Federal · Title 21 — Food and Drugs

21 U.S.C. § 2251: Jurisdiction; authorities

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alter the jurisdiction between the Secretary of Agriculture and the Secretary of Health and Human Services, under applicable statutes, regulations, or agreements regarding voluntary inspection of non-amenable species under the Agricultural Marketing Act of 1946 ( 7 U.S.C. 1621 et seq.); alter the jurisdiction between the Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau and the Secretary of Health and Human Services, under applicable statutes and regulations; the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act ( 21 U.S.C. 301 et seq.) as in effect on the day before January 4, 2011 ; or the Public Health Service Act [ 42 U.S.C. 201 et seq.] as in effect on the day before January 4, 2011 ; the Federal Meat Inspection Act ( 21 U.S.C. 601 et seq.); the Poultry Products Inspection Act ( 21 U.S.C. 451 et seq.); the Egg Products Inspection Act ( 21 U.S.C. 1031 et seq.); the United States Grain Standards Act ( 7 U.S.C. 71 et seq.); the Packers and Stockyards Act, 1921 ( 7 U.S.C. 181 et seq.); the United States Warehouse Act ( 7 U.S.C. 241 et seq.); the Agricultural Marketing Act of 1946 ( 7 U.S.C. 1621 et seq.); and the Agricultural Adjustment Act ( 7 U.S.C. 601 et seq.), reenacted with the amendments made by the Agricultural Marketing Agreement Act of 1937; or alter, impede, or affect the authority of the Secretary of Homeland Security under the Homeland Security Act of 2002 ( 6 U.S.C. 101 et seq.) or any other statute, including any authority related to securing the borders of the United States, managing ports of entry, or agricultural import and entry inspection activities.

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