An Act to amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to provide for the safety and effectiveness of medical devices intended for human use, and for other purposes.
PL 94-295 (S.510), enacted 05/28/1976

PUBLIC LAW 94-295—MAY 28, 1976 
90 STAT. 539 
Public Law 94-295 
94th Congress 
An Act 
To amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to provide for the safety 
May 28. 1976 
and efEectiveness of medical devices intended for human use, and for other 
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purposes. 
Be it enacted hy the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled, 
Medical Device 
Amendments of 
1976. 
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SHORT TITLE AND TABLE OF CONTENTS 
SECTION 1. (a) This Act may be cited as the "Medical Device Amend-
ments of 1976". 
(b) Whenever in this Act (other than in section 3(a)(1)(B)) an 
amendment is expressed in terms of an amendment to a section or other 
provision, the reference shall be considered to be made to a section 
or other provision of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act. 
21 USC 301. 
TABLE OF CONTENTS 
Sec. 1. Short title and table of contents. 
Sec. 2. Regulation of medical devices. 
"Sec. 513. C'assitlcation of devices intended for human use. 
"(a) Device classes. 
"(b) Classification; classification panels. 
"(c) Classification panel organization and operation. 
"(d) Classification. 
"(e) Classification changes. 
"(f) Initial classification of certain devices. 
"(g) Information. 
"(h) Definitions. 
"Sec. 514. Performance standards. 
"(a) Provisions of standards. 
"(b) Initiation of a proceeding for a performance standard. 
"(c) Invitation for standards. 
"(d) Acceptance of certain existing standards. 
"(e) Acceptance of offer to develop standard. 
"(f) Development of standard by Secretary after publication 
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of subsection (c) notice. 
"(g) Establishment of a standard. 
"Sec. 515. Premarket approval. 
"(a) General requirement. 
"(b) Regulation to require premarket approval. 
"(c) Application for premarket approval. 
"(d) Action on an application for premarket approval. 
"(e) Withdrawal of approval of application. 
"(f) Product development protocol. 
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"(g) Revievp. 
"(h) Service of orders. 
"Sec. 516. Banned devices. 
"(a) General rule. 
"(b) Special effective date. 
"Sec. 517. Judicial review. 
"(a) Application of section. 
"(b) Additional data, views, and arguments. 
"(c) Standard for review. 
"(d) Finality of judgments. 
"(e) Other remedies. 
"(f) Statement of reasons. 
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TABLE OF CONTENTS—Continued 
Sec. 2. Regulation of medical devices.—Continued 
"Sec. 518. Notification and other remedies. 
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"(a) Notification. 
•"(b) Repair, replacement, or refund. 
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"(c) Reimbursement. 
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"(d) Effect on other liability. 
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"Sec. 519. Records and reports on devices. 
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"(a) General rule. 
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"(b) Persons exempt. 
"Sec. 520. General provisions respecting control of devices Intended for 
human use. 
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"(a) General rule. 
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"(b) Custom devices. 
"(c) Trade secrets. 
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"(d) Notices and findings. 
"(e) Restricted devices. 
"(f) Good manufacturing practice requirements. 
"(g) Exemption for devices for investigational use. 
"(h) Release of safety and effectiveness information, 
"(i) Proceedings of advisory panels and committees. 
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"(j) Traceability requirements. 
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"(k) Research and development. 
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"(1) Transitional provisions for devices considered as new 
drugs or antibiotic drugs. 
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"Sec. 521. State and local requirements respecting devices. 
"(a) General rule. 
"(b) Exempt requirements.". 
Sec. 3. Conforming amendments. 
(a) Amendments to section 201. 
(b) Amendments to section 301. 
(c) Amendments to section 304. 
(d) Amendments to section 501. 
(e) Amendments to section 502. 
(f) Amendments to section 801. 
Sec. 4. Registration of device manufacturers. 
Sec. 5. Device established and oflScial names. 
Sec. 6. Inspections relating to devices. 
Sec. 7. Administrative restraint. 
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Sec. 8. Confidential information; presumption. 
Sec. 9. Color additives. 
Sec. 10. Assistance for small manufacturers of devices. 
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REGULATION OT MEDICAL DEVICES 
SEC. 2. Chapter V is amended by adding after section 512 the follow-
ing new sections: 
"CLASSIFICATION' or DEVICES INTENDED FOR HUMAN USE 
"Device Classes 
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«SEC. 513. (a) (1) There are established the following classes of 
devices intended for human use: 
" (A) CLASS I, GENERAL CONTROLS.— 
" (i) A device for which the controls authorized by or under 
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section 501, 502, 510, 516, 518, 519, or 520 or any combination 
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of such sections are sufficient to provide reasonable assurance 
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safety and effectiveness of the device. 
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«^jj^ ^ device for which insufficient information exists to 
determine that the controls referred to in clause (i) are suffi-
cient to provide reasonable assurance of the safety and effec-
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tiveness of the device or to establish a performance standard 
to provide such assurance, but because it— 
"(I) is not purported or represented to be for a use in 
supporting or sustaining human life or for a use which is 
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of substantial importance in preventing impairment of 
human health, and 
" (II) does not present a potential unreasonable risk of 
illness or injury, 
is to be regulated by the controls referred to in clause (i). 
"(B) CLASS II, PERFORMANCE STANDARDS.—A device which 
cannot be classified as a class I device because the controls 
authorized by or under sections 501, 502, 510, 516, 518, 519, and 
520 by themselves are insufficient to provide reasonable assur- 21USC 351,352, 
ance of the safety and effectiveness of the device, for which there 360. 
is sufficient information to establish a performance standard ^^l*' ?L ^c2'c * 
to provide such assurance, and for which it is therefore neces- 
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sary to establish for the device a performance standard under 
section 514 to provide reasonable assurance of its safety and Post, p. 546. 
effectiveness. 
"(C) 
CLASS III, PREMARKET APPROVAL.—A device which 
because— 
"(i) it (I) cannot be classified as a class I device because 
insufficient information exists to determine that the controls 
authorized by or under sections 501, 502, 510, 516, 518, 519, 
and 520 are sufficient to provide reasonable assurance of the 
safety and effectiveness of the device and (II) cannot be 
classified as a class II device because insufficient information 
exists for the establishment of a performance standard to 
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provide reasonable assurance of its safety and effectiveness, 
and 
"(ii)(I) is purported or represented to be for a use in 
supporting or sustaining human life or for a use which is 
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of substantial importance in preventing impairment of 
human health, or 
"(II) presents a potential unreasonable risk of illness or 
injury, 
is to be subject, in accordance with section 515, to premarket 
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approval to provide reasonable assurance of its safety and 
effectiveness. 
If there is not sufficient information to establish a performance stand-
ard for a device to provide reasonable assurance of its safety and 
effectiveness, the Secretary may conduct such activities as may be 
necessary to develop or obtain such information. 
"(2) For purposes of this section and sections 514 and 515, the safety 
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and effectiveness of a device are to be determined— 
"(A) with respect to the persons for whose use the device is 
represented or intended, 
"(B) with respect to the conditions of use prescribed, recom-
mended, or suggested in the labeling of the device, and 
"(C) weighing any probable benefit to health from the use of 
the device against any probable risk of injury or illness from such 
use. 
"(3) (A) Except as authorized by subparagraph (B), the effective-
ness of a device is, for purposes of this section and sections 514 and 
515, to be determined, in accordance with regulations promulgated 
by the Secretary, on the basis of well-controlled investigations, includ-
ing clinical investigations where appropriate, by experts qualified by 
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training and experience to evaluate the effectiveness of the device, from 
which investigations it can fairly and responsibly be concluded by 
qualified experts that the device will have the effect it purports or is 
represented to have under the conditions of use prescribed, recom-
mended, or suggested in the labeling of the device. 
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Panels of experts. 
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"(B) If the Secretary determines that there exists valid scientij&c 
evidence (other than evidence derived from investigations described 
in subparagraph (A))— 
" (i) which is sufficient to determine the effectiveness of a device, 
and 
"(ii) from which it can fairly and responsibly be concluded by 
qualified experts that the device will have the effect it purports 
or is represented to have under the conditions of use prescribed, 
recommended, or suggested in the labeling of the device, 
then, for purposes of this section and sections 514 and 515, the Secre-
tary may authorize the effectiveness of the device to be determined 
on the basis of such evidence. 
"Classification; Classification Panels 
"(b) (1) For purposes of— 
"(A) determining which devices intended for human use 
should be subject to the requirements of general controls, per-
formance standards, or premarket approval, and 
"(B) providing notice to the manufacturers and importers of 
such devices to enable them to prepare for the application of such 
requirements to devices manufactured or imported by them, 
the Secretary shall classify all such devices (other than devices classi-
fied by subsection (f)) into the classes established by subsection (a). 
For the purpose of securing recommendations with respect to the 
classification of devices, the Secretary shall establish panels of experts 
or use panels of experts established before the date of the enactment 
of this section, or both. Section 14 of the Federal Advisory Commit-
tee Act shall not apply to the duration of a panel established under 
this paragraph. 
"(2) The Secretary shall appoint to each panel established under 
paragraph (1) persons who are qualified by training and experience 
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to evaluate the safety and effectiveness of the devices to be referred 
to the panel and who, to the extent feasible, possess skill in the use of, 
or experience in the development, manufacture, or utilization of, such 
devices. The Secretary shall make appointments to each panel so that 
each panel shall consist of members with adequately diversified 
expertise in such fields as clinical and administrative medicine, engi-
neering, biological and physical sciences, and other related profes-
sions. In addition, each panel shall include as nonvoting members a 
representative of consumer interests and a representative of interests 
of the device manufacturing industry. Scientific, trade, and consumer 
organizations shall be afforded an opportunity to nominate individuals 
for appointment to the panels. No individual who is in the regular 
full-time employ of the United States and engaged in the administra-
tion of this Act may be a member of any panel. The Secretary shall 
designate one of the members of each panel to serve as chairman 
thereof. 
" (3) Panel members (other than officers or employees of the United 
States), while attending meetings or conferences of a panel or other-
wise engaged in its business, shall be entitled to receive compensation 
at rates to be fixed by the Secretary, but not at rates exceeding the daily 
equivalent of the rate in effect for grade GS-18 of the General Sched-
5 use 5332 note, ule, for each day so engaged, including traveltime; and while so serv-
ing away from their homes or regular places of business each member 
may be allowed travel expenses (including per diem in lieu of subsist-
ence) as authorized by section 5703(b) of title 5, United States Code, 
for persons in the Government service employed intermittently. 
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"(4) The Secretary shall furnish each panel with adequate clerical 
and other necessary assistance. 
"Classification Panel Organization and Operation 
"(c) (1) The Secretary shall organize the panels according to the 
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various fields of clinical medicine and fundamental sciences in which 
devices intended for human use are used. The Secretary shall refer a 
device to be classified under this section to an appropriate panel estab-
lished or authorized to be used under subsection (b) for its review and 
for its recommendation respecting the classification of the device. 
The Secretary shall by regulation prescribe the procedure to be 
followed by the panels in making their reviews and recommendations. 
In making their reviews of devices, the panels, to the maximum extent 
practicable, shall provide an opportunity for interested persons to sub-
mit data and views on the classification of the devices. 
"(2) (A) Upon completion of a panel's review of a device referred 
to it under paragraph (1), the panel shall, subject to subparagraphs 
(B) and (C), submit to the Secretarj'^ its recommendation for the 
classification of the device. Any such recommendation shall (i) con-
tain (I) a summary of the reasons for the recommendation, (II) a 
summary of the data upon which the recommendation is based, and 
(III) an identification of the risks to health (if any) presented by 
the device with respect to which the recommendation is made, and 
(ii) to the extent practicable, include a recommendation for the assign-
ment of a priority for the application of the requirements of section 
514 or 515 to a device recommended to be classified in class II or Post, pp. 546, 
class III. 
552. 
"(B) A recommendation of a panel for the classification of a device 
in class I shall include a recommendation as to whether the device 
should be exempted from the requirements of section 510, 519, or 
520(f). 
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"(C) In the case of a device which has been referred under para- ^^^ PP" ^^' 
graph (1) to a panel, and which— 
"(i) is intended to be implanted in the human body or is pur-
ported or represented to be for a use in supporting or sustaining 
human life, and 
"(ii)(I) has been introduced or delivered for introduction 
into interstate commerce for commercial distribution before the 
date of enactment of this section, or 
"(II) is within a type of device which was so introduced or 
delivered before such date and is substantially equivalent to 
another device within that type, 
such panel shall reconmiend to the Secretary that the device be classi-
fied in class III unless the panel determines that classification of the 
device in such class is not necessary to provide reasonable assurance 
of its safety and effectiveness. If a panel does not recommend that 
sue]I a device be classified in class III, it shall in its recommendation 
to the Secretary for the classification of the device set forth the reasons 
for not recommending classification of the device in such class. 
"(3) The panels shall submit to the Secretary within one year of 
tlie date funds are first appropriated for the implementation of this 
section their recommendations respecting all devices of a type intro-
duced or delivered for introduction into interstate commerce for 
commercial distribution before the date of the enactment of this 
section. 
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"Classification 
Publication in 
"(d) (1) Upon receipt of a recommendation from a panel respecting 
Federal Register. ^ device, the Secretary shall publish in the Federal Eegister the 
panel's recommendation and a proposed regulation classifying such 
device and shall provide interested persons an opportunity to submit 
comments on such recommendation and the proposed regulation. After 
reviewing such comments, the Secretary shall, subject to paragraph 
(2), by regulation classify such device. 
"(2) (A) A regulation under paragraph (1) classifying a device 
in class I shall prescribe which, if any, of the requirements of section 
510, 519, or 520(f) shall not apply to the device. A regulation which 
makes a requirement of section 510, 519, or 520(f) inapplicable to a 
device shall be accompanied by a statement of the reasons of the 
Secretary for making such requirement inapplicable. 
"(B) A device described in subsection (c) (2) (C) shall be classified 
in class III unless the Secretary determines that classification of the 
device in such class is not necessary to provide reasonable assurance 
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of its safety and effectiveness. A proposed regulation under paragraph 
(1) classifying such a device in a class other than class III shall be 
accompanied by a full statement of the reasons of the Secretary (and 
supporting documentation and data) for not classifying such device 
in such class and an identification of the risks to health (if any) pre-
sented by such device. 
"(3) In the case of devices classified in class II and devices classi-
Post, p. 552. 
fied under this subsection in class III and described in section 515(b) 
(1) the Secretary may establish priorities which, in his discretion, shall 
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be used in applying sections 514 and 515, as appropriate, to such 
devices. 
"Classification Changes 
Regulation. 
"(e) Based on new information respecting a device, the Secretary 
may, upon his own initiative or upon petition of an interested person, 
by regulation (1) change such device's classification, and (2) revoke, 
because of the change in classification, any regulation or requirement in 
Publication in 
effect under section 514 or 515 with respect to such device. In the 
Federal Register, promulgation of such a regulation respecting a device's classification, 
the Secretary may secure from the panel to which the device was last 
referred pursuant to subsection (c) a recommendation respecting the 
proposed change in the device's classification and shall publish in the 
Federal Register any recommendation submitted to the Secretary by 
the panel respecting such change. A regulation under this subsection 
chan^ng the classification of a device from class III to class II may 
provide that such classification shall not take effect until the effective 
date of a performance standard established under section 514 for such 
device. 
