POSITIVE LAW CODIFICATION
TITLE 21, UNITED STATES CODE

Technical Amendments to the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act

LINKS TO PROJECT FILES

(1) Bill

(2) Explanation

BACKGROUND

    The Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C. 301 et seq.) was enacted on June 25, 1938. Since then, the Act has been amended numerous times; provisions have been added, repealed, modified, and renumbered at different points in time throughout the decades. Over decades of amendments, the Act accumulated technical errors. The bill amends the Act to correct these errors.

HISTORY OF ACTIVITY INCLUDING PREDECESSOR BILLS

• March 2, 2021.—The Office of the Law Revision Counsel submitted an initial draft bill (and accompanying explanation) to the House Committee on the Judiciary for introduction in the 117th Congress.
• May 3, 2021.—The Office of the Law Revision Counsel submitted an updated draft bill to the House Committee on the Judiciary for introduction in the 117th Congress.
• May 6, 2021.—The Office of the Law Revision Counsel submitted an updated explanation of the draft bill to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

QUESTIONS & COMMENTS

Questions and comments about the project may be directed to:

     Katrina M. Hall
     Assistant Counsel
     Office of the Law Revision Counsel
     U.S. House of Representatives
     Washington, D.C. 20515

     Email: katrina.hall@mail.house.gov
     Telephone: (202) 226-2411