Section 1 Short title
This Act may be cited as the “FDA Deeming Authority Clarification Act of 2015”.
FDA Deeming Authority Clarification Act of 2015
A BILL
To amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to provide for a certain effective date with respect to deemed tobacco products, and for other purposes.
Sec. 2 Date for application of Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to deemed tobacco products
Section 901(b) of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C. 387a(b)) is amended—
by striking “This chapter shall apply” and inserting the following:
“(1) In general—This chapter shall apply”
by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
“(2) Deemed tobacco products—For each tobacco product deemed subject to the requirements of the Act pursuant to paragraph (1), each reference in sections 905(j) and 910(a)—
“(A) to “February 15, 2007”, shall be considered to be a reference to “the effective date of the regulation under which a tobacco product is deemed subject to the requirements of this Act pursuant to section 901(b)(1)”; and
“(B) to “21 months after the date of enactment of the Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act”, shall be considered to be a reference to “21 months after such effective date”.”