US Code

Public Law 119-102 (07/12/2026)

42 U.S.C. § 300aa–27

Mandate for safer childhood vaccines

Section text and notes

(a)

General rule

In the administration of this part and other pertinent laws under the jurisdiction of the Secretary, the Secretary shall—
(1)
promote the development of childhood vaccines that result in fewer and less serious adverse reactions than those vaccines on the market on , and promote the refinement of such vaccines, and
(2)
make or assure improvements in, and otherwise use the authorities of the Secretary with respect to, the licensing, manufacturing, processing, testing, labeling, warning, use instructions, distribution, storage, administration, field surveillance, adverse reaction reporting, and recall of reactogenic lots or batches, of vaccines, and research on vaccines, in order to reduce the risks of adverse reactions to vaccines.
(b)

Task force

(1)
The Secretary shall establish a task force on safer childhood vaccines which shall consist of the Director of the National Institutes of Health, the Commissioner of the Food and Drug Administration, and the Director of the Centers for Disease Control.
(2)
The Director of the National Institutes of Health shall serve as chairman of the task force.
(3)
In consultation with the Advisory Commission on Childhood Vaccines, the task force shall prepare recommendations to the Secretary concerning implementation of the requirements of subsection (a).
(c)

Report

Within 2 years after , and periodically thereafter, the Secretary shall prepare and transmit to the Committee on Energy and Commerce of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Labor and Human Resources of the Senate a report describing the actions taken pursuant to subsection (a) during the preceding 2-year period.

July 1, 1944, ch. 373 Pub. L. 99–660, title III, § 311(a)100 Stat. 3777 Pub. L. 100–203, title IV, § 4302(b)(1)101 Stat. 1330–221 Pub. L. 101–239, title VI, § 6601(q)103 Stat. 2292 (, title XXI, § 2127, as added , , ; amended , , ; , , .)

Editorial Notes

Codification

section 323 of Pub. L. 99–660section 300aa–1 of this titleIn subsecs. (a)(1), (c), “” substituted for “the effective date of this subpart” on authority of , as amended, set out as an Effective Date note under .

Amendments

Pub. L. 101–2391989—Subsecs. (b), (c). added subsec. (b) and redesignated former subsec. (b) as (c).

Pub. L. 100–2031987—Subsecs. (a)(1), (b). substituted “effective date of this subpart” for “effective date of this part”.

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Change of Name

Committee on Labor and Human Resources of Senate changed to Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions of Senate by Senate Resolution No. 20, One Hundred Sixth Congress, .

section 1(a) of Pub. L. 104–14section 21 of Title 2Committee on Energy and Commerce of House of Representatives treated as referring to Committee on Commerce of House of Representatives by , set out as a note preceding , The Congress. Committee on Commerce of House of Representatives changed to Committee on Energy and Commerce of House of Representatives, and jurisdiction over matters relating to securities and exchanges and insurance generally transferred to Committee on Financial Services of House of Representatives by House Resolution No. 5, One Hundred Seventh Congress, .

Pub. L. 102–531, title III, § 312106 Stat. 3504 Centers for Disease Control changed to Centers for Disease Control and Prevention by , , .

Effective Date of 1989 Amendment

Pub. L. 101–239section 6601(s)(1) of Pub. L. 101–239section 300aa–10 of this titleFor applicability of amendments by to petitions filed after , petitions currently pending in which the evidentiary record is closed, and petitions currently pending in which the evidentiary record is not closed, with provision for an immediate suspension for 30 days of all pending cases, see , set out as a note under .