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42 U.S.C. 247d-6a: Authority for use of certain procedures regarding qualified countermeasure research and development activities

Created in 2004 by Public Law 108-276. Changed by 3 later laws. No bill we track in this Congress changes it.

This Congress

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

    How it got here

    2019

    • Pub. L. 116–22 substituted "section 247d–6(e) of this title" for "section 247d–6(h) of this title". (Pandemic and All- Hazards Preparedness and Advancing Innovation Act of 2019) Law text · (a), (5)

    2013

    • Pub. L. 113–5 struck out "to" before dash at end of introductory provisions, inserted "to" before "diagnose" in cls. (i) and (ii), and added cl. (iii). (Pandemic and All- Hazards Preparedness Reauthorization Act of 2013) Law text · (a)

    2006

    • Pub. L. 109–417 added par. (2) and struck out heading and text of former par. (2). Text read as follows: "For purposes of this section, the term 'qualified countermeasure' means a drug (as that term is defined by section 321(g)(1) of title 21), biological product (as that term is de… (Pandemic and All- Hazards Preparedness Act) Law text · (a)

    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.