 306(c)(2), inserted ``350c,'' after
``350a,''.
Par. (w). Pub. L. 107-188, Sec. 322(b), amended par. (w) generally.
Prior to amendment, par. (w) read as follows: ``The making of a
knowingly false statement in any record or report required or requested
under subparagraph (A) or (B) of section 381(d)(3) of this title, the
failure to submit or maintain records as required by sections
381(d)(3)(A) and 381(d)(3)(B) of this title, the release into interstate
commerce of any article imported into the United States under section
381(d)(3) of this title or any finished product made from such article
(except for export in accordance with section 381(e) or 382 of this
title or section 262(h) of title 42), or the failure to export or
destroy any component, part or accessory not incorporated into a drug,
biological product or device that will be exported in accordance with
section 381(e) or 382 of this title or section 262(h) of title 42.''
Par. (bb). Pub. L. 107-188, Sec. 303(b), added par. (bb).
Par. (cc). Pub. L. 107-188, Sec. 304(d), added par. (cc).
Par. (dd). Pub. L. 107-188, Sec. 305(b), added par. (dd).
Par. (ee). Pub. L. 107-188, Sec. 307(b), added par. (ee).
Par. (ff). Pub. L. 107-188, Sec. 321(b)(2), added par. (ff).
Par. (gg). Pub. L. 107-250 added par. (gg).
2000--Par. (aa). Pub. L. 106-387 added par. (aa).
1997--Par. (e). Pub. L. 105-115, Sec. 125(b)(2)(B), struck out
``357(d) or (g),'' after ``355(i) or (k),''.
Par. (i)(1). Pub. L. 105-115, Sec. 125(a)(2)(C), struck out ``, 356,
357,'' before ``or 379e of this title''.
Par. (j). Pub. L. 105-115, Sec. 125(a)(2)(A), struck out ``356,
357,'' before ``360,''.
Par. (l). Pub. L. 105-115, Sec. 421, struck out par. (l) which read
as follows: ``The using, on the labeling of any drug or device or in any
advertising relating to such drug or device, of any representation or
suggestion that approval of an application with respect to such drug or
device is in effect under section 355, 360e, or 360j(g) of this title,
as the case may be, or that such drug or device complies with the
provisions of such section.''
Par. (x). Pub. L. 105-115, Sec. 204(b), added par. (x).
Par. (y). Pub. L. 105-115, Sec. 210(c), added par. (y).
Par. (z). Pub. L. 105-115, Sec. 401(b), (e), temporarily added par.
(z). See Effective and Termination Dates of 1997 Amendment note below.
1996--Par. (e). Pub. L. 104-250 inserted ``, 354,'' before ``or 373
of this title'' and ``354,'' before ``355(i) or (k)''.
Par. (j). Pub. L. 104-170 inserted before period at end of first
sentence ``; or the violating of section 346a(i)(2) of this title or any
regulation issued under that section.''
Pars. (u) to (w). Pub. L. 104-134 redesignated par. (u) relating to
introduction into interstate commerce of unsafe dietary supplement as
(v) and added par. (w).
1994--Par. (e). Pub. L. 103-396, Sec. 2(b)(1)(A), substituted
``357(d) or (g), 360b(a)(4)(C),'' for ``357(d) or (g),''.
Par. (u). Pub. L. 103-417 added par. (u) relating to introduction
into interstate commerce of unsafe dietary supplement.
Pub. L. 103-396, Sec. 2(b)(1)(B), added par. (u) relating to failure
to comply with regulations or orders of Secretary.
1993--Par. (j). Pub. L. 103-80, Sec. 3(c)(1), substituted ``379, or
379e'' for ``379e, or 379''.
Par. (s). Pub. L. 103-80, Sec. 3(c)(2), substituted ``350a(e)'' for
``350a(d)''.
1992--Pars. (i)(1), (j). Pub. L. 102-571 substituted ``379e'' for
``376''.
Par. (q)(1)(C). Pub. L. 102-300 added cl. (C).
1990--Par. (e). Pub. L. 101-502 substituted ``or (k)'' for ``or
(j)''.
