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Title 21 — Food and Drugs

Part A · Chapter 9 — Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act

§ 355d. Internal committee for review of pediatric plans, assessments, deferrals, deferral extensions, and waivers

Statutory text

The Secretary shall establish an internal committee within the Food and Drug Administration to carry out the activities as described in sections 355a(f) and 355c(f) of this title. Such internal committee shall include employees of the Food and Drug Administration, with expertise in pediatrics (including representation from the Office of Pediatric Therapeutics), biopharmacology, statistics, chemistry, legal issues, pediatric ethics, neonatology, and the appropriate expertise pertaining to the pediatric product under review, such as expertise in child and adolescent psychiatry or pediatric rare diseases, and other individuals designated by the Secretary.

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. Pediatric Research Equity Act of 2007

    Pub. L. 110–85 title IV § 403 · 121 Stat. 823

    Enacted · 21 U.S.C. § 355d

    June 25, 1938, ch. 675, § 505C, as added Pub. L. 110–85, title IV, § 403, Sept. 27, 2007, 121 Stat. 875

    Source evidence

    Code source credit
    June 25, 1938, ch. 675, § 505C, as added Pub. L. 110–85, title IV, § 403, Sept. 27, 2007, 121 Stat. 875

    Enacted provision · exact public law section
    SEC. 403. ESTABLISHMENT OF INTERNAL COMMITTEE.   Chapter V of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C. 351 et seq.) is amended by inserting after section 505B the following: “SEC. 505C. INTERNAL COMMITTEE FOR REVIEW OF PEDIATRIC PLANS, ASSESSMENTS, DEFERRALS, AND WAIVERS.   “The Secretary shall establish an internal committee within the Food and Drug Administration to carry out the activities as described in sections 505A(f) and 505B(f). Such internal committee shall include employees of the Food and Drug Administration, with expertise in pediatrics (including representation from the Office of Pediatric Therapeutics), biopharmacology, statistics, chemistry, legal issues, pediatric ethics, and the appropriate expertise pertaining to the pediatric product under review, such as expertise in child and adolescent psychiatry, and other individuals designated by the Secretary.” .

  2. Food and Drug Administration Safety and Innovation Act

    Pub. L. 112–144 title V § 509(c) · 126 Stat. 993

    Inserted · 21 U.S.C. § 355d

    Pub. L. 112–144 inserted “deferral extensions,” after “deferrals,” in section catchline and “neonatology,” after “pediatric ethics,” in text

    Source evidence

    Code amendment note
    Pub. L. 112–144 inserted “deferral extensions,” after “deferrals,” in section catchline and “neonatology,” after “pediatric ethics,” in text.

    Enacted provision · exact public law section
    (c) Internal Committee for Review of Pediatric Plans, Assessments, Deferrals, Deferral Extensions, and Waivers.— Section 505C (21 U.S.C. 355d) is amended— (1) in the section heading, by inserting “deferral extensions,” after “deferrals,”; and (2) by inserting “neonatology,” after “pediatric ethics,”.

  3. FDA Reauthorization Act of 2017

    Pub. L. 115–52 title V § 505(f) · 131 Stat. 1005

    Inserted · 21 U.S.C. § 355d

    Pub. L. 115–52 inserted “or pediatric rare diseases” after “psychiatry”

    Source evidence

    Code amendment note
    Pub. L. 115–52 inserted “or pediatric rare diseases” after “psychiatry”.

    Enacted provision · exact public law section
    (f) Internal Committee.— Section 505C of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C. 355d) is amended by inserting “or pediatric rare diseases” after “psychiatry”.

3 of 3 references resolved to an enrolled provision

Editorial Notes

Amendments2012–2017 · 2 rounds

2017

Pub. L. 115–52 inserted “or pediatric rare diseases” after “psychiatry”.

2012

Pub. L. 112–144 inserted “deferral extensions,” after “deferrals,” in section catchline and “neonatology,” after “pediatric ethics,” in text.

Credits

1938–2017 · 3 acts
  1. 1938June 25, 1938, ch. 675, § 505C, as added Pub. L. 110–85, title IV, § 403, , 121 Stat. 875
  2. 2012amended Pub. L. 112–144, title V, § 509(c), , 126 Stat. 1049
  3. 2017Pub. L. 115–52, title V, § 505(f), , 131 Stat. 1047.
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(June 25, 1938, ch. 675, § 505C, as added Pub. L. 110–85, title IV, § 403, , 121 Stat. 875; amended Pub. L. 112–144, title V, § 509(c), , 126 Stat. 1049; Pub. L. 115–52, title V, § 505(f), , 131 Stat. 1047.)

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