"Initial Classification of Certain Devices 
"(f) (1) Any device intended for human use which was not intro-
duced or delivered for introduction into interstate commerce for com-
mercial distribution before the date of the enactment of this section 
is classified in class III unless— 
"(A) the device— 
"(i) is within a type of device (I) which was introduced or 
delivered for introduction into interstate commerce for com-
mercial distribution before such date and which is to be clas-
sified pursuant to subsection (b), or (II) which was not so 
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introduced or delivered before such date and has been clas-
sified in class I or II, and 
"(ii) is substantially equivalent to another device within 
such type, or 
"(B) the Secretary in response to a petition submitted under 
paragraph (2) has classified such device in class I or II. 
A device classified in class III under this paragraph shall be classified 
in that class until the effective date of an order of the Secretary under 
paragraph (2) classifying the device in class I or II. 
"(2) (A) The manufacturer or importer of a device classified under 
paragraph (1) may petition the Secretary (in such form and 
manner as he shall prescribe) for the issuance of an order classifying 
the device in class I or class II. Within thirty days of the filing of such 
a petition, the Secretary shall notify the petitioner of any deficiencies 
in the petition which prevent the Secretary from making a decision on 
the petition. 
"(B) (i) Upon determining that a petition does not contain any defi-
ciency which prevents the Secretary from making a decision on the 
petition, the Secretary shall refer the petition to an appropriate panel 
established or authorized to be used under subsection (b). A panel to 
which such a petition has been referred shall not later than ninety 
days after the referral of the petition make a recommendation to the 
Secretary respecting approval or denial of the petition. Any such 
recommendation shall contain (I) a summary of the reasons for the 
recommendation, (II) a summary of the data upon which the recom-
mendation is based, and (III) an identification of the risks to health 
(if any) presented by the device with respect to which the petition was 
filed. In the case of a petition for a device which is intended to be 
implanted in the human body or which is purported or represented to 
be for a use in supporting or sustaining human life, the panel shall 
recommend that the petition be denied unless the panel determines that 
the classification in class III of the device is not necessary to provide 
reasonable assurance of its safety and effectiveness. If the panel recom-
mends that such petition be approved, it shall in its recommendation 
to the Secretary set forth its reasons for such recommendation. 
"(ii) The requirements of paragraphs (1) and (2) of subsection 
(c) (relating to opportunities for submission of data and views and 
recommendations respecting priorities and exemptions from sections 
510, 519, and 520(f)) shall apply with respect to consideration by 
panels of petitions submitted under subparagraph (A). 
"(C) (i) Within ninety days from the date the Secretary receives 
the recommendation of a panel respecting a petition (but not later than 
210 days after the filing of such petition) the Secretary shall by order 
deny or approve the petition. If the Secretary approves the petition, 
the Secretary shall order the classification of the device into class I or 
class II in accordance with the criteria prescribed by subsection 
(a^ (1) (A) or (a) (1) (B). In the case of a petition for a device which 
is intended to be implanted in the human body or which is purported 
or represented to be for a use in supporting or sustaining human life, 
the Secretary shall deny the petition unless the Secretary determines 
that the classification in class III of the device is not necessary to pro-
vide reasonable assurance of its safety and effectiveness. An order 
approving such petition shall be accompanied by a full statement of 
the reasons of the Secretary (and supporting documentation and data) 
for approving the petition and an identification of the risks to health 
Petition. 
Notification. 
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565. 
(if any) presented by the device to which such order applies, 
"(ii) The requirements of paragraphs (1) and (2 ) (A) of subsec-
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tion (d) (relating to publication of recommendations, opportunity 
for submission of comments, and exemption from sections 510, 519, 
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and 520(f)) shall apply with respect to action by the Secretary on 
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petitions submitted under subparagraph (A), 
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"Information 
" (g) Within sixty days of the receipt of a written request of any 
person for information respecting the class in which a device has been 
classified or the requirements applicable to a device under this Act, the 
Secretary shall provide such person a written statement of the classi-
fication (if any) of such device and the requirements of this Act 
applicable to the device. 
"Definitions 
"(h) For purposes of this section and sections 501, 510, 514, 515, 
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"(1) a reference to 'general controls' is a reference to the con-
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trols authorized by or under sections 501, 502, 510, 516, 518, 519, 
and 520, 
"(2) a reference to'class IVclass II', or'class I I P is a reference 
to a class of medical devices described in subparagraph (A), (B), 
or (C) of subsection (a) (1), and 
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"(3) a reference to a 'panel under section 513' is a reference to 
a panel established or authorized to be used under this section. 
"PERFORMANCE STANDARDS 
"Provisions of Standards 
Regulation. 
"SEC. 514. (a) (1) The Secretary may by regulation, promulgated in 
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accordance with this section, establish a performance standard for a 
class II device. A class III device may also be considered a class II 
device for purposes of establishing a standard for the device under 
this section if the device has been reclassified as a class II device under 
a regulation under section 513(e) but such regulation provides that 
the reclassification is not to take effect until the effective date of such 
a standard for the device. 
"(2) A performance standard established under this section for a 
device— 
" (A) shall include provisions to provide reasonable assurance 
of its safe and effective performance; 
"(B) shall, where necessary to provide reasonable assurance of 
its safe and effective performance, include— 
"(i) provisions respecting the construction, components, 
ingredients, and properties of the device and its compatibility 
with power systems and connections 'to such systems, 
Testing. 
"(ii) provisions for the testing (on a sample basis or, if 
necessary, on an individual basis) of the device or, if it is 
determined that no other more practicable means are avail-
able to the Secretary to assure the conformity of the device 
to the standard, provisions for the testing (on a sample basis 
or, if necessary, on an individual basis) by the Secretary or 
by another person at the direction of the Secretary, 
"(iii) jjrovisions for the measurement of the performance 
characteristics of the device, 
"(iv) provisions requiring that the results of each or of 
certain of the tests of the device required to be made under 
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clause (ii) show that the device is in conformity with the 
portions of the standard for which the test or tests were 
required, and 
"(v) a provision re(juiring that the sale and distribution 
of the device be restricted but only to the extent that the 
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sale and distribution of a device may be restricted under a 
regulation under section 520(e) ; and 
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"(C) shall, where appropriate, require the use and prescribe Labeling, 
the form and content of labeling for the proper installation, 
maintenance, operation, and use of the device. 
"(4) The Secretary shall provide for periodic evaluation of per- Periodic 
formance standards established under this section to determine if evaluation, 
such standards should be changed to reflect new medical, scientific, or 
other technological data. 
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"(5) In carrying out his duties under this section, the Secretary 
shall, to the maximum extent practicable— 
"(A) use personnel, facilities, and other technical support 
available in other Federal agencies, 
"(B) consult with other Federal agencies concerned with 
standard-setting and other nationally or internationally recog-
nized standard-setting entities, and 
"(C) invite appropriate participation, through joint or other 
conferences, workshops, or other means, by informed persons rep-
resentative of scientific, professional, industry, or consumer orga-
nizations who in his judgment can make a significant contribution. 
"Initiation of a Proceeding for a Performance Standard 
"(b) (1) A proceeding for the development of a performance stand- 
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ard for a device shall be initiated by the Secretary by the publication 
Federal Register, 
in the Federal Eegister of notice of the opportunity to submit to the 
Secretary a request (within fifteen days of the date of the publication 
of the notice) for a change in the classification of the device based 
on new information relevant to its classification. 
"(2) If, after publication of a notice pursuant to paragraph (1) 
the Secretary receives a request for a change in the device's classifica-
tion, he shall, within sixty days of the publication of such notice and 
after consultation with the appropriate panel under section 513, by -^"'e, p. 540. 
order published in the Federal Register, either deny the request for 
change in classification or give notice of his intent to initiate such 
a change under section 513 (e). 
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"Invitation for Standards 
"(c) (1) If, after the publication of a notice under subsection (b), 
no action is required under paragraph (2) of such subsection or the 
Secretary denies a request to change the classification of the device 
with respect to which such notice was published, the Secretarjr shall 
publish in the Federal Register a notice inviting any person, includ-
ing any Federal agency, to— 
" (A) submit to the Secretary, within sixty days after the date 
of publication of the notice, an existing standard as a proposed 
performance standard for such device, or 
"(B) offer, within sixty days after the date of publication of 
the notice, to develop such a proposed standard, 
"(2) A notice published pursuant to paragraph (1) for an offer for 
the development of a proposed performance standard for a device— 
"(A) shall specify a period within which the standard is to be 
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developed, which period may be extended by the Secretary for 
good cause shown; and 
"(B) shall include— 
" (i) a description or other designation of the device, 
"(ii) a statement of the nature of the risk or risks associ-
ated with the use of the device and intended to be controlled 
by a performance standard, 
"(iii) a summary of the data on which the Secretary has 
found a need for initiation of the proceeding to develop a 
performance standard, and 
"(iv) identification of any existing performance standard 
known to the Secretary which may be relevant to the proceed-
ing-
Regulation. 
"(3) The Secretary shall by regulation require that an offeror of 
an offer to develop a proposed performance standard submit (and if 
the offeror is a business entity, require that appropriate directors, 
officers, and employees of, and consultants to, the business entity sub-
mit) to the Secretary such information concerning the offeror as the 
Secretary determines is relevant with respect to the offeror's quali-
fications to develop a proposed performance standard for a device, 
including information respecting the offeror's financial stability, 
expertise, and experience, and any potential conflicts of interest, 
including financial interest in the device for which the proposed stand-
ard is to be developed, current industrial or commercial affiliates of 
the offeror, current sources of financial support for research, and busi-
ness entities in which the offeror has a financial interest, which may be 
relevant with respect to the offeror's qualifications. Such information 
submitted by an offeror may not be made public by the Secretary unless 
required by section 552 of title 5, United States Code, except that in the 
case of information submitted by an offeror whose offer has been 
accepted, the Secretary shall make such information (other than infor-
mation which because of subsection (b) (4) of section 552, title 5, 
United States Code, is exempt from disclosure pursuant to subsection 
(a) of such section) public at the time the offer is accepted. 
" (4) If the Secretary determines that a performance standard can 
be developed by any Federal agency (including an agency within the 
Department of Health, Education, and Welfare), the Secretary may— 
"(A) if such determination is made with respect to an agency 
within such Department, develop such a standard in lieu of 
accepting any offer to develop such a standard pursuant to a notice 
published pursuant to this subsection, or 
"(B) if such determination is made with respect to any other 
agency, authorize such agency to develop such a standard in lieu 
of accepting any such offer. 
In making such a determination respecting a Federal agency, the Secre-
tary shall take into account the personnel and expertise within such 
agency. The requirements described in subparagraphs (B) and (C) of 
subsection (e) (4) shall apply to development of a standard under this 
paragraph. 
"Acceptance of Certain Existing Standards 
"(d) (1) If the Secretary— 
"(A) determines that a performance standard has been issued 
or adopted or is being developed by any Federal agency or by any 
other qualified entity or receives a performance standard sub-
mitted pursuant to a notice published pursuant to subsection (c), 
and 
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Publication in 
Federal Register. 
"(B) determines that such performance standard is based uj)on 
scientific data and information and has been subjected to scientific 
consideration, 
he may, in lieu of accepting any offer to develop such a standard pur-
suant to a notice published pursuant to subsection (c), accept such 
standard as a proposed performance standard for such device or as a 
basis upon which a proposed performance standard may be developed. 
" (2) If a standard is submitted to the Secretary pursuant to a notice 
published pursuant to subsection (c) and the Secretary does not accept 
such standard, he shall publish in the Federal Register notice of that 
fact together with the reasons therefor. 
. 
"Acceptance of Offer To Develop Standard 
"(e)(1) Except as provided by subsections (c)(4) and (d), the 
Secretary shall accept one, and may accept more than one, offer to 
develop a proposed performance standard for a device pursuant to a 
notice published pursuant to subsection (c) if he determines that (A) 
the offeror is qualified to develop such a standard and is technically 
competent to undertake and complete the development of an appro-
priate performance standard within the period specified in the notice, 
and (B) the offeror will comply with procedures prescribed by regu-
lations of the Secretary under paragraph (4) of this subsection. In 
determining the qualifications of an offeror to develop a standard, 
the Secretary shall take into account the offeror's financial stability, 
expertise, experience, and any potential conflicts of interests (including 
financial interest in the device for which such standard is to be devel-
oped) and other information submitted pursuant to subsection (c) (3), 
which may be relevant with respect to the offeror's qualifications. 
"(2) The Secretary shall publish in the Federal Register the name 
and address of each person whose offer is accepted under paragraph 
(1) and a summary of the terms of such offer as accepted. 
"(3) If such an offer is accepted, the Secretary may, upon applica-
tion which may be made prior to the acceptance of the offer, agree to 
contribute to the offeror's cost in developing a proposed standard if 
the Secretary determines that such contribution is likely to result in 
a more satisfactory standard than would be developed without such 
contribution. The Secretary shall by regulation prescribe the items Regulation, 
of cost in which he will participate, except that such items may not 
include the cost of construction (except minor remodeling) or the 
acquisition of land or buildings. Payments to an offerer under this 
paragraph may be made without regard to section 3648 of the Revised 
Statutes (31 U.S.C. 529). 
"(4) The Secretary shall prescribe regulations governing the devel- Regulations 
opment of proposed standards by persons whose offers are accepted 
under paragraph (1). Such regulations shall, notwithstanding sub-
section (b) (A) of section 553 of title 5, United States Code, be pro-
mulgated in accordance with the requirements of that section for notice 
and opportunity for participation and shall— 
"(A) require that performance standards proposed for pro-
mulgation be supported by such test data or other documents or 
materials as the Secretary may reasonably require to be obtained; 
"(B) require that notice be given to interested persons of the Notice 
opportunity to participate in the development of such perform-
ance standards and require the provision of such opportunity; 
"(C) require the maintenance of records to disclose (i) the 
, 
course of the development of performance standards proposed 
for promulgation, (ii) the comments and other information sub-
Publication in 
Federal Register. 
Performance 
standards. 
Record 
maintenance. 
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Audit, access to 
books. 
Reports. 
Publication in 
Federal Register. 
mitted by any person in connection with such development, 
including comments and information with respect to the need 
for such performance standards, and (iii) such other matters 
as may be relevant to the evaluation of such performance 
standards; 
"(D) provide that the Secretary and the Comptroller General 
of the United States, or any of their duly authorized representa-
tives, shall have access for the purpose of audit and examination 
to any books, documents, papers, and other records, relevant to 
the expenditure of any funds contributed by the Secretary under 
paragraph (3); and 
"(E) require the submission of such periodic reports as the 
Secretary may require to disclose the course of the development 
of performance standards proposed for promulgation. 
"(5) If an offer is made pursuant to a notice published pursuant 
to subsection (c) and the Secretary does not accept such offer, he 
shall publish in the Federal Register notice of that fact together with 
the reasons therefor. 
Publication in 
Federal Register. 
Publication in 
Federal Register. 
Publication in 
Federal Register. 
"Development of Standard by Secretary After Publication of 
Subsection (c) Notice 
"(f) If the Secretary has published a notice pursuant to subsection 
(c) and— 
"(1) no person makes an offer or submits a standard pursuant 
to the notice; 
"(2) the Secretary has not accepted an existing performance 
standard under subsection (d) or accepted an offer to develop a 
proposed performance standard pursuant to the notice; or 
"(3) the Secretary has accepted an offer or offers to develop 
a proposed performance standard, but determines thereafter 
that— 
"(A) the offeror under each such offer is unwilling or 
unable to continue the development of the performance stand-
ard which was the subject of the offer or offers, or 
"(B) the performance standard which has been developed 
is not satisfactory, 
and publishes notice of that determination in the Federal Reg-
ister together with his reasons therefor; 
then the Secretary may proceed to develop a proposed performance 
standard. The authority provided by this subsection is in addition to 
the authority provided by subsection (c)(4). The requirements 
described in subparagraphs (B) and (C) of subsection (e) (4) shall 
apply to the development of a standard by the Secretary under this 
subsection. 