Par. (j). Pub. L. 101-508 inserted at end ``This paragraph does not
authorize the withholding of information from either House of Congress
or from, to the extent of matter within its jurisdiction, any committee
or subcommittee of such committee or any joint committee of Congress or
any subcommittee of such joint committee.''
1988--Par. (t). Pub. L. 100-293 added par. (t).
1986--Par. (s). Pub. L. 99-570 amended par. (s) generally. Prior to
amendment, par. (s) read as follows: ``The failure to provide the notice
required by section 350a(b) or 350a(c), the failure to make the reports
required by section 350a(d)(1)(B), or the failure to meet the
requirements prescribed under section 350a(d)(2).''
1980--Par. (e). Pub. L. 96-359, Sec. 5(b), inserted reference to
section 350a of this title in two places.
Par. (j). Pub. L. 96-359, Sec. 5(c), inserted reference to section
350a of this title.
Par. (s). Pub. L. 96-359, Sec. 5(a), added par. (s).
1976--Par. (e). Pub. L. 94-295, Sec. 3(b)(2), inserted references to
sections 360e(f) and 360i of this title.
Par. (j). Pub. L. 94-295, Sec. 3(b)(3), inserted references to
sections 360, 360c, 360d, 360e, 360f, 360h, 360i, 360j, and 379 of this
title.
Par. (l). Pub. L. 94-295, Sec. 3(b)(4), substituted ``drug or
device'' for ``drug'' wherever appearing, and inserted references to
sections 360e and 360j(g) of this title.
Par. (p). Pub. L. 94-295, Sec. 4(b)(1), substituted ``section 360(j)
or 360(k) of this title,'' for ``section 360(j) of this title,''.
Par. (q). Pub. L. 94-295, Sec. 3(b)(1), added par. (q).
Par. (r). Pub. L. 94-295, Sec. 7(b), added par. (r).
1972--Par. (p). Pub. L. 92-387 added failure to provide information
required by section 360(j) of this title, and failure to provide notice
required by section 360(j)(2) of this title as prohibited acts.
1970--Par. (q). Pub. L. 91-513 struck out par. (q) which set out
penalties for illegal manufacture, sale, disposition, possession and
other traffic in stimulant and depressant drugs. See section 801 et seq.
of this title.
1968--Par. (e). Pub. L. 90-399, Sec. 103(1), inserted reference to
section 360b(j), (l), and (m) of this title.
Par. (j). Pub. L. 90-399, Sec. 103(2), inserted reference to section
360b of this title.
Par. (q). Pub. L. 90-639 divided cl. (3), which referred simply to
possession in violation of section 360a(c) of this title, into subcls.
(A) and (B) which refer, respectively, to possession in violation of
section 360a(c)(1) of this title and possession in violation of section
360a(c)(2) of this title.
1965--Par. (i). Pub. L. 89-74, Sec. 9(c), designated existing
provisions as subpar. (1) and added subpars. (2) and (3).
Par. (q). Pub. L. 89-74, Sec. 5, added par. (q).
1962--Par. (e). Pub. L. 87-781, Secs. 103(c), 106(c), prohibited
the failure to establish or maintain any record, or make any report,
required under sections 355(i) or (j) and 507(d) or (g) of this title,
or the refusal to permit access to, or verification or copying of, any
such required record.
Par. (l). Pub. L. 87-781, Sec. 104(e)(1), inserted ``approval of''
before ``an application'', and substituted ``in effect'' for
``effective''.
Par. (o). Pub. L. 87-781, Sec. 114(a), added par. (o).
Par. (p). Pub. L. 87-781, Sec. 304, added par. (p).
1960--Par. (i). Pub. L. 86-618, Sec. 105(a), struck out references
to sections 346(b), 354, and 364 of this title and inserted reference to
section 376 of this title.
Par. (j). Pub. L. 86-618, Sec. 104, inserted reference to section
376 of this title.
1958--Par. (j). Pub. L. 85-929, inserted reference to section 348 of
this title.
1953--Par. (n). Act Aug. 7, 1953, added par. (n).
1950--Par. (m). Act Mar. 16, 1950, added par. (m).
