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21 U.S.C. 393: Food and Drug Administration

Created in 1988 by Public Law 100-607. Changed by 4 later laws. No bill we track in this Congress changes it.

1 other section of the Code cite this one, including 21 U.S.C. 374.

8 parts of federal rules cite it as their authority, written by Food and Drug Administration, Department of Health and Human Services (8).

This Congress

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

    How it got here

    2011

    • Pub. L. 111–353 added subsecs. (h) and (i). (FDA Food Safety Modernization Act) Law text · (h), (i)

    2009

    • Pub. L. 111–31, §103(m), struck out "and" after "cosmetics," and inserted ", and tobacco products" after "devices". Law text · (d)

    1997

    • Pub. L. 105–115, §406(a)(2), added subsec. (b). Former subsec. (b) redesignated (d). (Food and Drug Administration Modernization Act of 1997) Law text · (b)
    • Pub. L. 105–115, §414, added subsec. (c). Former subsec. (c) redesignated (e). (Food and Drug Administration Modernization Act of 1997) Law text · (c)
    • Pub. L. 105–115, §406(a)(1), redesignated subsecs. (b) and (c) as (d) and (e), respectively. (Food and Drug Administration Modernization Act of 1997) Law text · (d), (e)
    • Pub. L. 105–115, §406(b), added subsecs. (f) and (g). (Food and Drug Administration Modernization Act of 1997) Law text · (f), (g)

    1988

    • Pub. L. 100–690 substituted "shall be responsible for executing this chapter and" for "shall be responsible". · (b)

    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.