"Establishment of a Standard 
"(g)(1)(A) After publication pursuant to subsection (c) of a 
notice respecting a performance standard for a device, the Secre-
tary shall either— 
"(i) publish, in the Federal Register in a notice of proposed 
rulemaking, a proposed performance standard for the device (I) 
developed by an offeror under such notice and accepted by the 
Secretary, (II) 
developed under subsection 
(c)(4), 
(III) 
accepted by the Secretary under subsection (d), or (IV) devel-
oped by him under subsection (f), or 
"(ii) issue a notice in the Federal Register that the proceeding 
is terminated together with the reasons for such termination. 
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90 STAT. 551 
Post, p. 560. 
Ante, p. 540. 
Notice of 
proposed 
rulemaking. 
Publication in 
Federal Register. 
Notice. 
"(B) If the Secretary issues under subparagraph (A) (ii) a notice 
of termination of a proceeding to establish a performance standard 
for a device, he shall (unless such notice is issued because the device 
is a banned device under section 516) initiate a proceeding under 
section 513(e) to reclassify the device subject to the proceeding ter-
minated by such notice. 
"(2) A notice of proposed rulemaking for the establishment of a 
performance standard for a device published under paragraph (1) (A) 
(i) shall set forth proposed findings with respect to the degree of the 
risk of illness or injury designed to be eliminated or reduced by the 
proposed standard and the benefit to the public from the device. 
" (3) (A) After the expiration of the period for comment on a notice 
of proposed rulemaking published under paragraph (1) respecting a 
performance standard and after consideration of such comments and 
any report from an advisory committee under paragraph (5), the Sec-
retary shall (i) promulgate a regulation establishing a performance 
standard and publish in the Federal Register findings on the matters 
referred to in paragraph (2), or (ii) publish a notice terminating the 
proceeding for the development of the standard together with the 
reasons for such termination. If a notice of termination is published, 
the Secretary shall (unless such notice is issued because the device is a 
banned device under section 516) initiate a proceeding under section 
513(e) to reclassify the device subject to the proceeding terminated by 
such notice. 
"(B) A regulation establishing a performance standard shall set 
forth the date or dates upon which the standard shall take effect, but 
no such regulation may take effect before one year after the date of its 
publication unless (i) the Secretary determines that an earlier effective 
date is necessary for the protection of the public health and safety, or 
(ii) such standard has been established for a device which, effective 
upon the effective date of the standard, has been reclassified from class 
III to class II. Such date or dates shall be established so as to minimize, 
consistent with the public health and safety, economic loss to, and dis-
ruption or dislocation of, domestic and international trade. 
"(4) (A) The Secretary, upon his own initiative or upon petition of Regulation 
an interested person may by regulation, promulgated in accordance 
with the requirements of paragraphs (2) and (3) (B) of this subsec-
tion, amend or revoke a performance standard. 
* * 
"(B) The Secretary may declare a proposed amendment of a per-
formance standard to be effective on and after its publication in the 
Federal Register and until the effective date of any final action taken 
on such amendment if he determines, after affording all interested 
persons an opportunity for an informal hearing, that making it so 
effective is in the public interest. A proposed amendment of a per-
formance standard made so effective under the preceding sentence 
may not prohibit, during the period in which it is so effective, the 
introduction or delivery for introduction into interstate commerce 
of a device which conforms to such standard without the change or 
changes provided by such proposed amendment. 
"(5) (A) The Secretary— 
_ 
"(i) may on his own initiative refer a proposed regulation for 
the establishment, amendment, or revocation of a performance 
standard, or 
"(ii) shall, upon the request of an interested person unless the 
Secretary finds the request to be without good cause or the request 
is made after the expiration of the period for submission of com-
ments on such proposed regulation refer such proposed regulation, 
to an advisory committee of experts, established pursuant to subpara-
.cd<: 
90 STAT. 552 
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Report and 
recommendation. 
Information, 
availability to 
public. 
Advisory 
committees. 
Ante, p. 540. 
5 u s e 5332 note. 
Procedures, 
regulation. 
graph (B), for a report and recommendation with respect to any 
matter involved in the proposed regulation which requires the exercise 
of scientific judgment. If a proposed regulation is referred under this 
subparagraph to an advisory committee, the Secretary shall provide 
the advisory committee with the data and information on which such 
proposed regulation is based. The advisory committee shall, within 
sixty days of the referral of a proposed regulation and after inde-
pendent study of the data and information furnished to it by the 
Secretary and other data and information before it, submit to the 
Secretary a report and recommendation respecting such regulation, 
together with all underlying data and information and a statement 
of the reason or basis for the recommendation. A copy of such report 
and recommendation shall be made public by the Secretary. 
"(B) The Secretary shall establish advisory committees (which 
nuiy not be panels under section 513) to receive referrals under sub-
paragraph (A). The Secretary shall appoint as members of any 
such advisory committee persons qualified in the subject matter to 
be referred to the committee and of appropriately diversified pro-
fessional background, except that the Secretary may not appoint to 
such a committee any individual who is in the regular lull-time 
employ of the United States and engaged in the administration of 
this Act, Each such committee shall include as nonvoting members 
a representative of consumer interests and a representative of interests 
of the device manufacturing industry. Members of an advisory com-
mittee who are not officers or employees of the United States, while 
attending conferences or meetings of their committee or otherwise 
serving at the request of the Secretary, shall be entitled to receive 
compensation at rates to be fixed by the Secretary, which rates may 
not exceed the daily equivalent of the rate in effect for grade GS-18 
of the General Schedule, for each day (including traveltime) they 
are so engaged; and while so serving away from their homes or regular 
places of business each member may be allowed travel expenses, 
including per diem in lieu of subsistence, as authorized by section 
5703 of title 5 of the United States Code for persons in the Govern-
ment service employed intermittently. The Secretary shall designate 
one of the members of each advisory committee to serve as chairman 
thereof. The Secretary shall furnish each advisory committee with 
clerical and other assistance, and shall by regulation prescribe the 
procedures to be followed by each such committee in acting on referrals 
made under subparagraph (A). 
'PREMARKET APPROVAL 
"General Requirement 
21 use 360e. 
"SEC. 515. (a) A class III device— 
"(1) which is subject to a regulation promulgated under sub-
section (b); or 
" (2) which is a class III device because of section 513 (f), 
Post, p. 565. 
is required to have, unless exempt under section 520(g), an approval 
under this section of an application for premarket approval. 
"Regulation To Require Premarket Approval 
" (b) (1) In the case of a class III device which— 
"(A) was introduced or delivered for introduction into inter-
state commerce for commercial distribution before the date of 
enactment of this section; or 
PUBLIC LAW 94-295—MAY 28, 1976 
90 STAT. 553 
Publication in 
Federal Register. 
Publication in 
Federal Register. 
Publication in 
Federal Register. 
"(B) is (i) of a type so introduced or delivered, and (ii) is 
substantially equivalent to another device within that type, 
the Secretary shall bv regulation, promulgated in accordance with this 
subsection, require that such device have an approval under this sec-
tion of an application for premarket approval. 
"(2) (A) A proceeding for the promulgation of a regulation under 
paragraph (1) respecting a device shall be initiated by the publica-
tion in the Federal Kegister of a notice of proposed rulemaking. Such 
notice shall contain— 
" (i) the proposed regulation; 
"(ii) proposed findings with respect to the degree of risk of 
illness or injury designed to be eliminated or reduced by requiring 
the device to have an approved application for premarket 
approval and the benefit to the public from use of the device; 
"(iii) opportunity for the submission of comments on the pro-
posed regulation and the proposed findings; and 
"(iv) opportunity to request a change in the classification of 
the device based on new information relevant to the classification 
of the device. 
"(B) If, within fifteen days after publication of a notice under sub-
paragraph (A), the Secretary receives a request for a change in the 
classification of a device, he shall, within sixty days of the publication 
of such notice and after consultation with the appropriate panel under 
section 513, by order published in the Federal Register, either deny the Ante, p. 540. 
request for change in classification or give notice of his intent to initi-
ate such a change under section 513 (e). 
"(3) After the expiration of the period for comment on a proposed 
regulation and proposed findings published under paragraph (2) 
and after consideration of comments submitted on such proposed 
regulation and findings, the Secretary shall (A) promulgate such 
regulation and publish in the Federal Register findings on the matters 
referred to in paragraph (2) (A) (ii), or (B) publish a notice termi-
nating the proceeding for the promulgation of the regulation together 
t 
with the reasons for such termination. If a notice of termination is 
published, the Secretary shall (unless such notice is issued because the 
device is a banned device under section 516) initiate a proceeding Post, p. 560. 
under section 513(e) to reclassify the device subject to the proceeding 
terminated by such notice. 
"(4) The Secretary, upon his own initiative or upon petition of an 
interested person, may by regulation amend or revoke any regulation 
promulgated under this subsection. A regulation to amend or revoke 
a regulation under this subsection shall be promulgated in accordance 
with the requirements prescribed by this subsection for the promul-
gation of the regulation to be amended or revoked. 
"Application for Premarket Approval 
"(c) (1) Any person may file with the Secretary an application for 
premarket approval for a class III device. Such an application for a 
device shall contain— 
"(A) full reports of all information, published or known to or 
which should reasonably be known to the applicant, concerning 
investigations which have been made to show whether or not 
such device is safe and effective; 
j 
"(B) a full statement of the components, ingredients, and prop-
erties and of the principle or principles of operation, of such 
device; 
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Ante, p. 546. 
Ante, p. 540. 
Post, p. 565. 
Denial. 
"(C) a full description of the methods used in, and the facilities 
and controls used for, the manufacture, processing, and, when 
relevant, packing and installation of, such device; 
"(D) an identifying reference to any performance standard 
under section 514 which would be applicable to any aspect of 
such device if it were a class II device, and either adequate infor-
mation to show that such aspect of such device fully meets such 
performance standard or adequate information to justify any 
deviation from such standard; 
"(E) such samples of such device and of components thereof as 
the Secretary may reasonably require, except that where the sub-
mission of such samples is impracticable or unduly burdensome, 
the requirement of this subparagraph may be met by the sub-
mission of complete information concerning the location of one 
or more such devices readily available for examination and 
testing; 
"(F) specimens of the labeling proposed to be used for such 
device; and 
"(G) such other information relevant to the subject matter of 
the application as the Secretary, with the concurrence of the 
appropriate panel under section 513, may require. 
"(2) Upon receipt of an application meeting the requirements set 
forth in paragraph (1), the Secretary shall refer such application to 
the appropriate panel under section 513 for study and for submission 
(within such period as he may establish) of a report and recommen^ 
dation respecting approval of the application, together with all under-
lying data and the reasons or basis for the recommendation. 
"Action on an Application for Premarket Approval 
"(d) (1) (A) As promptly as possible, but in no event later than 
one hundred and eighty days after the receipt of an application under 
subsection (c) (except as provided in section 520(1) (3) (D) (ii) or 
unless, in accordance with subparagraph (B) (i), an additional period 
as agreed upon by the Secretary and the applicant), the Secretary, 
after considering the report and recommendation submitted under 
paragraph (2) of such subsection, shall— 
"(i) issue an order approving the application if he finds that 
none of the grounds for denying approval specified in paragraph 
(2) of this subsection applies; or 
"(ii) deny approval of the application if he finds (and sets 
forth the basis for such finding as part of or accompanying such 
denial) that one or more grounds for denial specified in para-
graph (2) of this subsection apply. 
"(B) (i) The Secretary may not enter into an agreement to extend 
the period in which to take action with respect to an application sub-
mitted for a device subject to a regulation promulgated under subsec-
tion (b) unless he finds that the continued availability of the device is 
necessary for the public health. 
" (ii) An order approving an application for a device may require as 
a condition to such approval that the sale and distribution of the 
device be restricted but only to the extent that the sale and distribution 
of a device may be restricted under a regulation under section 520(e). 
"(2) The Secretary shall deny approval of an application for a 
device if, upon the basis of the information submitted to the Secretary 
as part of the application and any other information before him with 
respect to such device, the Secretary finds that— 
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90 STAT. 555 
\5r 
"(A) there is a lack of a showing of reasonable assurance that 
such device is safe under the conditions of use prescribed, recom-
mended, or suggested in the proposed labeling thereof; 
"(B) there is a lack of a showing of reasonable assurance that 
the device is effective under the conditions of use prescribed, rec- 
' 
ommended, or suggested in the proposed labeling thereof; 
"(C) the methods used in, or the facilities or controls used 
for, the manufacture, processing, packing, or installation of 
such device do not conform to the requirements of section 520(f); Post, p. 565. 
"(D) based on a fair evaluation of all material facts, the pro-
posed labeling is false or misleading in any particular; or 
"(E) such device is not shown to conform in all respects to a 
performance standard in effect under section 514 compliance with ^f^te, p. 546. 
which is a condition to approval of the application and there is a 
lack of adequate information to justify the deviation from such 
- »
; / 
standard. 
Any denial of an application shall, insofar as the Secretary deter-
mines to be practicable, be accompanied by a statement informing 
the applicant of the measures required to place such application in 
approvable form (which measures may include further research by 
the applicant in accordance with one or more protocols prescribed 
by the Secretary). 
"(3) An applicant whose application has been denied approval may, 
by petition filed on or before the thirtieth day after the date upon 
which he receives notice of such denial, obtain review thereof in 
accordance with either paragraph (1) or (2) of subsection (g), and 
any interested person may obtain review, in accordance with para-
graph (1) or (2) of subsection (g), of an order of the Secretary 
approving an application. 
Statement. 
Review. 
"Withdrawal of Approval of Application 
Notice and 
hearing. 
Ante, p. 540. 
'Ms* 
"(e)(1) The Secretary shall, upon obtaining, where appropriate, 
advice on scientific matters from a panel or panels under section 613, 
and after due notice and opportunity for informal hearing to the 
holder of an approved application for a device, issue an order with-
drawing approval of the application if the Secretary finds— 
"(A) that such device is unsafe or ineffective under the condi-
tions of use prescribed, recommended, or suggested in the labeling 
thereof; 
"(B) on the basis of new information before him with respect 
to such device, evaluated together with the evidence available to 
him when the application was approved, that there is a lack of 
a showing of reasonable assurance that the device is safe or effec-
tive under the conditions of use prescribed, recommended, or 
suggested in the labeling thereof; 
"(C) that the application contained or was accompanied by an 
untrue statement of a material fact; 
"(D) that the applicant (i) has failed to establish a system 
for maintaining records, or has repeatedly or deliberately failed 
to maintain records or to make reports, required by an applicable 
regulation under section 519(a), (ii) has refused to permit access Post, p. 564, 
to, or copying or verification of, such records as required by 
section 704, or (iii) has not complied with the requirements of 
section 510; 
"(E) on the basis of new information before him with respect 
to such device, evaluated together with the evidence before him 
when the application was approved, that the methods used in, or 
*1KI. 
Record 
maintenance. 
21 use 374. 
21 use 360. 
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I 
the facilities and controls used for, the manufacture, processing, 
packing, or installation of such device do not conform with the 
Post, p. 565. 
requirements of section 520(f) and were not brought into con-
formity with such requirements within a reasonable time after 
receipt of written notice from the Secretary of nonconformity; 
"(F) on the basis of new information before him, evaluated 
together with the evidence before him when the application was 
approved, that the labeling of such device, based on a fair evalua-
tion of all material facts, is false or misleading in any particular 
and was not corrected within a reasonable time after receipt of 
written notice from the Secretary of such fact; or 
"(G) on the basis of new information before him, evaluated 
together with the evidence before him when the application was 
approved, that such device is not shown to conform in all respects 
Ante, p. 546. 
to a performance standard which is in effect under section 514 
compliance with which was a condition to approval of the applica-
tion and that there is a lack of adequate information to justify the 
deviation from such standard. 