1948--Par. (k). Act June 24, 1948, inserted ``(whether or not the
first sale)'' so as to make it clear that this subsection is not limited
to the case where the act occurs while the article is held for the first
sale after interstate shipment, and extended coverage of subsection to
acts which result in adulteration.
1947--Par. (j). Act Mar. 10, 1947, inserted reference to sections
356 and 357 of this title.
1945--Par. (i). Act July 6, 1945, inserted reference to section 357
of this title.
1941--Par. (i). Act Dec. 22, 1941, inserted reference to section 356
of this title.
Effective Date of 2006 Amendment
Amendment by section 2(c) of Pub. L. 109-462 effective 1 year after
Dec. 22, 2006, see section 2(e)(1) of Pub. L. 109-462, set out as a note
under section 352 of this title.
Amendment by section 3(b) of Pub. L. 109-462 effective 1 year after
Dec. 22, 2006, see section 3(d)(1) of Pub. L. 109-462, set out as a note
under section 343 of this title.
Pub. L. 109-462, Sec. 4(b), Dec. 22, 2006, 120 Stat. 3475, provided
that: ``The amendment made by this section [amending this section] shall
take effect 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act [Dec. 22,
2006].''
Effective Date of 2005 Amendment
Pub. L. 109-59, title VII, Sec. 7204, Aug. 10, 2005, 119 Stat. 1914,
provided that: ``This subtitle [subtitle B (Secs. 7201-7204) of
title VII of Pub. L. 109-59, enacting section 350e of this title,
amending this section, sections 342 and 373 of this title, and section
5701 of Title 49, Transportation, omitting sections 5702 to 5714 of
Title 49, and enacting provisions set out as a note under section 301 of
this title] takes effect on October 1, 2005.''
Effective Date of 2002 Amendment
Pub. L. 107-188, title III, Sec. 321(c), June 12, 2002, 116 Stat.
676, provided that: ``The amendments made by this section [amending this
section and sections 360 and 381 of this title] take effect upon the
expiration of the 180-day period beginning on the date of the enactment
of this Act [June 12, 2002].''
Pub. L. 107-188, title III, Sec. 322(c), June 12, 2002, 116 Stat.
678, provided that: ``The amendments made by this section [amending this
section and section 381 of this title] take effect upon the expiration
of the 90-day period beginning on the date of the enactment of this Act
[June 12, 2002].''
Effective and Termination Dates of 1997 Amendment
Amendment by sections 204, 210, and 421 of Pub. L. 105-115 effective
90 days after Nov. 21, 1997, except as otherwise provided, see section
501 of Pub. L. 105-115, set out as a note under section 321 of this
title.
Amendment by section 401(b) of Pub. L. 105-115 effective 1 year
after Nov. 21, 1997, or upon Secretary's issuance of final regulations
pursuant to section 401(c) of Pub. L. 105-115, whichever is sooner, and
ceases to be effective Sept. 30, 2006, or 7 years after date Secretary
promulgates regulations under section 401(c) of Pub. L. 105-115,
whichever is later, see section 401(d), (e) of Pub. L. 105-115, set out
as an Effective and Termination Dates note under section 360aaa of this
title.
Effective Date of 1994 Amendment
Amendment by Pub. L. 103-396 effective upon adoption of final
regulations under section 2(c) of Pub. L. 103-396, set out as a
Regulations note under section 360b of this title, see section 2(d) of
Pub. L. 103-396, set out as a note under section 360b of this title.
Effective Date of 1990 Amendment
Section 4755(c)(2) of Pub. L. 101-508 provided that the amendment
made by that section is effective as if included in subtitle D of title
VI of the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1989, Pub. L. 101-239,
title VI, Secs. 6601, 6602, Dec. 19, 1989, 103 Stat. 2285, see 42
U.S.C. 300aa-1 note, 300aa-10 note.
Effective Date of 1988 Amendment
Amendment by Pub. L. 100-293 effective upon expiration of 90 days
after Apr. 22, 1988, see section 8(a) of Pub. L. 100-293, set out as a
note under section 353 of this title.
