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21 U.S.C. 371: Regulations and hearings

Created in 1958 by Public Law 85-791. Changed by 7 later laws. No bill we track in this Congress changes it.

8 other sections of the Code cite this one, including 15 U.S.C. 1262, 15 U.S.C. 1455, 15 U.S.C. 1474, 21 U.S.C. 346a, 21 U.S.C. 352.

215 parts of federal rules cite it as their authority, written by Food and Drug Administration, Department of Health and Human Services (204), Environmental Protection Agency (7), Consumer Product Safety Commission (3), U.S. Customs and Border Protection, Department of Homeland Security; Department of the Treasury (1).

This Congress

No bill we track in the 119th Congress changes this section.

    How it got here

    2012

    • Pub. L. 112–144 designated existing provisions as cl. (i) and added cl. (ii). (Food and Drug Administration Safety and Innovation Act) Law text · (h)

    1997

    • Pub. L. 105–115 added subsec. (h). (Food and Drug Administration Modernization Act of 1997) Law text · (h)

    1994

    • Pub. L. 103–396 which directed the amendment of par. (1) by striking out "or maple syrup (regulated under section 168.140 of title 21, Code of Federal Regulations).", was executed by striking out "or maple sirup (regulated under section 168.140 of title 21, Code of Federal Regulatio… · (e)

    1993

    • Pub. L. 103–80, §3(dd)(1), substituted "Health and Human Services" for "Agriculture" in two places. · (b)
    • Pub. L. 103–80, §4(c), made technical correction to directory language of Pub. L. 101–535, §8. See 1990 Amendment note below. · (e)
    • Pub. L. 103–80, §3(y)(1), struck out period after second reference to "Regulations)". · (e)
    • Pub. L. 103–80, §3(y)(2), substituted reference to section 1254 of title 28 for "sections 239 and 240 of the Judicial Code, as amended". · (f)

    1992

    • Pub. L. 102–300, which directed the substitution of "Health and Human Services" for "Health, Education, and Welfare", could not be executed because such words did not appear in the original statutory text. See 1993 Amendment note above and Transfer of Functions note below. · (b)

    1990

    • Pub. L. 101–535, §8, as amended by Pub. L. 103–80, §4(c), substituted "Any action for the issuance, amendment, or repeal of any regulation under section 343(j), 344(a), 346, 351(b), or 352(d) or (h) of this title, and any action for the amendment or repeal of any definition and stan… · (e)

    1960

    • Pub. L. 86–618 substituted "section 341, 343(j), 344(a), 346, 351(b), or 352(d) or (h), of this title" for "section 341, 343(j), 344(a), 346(a) or (b), 351(b), 352(d) or (h), 354 or 364 of this title". · (e)

    1958

    • Pub. L. 85–791, §21(a), substituted provisions requiring transmission of a copy of the petition by clerk to Secretary, and filing of the record by Secretary, for provisions which permitted service of summons and petition any place in United States and required Secretary to certify a… · (f)
    • Pub. L. 85–791, §21(b), inserted "Upon the filing of the petition referred to in paragraph (1) of this subsection". · (f)

    Text, outline and history from the official U.S. Code (2024 edition) on GovInfo, published by the Office of the Law Revision Counsel. Changes made after that edition appear under This Congress.