"(2) The holder of an application subject to an order issued under 
paragraph (1) withdrawing approval of the application may, by peti-
tion filed on or before the thirtieth day after the date upon which he 
receives notice of such withdrawal, obtain review thereof in accordance 
with either paragraph (1) or (2) of subsection (g). 
"Product Development Protocol 
" (f) (1) In the case of a class III device which is required to have an 
approval of an application submitted under subsection (c), such device 
shall be considered as having such an approval if a notice of comple-
tion of testing conducted in accordance with a product development 
protocol approved under paragraph (4) has been declared completed 
under paragraph (6). 
"(2) Any person may submit to the Secretary a proposed product 
development protocol with respect to a device. Such a protocol shall 
be accompanied by data supporting it. If, within thirty days of the 
receipt of such a protocol, the Secretary determines that it appears to 
be appropriate to apply the requirements of this subsection to the 
device with respect to which the protocol is submitted, he shall refer 
Ante, p. 540. 
the proposed protocol to the appropriate panel under section 513 for 
its recommendation respecting approval of the protocol. 
" (3) A proposed product development protocol for a device may be 
approved only if— 
"(A) the Secretary determines that it is appropriate to apply 
the requirements of this subsection to the device in lieu of the 
requirement of approval of an application submitted under sub-
section (c); and 
"(B) the Secretary determines that the proposed protocol 
provides— 
" (i) a description of the device and the changes which may 
be made in the device, 
"(ii) a description of the preclinical trials (if any) of 
the device and a specification of (I) the results from such 
trials to be required before the commencement of clinical 
trials of the device, and (II) any permissible variations in 
preclinical trials and the results tnerefrom, 
"(iii) a description of the clinical trials (if any) of the 
device and a specification of (I) the results from such trials 
to be required Before the filing of a notice of completion of the 
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90 STAT. 557 
5 u s e 701 et seq. 
Notice of 
completion. 
I 
requirements of the protocol, and (II) any permissible 
variations in such trials and the results therefrom, 
"(iv) a description of the methods to be used in, and the 
facilities and controls to be used for, the manufacture, proc-
essing, and, when relevant, packing and installation of the 
device, 
" (v) an identifying reference to any performance standard 
under section 514 to be applicable to any aspect of such device, Ante, p. 546. 
"(vi) if appropriate, specimens of the labeling proposed 
to be used for such device, 
" (vii) such other information relevant to the subject matter 
of the protocol as the Secretary, with the concurrence of the 
appropriate panel or panels under section 513, may require, Ante, p. 540. 
and 
"(viii) a requirement for submission of progress reports Progress report 
and, when completed, records of the trials conducted under 
the protocol which records are adequate to show compliance 
with the protocol. 
" (4) The Secretary shall approve or disapprove a proposed product 
development protocol submitted under paragraph (2) within one 
hundred and twenty days of its receipt unless an additional period is 
agreed upon by the Secretary and the person who submitted the proto-
col. Approval of a protocol or denial of approval of a protocol is final 
agency action subject to judicial review under chapter 7 of title 5, 
United States Code. 
"(5) At any time after a product development protocol for a 
device has been approved pursuant to paragraph (4), the person 
for whom the protocol was approved may submit a notice of 
completion— 
" (A) stating (i) his determination that the requirements of the 
protocol have been fulfilled and that, to the best of his knowledge, 
there is no reason bearing on safety or effectiveness why the 
notice of completion should not become effective, and (ii) the 
data and other information upon which such determination was 
made, and 
"(B) setting forth the results of the trials required by the 
protocol and all the information required by subsection (c) (1). 
"(6) (A) The Secretary may, after providing the person who has 
an approved protocol an opportunity for an informal hearing and 
at any time prior to receipt of notice of completion of such protocol, 
issue a final order to revoke such protocol if he finds that— 
"(i) such person has failed substantially to comply with the 
requirements of the protocol, 
"(ii) the results of the trials obtained under the protocol 
differ so substantially from the results required by the protocol 
that further trials cannot be justified, or 
"(iii) the results of the trials conducted under the protocol or 
available new information do not demonstrate that the device 
tested under the protocol does not present an unreasonable risk 
to health and safety. 
"(B) After the receipt of a notice of completion of an approved 
protocol the Secretary shall, within the ninety-day period beginning 
on the date such notice is received, by order either declare the pro-
tocol completed or declare it not completed. An order declaring a 
protocol not completed may take effect only after the Secretary has 
E
rovided the person who has the protocol opportunity for an informal 
earing on the order. Such an order may be issued only if the Secre-
tary finds— 
Final order to 
revoke protocoll. 
90 STAT. 558 
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Hearing. 
Order. 
"(i) such person has failed substantially to comply with the 
requirements of the protocol, 
"(ii) the'results of the trials obtained under the protocol differ 
substantially from the results required by the protocol, or 
"(iii) there is a lack of a showing of reasonable assurance of 
the safety and effectiveness of the device under the conditions 
of use prescribed, recommended, or suggested in the proposed 
labeling thereof. 
"(C) A final order issued under subparagraph (A) or (B) shall 
be in writing and shall contain the reasons to support the conclusions 
thereof. 
"(7) At any time after a notice of completion has become effective, 
the Secretary may issue an order (after due notice and opportunity 
for an informal hearing to the person for whom the notice is effective) 
revoking the approval of a device provided by a notice of completion 
which has become effective as provided in subparagraph (B) if he 
finds that any of the grounds listed in subparagraphs (A) through 
(G) of subsection (e) (1) of this section apply. Each reference in 
such subparagraphs to an application shall be considered for pur-
poses of this paragraph as a reference to a protocol and the notice 
of completion of such protocol, and each reference to the time when an 
application was approved shall be considered for purposes of this para-
graph as a reference to the time when a notice of completion took effect. 
"(8) A person who has an approved protocol subject to an order 
issued under paragraph (6) (A) revoking such protocol, a person who 
has an approved protocol with respect to which an order under para-
graph (6)(B) was issued declaring that the protocol had not been 
completed, or a person subject to an order issued under paragraph 
(7) revoking the approval of a device may, by petition filed on or 
before the thirtieth day after the date upon which he receives notice 
of such order, obtain review thereof in accordance with either para-
graph (1) or (2) of subsection (g). 
"Review 
" (g) (1) Upon petition for review of— 
"(A) an order under subsection (d) approving or denying 
approval of an application or an order under subsection (e) with-
drawing approval of an application, or 
"(B) an order under subsection (f)(6)(A) 
revoking an 
approved protocol, under subsection (f)(6)(B) declaring that 
an approved protocol has not been completed, or under subsection 
(f) (7) revoking the approval of a device, 
the Secretary shall, unless he finds the petition to be without good 
cause or unless a petition for review of such order has been submitted 
under paragraph (2), hold a hearing, in accordance with section 554 
of title 5 of the United States Code, on the order. The panel or panels 
which considered the application, protocol, or device subject to such 
order shall designate a member to appear and testify at any such hear-
ing upon request of the Secretary, the petitioner, or the officer conduct-
ing the hearing, but this requirement does not preclude any other 
member of the panel or panels from appearing and testifying at any 
such hearing. Upon completion of such hearing and after considering 
the record established in such hearing, the Secretary shall issue an 
order either affirming the order subject to the hearing or reversing 
such order and, as appropriate, approving or denying approval of the 
application, reinstating the application's approval, approving the 
protocol, or placing in effect a notice of completion. 
PUBLIC LAW 94-295—MAY 28, 1976 
90 STAT. 559 
" (2) (A) Upon petition for review of— 
"(i) an order under subsection (d) approving or denying ap-
proval of an application or an order under subsection (e) with-
drawing approval of an application, or 
"(ii) an order under subsection (f)(6)(A) revoking an ap-
proved protocol, under subsection (f)(6)(B) declaring that an 
approved protocol has not been completed, or under subsection 
(f) (Y) revoking the approval of a device, 
the Secretary shall refer the application or protocol subject to 
the order and the basis for the order to an advisory committee of 
experts established pursuant to subpara.o^raph (B) for a report and 
recommendation with respect to the order. The advisory committee 
shall, after independent study of the data and information furnished 
to it by the Secretary and other data and information before it, submit 
to the Secretary a report and recommendation, together with all under-
lying data and information and a statement of the reasons or basis 
for the recommendation. A copy of such report shall be promptly 
supplied by the Secretary to any person who petitioned for such 
referral to the advisory committee. 
"(B) The Secretary shall establish advisory committees (which may 
not be panels under section 513) to receive referrals under subpara-
graph (A). The Secretary shall appoint as members of any such 
advisory committee persons qualified in the subject matter to be 
referred to the committee and of appropriately diversified professional 
backgrounds, except that the Secretary may not appoint to such a 
committee any individual who is in the regular full-time employ of 
the United States and engaged in the administration of this Act. 
Members of an advisory committee (other than officers or employees 
of the United States), while attending conferences or meetings of 
their committee or otherwise serving at the request of the Secretary, 
shall be entitled to receive compensation at rates to be fixed by the 
Secretary, which rates may not exceed the daily equivalent for grade 
GS-18 of the General Schedule for each day (including traveltime) 
they are so engaged; and while so serving away from their homes 
or regular places of business each member may be allowed travel 
expenses, including per diem in lieu of subsistence, as authorized by 
section 5703 of title 5 of the United States Code for persons in the 
Government service employed intermittently. The Secretary shall 
designate the chairman of an advisory committee from its members. 
The Secretary shall furnish each advisory committee with clerical and 
other assistance, and shall by regulation prescribe the procedures to 
be followed by each such committee in acting on referrals made under 
subparagraph (A). 
"(C) The Secretary shall make public the report and recommenda-
tion made by an advisory committee with respect to an application 
and shall by order, stating the reasons therefor, either aifirm the order 
referred to the advisory committee or reverse such order and, if 
appropriate, approve or deny approval of the application, reinstate 
the application's approval, approve the protocol, or place in effect a 
notice of completion. 
"Service of Orders 
"(h) Orders of the Secretary under this section shall be served (1) 
in person by any officer or employee of the department designated by 
the Secretary, or (2) by mailing the order by registered mail or certi-
fied mail addressed to the applicant at his last known address in the 
records of the Secretary. 
Report and 
recommendation. 
Advisory 
committees. 
Establishment. 
Compensation. 
5 u s e 5332 note. 
Chairman. 
Information, 
availability to 
public. 
90 STAT. 560 
PUBLIC LAW 94-295—MAY 28, 1976 
BANNED DEVICES 
"General Rule 
21 use 360f. 
"SEC. 516. (a) Whenever the Secretary finds, on the basis of all 
available data and information and after consultation with the appro-
Ante, p. 540. 
priate panel or panels under section 513, that— 
"(1) a device intended for human use presents substantial 
deception or an unreasonable and substantial risk of illness or 
injury; and 
"(2) in the case of substantial deception or an unreasonable 
and substantial risk of illness or injury which the Secretary 
determined could be corrected or eliminated by labeling or change 
in labeling and with respect to which the Secretary provided 
written notice to the manufacturer specifying the deception or 
risk of illness or injury, the labeling or change in labeling to 
correct the deception or eliminate or reduce such risk, and the 
period within which such labeling or change in labeling was to 
be done, such labeling or change in labeling was not done within 
such period; 
he may initiate a proceeding to promulgate a regulation to make such 
Hearing. 
device a banned device. The Secretary shall afford all interested per-
sons opportunity for an informal hearing on a regulation proposed 
under this subsection. 
"Special Effective Date 
Publication in 
"(b) The Secretary may declare a proposed regulation under sub-
Federal Register, section (a) to be effective upon its publication in the Federal Register 
and until the effective date of any final action taken respecting such 
regulation if (1) he determines, on the basis of all available data and 
information, that the deception or risk of illness or injury associated 
with the use of the device which is subject to the regulation presents 
'
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* 
an unreasonable, direct, and substantial danger to the health of indi-
viduals, and (2) before the date of the publication of such regulation, 
the Secretary notifies the manufacturer of such device that such regu-
lation is to be made so effective. If the Secretarv makes a proposed 
regulation so effective, he shall, as expeditiously as jjossible, give 
interested persons prompt notice of his action under this subsection, 
provide reasonable opportunity for an informal hearing on the pro-
posed regulation, and either affirm, modify, or revoke such proposed 
regulation. 
"JUDICIAL REVIEW 
"Application of Section 
21 use 360g. 
«SEC. 517. (a) Not later than thirty days after— 
"(1) the promulgation of a regulation under section 513 classi-
fying a device in class I or changing the classification of a device 
to class I or an order under subsection (f) (2) of such section 
reclassifying a device or denying a petition for reclassification of a 
device. 
Ante, p. 546. 
"(2) the promulgation of a regulation under section 514 estab-
lishing, amending, or revoking a performance standard for a 
device, 
"(3) the issuance of an order under section 514(b) (2] or 515 
Ante, p. 552. 
(b) (2) (B) denying a request for reclassification of a device, 
"(4) the promulgation of a regulation under paragraph (3) of 
section 515(b) requiring a device to have an approval of a pre-
Notice and 
hearing. 
PUBLIC LAW 94-295—MAY 28, 1976 
90 STAT. 561 
552. 
560. 
market application, a regulation under paragraph (4) of that 
section amending or revoking a regulation under paragraph (3), 
or an order pursuant to section 515(g)(1) or 515 (g) (2) (C), 
Ante, p. 
"(5) the promulgation of a regulation under section 516 (other Ante, p, 
than a proposed regulation made effective under subsection (b) of 
such section upon the regulation's publication) making a device 
a banned device, 
"(6) the issuance of an order under section 520(f) (2), or 
Post, p. 565. 
"(7) an order under section 620(g) (4) disapproving an appli-
cation for an exemption of a device for investigational use or an 
order under section 520(g) (5) withdrawing such an exemption 
for a device, 
any person adversely affected by such regulation or order may file a 
petition with the United States Court of Appeals for the District of 
Columbia or for the circuit wherein such person resides or has his 
principal place of business for judicial review of such regulation or 
order. A copy of the petition shall be transmitted by the clerk of the 
court to the Secretary or other officer designated by him for that pur-
pose. The Secretary shall file in the court the record of the proceedings 
on Avhich the Secretary based his regulation or order as provided m 
section 2112 of title 28, United States Code. For purposes of this sec- "Record." 
tion, the term 'record' means all notices and other matter published in 
the Federal Register with respect to the regulation or order reviewed, 
all information submitted to the Secretary with respect to such regula-
tion or order, proceedings of any panel or advisory committee with 
respect to such regulation or order, any hearing held with respect to 
such regulation or order, and any other information identified by the 
Secretary, in the administrative proceeding held with respect to such 
regulation or order, as being relevant to such regulation or order. 
"Additional Data, Views, and Arguments 
"(b) If the petitioner applies to the court for leave to adduce addi-
tional data, views, or arguments respecting the regulation or order 
being reviewed and shows to the satisfaction of the court that such 
additional data, views, or arguments are material and that there were 
reasonable grounds for the petitioner's failure to adduce such data, 
views, or arguments in the proceedings before the Secretary, the court 
may order the Secretary to provide additional opportunity for the 
oral presentation of data, views, or arguments and for written sub-
missions. The Secretary may modify his findings, or make new findings Modifications, 
by reason of the additional data, views, or arguments sc taken and 
shall file with the court such modified or new findings, and his recom-
mendation, if any, for the modification or setting aside of the regula-
tion or order being reviewed, with the return of such additional data, 
views, or arguments. 
