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42 USC § 3512 - Office to assist small manufacturers of medical devices; establishment 

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identifier: "/us/usc/t42/s3512"
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title: "42 USC § 3512 - Office to assist small manufacturers of medical devices; establishment"
title_number: 42
title_name: "THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE"
section_number: "3512"
section_name: "Office to assist small manufacturers of medical devices; establishment"
chapter_number: 43
chapter_name: "DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES"
subchapter_number: "I"
subchapter_name: "GENERAL PROVISIONS"
positive_law: false
currency: "119-84"
last_updated: "2026-04-17"
format_version: "1.1.0"
generator: "[email protected]"
source_credit: "(Pub. L. 94–295, § 10, May 28, 1976, 90 Stat. 583; Pub. L. 96–88, title V, § 509(b), Oct. 17, 1979, 93 Stat. 695.)"
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# § 3512. Office to assist small manufacturers of medical devices; establishment

21 U.S.C. 301

The Secretary of Health and Human Services shall establish within the Department of Health and Human Services an identifiable office to provide technical and other nonfinancial assistance to small manufacturers of medical devices to assist them in complying with the requirements of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act [ et seq.], as amended by this Act.

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**Source Credit**: (Pub. L. 94–295, § 10, May 28, 1976, 90 Stat. 583; Pub. L. 96–88, title V, § 509(b), Oct. 17, 1979, 93 Stat. 695.)

## Editorial Notes

### References in Text

Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act, referred to in text, is , , which is classified generally to chapter 9 (§ 301 et seq.) of Title 21, Food and Drugs. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see  and Tables.

This Act, referred to in text, means , , , known as the Medical Device Amendments of 1976, which enacted this section, sections 360c to 360k, 379, 379a, of Title 21, amended sections 321, 331, 334, 351, 352, 358, 360, 374, 376 [now 379e], and 381 of Title 21, , Commerce and Trade, and enacted provisions set out as notes under . For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see Short Title of 1976 Amendment note set out under  and Tables.

## Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

### Change of Name

“Secretary of Health and Human Services” and “Department of Health and Human Services” substituted in text for “Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare” and “Department of Health, Education, and Welfare”, respectively, pursuant to , which is classified to , Education.