Effective Date of 1972 Amendment
Amendment by Pub. L. 92-387 effective on first day of sixth month
beginning after Aug. 16, 1972, see section 5 of Pub. L. 92-387, set out
as a note under section 360 of this title.
Effective Date of 1970 Amendment
Amendment by Pub. L. 91-513 effective on first day of seventh
calendar month that begins after Oct. 26, 1970, see section 704 of Pub.
L. 91-513, set out as an Effective Date note under section 801 of this
title.
Effective Date of 1968 Amendments
Amendment by Pub. L. 90-399 effective on first day of thirteenth
calendar month after July 13, 1968, see section 108(a) of Pub. L. 90-
399, set out as an Effective Date and Transitional Provisions note under
section 360b of this title.
Amendment by Pub. L. 90-639 applicable only with respect to
violations of this chapter committed after Oct. 24, 1968, see section 6
of Pub. L. 90-639, set out as an Effective Date of 1968 Amendments;
Transitional Provisions note under section 321 of this title.
Effective Date of 1965 Amendment
Amendment by Pub. L. 89-74 effective Feb. 1, 1966, see section 11 of
Pub. L. 89-74, set out as a note under section 321 of this title.
Effective Date of 1962 Amendment
Amendment by sections 103(c) and 106(c) of Pub. L. 87-781 effective
on first day of seventh calendar month following Oct. 1962, and
amendment by section 104(e)(1) of Pub. L. 87-781 effective Oct. 10,
1962, see section 107 of Pub. L. 87-781, set out as a note under section
321 of this title.
Section 114(b) of Pub. L. 87-781 provided that: ``This section
[amending this section] shall take effect on the first day of the
seventh calendar month following the month in which this Act is enacted
[October 1962].''
Effective Date of 1960 Amendment
Amendment by Pub. L. 86-618 effective July 12, 1960, subject to
provisions of section 203 of Pub. L. 86-618, see section 202 of Pub. L.
86-618, set out as a note under section 379e of this title.
Effective Date of 1958 Amendment
Amendment by Pub. L. 85-929 effective Sept. 6, 1958, see section
6(a) of Pub. L. 85-929, set out as a note under section 342 of this
title.
Effective Date of 1950 Amendment
Amendment by act Mar. 16, 1950, effective July 1, 1950, see section
7 of that act, set out as an Effective Date note under section 347 of
this title.
Regulations
Secretary of Health and Human Services to promulgate regulations to
implement amendments made by section 401 of Pub. L. 105-115 not later
than 1 year after Nov. 21, 1997, see section 401(c) of Pub. L. 105-115,
set out as a note under section 360aaa of this title.
Savings Provision
Amendment by Pub. L. 91-513 not to affect or abate any prosecutions
for violation of law or any civil seizures or forfeitures and injunctive
proceedings commenced prior to the effective date of such amendment, and
all administrative proceedings pending before the Bureau of Narcotics
and Dangerous Drugs [now the Drug Enforcement Administration] on Oct.
27, 1970, to be continued and brought to final determination in accord
with laws and regulations in effect prior to Oct. 27, 1970, see section
702 of Pub. L. 91-513, set out as a note under section 321 of this
title.
Construction of Amendments by Pub. L. 107-188
Pub. L. 107-188, title III, Sec. 315, June 12, 2002, 116 Stat. 675,
provided that: ``Nothing in this title [enacting sections 350c, 350d,
398, 399, and 679c of this title, sections 3353, 3354, 8319, and 8320 of
Title 7, Agriculture, and section 247b-20 of Title 42, The Public Health
and Welfare, amending this section, sections 334, 335a, 342, 343, 360,
372, 374, and 381 of this title, and section 43 of Title 18, Crimes and
Criminal Procedure, and enacting provisions set out as notes under this
section and sections 341, 350c, 350d, and 381 of this title], or an
amendment made by this title, shall be construed to alter the
jurisdiction between the Secretaries of Agriculture and of Health and
Human Services, under applicable statutes and regulations.''
Transfer of Functions
For transfer of functions of Federal Security Administrator to
Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare [now Health and Human
Services], and of Food and Drug Administration in the Department of
Agriculture to Federal Security Agency, see notes set out under section
321 of this title.