"Standard for Review 
"(c) Upon the filing of the petition under subsection (a) of this 
section for judicial review of a regulation or order, the court shall 
have jurisdiction to review the regulation or order in accordance with 
chapter 7 of title 5, United States Code, and to grant appropriate 5 USC 701 et seq. 
relief, including interim relief, as provided in such chapter. A regula-
tion described in paragraph (2) or (5) of subsection (a) and an 
order issued after the review provided by section 515(g) shall not be 
affirmed if it is found to be unsupported by substantial evidence on 
the record taken as a whole. 
90 STAT. 562 
PUBLIC LAW 94-295—MAY 28, 1976 
Review. 
"Finality of Judgments 
"(d) The judgment of the court affirming or setting aside, in whole 
or in part, any regulation or order shall be final, subject to review by 
the Supreme Court of the United States upon certiorari or certifica-
tion, as provided in section 1254 of title 28 of the United States Code. 
"Other Remedies 
"(e) The remedies provided for in this section shall be in addition 
to and not in lien of any other remedies provided by law. 
"Statement of Reasons 
"(f) To facilitate judicial review under this section or under any 
other provision of law of a regulation or order issued under section 
513, 514, 515, 516, 518, 519, 520, or 521 each such regulation or order 
shall contain a statement of the reasons for its issuance and the basis, 
in the record of the proceedings held in connection with its issuance, 
for its issuance. 
21 use 360h. 
Hearing. 
"NOTIFICATION AND OTHER REMEDIES 
"Notification 
"SEC. 518. (a) If the Secretary determines that— 
"(1) a device intended for human use which is introduced or 
delivered for introduction into interstate commerce for com-
mercial distribution presents an unreasonable risk of substantial 
harm to the public health, and 
"(2) notification under this subsection is necessary to eliminate 
the unreasonable risk of such harm and no more practicable means 
is available under the provisions of this Act (other than this sec-
tion) to eliminate such risk, 
the Secretary may issue such order as may be necessary to assure that 
adequate notification is provided in an appropriate form, by the per-
sons and means best suited under the circumstances involved, to all 
health professionals who prescribe or use the device and to any other 
person (including manufacturers, importers, distributors, retailers, 
and device users) who should properly receive such notification in 
order to eliminate such risk. An order under this subsection shall 
require that the individuals subject to the risk with respect to which 
the order is to be issued be included in the persons to be notified of the 
risk unless the Secretary determines that notice to such individuals 
would present a greater danger to the health of such individuals than 
no such notification. If the Secretary makes such a determination with 
respect to such individuals, the order shall require that the health pro-
fessionals who prescribe or use the device provide for the notification 
of the individuals whom the health professionals treated with the 
device of the risk presented by the device and of any action which may 
be taken by or on behalf of such individuals to eliminate or reduce such 
risk. Before issuing an order under this subsection, the Secretary shall 
consult with the persons who are to give notice under the order. 
"Repair, Replacement, or Refund 
"(b) (1) (A) If, after affording opportunity for an informal hear-
ing, the Secretary determines that— 
"(i) a device intended for human use which is introduced or 
delivered for introduction into interstate commerce for commer-
PUBLIC LAW 94-295—MAY 28, 1976 
90 STAT. 563 
cial distribution presents an unreasonable risk of substantial harm 
to the public health, 
" (ii) there are reasonable grounds to believe that the device was 
not properly designed and manufactured with reference to the state 
of the art as it existed at the time of its design and manufacture, 
" (iii) there are reasonable grounds to believe that the unreason-
able risk was not caused by failure of a person other than a manii-
f 
acturer, importer, distributor, or retailer of the device to exercise 
due care in the installation, maintenance, repair, or use of the 
device, and 
"(iv) the notification authorized by subsection (a) would not 
by itself be sufficient to eliminate the unreasonable risk and action 
described in paragraph (2) of this subsection is necessary to 
eliminate such risk, 
the Secretary may order the manufacturer, importer, or any distrib-
utor of such device, or any combination of such persons, to submit 
to him within a reasonable time a plan for taking one or more of the 
actions described in paragraph (2). An order issued under the pre-
ceding sentence which is directed to more than one person shall specify 
which person may decide which action shall be taken under such plan 
and the person specified shall be the person who the Secretary deter-
mines bears the principal, ultimate financial responsibility for action 
taken under the plan unless the Secretary cannot determine who bears 
such responsibility or the Secretary determines that the protection 
of the public health requires that such decision be made by a person 
(including a device user or health professional) other than the person 
he determines bears such responsibility. 
"(B) The Secretary shall approve a plan submitted pursuant to Hearing, 
an order issued under subparagraph (A) unless he determines (after 
affording opportunity for an informal hearing) that the action or 
actions to be taken under the plan or the manner in which such action 
or actions are to be taken under the plan will not assure that the unrea-
sonable risk with respect to which such order was issued will be elimi-
nated. If the Secretary disapproves a plan, he shall order a revised 
plan to be submitted to him within a reasonable time. If the Secretary Hearing, 
determines (after affording opportunity for an informal hearing) 
that the revised plan is unsatisfactory or if no revised plan or no 
initial plan has been submitted to the Secretary within the prescribed 
time, the Secretary shall (i) prescribe a plan to be carried out by 
the person or persons to whom the order issued under subparagraph 
(A) was directed, or (ii) after affording an opportunity for an 
informal hearing, by order prescribe a plan to be carried out by a 
person who is a manufacturer, importer, distributor, or retailer of the 
device with respect to which the order was issued but to whom the 
order under subparagraph (A) was not directed. 
"(2) The actions which may be taken under a plan submitted under 
an order issued imder paragraph (1) are as follows: 
"(A) To repair the device so that it does not present the 
unreasonable risk of substantial harm with respect to which the 
order under paragraph (1) was issued. 
"(B) To replace the device with a like or e<juivalent device 
which is in conformity with all applicable requirements of this 
Act. 
"(C) To refund the purchase price of the device (less a reason-
able allowance for use if such device has been in the possession 
of the device user for one year or more— 
"(i) at the time of notification ordered under subsection 
(a), or 
90 STAT. 564 
PUBLIC LAW 94-295—MAY 28, 1976 
"(ii) at the time the device user receives actual notice of 
the unreasonable risk with respect to which the order was 
issued under paragraph (1), 
whichever first occurs). 
"(3) No charge shall be made to any person (other than a manu-
facturer, importer, distributor or retailer) for availing himself of 
any remedy, described in paragraph (2) and provided under an order 
issued under paragraph (1), and the person subject to the order shall 
reimburse each person (other than a manufacturer, importer, distrib-
utor, or retailer) who is entitled to such a remedy for any reasonable 
and foreseeable expenses actually incurred by such person in availing 
himself of such remedy. 
"Keimbursement 
"(c) An order issued under subsection (b) with respect to a device 
may require any person who is a manufacturer, importer, distributor, 
or retailer of the device to reimburse any other person who is a manu-
facturer, importer, distributor, or retailer of such device for such other 
person's expenses actually incurred in connection with carrying out 
the ordei- if the Secretary determines such reimbursement is required 
for the protection of the public health. Any such requirement shall 
not affect any rights or obligations under any contract to which the 
person receiving reimbursement or the person making such reimburse-
ment is a party. 
"Effect on Other Liability 
"(d) C^ompliance with an order issued under this section shall not 
relieve any person from liability under Federal or State law. In 
awarding damages for economic loss in an action brought for the 
enforcement of any such liability, the value to the plaintiff in such 
action of any remedy provided him under such order shall be taken 
into account. 
"RECORDS AND REPORTS ON DEVICES 
"General Kule 
21 use 360i. 
"SEC. 519. (a) Every person who is a manufacturer, importer, or 
distributor of a device intended for human use shall establish and 
maintain such records, make such reports, and provide such informa-
tion, as the Secretary may by regulation reasonably require to assure 
that such device is not adulterated or misbranded and to otherwise 
assure its safety and effectiveness. Regulations prescribed under the 
preceding sentence— 
"(1) shall not impose requirements unduly burdensome to a 
device manufacturer, importer, or distributor taking into account 
his cost of complying with such requirements and the need for the 
protection of the public health and the implementation of this 
Act; 
"(2) which prescribe the procedure for making requests for 
reports or information shall require that each request made 
under such regulations for submission of a report or information 
to the Secretary state the reason or purpose for such request 
and identify to the fullest extent practicable such report or 
information; 
"(3) which require submission of a report or information to 
the Secretary shall state the reason or purpose for the submission 
of such report or information and identify to the fullest extent 
J 
practicable such report or information; 
PUBLIC LAW 94-295—MAY 28, 1976 
90 STAT. 565 
" (4) may not require that the identity of any patient be dis-
closed in records, ref)orts, or information required under this 
subsection unless required for the medical welfare of an individ-
ualj to determine the safety or effectiveness of a device, or to 
verify a record, report, or information submitted under this Act; 
and 
"(5) may not require a manufacturer, importer, or distributor 
of a class I device to— 
"(A) maintain for such a device records respecting infor-
mation not in the possession of the manufacturer, importer, 
or distributor, or 
"(B) to submit for such a device to the Secretary any 
report or information— 
"(i) not in the possession of the manufacturer, 
importer, or distributor, or 
" (ii) on a periodic basis, 
unless such report or information is necessary to determine if the 
device should be reclassified or if the device is adulterated or mis-
branded. 
In prescribing such regulations, the Secretary shall have due regard 
for the professional ethics of the medical profession and the interests 
of patients. The prohibitions of paragraph (4) of this subsection con-
tinue to apply to records, reports, and information concerning any 
individual who has been a patient, irrespective of whether or when he 
. 
ceases to be a patient. 
"Persons Exempt 
"(b) Subsection (a) shall not apply to— 
"(1) any practitioner who is licensed by law to prescribe 
or administer devices intended for use in humans and who 
manufactures or imports devices solely for use in the course of his 
professional practice; 
"(2) any person wno manufactures or imports devices intended 
for use in humans solely for such person's use in research or 
teaching and not for sale (including any person who uses a device 
under an exemption granted under section 520 (g)); and 
Infra, 
^ 
"(3) any other class of persons as the Secretary may by regu-
lation exempt from subsection (a) upon a finding that compliance 
with the requirements of such subsection by such class with 
respect to a device is not necessary to (A) assure that a device is 
not adulterated or misbranded or (B) otherwise to assure its 
safety and effectiveness. 
"GENERAL PROVISIONS RESPECTING CONTROL OF DEVICES INTENDED FOR 
HUMAN USE 
"General Rule 
"SEC. 520. (a) Any requirement authorized by or under section 501, 21 USC 360j. 
502, 510, or 519 applicable to a device intended for human use shall 21 USC 351,352, 
apply to such device until the applicability of the requirement to the ^^^• 
device has been changed by action taken under section 513, 514, or 515 Ante, p. 564. 
or under subsection (g) of this section, and any requirement estab- Ante, pp. 540, 
lished by or under section 501, 502, 510, or 519 which is inconsistent 546, 552. 
with a requirement imposed on such device under section 514 or 515 
or under subsection (g) of this section shall not apply to such device. 
90 STAT. 566 
PUBLIC LAW 94-295—MAY 28, 1976 
"Custom Devices 
"(b) Sections 514 and 515 do not apply to any device which, In 
order to comply with the order of an individual physician or dentist 
(or any other specially qualified person designated under regulations 
promulgated by the Secretary after an opportunity for an oral hear-
ing) necessarily deviates from an otherwise applicable performance 
standard or requirement prescribed by or under section 515 if (1) the 
device is not generally available in finished form for purchase or for 
dispensing upon prescription and is not offered through labeling or 
advertising by the manufacturer, importer, or distributor thereof for 
commercial distribution, and (2) such device— 
"(A) (i) is intended for use by an individual patient named in 
such order of such physician or dentist (or other specially quali-
fied person so designated) and is to be made in a specific form 
for such patient, or 
"(ii) is intended to meet the special needs of such physician 
or dentist (or other specially qualified person so designated) in 
the course of the professional practice of such physician or dentist 
(or other specially qualified person so designated), and 
"(B) is not generally available to or generally used by other 
physicians or dentists (or other specially qualified persons so 
designated). 
"Trade Secrets 
" (c) Any information reported to or otherwise obtained by the Sec-
retary or his representative under section 513, 514, 515, 516^ 518, 519, 
Ante, pp. 540, 
or 704 or under subsection (f) or (g) of this section which is exempt 
546, 552, 560, 
from disclosure pursuant to subsection (a) of section 552 of title 5, 
2Mlsr*^74 
United States Code, by reason of subsection (b) (4) of such section 
shall be considered confidential and shall not be disclosed and may 
not be used by the Seci'etary as the basis for the reclassification of a 
device under section 513 from class III to class II or as the basis for the 
establishment or amendment of a performance standard under section 
514 for a device reclassified from class III to class II, except that such 
information may be disclosed to other officers or employees concerned 
with carrying out this Act or when relevant in any proceeding under 
this Act (other than section 513 or 514 thereof). 
"Notices and Findings 
" (d) Each notice of proposed rulemaking under section 513,514,515, 
516, 518, or 519, or under this section, any other notice which is pub-
lished in the Federal Register with respect to any other action taken 
under any such section and which states the reasons for such action, 
and each publication of findings required to be made in connection with 
rulemaking under any such section shall set forth— 
"(1) the manner in which interested persons may examine 
data and other information on which the notice or findings is 
based, and 
Publication in 
"(2) the period within which interested persons may present 
Federal Register. 
their comments on the notice or findings (including the need 
therefor) orally or in writing, which period shall be at least sixty 
days but may not exceed ninety days unless the time is extended 
by the Secretary by a notice published in the Federal Register 
stating good cause therefor. 
PUBLIC LAW 94-295—MAY 28, 1976 
90 STAT. 567 
"Restricted Devices 
"(e) (1) The Secretary may by regulation require that a device be Regulation, 
restricted to sale, distribution, or use— 
"(A) only upon the written or oral authorization of a practi-
tioner licensed by law to administer or use such device, or 
"(B) upon such other conditions as the Secretary may prescribe 
in such regulation, 
if, because of its potentiality for harmful effect or the collateral meas-
ures necessary to its use, the Secretary determines that there cannot 
otherwise be reasonable assurance of its safety and effectiveness. No 
condition prescribed under subparagraph (B) may restrict the use 
of a device to persons with specific training or experience in its use or 
to persons for use in certain facilities unless the Secretary determines 
that such a restriction is required for the safe and effective use of the 
device. No such condition may exclude a person from using a device 
solely because the person does not have the training or experience to 
make him eligible for certification by a certifying board recognized 
by the American Board of Medical Specialties or has not been certified 
by such a Board. A device subject to a regulation under this subsection 
is a restricted device. 
"(2) The label of a restricted device shall bear such appropriate Labeling. 
statements of the restrictions required by a regulation under paragraph 
(1) as the Secretary may in such regulation prescribe. 
"Good Manufacturing Practice Requirements 
"(f) (1) (A) The Secretary may, in accordance with subparagraph Regulations 
(B), prescribe regulations requiring that the methods used in, and 
the facilities and controls used for, the manufacture, packing, storage, 
and installation of a device conform to current good manufacturing 
practice, as prescribed in such regulations, to assure that the device 
will be safe and effective and otherwise in compliance with this Act. 
-
:
^ 
"(B) Before the Secretary may promulgate any regulation under 
subparagraph (A) he shall— 
" (i) afford the advisory committee established under paragraph 
(3) an opportunity to submit recommendations to him with respect 
to the regulation proposed to be promulgated, and 
" (ii) afford opportunity for an oral hearing. 
