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21 U.S.C. § 379f

Recovery and retention of fees for freedom of information requests

United States · Title 21 — FOOD AND DRUGS · Status: effective

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21 U.S.C. § 379f, Recovery and retention of fees for freedom of information requests, United States, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/454403
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The Secretary, acting through the Commissioner of Food and Drugs, may— The Secretary and the Commissioner of Food and Drugs shall not use fees received under this section for any purpose other than funding the processing of requests described in subsection (a)(1). Such fees shall not be used to reduce the amount of funds made to carry out other provisions of this chapter. Nothing in this section shall supersede the right of a requester to obtain a waiver of fees pursuant to section 552(a)(4)(A) of title 5.

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.

  • Enacted byPub. L. 101-635(S. 845)1990-11-28
    Food and Drug Administration Revitalization Act
    House: no recorded tallySenate: no recorded tally
  • Amended byPub. L. 102-571(H.R. 6181)1992-10-29
    To amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to authorize human drug application, prescription drug establishment, and prescription drug product fees and for other purposes.
    House: no recorded tallySenate: no recorded tally