15 U.S.C. § 1337
Section 1337 · Omitted
This is the Robinson-Patman Act of 1936
Amended 3 times on record
Applied in 12 court decisions — leading case Public Citizen v. Federal Trade Commission (1989)
Most recently applied in Tafas v. Doll (March 2009)
How often courts cite this section
Court decisions citing this, by year.Markers show enactment, consequential amendments, and circuit splits over this section — watch for a citation surge after a change or a disagreement. The dip in the last several years is a data-coverage gap, not a real trend — our corpus holds fewer opinions from the most recent years, so recent citations are undercounted.
(a) The Secretary shall transmit a report to the Congress not later than January 1, 1971, and annually thereafter, concerning (1) current information in the health consequences of smoking, and (2) such recommendations for legislation as he may deem appropriate.
(b) The Federal Trade Commission shall transmit a report to the Congress not later than January 1, 1971, and annually thereafter, concerning (1) current practices and methods of cigarette advertising and promotion, and (2) such recommendations for legislation as it may deem appropriate.
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Prior Provisions
A prior section 9 of Pub. L. 89–92 was redesignated section 10 and is classified to section 1338 of this title.
Amendments
1984—Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 98–474, §6(d)(1), (2), substituted “Secretary” for “Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare” and redesignated cls. (A) and (B) as pars. (1) and (2), respectively.
Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 98–474, §6(d)(3), struck out cl. (A) “the effectiveness of cigarette labeling,” and redesignated cls. (B) and (C) as pars. (1) and (2), respectively.
1970—Pub. L. 91–222 substituted provisions requiring the Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare, and the Federal Trade Commission, respectively, to transmit a report to Congress, at the prescribed time, concerning current information in the health consequences of smoking, and such recommendations for legislation as he may deem appropriate, and the effectiveness of cigarette labeling, current practices and methods of cigarette advertising and promotion, and such recommendations as it may deem appropriate, for a provision exempting cigarettes for export from the requirements of this chapter. See section 1340 of this title.
Effective Date of 1970 Amendment
Amendment by Pub. L. 91–222 effective Jan. 1, 1970, except where otherwise specified, see section 3 of Pub. L. 91–222, set out in part as a note under section 1331 of this title.