The Secretary shall provide the advisory committee a reasonable time 
to make its recommendation with respect to proposed regulations 
under subparagraph (A). 
" (2) (A) Any person subject to any requirement prescribed by regu-
lations under paragraph (1) may petition the Secretary for an exemp-
tion or variance from such requirement. Such a petition shall be 
submitted to the Secretary in such form and manner as he shall pre-
scribe and shall— 
"(i) in the case of a petition for an exemption from a require-
ment, set forth the basis for the petitioner's determination that 
compliance with the requirement is not required to assure that 
the device will be safe and effective and otherwise in compliance 
with this Act, 
" (ii) in the case of a petition for a variance from a requirement, 
set forth the methods proposed to be used in, and the facilities and 
controls proposed to be used for, the manufacture, packing, stor-
age, and installation of the device in lieu of the methods, facilities, 
and controls prescribed by the requirement, and 
Recommenda-
tions. 
Hearing. 
Petition for 
exemption or 
90 STAT. 568 
PUBLIC LAW 94-295—MAY 28, 1976 
Recommenda-
tions. 
Hearing. 
Advisory 
committee. 
Establishment. 
Membership. 
5 use 5332 note. 
"(iii) contain such other information as the Secretary shall 
prescribe. 
"(B) The Secretary may refer to the advisory committee established 
under paragraph (3) any petition submitted under subparagraph 
(A). The advisory committee shall report its recommendations to the 
Secretary with respect to a petition referred to it within sixty days of 
the date of the petition's referral. Within sixty days after— 
"(i) the date the petition was submitted to the Secretary under 
subparagraph (A),or 
"(ii) if the petition was referred to an advisory committee, the 
expiration of the sixty-day period beginning on the date the 
petition was referred to the advisory committee, 
whichever occurs later, the Secretary shall by order either deny the 
petition or approve it. 
"(C) The Secretary may approve— 
"(i) a petition for an exemption for a device from a require-
ment if he determines that compliance with such requirement is 
not required to assure that the device will be safe and effective 
and otherwise in compliance with this Act, and 
"(ii) a petition for a variance for a device from a requirement 
if he determines that the methods to be used in, and the facilities 
and controls to be used for, the manufacture, packing, storage, 
and installation of the device in lieu of the methods, controls, and 
facilities prescribed by the requirement are sufficient to assure 
that the device will be safe and effective and otherwise in com-
pliance with this Act. 
An order of the Secretary approving a petition for a variance shall 
prescribe such conditions respecting the methods used in, and the 
facilities and controls used for, the manufacture, packing, storage, 
and installation of the device to be granted the variance under the 
petition as may be necessary to assure that the device will be safe and 
effective and otherwise in compliance with this Act. 
"(D) After the issuance of an order under subparagraph (B) 
respecting a petition, the petitioner shall have an opportunity for an 
informal hearing on such order. 
"(3) The Secretary shall establish an advisory committee for the 
purpose of advising and making recommendations to him with respect 
to regulations proposed to be promulgated under parargaph (1) (A) 
and the approval or disapproval of petitions submitted under para-
graph (2). The advisory committee shall be composed of nine members 
as follows: 
"(A) Three of the members shall be appointed from persons 
who are officers or employees of any State or local government 
or of the Federal Government. 
"(B) Two of the members shall be appointed from persons 
who are representative of interests of the device manufacturing 
industry; two of the members shall be appointed from persons 
who are representative of the interests of physicians and other 
health proiessionals; and two of the members shall be repre-
sentative of the interests of the general public. 
Members of the advisory committee who are not officers or employees 
of the United States, while attending conferences or meetings of the 
committee or otherwise engaged in its business, shall be entitled to 
receive compensation at rates to be fixed by the Secretary, which rates 
may not exceed the daily equivalent of the rate in effect for grade 
GS-18 of the General Schedule, for each day (including traveltime) 
they are so engaged; and while so serving away from their homes or 
PUBLIC LAW 94-295—MAY 28, 1976 
90 STAT. 569 
regular places of business each member may be allowed travel expenses, 
including per diem in lieu of subsistence, as authorized by section 5703 
of title 5 of the United States Code for persons in the Government 
service employed intermittently. The Secretary shall desigiiate one of 
the members of the advisory committee to serve as its chairman. The 
Secretary shall furnish the advisory committee with clerical and 
other assistance. Section 14 of the Federal Advisory Committee Act 5 USC app. I. 
shall not apply with respect to the duration of the advisory committee 
established under this paragraph. 
"Exemption for Devices for Investigational Use 
"(g) (1) It is the purpose of this subsection to encourage, to the 
extent consistent with the protection of the public health and safety 
and with ethical standards, the discovery and development of useful 
devices intended for human use and to that end to maintain optimum 
freedom for scientific investigators in their pursuit of that purpose. 
"(2) (A) The Secretary shall, within the one hundred and twenty- Regulation, 
day period beginning on the date of the enactment of this section, by 
regulation prescribe procedures and conditions under which devices 
intended for human use may upon application be granted an exemp-
tion from the requirements of section 502, 510, 514, 515, 516, 519, 
or 706 or subsection (e) or (f) of this section or from any combina- 21 USC352,369. 
tion of such requirements to permit the investigational use of such •^"^' PP; ^ ^ 
devices by experts qualified by scientific training and experience to oi USC376 
investigate the safety and effectiveness of such devices. 
"(B) The conditions prescribed pursuant to subparagraph (A) shall 
include the following: 
" (i) A requirement that an application be submitted to the Sec-
retary before an exemption may be granted and that the applica-
tion be submitted in such form and manner as the Secretary shall 
specify. 
" (ii) A requirement that the person applying for an exemption 
for a device assure the establishment and maintenance of such 
records, and the making of such reports to the Secretary of data 
obtained as a result of the investigational use of the device during 
the exemption, as the Secretary determines will enable him to 
assure compliance with such conditions, review the progress of 
the investigation, and evaluate the safety and effectiveness of the 
device. 
"(iii) Such other requirements as the Secretary may determine 
to be necessary for the protection of the public health and safety. 
"(C) Procedures and conditions prescribed pursuant to subpara-
graph (A) for an exemption may appropriately vary depending on 
(i) the scope and duration of clinical testing to be conducted under 
such exemption, (ii) the number of human subjects that are to be 
involved in such testing, (iii) the need to permit changes to be made 
in the device subject to the exemption during testing conducted in 
accordance with a clinical testing plan required under paragraph 
(3) (A), and (iv) whether the clinical testing of such device is for the 
purpose of developing data to obtain approval for the commercial 
distribution of such device. 
"(3) Procedures and conditions prescribed pursuant to paragraph 
^-ih-rAl 
(2) (A) shall require, as a condition to the exemption of any device 
to be the subject of testing involving human subjects, that the person 
applying for the exemption— 
"(A) submit a plan for any proposed clinical testing of the 
device and a report of prior investigations of the device (includ-
90 STAT. 570 
PUBLIC LAW 94-295—MAY 28, 1976 
Notification. 
Application 
approval. 
Ante, p. 560. 
Hearing. 
Exemption 
withdrawal. 
ing, where appropriate, tests on animals) adequate to justify the 
proposed clinical testing— 
"(i) to the local institutional review committee which has 
been established in accordance with regulations of the Secre-
tary to supervise clinical testing of devices in the facilities 
where the proposed clinical testing is to be conducted, or 
" (ii) to the Secretary, if— 
" (I) no such committee exists, or 
"(II) the Secretary finds that the process of review by 
such committee is inadequate (whether or not the plan 
for such testing has been approved by such committee), 
for review for adequacy to justify the commencement of such 
testing; and, unless the plan and report are submitted to the 
Secretary, submit to the Secretary a summary of the plan and a 
report of prior investigations of the device (including, where 
appropriate, tests on animals); 
"(B) promptly notify the Secretary (under such circumstances 
and in such manner as the Secretary prescribes) of approval by a 
local institutional review committee of any clinical testing plan 
submitted to it in accordance with subparagraph (A); 
"(C) in the case of a device to be distributed to investigators 
for testing, obtain signed agreements from each of such investiga-
tors that any testing of the device involving human subjects will 
be under such investigator's supervision and in accordance with 
subparagraph (D) and submit such agreements to the Secretary; 
and 
"(D) assure that informed consent will be obtained from each 
human subject (or his representative) of proposed clinical testing 
involving such device, except where subject to such conditions 
as the Secretary may prescribe, the investigator conducting or 
supervising the proposed clinical testing of the device determines 
in writing that there exists a life threatening situation involving 
the human subject of such testing which necessitates the use of 
such device and it is not feasible to obtain informed consent from 
the subject and there is not sufficient time to obtain such consent 
from his representative. 
The determination required by subparagi-aph (D) shall be concurred 
in by a licensed physician who is not involved in the testing of the 
human subject with respect to which such determination is made 
unless immediate use of the device is required to save the life of the 
human subject of such testing and there is not sufficient time to obtain 
such concurrence. 
"(4) (A) An application, submitted in accordance with the proce-
dures prescribed by regulations under paragraph (2), for an exemp-
tion for a device (other than an exemption from section 516) shall be 
deemed approved on the thirtieth day after the submission of the 
application to the Secretary unless on or before such day the Secretary 
by order disapproves the application and notifies the applicant of the 
disapproval of the application. 
"(B) The Secretary may disapprove an application only if he finds 
that the investigation with respect to which the application is sub-
mitted does not conform to procedures and conditions prescribed under 
regulations under paragraph (2). Such a notification shall contain 
the order of disapproval and a complete statement of the reasons for 
the Secretary's disapproval of the application and afford the applicant 
opportunity for an informal hearing on the disapproval order. 
"(5) The Secretary may by order withdraw an exemption granted 
under this subsection for a device if the Secretary determines that the 
PUBLIC LAW 94-295—MAY 28, 1976 
90 STAT. 571 
conditions applicable to the device under this subsection for such 
exemption are not met. Such an order may be issued only after 
opportunity for an informal hearing, except that such an order may 
be issued before the provision of an opportunity for an informal 
hearing if the Secretary determines that the continuation of testing 
under the exemption with respect to which the order is to be issued will 
result in an unreasonable risk to the public health. 
"Kelease of Safety and Effectiveness Information 
• ; 
"(h)(1) The Secretary shall j)romulgate regulations under which Regulations, 
a detailed summary of information respecting the safety and effec-
tiveness of a device which information was submitted to the Secretary 
and which was the basis for— 
"(A) an order under section 515(d)(1)(A) approving an ^nte, p. 552. 
application for premarket approval for the device or denying 
approval of such an application or an order under section 515 (e) 
withdrawing approval of such an application for the device, 
"(B) an order under section 515(f)(6)(A) 
revoking an 
approved protocol for the device, an order under section 515(f) 
(6)(B) declaring a protocol for the device completed or not 
completed, or an order under section 515(f)(7) revoking the 
approval of the device, or 
"(C) an order approving an application under subsection (g) 
for an exemption for the device from section 516 or an order 
disapproving, or withdrawing approval of, an application for 
an exemption under such subsection for the device, 
shall be made available to the public upon issuance of the order. Ante, p. 560. 
Summaries of information made available pursuant to this paragraph 
respecting a device shall include information respecting any adverse 
effects on health of the device. 
"(2) The Secretary shall promulgate regulations under which each Regulations, 
advisory committee established under section 515(g)(2)(B) shall 
make available to the public a detailed summary of information 
respecting the safety and effectiveness of a device which information 
was submitted to the advisory committee and which was the basis for 
its recommendation to the Secretary made pursuant to section 515 
(s) (2) (A). A summary of information upon which such a recom-
mendation is based shall be made available pursuant to this para-
graph only after the issuance of the order with respect to which the 
recommendation was made and each summary shall include informa-
tion respecting any adverse effect on health of the device subject to 
such order. 
"(3) Any information respecting a device which is made available 
pursuant to paragraph (1) or (2) of this subsection (A) may not be 
used to establish the safety or effectiveness of another device for 
purposes of this Act by any person other than the person who sub-
mitted the information so made available, and (B) shall be made 
available subject to subsection (c) of this section. 
. 
, 
"Proceedings of Advisory Panels and Committees 
"(i) Each panel under section 513 and each advisory committee 
estaljlished under section 514(g) (5) (B) or 515(g) or under subsection 
(f) of this section shall make and maintain a transcript of any pro-
ceeding of theCpanel or committee. Each such panel and committee shall 
d.elete from any transcript made pursuant to this subsection informa-
tion which under subsection (c) of this section is to be considered 
confidential. 
Ante, p. 540. 
Ante, p. 546. 
90 STAT. 572 
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"Traceability Requirements 
"(j) No regulation under this Act may impose on a type or class 
of device requirements for the traceability of such type or class of 
device unless such requirements are necessary to assure the protection 
of the public health. 
"Research and Development 
G>ntracts. 
"(k) The Secretary may enter into contracts for research, testing, 
and demonstrations respecting devices and may obtain devices for 
research, testing, and demonstration purposes without regard to 
sections 3648 and 3709 of the Revised Statutes (31 U.S.C. 529, 41 
U.S.C. 5). 
"Transitional Provisions for Devices Considered as New 
Drugs or Antibiotic Drugs 
" (1) (1) Any device intended for human use— 
" (A) for which on the date of enactment of the Medical Device 
Amendments of 1976 (hereinafter in this subsection referred 
to as the 'enactment date') an approval of an application sub-
21 use 355. 
mitted under section 505 (b) was in effect; 
"(B) for which such an application was filed on or before the 
enactment date and with respect to which application no order 
of approval or refusing to approve had been issued on such date 
under subsection (c) or (d) of such section; 
"(C) for which on the enactment date an exemption under 
subsection (i) of such section was in effect; 
"(D) which is within a type of device described in subpara-
graph (A), (B),or (C) and is substantially equivalent to another 
device within that type; 
"(E) which the Secretary in a notice published in the Federal 
Register before the enactment date has declared to be a new drug 
subject to section 505; or 
"(F) with respect to which on the enactment date an action is 
21 use 332-334. 
pending in a United States court under section 302, 303, or 304 
21 use 331. 
for an alleged violation of a provision of section 301 which 
enforces a requirement of section 505 or for an alleged violation of 
section 505 (a), 
is classified in class III unless the Secretary in response to a petition 
submitted under paragraph (2) has classified such device in class I 
orlL 
PetitioB. 
"(2) The manufacturer or importer of a device classified under 
paragraph (1) may petition the Secretary (in such form and manner 
as he shall prescribe) for the issuance of an order classifying the 
Notification. 
device in class I or class II. Within thirty days of the filing of such 
a petition, the Secretary shall notify the petitioner of any deficiencies 
in the petition which prevent the Secretary from making a decision 
Hearing. 
on the petition. Except as provided in paragraph (3)(D)(ii), within 
one hundred and eighty days after the filing of a petition under this 
paragraph and after affording the petitioner an opportunity for an 
informal hearing, the Secretary shall, after consultation with the 
Ante, p. 540. 
appropriate panel under section 513, by order either deny the petition 
or order the classification, in accordance with the criteria prescribed 
by section 513(a) (1) (A) or 513(a) (1) (B), of the device in class I 
or class II. 
PUBLIC LAW 94-295—MAY 28, 1976 
90 STAT. 573 
"(3) (A) In the case of a device which is described in paragraph 
(1) (A) and which is in class III— 
"(i) such device shall on the enactment date be considered a 
device with an approved application under section 515, and 
Ante, p. 552. 
"(ii) the requirements applicable to such device before the 
enactment date under section 505 shall continue to apply to such 21 USC 355. 
device until changed by the Secretary as authorized by this Act. 
