Public Law 119-73 (01/23/2026)

21 U.S.C. § 360hh

Definitions

As used in this part—
(1)
the term “electronic product radiation” means—
(A)
any ionizing or non-ionizing electromagnetic or particulate radiation, or
(B)
any sonic, infrasonic, or ultrasonic wave, which is emitted from an electronic product as the result of the operation of an electronic circuit in such product;
(2)
the term “electronic product” means (A) any manufactured or assembled product which, when in operation, (i) contains or acts as part of an electronic circuit and (ii) emits (or in the absence of effective shielding or other controls would emit) electronic product radiation, or (B) any manufactured or assembled article which is intended for use as a component, part, or accessory of a product described in clause (A) and which when in operation emits (or in the absence of effective shielding or other controls would emit) such radiation;
(3)
the term “manufacturer” means any person engaged in the business of manufacturing, assembling, or importing of electronic products;
(4)
the term “commerce” means (A) commerce between any place in any State and any place outside thereof; and (B) commerce wholly within the District of Columbia; and
(5)
the term “State” includes the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the Northern Mariana Islands, the Virgin Islands, Guam, and American Samoa.

June 25, 1938, ch. 675, § 531act July 1, 1944, ch. 373, title III, § 531Pub. L. 90–602, § 2(3)82 Stat. 1174Pub. L. 94–484, title IX, § 905(b)(1)90 Stat. 2325Pub. L. 101–629, § 19(a)(1)(B)104 Stat. 4529Pub. L. 103–80, § 4(a)(2)107 Stat. 779(, formerly , formerly § 355, as added , , ; amended , , ; renumbered § 531 and amended , (3), (4), , , 4530; , , .)

Editorial Notes

Codification

section 263c of Title 42Pub. L. 101–629Section was classified to , The Public Health and Welfare, prior to renumbering by .

Amendments

Pub. L. 103–80Pub. L. 101–629, § 19(a)(4)section 263c of Title 421993— amended directory language of , which renumbered , The Public Health and Welfare, as this section.

Pub. L. 101–629, § 19(a)(1)(B)1990—, substituted “this part” for “this subpart” in introductory provisions.

Pub. L. 94–4841976—Par. (5). defined “State” to include Northern Mariana Islands.

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Short Title

Pub. L. 90–602section 1 of Pub. L. 90–602section 301 of this titleFor short title of , which enacted provisions now comprising this part (§§ 360hh to 360ss), as the “Radiation Control for Health and Safety Act of 1968”, see , set out as a Short Title of 1968 Amendments note under .

Transfer of Subpart; Construction

Pub. L. 101–629, § 19(c)104 Stat. 4530

42 U.S.C. 263b“The transfer of subpart 3 of part F of title III of the Public Health Service Act [ et seq.] to the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act [this chapter] does not change the application of the requirements of such subpart and such Act to electronic products which were in effect on the date of the enactment of this Act [].”
, , , provided that:

Definition of “Secretary” and “Department”

Pub. L. 90–602, § 382 Stat. 1186Pub. L. 96–88, title V, § 509(b)93 Stat. 695

“As used in the amendments made by section 2 of this Act [enacting provisions now comprising sections 360hh to 360ss of this title], except when otherwise specified, the term ‘Secretary’ means the Secretary of Health and Human Services, and the term ‘Department’ means the Department of Health and Human Services.”
, , , as amended by , , , provided that:

Noninterference With Other Federal Agencies

Pub. L. 90–602, § 482 Stat. 1187

“The amendments made by section 2 of this Act [enacting provisions now comprising sections 360hh to 360ss of this title] shall not be construed as superseding or limiting the functions, under any other provision of law, of any officer or agency of the United States.”
, , , provided that: