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21 U.S.C. 952: Importation of controlled substances

Created in 1970 by Public Law 91-513. Changed by 3 later laws. No bill we track in this Congress changes it.

4 other sections of the Code cite this one, including 18 U.S.C. 5032, 21 U.S.C. 958, 21 U.S.C. 960, 28 U.S.C. 994.

5 parts of federal rules cite it as their authority, written by Drug Enforcement Administration, Department of Justice (4), 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

    2006

    • Pub. L. 109–177, §715(1)(A), inserted "or ephedrine, pseudoephedrine, or phenylpropanolamine," after "schedule III, IV, or V of subchapter I," in introductory provisions. (USA PATRIOT Improvement and Reauthorization Act of 2005) Law text · (a)
    • Pub. L. 109–177, §715(1)(B), inserted ", and of ephedrine, pseudoephedrine, and phenylpropanolamine," after "coca leaves". (USA PATRIOT Improvement and Reauthorization Act of 2005) Law text · (a)
    • Pub. L. 109–177, §715(2), added subsecs. (d) and (e). (USA PATRIOT Improvement and Reauthorization Act of 2005) Law text · (d), (e)

    1984

    • Pub. L. 98–473, §519, amended par. (1) generally, inserting references to poppy straw and concentrate of poppy straw. · (a)
    • Pub. L. 98–473, §520, added subpar. (C). · (a)
    • Pub. L. 98–473, §521, substituted "is imported pursuant to such notification, or declaration, or in the case of any nonnarcotic controlled substance in schedule III, such import permit, notification, or declaration, as the Attorney General may by regulation prescribe, except that if… · (b)

    1978

    • Pub. L. 95–633 inserted provision relating to exception for nonnarcotic controlled substances listed in schedule I or II of the Convention on Psychotropic Substances. · (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.