"(B) In the case of a device which is described in paragraph (1) 
(B) and which is in class III, an application for such device shall 
be considered as having been filed under section 515 on the enactment 
date. The period in which the Secretary shall act on such application 
in accordance with section 515 (d)(1) shall be one hundred and eighty 
days from the enactment date (or such greater period as the Secretary 
and the applicant may agree upon after the Secretary has made the 
finding rec[uired by section 515(d)(l)(B)(i)) less the number of days 
in the period beginning on the date an application for such device was 
filed under section 505 and ending on the enactment date. After the 
expiration of such period such device is required, unless exempt under 
subsection (g), to have in effect an approved application under section 
515. 
"(C) A device which is described in paragraph (1) (C) and which 
is in class III shall be considered a new drug until the expiration of 
the ninety-day period beginning on the date of the promulgation of 
• 
* 
regulations under subsection (g) of this section. After the expiration 
of such period such device is required, unless exempt under subsection 
(g), to have in effect an approved application under section 515. 
" (D) (i) Except as provided in clauses (ii) and (iii), a device which 
"- 
^ -' 
is described in subparagraph (D), (E), or (F) of paragraph (1) 
and which is in class III is required, unless exempt under subsection 
(g) of this section, to have on and after sixty days after the enact-
ment date in effect an approved application under section 515. 
"(ii) If— 
_ 
.. .,, 
"(I) a petition is filed under paragraph (2) for a device 
''-* "''' '" 
described in subparagraph (D), (E), or (F) of paragraph (1), or 
"(II) an application for premarket approval is filed under 
section 515 for such a device, 
within the sixty-day period beginning on the enactment date (or 
, 
within such greater period as the Secretary, after making the finding 
required under section 515(d) (1) (B), and the petitioner or applicant 
may agree upon), the Secretary shall act on such petition or applica-
tion in accordance with paragraph (2) or section 515 except that the 
period within which the Secretary must act on the petition or applica-
tion shall be within the one hundred and twenty-day period beginning 
• • • H 
on the date the petition or application is filed. If such a petition or 
application is filed within such sixty-day (or greater) period, clause 
(i) of this subparagraph shall not apply to such device before the 
expiration of such one hundred and twenty-day period, or if such peti-
tion is denied or such application is denied approval, before the date 
of such denial, whichever occurs first. 
"(iii) In the case of a device which is described in subparagraph Publication in 
(E) of paragraph (1), which the Secretary in a notice published in Federal Register, 
the Federal Register after March 31, 1976, declared to be a new drug 
subject to section 505, and which is in class III— 
"(I) the device shall, after eighteen months after the enact-
ment date, have in effect an approved application under section 
515 unless exempt under subsection (g) of this section, and 
"(II) the Secretary may, during the period beginning one 
90 STAT. 574 
PUBLIC LAW 94-295—MAY 28, 1976 
hundred and eighty days after the enactment date and ending 
eighteen months aiter such date, restrict the use of the device 
to investigational use by experts qualified by scientific training 
and experience to investigate the safety and effectiveness of such 
device, and to investigational use in accordance with the require-
ments applicable under regulations under subsection (g) of this 
section to investigational use of devices granted an exemption 
under such subsection. 
If the requirements under subsection (g) of this section are made 
applicable to the investigational use of such a device, they shall be 
made applicable in such a manner that the device shall be made reason-
ably available to physicians meeting appropriate qualifications pre-
scribed by the Secretary. 
"(4) Any device intended for human use which on the enactment 
21 use 357. 
date was subject to the requirements of section 507 shall be subject to 
such requirements as follows : 
"(A) In the case of such a device which is classified into class 
I, such requirements shall apply to such device until the effective 
date of the regulation classifying the device into such class. 
"(B) In the case of such a device which is classified into class 
II, such requirements shall apply to such device until the effective 
date of a performance standard applicable to the device under 
Ante, p. 546. 
section 514. 
"(C) In the case of such a device which is classified into class 
III, such requirements shall apply to such device until the date 
on which the device is required to have in effect an approved 
Ante, p. 552. 
application under section 515. 
"STATE AND LOCAL REQUIREMENTS RESPECTING DEVICES 
"General Rule 
21 use 360k. 
"SEC. 521. (a^ Except as provided in subsection (b), no State or 
political subdivision of a State may establish or continue in effect 
with respect to a device intended for human use any requirement— 
"(1) which is different from, or in addition to, any require-
ment applicable under this Act to the device, and 
"(2) which relates to the safety or effectiveness of the device 
or to any other matter included in a requirement applicable to 
the device under this Act. 
"Exempt Requirements 
Regulation. 
"(b) Upon application of a State or a political subdivision thereof, 
Notice and 
the Secretary may, by regulation promulgated after notice and oppor-
hearing. 
tunity for an oral hearing, exempt from subsection (a), under such 
conditions as may be prescribed in such regulation, a requirement of 
such State or political subdivision applicable to a device intended for 
human use if— 
"(1) the requirement is more stringent than a requirement 
under this Act which would be applicable to the device if an 
' 
exemption were not in effect under this subsection; or 
" (2) the requirement— 
" ^ 
A) is required by compelling local conditions, and 
"(B) compliance with the requirement would not cause the 
device to be m violation of any applicable requirement under 
this Act.". 
PUBLIC LAW 94-295—MAY 28, 1976 
90 STAT. 575 
CONFORMING AMENDMENTS 
"Device." 
21 use 331, 343, 
352, 362. 
15 use 55. 
'Device. 
Amendments to Section 201 
SEC. 3. (a) (1) (A) Paragraph (h) of section 201 is amended to read 21 USe 321. 
as follows: 
"(h) The term 'device' (except when used in paragraph (n) of this 
section and in sections 301(i), 403(f), 502(c), and 602(c)) means an 
instrument, apparatus, implement, machine, contrivance, implant, in 
vitro reagent, or other similar or related article, including any com-
ponent, part, or accessorjr, which is— 
"(1) recognized in the official National Formulary, or the 
United States Pharmacopeia, or any supplement to them, 
"(2) intended for use in the diagnosis of disease or other con-
ditions, or in the cure, mitigation, treatment, or prevention of 
disease, in man or other animals, or 
"(3) intended to affect the structure or any function of the 
body of man or other animals, and 
which does not achieve any of its principal intended purposes through 
c'emical action within or on the body of man or other animals and 
wliich is not dependent upon being metabolized for the achievement 
of any of its principal intended purposes.". 
(T)) Section 15(d) of the Federal Trade Commission Act is amended 
(o read as follows: 
"''d) The term 'device' (except when used in subsection (a) of this 
section) means an instrument, apparatus, implement, machine, con-
trivance, implant, in vitro reagent, or other similar or related article, 
including any component, part, or accessory, which is— 
"(1) recognized in the official National Formulary, or the 
ITuited States Pharmacopeia, or any supplement to them, 
"(2) intended for use in the diagnosis of disease or other con-
ditions, or in the cure, mitigation, treatment, or prevention of 
disease, in man or other animals, or 
"(3) intended to affect the structure or any function of the 
body of man or other animals, and 
which does not achieve any of its principal intended purposes through 
chemical action within or on the body of man or other animals and 
wliich is not dependent upon being metabolized for the achievement 
of any of its principal intended purposes.". 
(2) Section 201 is amended by adding at the end the following: 
"(y) The term 'informal hearing' means a hearing which is not 
subject to section 554, 556, or 557 of title 5 of the United States Code 
and which provides for the following: 
"(1) The presiding officer in the hearing shall be designated 
by the Secretary from officers and employees of the Department 
of Health, Education, and Welfare who have not participated 
in any action of the Secretary which is the subject of the hearing 
and who are not directly responsible to an officer or employee 
of the Department who has participated in any such action. 
"(2) Each party to the hearing shall have the right at all times 
to be advised and accompanied by an attorney. 
" ( 3 ) Before the hearing, each party to the hearing shall be Notice, 
given reasonable notice of the matters to be considered at the 
Hearing, including a comprehensive statement of the basis for 
the action taken or proposed by the Secretary which is the subject 
of the hearing and a general summary of the information which 
will be presented by the Secretary at the hearing in support of 
such action. 
"Informal 
hearing." 
89-194 O—78—Df 1 
40 
90 STAT. 576 
PUBLIC LAW 94-295—MAY 28, 1976 
21 use 331. 
Ante, pp. 562, 
565. 
Ante, p. 564. 
Statement. 
"(4) At the hearing the parties to the hearing shall have the 
right to hear a full and complete statement of the action of the 
Secretary which is the subject of the hearing together with the 
information and reasons supporting such action, to conduct rea-
sonable questioning, and to present any oral or written informa-
tion relevant to such action. 
Report. 
"(5) The presiding officer in such hearing shall prepare a 
written report of the hearing to which shall be attached all 
Review. 
written material presented at the hearing. The participants in 
the hearing shall be given the opportunity to review and correct 
or supplement the presiding officer's report of the hearing. 
Transcription. 
"(6) The Secretary may require the hearing to be transcribed. 
A party to the hearing shall have the right to have the hearing 
transcribed at his expense. Any transcription of a hearing shall 
be included in the presiding officer's report of the hearing.". 
Amendments to Section 301 
(b) (1) Section 301 is amended by adding at the end the following 
new paragraphs: 
"(q)(l) The failure or refusal to (A) comply with any require-
ment prescribed imder section 518 or 520(g), or (B) furnish any 
n =tification or other material or information required by or under 
.- -tion 519 or 520(g). 
'2) With respect to any device, the submission of any report that 
is reii'iired by or under this Act that is false or misleading in any 
^^'3 sal respect.". 
(I) •ection 301(e) is amended by striking out "or" before "512" 
a i l bv inserting after "(m)" a comma and the following: "515(f), 
(3) Section 301(j) is amended by inserting "510," before "512", 
by inserting "513, 514, 515, 516, 518, .519, 520," before "704", and by 
striking out "or 706" and inserting in lieu thereof "706, or 708". 
(4) Section 301(1) is amended (A) by inserting "or device" after 
"drug" each time it occurs, and (B) by striking out "505" and inserting 
in lieu thereof "505, 515, or 520(g), as the case may be". 
Amendments to Section 304 
21 use 334. 
(c) Section 304(a) is amended (1) by striking out "device," in 
paragraph (1), and (2) by striking out "and" before "(C)" in para-
graph (2), and (3) by striking out the period at the end of that para-
graph and inserting in lieu thereof a comma and the following: 
/ 
"and (D) Any adulterated or misbranded device.". 
Amendments to Section 501 
21 use 351. 
(d) Section 501 is amended by adding at the end the following new 
paragraphs: ^ 
Ante, p. 546. 
"(e) If it is, or purports to be or is represented as, a device which 
is subject to a performance standard established under section 514, 
unless such device is in all respects in conformity with such standard. 
"(f) (1) If it is a class III device— 
"(A) (i) which is required by a regulation promulgated under 
Ante, p. 552. 
subsection (b) of section 515 to have an approval under such 
section of an application for premarket approval and which is 
not exempt from section 515 under section 520(g), and 
PUBLIC LAW 94-295—MAY 28, 1976 
90 STAT. 577 
"(ii)(I) for which an application for premarket approval 
or a notice of completion of a product development protocol 
was not filed with the Secretary within the ninety-day period 
beginning on the date of the promulgation of such regulation, or 
"(II) for which such an application was filed and approval 
of the application has been denied or withdrawn, or such a notice 
was filed and has been declared not completed or the approval of 
the device under the protocol has been withdrawn; 
"(B) (i) which was classified under section 513(f) into class Ante, f. 54X). 
Ill, which under section 515(a) is required to have in effect an ^"'e» P- 552. 
approved application for premarket approval, and which is not 
exempt from section 515 under section 520(g), and 
'^"'^' P- ^°^-
"(ii) which does not have such an application in effect; or 
"(C) which was classified under section 520(1) into class III, 
which under such section is required to have in effect an approved 
application under section 515, and which does not have such an 
application in effect. 
"(2) (A) In the case of a device classified under section 513(f) 
into class III and intended solely for investigational use, paragraph 
(1) (B) shall not apply with respect to such device during the period 
ending on the ninetieth day after the date of the promulgation of 
the regulations prescribing the procedures and conditions required 
by section 520(g)(2). 
"(B) In the case of a device subject to a regulation promulgated 
under subsection (b) of section 515, paragraph (1) shall not apply 
• ai. 
with respect to such device during the period ending— 
"(i) on the last day of the thirtieth calendar month beginning 
. . -j, 
after the month in which the classification of the device in class III 
became effective under section 513, or 
"(ii) on the ninetieth day after the date of the promulgation of 
such regulation, 
whichever occurs later. 
- ' ;£ 
" (g) If it is a banned device. 
"(h) If it is a device and the methods used in, or the facilities or 
controls used for, its manufacture, packing, storage, or installation are 
not in conformity with applicable requirements under section 520(f) 
(1) or an applicable condition prescribed by an order under section 
520(f)(2). . 
. 
. 
. ' 
" (i) If it is a device for which an exemption has been granted under 
section 520(g) for investigational use and the person who was granted 
such exemption or any investigator who uses such device under such 
exemption fails to comply with a requirement prescribed by or under 
such section.". 
S 
Amendments to Section 502 
(e) (1) Section 502 is amended by adding at the end the following 
21 USC 352. 
j, 
new paragraphs: 
"(q) In the case of any restricted device distributed or offered for 
sale in any State, if (1) its advertising is false or misleading; in any 
, 
particular, or (2) it is sold, distributed, or used in violation of regula-
tions prescribed under section 520 (e), 
"(r) In the case of any restricted device distributed or offered for 
sale in any State, unless the manufacturer, packer, or distributor there-
of includes in all advertisements and other descriptive printed matter 
issued or caused to be issued by the manufacturer, packer, or dis-
tributor with respect to that device (1) a true statement of the device's 
90 STAT. 578 
PUBLIC LAW 94-295—MAY 28, 1976 
21 use 352. 
Notice and 
hearing. 
21 use 321. 
Ante, p. 546. 
Ante, p. 562. 
Ante, p. 564. 
21 use 381. 
21 use 360b. 
Ante, p. 552. 
Ante, p. 560. 
established name as defined in section 502(e), printed prominently 
and in type at least half as large as that used for any trade or brand 
name thereof, and (2) a brief statement of the intended uses of the 
device and relevant warnings, precautions, side effects, and contra-
indications and, in the case of specific devices made subject to a finding 
by the Secretary after notice and opportunity for comment that such 
action is necessary to protect the public health, a full description of 
the components of such device or the formula showing quantitatively 
each ingredient of such device to the extent required in regulations 
which shall be issued by the Secretary after an opportunity for a 
hearing. Except in extraordinary circumstances, no regulation issued 
under this paragraph shall require prior approval by the Secretary 
of the content of any advertisement and no advertisement of a 
restricted device, published after the effective date of this paragraph 
shall, with respect to the matters specified in this paragraph or 
covered by regulations issued hereunder, be subject to the provisions 
of sections 12 through 15 of the Federal Trade Commission Act (15 
U.S.C. 52-55). This paragraph shall not be applicable to any printed 
matter which the Secretary determines to be labeling as defined in 
section 201 (m). 
"(s) If it is a device subject to a performance standard established 
under section 514, unless it bears such labeling as may be prescribed 
in such performance standard. 
" (t) If it is a device and there was a failure or refusal (1) to comply 
with any requirement prescribed under section 518 respecting the 
device, or (2) to furnish any material or information required by or 
under section 519 respecting the device.". 
(2) Section 502(j) is amended by inserting "or manner" after 
"dosage". 
