# 21 U.S.C. § 2314: Waivers

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URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/usc_t21_s2314

## Section

- **Citation:** 21 U.S.C. § 2314
- **Heading:** Waivers
- **Jurisdiction:** Federal
- **Kind:** Statutes
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** April 17, 2026
- **Source:** Publisher's official text
- **Location:** Title 21—FOOD AND DRUGS > CHAPTER 28—SANCTIONS WITH RESPECT TO FOREIGN TRAFFICKERS OF ILLICIT SYNTHETIC OPIOIDS > SUBCHAPTER I—SANCTIONS WITH RESPECT TO FOREIGN OPIOID TRAFFICKERS

## Text

The President may waive for a period of not more than 12 months the application of sanctions under this subchapter with respect to an entity that is owned or controlled, directly or indirectly, by a foreign government or any political subdivision, agency, or instrumentality of a foreign government, if, not less than 15 days before the waiver is to take effect, the President certifies to the appropriate congressional committees and leadership that the foreign government is closely cooperating with the United States in efforts to prevent opioid trafficking.

( Pub. L. 116–92, div. F, title LXXII, § 7214 , Dec. 20, 2019 , 133 Stat. 2267 .)

## Nearby sections

- [21 U.S.C. § 2311 Identification of foreign opioid traffickers](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/usc_t21_s2311.md)
- [21 U.S.C. § 2312 Imposition of sanctions](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/usc_t21_s2312.md)
- [21 U.S.C. § 2313 Description of sanctions](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/usc_t21_s2313.md)
- [21 U.S.C. § 2313a Designation of transactions of sanctioned persons as of primary money laundering concern](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/usc_t21_s2313a.md)
- [21 U.S.C. § 2314 Waivers](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/usc_t21_s2314.md)
- [21 U.S.C. § 2315 Procedures for judicial review of classified information](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/usc_t21_s2315.md)
- [21 U.S.C. § 2316 Briefings on implementation](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/usc_t21_s2316.md)
- [21 U.S.C. § 2331 Director of National Intelligence program on use of intelligence resources in efforts to sanction foreign opioid traffickers](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/usc_t21_s2331.md)
- [21 U.S.C. § 2332 Authorization of appropriations](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/usc_t21_s2332.md)
- [21 U.S.C. § 2333 Regulatory authority](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/usc_t21_s2333.md)
- [21 U.S.C. § 2334 Termination](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/usc_t21_s2334.md)
- [21 U.S.C. § 2335 Exception relating to importation of goods](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/usc_t21_s2335.md)

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