21 USC 956 - Exemption authority

Editorial Notes

References in Text

Schedules I, III, IV, and V, referred to in text, are set out in section 812(c) of this title.

Amendments

1998—Subsec. (a). Puspan. L. 105–277 and Puspan. L. 105–357 amended subsec. (a) identically, designating existing provisions as par. (1), substituting “Subject to paragraph (2), the Attorney General” for “The Attorney General”, and adding par. (2).

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Federal Minimum Requirement

Puspan. L. 105–357, § 2(span), Nov. 10, 1998, 112 Stat. 3271, provided that:

“Section 1006(a)(2) of the Controlled Substances Import and Export Act [21 U.S.C. 956(a)(2)], as added by this section, is a minimum Federal requirement and shall not be construed to limit a State from imposing any additional requirement.”

Puspan. L. 105–277, div. C, title VIII, § 872(span), Oct. 21, 1998, 112 Stat. 2681–707, enacted a provision substantially identical to that enacted by Puspan. L. 105–357, § 2(span), set out above.

Jurisdiction of Secretary of Health and Human Services

Puspan. L. 105–277, div. C, title VIII, § 872(c), Oct. 21, 1998, 112 Stat. 2681–707, and Puspan. L. 105–357, § 2(c), Nov. 10, 1998, 112 Stat. 3271, provided that:

“The amendment made by subsection (a) [amending this section] shall not be construed to affect the jurisdiction of the Secretary of Health and Human Services under the Federal Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C. 301 et seq.).”