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21 U.S.C. § 379a

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Presumption of existence of jurisdiction
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Title
21 — Food and Drugs
Chapter
CH9
Release
119-84
Release Date
2026-04-17

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In any action to enforce the requirements of this chapter respecting a device, tobacco product, food, drug, or cosmetic the connection with interstate commerce required for jurisdiction in such action shall be presumed to exist. (June 25, 1938, ch. 675, § 709, as added Pub. L. 94–295, § 8, May 28, 1976, 90 Stat. 583; amended Pub. L. 105–115, title IV, § 419, Nov. 21, 1997, 111 Stat. 2379; Pub. L. 111–31, div. A, title I, § 103(k), June 22, 2009, 123 Stat. 1837.) Editorial Notes Amendments2009—Pub. L. 111–31 inserted “tobacco product,” after “device,”. 1997—Pub. L. 105–115 substituted “a device, food, drug, or cosmetic” for “a device”. Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries Effective Date of 1997 AmendmentAmendment by Pub. L. 105–115 effective 90 days after Nov. 21, 1997, except as otherwise provided, see section 501 of Pub. L. 105–115, set out as a note under section 321 of this title.

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