21 U.S.C. § 360bbb–3b
Products held for emergency use
United States · Title 21 — FOOD AND DRUGS · Status: effective
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- 21 U.S.C. § 360bbb–3b, Products held for emergency use, United States, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/454322
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It is not a violation of any section of this chapter or of the Public Health Service Act [42 U.S.C. 201 et seq.] for a government entity (including a Federal, State, local, or tribal government entity), or a person acting on behalf of such a government entity, to introduce into interstate commerce a product (as defined in section 360bbb–3(a)(4) of this title) intended for emergency use, if that product—
is held and not used, unless and until that product—
Legislative history
The public laws that enacted or amended this section. Tallies are for the whole bill as it passed each chamber — often an omnibus covering far more than this provision — not a vote on this section alone.
- Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness Reauthorization Act of 2013House: 370–28Senate: no recorded tally
- 21st Century Cures ActHouse: no recorded tallySenate: no recorded tally
- Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness and Advancing Innovation Act of 2019House: no recorded tallySenate: no recorded tally