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[CITE: 21USC951]

 
                        TITLE 21--FOOD AND DRUGS
 
              CHAPTER 13--DRUG ABUSE PREVENTION AND CONTROL
 
                    SUBCHAPTER II--IMPORT AND EXPORT
 
Sec. 951. Definitions

    (a) For purposes of this subchapter--
        (1) The term ``import'' means, with respect to any article, any 
    bringing in or introduction of such article into any area (whether 
    or not such bringing in or introduction constitutes an importation 
    within the meaning of the tariff laws of the United States).
        (2) The term ``customs territory of the United States'' has the 
    meaning assigned to such term by general note 2 of the Harmonized 
    Tariff Schedule of the United States.

    (b) Each term defined in section 802 of this title shall have the 
same meaning for purposes of this subchapter as such term has for 
purposes of subchapter I of this chapter.

(Pub. L. 91-513, title III, Sec. 1001, Oct. 27, 1970, 84 Stat. 1285; 
Pub. L. 100-418, title I, Sec. 1214(m), Aug. 23, 1988, 102 Stat. 1158.)

                       References in Text

    The Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States, referred to in 
subsec. (a)(2), is not set out in the Code. See Publication of 
Harmonized Tariff Schedule note set out under section 1202 of Title 19, 
Customs Duties.
    This subchapter, referred to in subsecs. (a) and (b), was in the 
original ``this title'', meaning title III of Pub. L. 91-513, Oct. 27, 
1970, 84 Stat. 1285, as amended. Part A of title III comprises this 
subchapter. For classification of Part B, consisting of sections 1101 to 
1105 of title III, see Tables.


                               Amendments

    1988--Subsec. (a)(2). Pub. L. 100-418 substituted ``general note 2 
of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States'' for ``general 
headnote 2 to the Tariff Schedules of the United States''.


                    Effective Date of 1988 Amendment

    Amendment by Pub. L. 100-418 effective Jan. 1, 1989, and applicable 
with respect to articles entered on or after such date, see section 
1217(b)(1) of Pub. L. 100-418, set out as an Effective Date note under 
section 3001 of Title 19, Customs Duties.


                             Effective Date

    Section 1105(a)-(c) of title III of Pub. L. 91-513, as amended by 
Pub. L. 99-514, Sec. 2, Oct. 22, 1986, 100 Stat. 2095, provided that:
    ``(a) Except as otherwise provided in this section, this title [see 
Short Title note below] shall become effective on the first day of the 
seventh calendar month that begins after the day immediately preceding 
the date of enactment [Oct. 27, 1970].
    ``(b) Sections 1000, 1001, 1006, 1015, 1016, 1103, 1104 [see Short 
Title note below and sections 171 note, 951, 956, 957 note, 965, and 966 
of this title], and this section shall become effective upon enactment 
[Oct. 27, 1970].
    ``(c)(1) If the Attorney General, pursuant to the authority of 
section 704(c) of title II [set out as a note under section 801 of this 
title], postpones the effective date of section 306 (relating to 
manufacturing quotas) [section 826 of this title] for any period beyond 
the date specified in section 704(a) [set out as a note under section 
801 of this title], and such postponement applies to narcotic drugs, the 
repeal of the Narcotics Manufacturing Act of 1960 [sections 501 to 517 
of this title] by paragraph (10) of section 1101(a) of this title is 
hereby postponed for the same period, except that the postponement made 
by this paragraph shall not apply to the repeal of sections 4, 5, 13, 
15, and 16 of that Act [which were classified to sections 182, 503, 511, 
and 513 of this title and sections 4702, 4731, and 4731 note of Title 
26, Internal Revenue Code].
    ``(2) Effective for any period of postponement, by paragraph (1) of 
this subsection, of the repeal of provisions of the Narcotics 
Manufacturing Act of 1960 [sections 501 to 517 of this title], that Act 
shall be applied subject to the following modifications:
    ``(A) The term `narcotic drug' shall mean a narcotic drug as defined 
in section 102(16) of title II [section 802(16) of this title], and all 
references, in the Narcotics Manufacturing Act of 1960 [sections 501 to 
517 of this title], to a narcotic drug as defined by section 4731 of the 
Internal Revenue Code of 1986 [formerly I.R.C. 1954, section 4731 of 
Title 26] are amended to refer to a narcotic drug as defined by such 
section 102(16) [section 802(16) of this title].
    ``(B) On and after the date prescribed by the Attorney General 
pursuant to clause (2) of section 703(c) of title II, [set out as a note 
under section 822 of this title], the requirements of a manufacturer's 
license with respect to a basic class of narcotic drug under the 
Narcotics Manufacturing Act of 1960 [sections 501 to 517 of this title], 
and of a registration under section 4722 of the Internal Revenue Code of 
1986 [formerly I.R.C. 1954, section 4722 of Title 26] as a prerequisite 
to issuance of such a license, shall be superseded by a requirement of 
actual registration (as distinguished from provisional registration) as 
a manufacturer of that class of drug under section 303(a) of title II 
[section 823(a) of this title].
    ``(C) On and after the effective date of the repeal of such section 
4722 [section 4722 of title 26] by section 1101(b)(3) of this title, but 
prior to the date specified in subparagraph (B) of this paragraph, the 
requirement of registration under such section 4722 [section 4722 of 
title 26] as a prerequisite of a manufacturer's license under the 
Narcotics Manufacturing Act of 1960 [sections 501 to 517 of this title] 
shall be superseded by a requirement of either (i) actual registration 
as a manufacturer under section 303 of title II [section 823 of this 
title] or (ii) provisional registration (by virtue of a preexisting 
registration under such section 4722) under section 703 of title II [set 
out as a note under section 822 of this title].''


                               Short Title

    Section 1000 of title III of Pub. L. 91-513 provided that: ``This 
title [enacting this subchapter, amending sections 162 and 967 of this 
title, section 4251 of Title 18, Crimes and Criminal Procedure, section 
1584 of Title 19, Customs Duties, sections 4901, 4905, 6808, 7012, 7103, 
7326, 7607, 7609, 7641, 7651, and 7655 of Title 26, Internal Revenue 
Code, section 2901 of Title 28, Judiciary and Judicial Procedure, 
sections 529d, 529e, and 529f of former Title 31, Money and Finance, 
section 304m of Title 40, Public Buildings, Property, and Works, section 
3411 of Title 42, The Public Health and Welfare, section 239a of former 
Title 46, Shipping, and section 787 of former Title 49, Transportation, 
repealing sections 171 to 174, 176 to 185, 188 to 188n, 191 to 193, 197, 
198, 199, and 501 to 517 of this title, sections 1401 to 1407, and 3616 
of Title 18, sections 4701 to 4707, 4711 to 4716, 4721 to 4726, 4731 to 
4736, 4741 to 4746, 4751 to 4757, 4761, 4762, 4771 to 4776, 7237, 7238, 
and 7491 of Title 26, sections 529a and 529g of former Title 31, section 
1421m of Title 48, Territories and Insular Possessions, and enacting 
provisions set out as notes under this section and sections 171 and 957 
of this title] may be cited as the `Controlled Substances Import and 
Export Act'.''


                          Rules and Regulations

    Section 1105(d) of Pub. L. 91-513 provided: ``Any orders, rules and 
regulations which have been promulgated under any law affected by this 
title [see Short Title note above] and which are in effect on the day 
preceding enactment of this title [Oct. 27, 1970] shall continue in 
effect until modified, superseded, or repealed.''

                  Section Referred to in Other Sections

    This section is referred to in title 18 section 5038.