Amendments to Section 801 
(f) (1) Section 801 (d) is amended to read as follows: 
"(d) (1) A food, drug, device, or cosmetic intended for export shall 
not be deemed to be adulterated or misbranded under this Act if it— 
"(A) accords to the specifications of the foreign purchaser, 
"(B) is not in conflict with the laws of the country to which 
it is intended for export, 
"(C) is labeled on the outside of the shipping package that it 
is intended for export, and 
"(D) is not sold or offered for sale in domestic commerce. 
This paragraph does not authorize the exportation of any new animal 
drug, or an animal feed bearing or containing a new animal drug, 
which is unsafe within the meaning of section 512. 
" (2) Paragraph (1) does not apply to any device— 
"(A) which does not comply with an applicable requirement 
of section 514 or 515, 
"(B) which under section 520(g) is exempt from either such 
section, or 
"(C) which is a banned device under section 516, 
unless, in addition to the requirements of paragraph (1), the Secre-
tary has determined that the exportation of the device is not contrary 
to public health and safety and has the approval of the country to 
which it is intended for export.". 
(2) Section 801(a) (1) is amended by inserting after "conditions" 
the following: "or, in the case of a device, the methods used in, or 
the facilities or controls used for, the manufacture, packing, storage, 
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or installation of the device do not conform to the requirements of 
section 520 (f) ". 
Ante, p. 565. 
REGISTRATION OF DEVICE 
MANUFACTURERS 
SEC. 4. (a) Section 510 is amended as follows: 
21 USC 360. 
(1) The section heading is amended by inserting "AND DEVICES" 
after "DRUGS". 
(2) Subsection (a) (1) is amended by inserting "or device package" 
after "drug package"; by inserting "or device" after "the drug"; and 
by inserting "or user" after "consumer". 
(3) Subsections (b), (c), and (d) are amended by inserting "or a 
device or devices" after "drugs" each time it occurs. 
(4) Subsection (e) is amended by adding at the end the following: 
"The Secretary may by regulation prescribe a uniform system for the 
identification of devices intended for human use and may require that 
persons who are required to list such devices pursuant to subsection 
(j) shall list such devices in accordance with such system.". 
(5) Subsection (g) is amended by inserting "or devices" after 
"drugs" each time such term occurs in paragraphs (1), (2), and (3) 
of such subsection. 
(6) Subsection (h) is amended by inserting after "704 and" the 
following: "every such establishment engaged in the manufacture, 
propagation, compounding, or processing of a drug or drugs or of a 
device or devices classified in class II or III". 
(7) The first sentence of subsection (i) is amended by inserting 
", or a device or devices," after "drug or drugs"; and the second sen-
tence of such subsection is amended by inserting "shall require such 
establishment to provide the information required by subsection (j) 
in the case of a device or devices and" immediately before "shall 
include" and by inserting "or devices" after "drugs". 
(8) Subsection (j) is amended— 
(A) in the matter preceding subparagraph (A) of paragraph 
(1), by striking out "a list of all drugs (by established name" 
and inserting in lieu thereof "a list of all drugs and a list of all 
devices and a brief statement of the basis for believing that each 
device included in the list is a device rather than a drug (with 
each drug and device in each list listed by its established name", 
and by striking out "drugs filed" and inserting in lieu thereof 
"drugs or devices filed"; 
(B) in paragraph (1)(A), by striking out "such list" and 
inserting in lieu thereof "the applicable list"; by inserting "or a 
.i. 
device intended for human use contained in the applicable list 
with respect to which a performance standard has been established 
under section 514 or which is subject to section 515," after "512,", Ante, pp. 546, 
and by inserting "or device" after "such drug" each time it ^^2. 
appears; 
(C) in paragraph (1) (B), by striking out "drug contained in 
such list" before clause (i) and inserting in lieu thereof "drug or 
device contained in an applicable list"; 
(D) by amending clause (i) of paragraph (1) (B) to read as 
follows— 
"(i) which drug is subject to section 503(b) (1), or which 21 USC 353. 
device is a restricted device, a copy of all labeling for such 
drug or device, a representative sampling of advertisements 
for such drug or device, and, upon request made by the Sec-
retary for good cause, a copy of all advertisements for a par-
ticular drug product or device, or"; 
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(E) by amending clause (ii) of paragraph (1) (B) to read as 
follows: 
21 use 353. 
"(ii) which drug is not subject to section 503(b)(1) or 
Avhich device is not a restricted device, the label and package 
insert for such drug or device and a representative sampling 
of any other labeling for such dru^ or device;"; 
(F) in paragraph (1)(C), by striking out "such list" and 
inserting "an applicable list" in lieu thereof; 
(G) m paragraph (1)(D), by striking out "the list" and 
inserting in lieu thereof "a list"; by insertmg "or the particular 
device contained in such list is not subject to a performance 
Ante, pp. 546, 
standard established under section 514 or to section 515 or is not 
552. 
a, restricted device" after "512,"; and by inserting "or device" 
after "particular drug product" each place it occurs; and 
(H) in paragraph (2), by inserting "or device" after "drug" 
each time it appears and, in paragraph (2)(C), by inserting 
"each" before "by established name". 
(9) Such section is amended by adding after subsection (j) the 
following new subsection: 
Report. 
"(k) Each person who is required to register under this section 
and who proposes to begin the introduction or delivery for introduc-
tion into interstate commerce for commercial distribution of a device 
intended for human use shall, at least ninety days before making such 
introduction or deli\'ery, report to the Secretary (in such form and 
manner as the Secretary shall by regulation prescribe)— 
"(1) the class in which the device is classified under section 
Ante, p. 540. 
513 or if such person determines that the device is not classified 
under such section, a statement of that determination and the 
basis for such person's determination that the device is or is not 
so classified, and 
"(2) action taken by such person to comply with requirements 
under section 514 or 515 which are applicable to the device.". 
21 use 331. 
(b)(1) Section 301 (p) is amended by striking out "510(j)," and 
inserting in lieu thereof "510 (j) or 510 (k),". 
21 use 352. 
(2) Section 502(o) is amended (A) by striking out "is a drug and" 
and (B) by inserting before the period a comma and the following: 
21 use 360. 
"if it was not included in a list required by section 510(j), if a notice 
or other information respecting it was not provided as required by such 
section or section 510(k), or if it does not bear such symbols from the 
uniform system for identification of devices prescribed under section 
510(e) as the Secretary by regulation requires". 
21 use 381. 
(3) The second sentence of section 801(a) is amended by inserting 
"or devices" after "drugs" each time it occurs. 
DEVICE ESTABLISHED AND OFFICIAL NAMES 
21 use 352. 
SEC. 5. (a) (1) Subparagraph (1) of section 502(e) is amended by 
striking out "subparagraph (2)" and inserting in lieu thereof "sub-
paragraph (3)". 
(2) Subparagraph (2) of such section is redesignated as subpara-
graph (3) and is amended by striking out "this paragraph (e)" and 
inserting in lieu thereof "subparagraph (1)". 
(3) Such section is amended by adding after subparagraph (1) the 
following new subparagraph: 
"(2) If it is a device and it has an established name, unless its label 
bears, to the exclusion of any other nonproprietary name, its estab-
lished name (as defined in subparagraph (4)) prominently printed in 
type at least half as large as that used thereon for any proprietary 
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90 STAT. 581 
"Established 
name." 
21 use 358. 
name or designation for such device, except that to the extent compli-
ance with the requirements of this subparagraph is impracticable, 
exemptions shall be established by regulations promulgated by the 
Secretary.". 
(4) Such section is amended by adding after subparagraph (3) (as 
so redesignated) the following: 
"(4) As used in subparagraph (2), the term 'established name' with 
respect to a device means (A) the applicable official name of the 
device designated pursuant to section 508, (B) if there is no such 
name and such device is an article recognized m an official compen-
dium, then the official title thereof in such compendium, or (C) if 
neither clause (A) nor clause (B) of this subparagraph applies, 
then any common or usual name of such device.". 
(b) Section 508 is amended (1) in subsections (a) and (e) by 
adding "or device" after "drug" each time it appears; (2) in sub-
section (b) by adding after "all supplements thereto," the follow-
ing : "and at such times as he may deem necessary shall cause a review Review 
to be made of the official names by which devices are identified in 
any official compendium (and all supplements thereto)"; (3) in sub-
section (c) (2) by adding "or device" after "single drug", and by 
adding "or to two or more devices which are substantially equivalent 
in design and purpose" after "purity,"; (4) in subsection (c)(3) 
by adding "or device" after "useful drug", and after "drug or drugs 
each time it appears; and (5) in subsection (d) by adding "or devices" 
after "drugs". 
INSPECTIONS RELATING TO DEVICES 
SEC. 6. (a) The second sentence of subsection (a) of section 704 
(21 U.S.C. 374) is amended by inserting "or restricted devices" after 
"prescription drugs" both times it appears. 
(b) The third sentence of such subsection is amended to read as 
follows: "No inspection authorized by the preceding sentence shall 
extend to financial data, sales data other than shipment data, pricing 
data, personnel data (other than data as to qualifications of technical 
and professional personnel performing functions subject to this Act), 
and research data (other than data relating to new drugs, antibiotic 
drugs, and devices and subject to reporting and inspection under 
regulations lawfully issued pursuant to section 505 (i) or (j), sec-
tion 507 (d) or (g), section 519, or 520(g), and data relating to other 
drugs or devices which in the case of a new drug would be subject 
to reporting or inspection under lawful regulations issued pursuant 
to section 505(j)).". 
(c)(1) Paragraph (1) of the sixth sentence of such subsection is 
amended by inserting "or devices" after "drugs" each time it occurs. 
(2) Paragraph (2) of that sentence is amended by inserting ", or 
prescribe or use devices, as the case may be," after "administer drugs"; 
and by inserting ", or manufacture or process devices," after "process 
drugs". 
(3) Paragraph (3) of that sentence is amended by inserting "or 
manufacture or process devices," after "process drugs". 
(d) Section 704 is amended by adding at the end the following 
new subsection: 
"(e) Every person required under section 519 or 520(g) to maintain 
records and every person who is in charge or custody of such records 
shall, upon request of an officer or employee designated by the Sec-
retary, permit such officer or employee at all reasonable times to 
have access to, and to copy and verify, such records.". 
21 use 355,357. 
Ante, pp. 564, 
565. 
Records, 
accessibility. 
90 STAT. 582 
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21 use 334. 
Detention. 
21 use 374. 
21 use 332. 
Regulations. 
Appeal. 
21 use 331. 
ADMINISTRATIVE RESTRAINT 
SEC. 7. (a) Section 304 is amended by adding at the end the following 
new subsection: 
",(g) (1) If during an inspection conducted under section 704 of a 
facility or a vehicle, a device which the officer or employee making the 
inspection has reason to believe is adulterated or misbranded is found 
in such facility or vehicle, such officer or employee may order the 
device detained (in accordance with regulations prescribed by the 
Secretary) for a reasonable period which may not exceed twenty 
days unless the Secretary determines that a period of detention greater 
than twenty days is i-equired to institute an action under subsection 
(a) or section 302, in which case he may authorize a detention period 
of not to exceed thirty days. Regulations of the Secretary prescribed 
under this paragraph shall require that before a device may be 
ordered detained under this paragraph the Secretary or an officer 
or employee designated by the Secretary approve such order. A deten-
tion order under this paragraph may require the labeling or marking 
of a device during the period of its detention for the purpose of iden-
tifying the device as detained. Any person who would be entitled to 
claim a device if it were seized under subsection (a) may appeal to the 
Secretary a detention of such device under this paragraph. Within five 
days of the date an appeal of a detention is filed with the Secretary, 
the Secretary shall after affording opportunity for an informal 
hearing by order confirm the detention or revoke it. 
"(2) (A) Except as authorized by subparagraph (B), a device sub-
ject to a detention order issued under paragraph (1) shall not be moved 
by any person from the place at which it is ordered detained until— 
" (i) released by the Secretary, or 
"(ii) the expiration of the detention period applicable to such 
order, 
whichever occurs first. 
"(B) A device subject to a detention order under paragraph (1) 
may be moved— 
"(i) in accordance with regulations prescribed by the Secretary, 
and 
"(ii) if not in final form for shipment, at the discretion of the 
manufacturer of the device for the purpose of completing the 
work required to put it in such form.". 
(b) Section 301 is amended by adding after the paragraph added 
by section 3(b)(1) the following new paragraph: 
"(r) The movement of a device in violation of an order under sec-
tion 304(g) or the removal or alteration of any mark or label required 
by the order to identify the device as detained.". 
CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION; PRESUMPTION 
SEC. 8. Chapter 7 is amended by adding at the end the following 
new sections: 
" C O N F I D E N T I A L INFORMATION 
21 use 379. 
"SEC. 708. The Secretary may provide any information which is 
exempt from disclosure pursuant to subsection (a) of section 552 of 
title 5, United States Code, by reason of subsection (b) (4) of such sec-
tion to a person other than an officer or employee of the Department if 
the Secretary determines such other person requires the information 
in connection with an activity which is undertaken under contract with 
the Secretary, which relates to the administration of this Act, and with 
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90 STAT. 583 
respect to which the Secretary (or an officer or employee of the Depart-
ment) is not prohibited from using such information. The Secretary 
shall require as a condition to the provision of information under 
this section that the person receiving it take such security, precau-
tions respecting the information as the Secretary may by regulation 
prescribe. 
"PRESUMPTION 
"SEC. 709. In any action to enforce the requirements of this Act 21 USC 379a. 
respecting a device the connection with interstate commerce required 
for jurisdiction in such action shall be presumed to exist.". 
COLOR ADDITIVES 
SEC. 9. (a) Section 706 is amended (1) by inserting "or device" after 21 USC 376. 
"drug" each time it occurs, (2) by inserting "or devices" after "drugs" 
each time it occurs, and (S) by adding at the end of subsection (a) the 
following new sentences: "A color additive for use in or on a device 
shall be subject to this section only if the color additive comes in direct 
contact with the body of man or other animals for a significant period 
of time. The Secretary may by regulation designate the uses of color 
additives in or on devices which are subject to this section.". 
(b) (1) Section 501(a) is amended (A) by inserting "(3) if its" in 21 USC 351. 
lieu of "(3) if it is a drug and its"; (2) by inserting "(4) if (A) it 
bears or contains" in lieu of "(4) if (A) it is a drug which bears or 
contains"; and (3) by inserting "or devices" after "drugs" in sub-
clause (B) of clause (4). 
(2) Section 502(m) is amended by striking out "in or on drugs". 21 USC 352. 
ASSISTANCE FOR SMALL MANUFACTURERS OF DEVICES 
SEC. 10. The Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare shall Office, 
establish within the Department of Health, Education, and Welfare ^J^^^ir^JlTo' 
an identifiable office to provide technical and other nonfinancial assist- '*2 USC 3512. 
ance to small manufacturers of medical devices to assist them in com-
plying with the requirements of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic 
Act, as amended by this Act. 
Approved May 28, 1976. 
LEGISLATIVE HISTORY: 
HOUSE REPORTS: No. 94-853 accompanying H.R. 11124 (Coram, on Interstate and 
Foreign Commerce) and No. 94-1090 (Coram, of Conference). 
SENATE REPORT No. 94-33 (Coram, on Labor and Public Welfare). 
CONGRESSIONAL RECORD: 
Vol. 121 (1975): Apr. 17, considered and passed Senate. 
Vol. 122 (1976): Mar. 9, considered and passed House, amended, in lieu of 
H.R. 11124. 
May 13, House and Senate agreed to conference report. 
WEEKLY COMPILATION OF PRESIDENTIAL DOCUMENTS: 
Vol. 12, No. 22 (1976): May 28, Presidential statement.