2015 US Code
Title 21 - Food and Drugs (Sections 1 - 2252)
Chapter 9 - Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (Sections 301 - 399f)
Subchapter VII - General Authority (Sections 371 - 379dd-2)
Part A - General Administrative Provisions (Sections 371 - 379d-5)
Sec. 379d-3 - Streamlined hiring authority
Publication Title | United States Code, 2012 Edition, Supplement 3, Title 21 - FOOD AND DRUGS |
Category | Bills and Statutes |
Collection | United States Code |
SuDoc Class Number | Y 1.2/5: |
Contained Within | Title 21 - FOOD AND DRUGS CHAPTER 9 - FEDERAL FOOD, DRUG, AND COSMETIC ACT SUBCHAPTER VII - GENERAL AUTHORITY Part A - General Administrative Provisions Sec. 379d-3 - Streamlined hiring authority |
Contains | section 379d-3 |
Date | 2015 |
Laws In Effect As Of Date | January 3, 2016 |
Positive Law | No |
Disposition | standard |
Source Credit | June 25, 1938, ch. 675, §714, as added and amended Pub. L. 112-144, title II, §208, title III, §307, July 9, 2012, 126 Stat. 1007, 1025. |
Statutes at Large Reference | 126 Stat. 1007 |
Public and Private Law | Public Law 112-144 |
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In addition to any other personnel authorities under other provisions of law, the Secretary may, without regard to the provisions of title 5 governing appointments in the competitive service, appoint employees to positions in the Food and Drug Administration to perform, administer, or support activities described in subsection (b), if the Secretary determines that such appointments are needed to achieve the objectives specified in subsection (c).
(b) Activities describedThe activities described in this subsection are—
(1) activities under this chapter related to the process for the review of device applications (as defined in section 379i(8) of this title); and
(2) activities under this chapter related to human generic drug activities (as defined in section 379j–41 of this title).
(c) Objectives specifiedThe objectives specified in this subsection are—
(1) with respect to the activities under subsection (b)(1), the goals referred to in section 379j–1(a)(1) of this title; and
(2) with respect to the activities under subsection (b)(2), the goals referred to in section 379j–43(a) of this title.
(d) Internal controlsThe Secretary shall institute appropriate internal controls for appointments under this section.
(e) SunsetThe authority to appoint employees under this section shall terminate on the date that is 3 years after July 9, 2012.
(June 25, 1938, ch. 675, §714, as added and amended Pub. L. 112–144, title II, §208, title III, §307, July 9, 2012, 126 Stat. 1007, 1025.)
AMENDMENTS2012—Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 112–144, §307(1), amended subsec. (b) generally. Prior to amendment, text read as follows: "The activities described in this subsection are activities under this chapter related to the process for the review of device applications (as defined in section 379i(8) of this title)."
Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 112–144, §307(2), amended subsec. (c) generally. Prior to amendment, text read as follows: "The objectives specified in this subsection are with respect to the activities under subsection (b), the goals referred to in section 379j–1(a)(1) of this title."
EFFECTIVE DATE OF 2012 AMENDMENTAmendment by section 307 of Pub. L. 112–144 effective Oct. 1, 2012, see section 305 of Pub. L. 112–144, set out as an Effective and Termination Dates note under section 379j–41 of this title.
EFFECTIVE DATESection effective Oct. 1, 2012, see section 206 of Pub. L. 112–144, set out as an Effective Date of 2012 Amendment note under section 379i of this title.
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