2016 US Code
Title 21 - Food and Drugs
Chapter 9 - Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act
Subchapter V - Drugs and Devices
Part A - Drugs and Devices
Sec. 360n-1 - Priority review for qualified infectious disease products

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Citation 21 U.S.C. § 360n-1 (2016)
Section Name §360n–1. Priority review for qualified infectious disease products
Section Text (a) In general

If the Secretary designates a drug under section 355f(d) of this title as a qualified infectious disease product, then the Secretary shall give priority review to the first application submitted for approval for such drug under section 355(b) of this title.

(b) Construction

Nothing in this section shall prohibit the Secretary from giving priority review to a human drug application or efficacy supplement submitted for approval under section 355(b) of this title that otherwise meets the criteria for the Secretary to grant priority review.

Source Credit

(June 25, 1938, ch. 675, §524A, as added Pub. L. 112–144, title VIII, §802(a), July 9, 2012, 126 Stat. 1079; amended Pub. L. 114–255, div. A, title III, §3101(a)(2)(N), Dec. 13, 2016, 130 Stat. 1154.)

Editorial Notes AMENDMENTS

2016—Pub. L. 114–255 designated existing provisions as subsec. (a), inserted heading, substituted "the first application" for "any application", and added subsec. (b).

EFFECTIVE DATE

Pub. L. 112–144, title VIII, §802(b), July 9, 2012, 126 Stat. 1079, provided that: "Section 524A of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act [21 U.S.C. 360n–1], as added by subsection (a), applies only with respect to an application that is submitted under section 505(b) of such Act (21 U.S.C. 355(b)) on or after the date of the enactment of this Act [July 9, 2012]."

Publication Title United States Code, 2012 Edition, Supplement 4, 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 V - DRUGS AND DEVICES
Part A - Drugs and Devices
Sec. 360n-1 - Priority review for qualified infectious disease products
Contains section 360n-1
Date 2016
Laws In Effect As Of Date January 6, 2017
Positive Law No
Disposition standard
Statutes at Large References 126 Stat. 1079
130 Stat. 1154
Public Law References Public Law 112-144, Public Law 114-255
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