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Title 21 — Food and Drugs

Chapter 16 — Drug Abuse Prevention, Treatment, and Rehabilitation

§ 1115. Notice relating to the control of dangerous drugs

Statutory text

Whenever the Attorney General determines that there is evidence that—

(1)

a drug or other substance, which is not a controlled substance (as defined in section 802(6) of this title), has a potential for abuse, or

(2)

a controlled substance should be transferred or removed from a schedule under section 812 of this title,

he shall, prior to initiating any proceeding under section 811(a) of this title, give the President timely notice of such determination. Information forwarded to the Attorney General pursuant to section 811(f) of this title shall also be forwarded by the Secretary of Health and Human Services to the President.

Legislative history

Reconstructed from this section’s Code source credit and amendment notes, resolved against the local Statutes at Large. Editorial notes are evidence, not the law that made the change.

  1. Drug Abuse Office and Treatment Act of 1972

    Pub. L. 92–255 title II § 201 · 86 Stat. 65

    Enacted · 21 U.S.C. § 1115

    Pub. L. 92–255, title II, § 201, formerly § 205, as added Pub. L. 96–181, § 4, Jan. 2, 1980, 93 Stat. 1311

    Source evidence

    Code source credit
    Pub. L. 92–255, title II, § 201, formerly § 205, as added Pub. L. 96–181, § 4, Jan. 2, 1980, 93 Stat. 1311

    Enacted provision · exact public law section
    § 201. Establishment of Office. There is established in the Executive Office of the President an office to be known as the Special Action Office for Drug Abuse Prevention (hereinafter in this Act referred to as the “Office”). The establishment of the Office in the Executive Office of the President shall not be construed as affecting access by the Congress, or committees of either House, (1) to information, documents, and studies in the possession of, or conducted by, the Office, or (2) to personnel of the Office.

  2. Pub. L. 97–35 title IX § 973(a) · 95 Stat. 357

    Substituted · 21 U.S.C. § 1115

    Pub. L. 97–35 substituted “Health and Human Services” for “Health, Education, and Welfare”

    Source evidence

    Code amendment note
    Pub. L. 97–35 substituted “Health and Human Services” for “Health, Education, and Welfare”.

    Enacted provision · exact public law section
    (a) Section 205 is amended by striking out “Health, Education, and Welfare” and inserting in lieu thereof “Health and Human Services”.

2 of 2 references resolved to an enrolled provision

Editorial Notes

Prior Provisions

A prior section 201 of Pub. L. 92–255, title II, as added Pub. L. 96–181, § 4, , 93 Stat. 1310; amended Pub. L. 98–473, title II, § 1306, , 98 Stat. 2170, related to concentration of Federal effort in drug abuse prevention, prior to repeal by Pub. L. 100–690, title I, § 1007(c)(1), , 102 Stat. 4187.

A prior section 1115, Pub. L. 92–255, title II, § 205, as added Pub. L. 94–237, § 4(b), , 90 Stat. 242, which provided for employment, functions, and travel expenses of employees, was omitted in the general revision of this subchapter by Pub. L. 96–181, § 4, , 93 Stat. 1309.

Another prior section 1115, Pub. L. 92–255, title II, § 205, , 86 Stat. 68, provided for the delegation of functions by the Director, prior to repeal by Pub. L. 92–255, title I, § 104, , 86 Stat. 67, eff. .

Provisions similar to this section were contained in section 1118 of this title prior to the general revision of this subchapter by Pub. L. 96–181, § 4, , 93 Stat. 1309.

Amendments

1981—Pub. L. 97–35 substituted “Health and Human Services” for “Health, Education, and Welfare”.

Credits

1980–1988 · 3 acts
  1. 1980Pub. L. 92–255, title II, § 201, formerly § 205, as added Pub. L. 96–181, § 4, , 93 Stat. 1311
  2. 1981amended Pub. L. 97–35, title IX, § 973(a), , 95 Stat. 598
  3. 1988renumbered § 201, Pub. L. 100–690, title I, § 1007(c)(1), , 102 Stat. 4187.
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(Pub. L. 92–255, title II, § 201, formerly § 205, as added Pub. L. 96–181, § 4, , 93 Stat. 1311; amended Pub. L. 97–35, title IX, § 973(a), , 95 Stat. 598; renumbered § 201, Pub. L. 100–690, title I, § 1007(c)(1), , 102 Stat. 4187.)

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