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Union Calendar No. 482 

116TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 4812 

[Report No. 116–584, Part I] 

To amend the Controlled Substances Act to provide for the modification, 

transfer, and termination of a registration to manufacture, distribute, 

or dispense controlled substances or list I chemicals, and for other 

purposes. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

OCTOBER 23, 2019 

Mr. GRIFFITH introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on 

the Judiciary, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, 

in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned 

NOVEMBER 16, 2020 

Additional sponsor: Mr. WALDEN


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NOVEMBER 16, 2020 

Reported from the Committee on Energy and Commerce 

NOVEMBER 16, 2020 

Committee on the Judiciary discharged; committed to the Committee of the 

Whole House on the State of the Union and ordered to be printed 

A BILL 

To amend the Controlled Substances Act to provide for the 

modification, transfer, and termination of a registration 

to manufacture, distribute, or dispense controlled substances or list I chemicals, and for other purposes. 


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1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Ensuring Compliance 

5 Against Drug Diversion Act of 2019’’. 

6 SEC. 2. MODIFICATION, TRANSFER, AND TERMINATION OF 

7 REGISTRATION TO MANUFACTURE, DIS8 TRIBUTE, OR DISPENSE CONTROLLED SUB9 STANCES. 

10 Subsection (a) of section 302 of the Controlled Sub11 stances Act (21 U.S.C. 822) is amended by adding at the 

12 end the following new paragraph: 

13 ‘‘(3)(A) Except as provided in subparagraph (C), the 

14 registration of any registrant under this title to manufac15 ture, distribute, or dispense controlled substances or list 

16 I chemicals terminates if and when such registrant— 

17 ‘‘(i) dies; 

18 ‘‘(ii) ceases legal existence; 

19 ‘‘(iii) discontinues business or professional prac20 tice; or 

21 ‘‘(iv) surrenders such registration. 

22 ‘‘(B) In the case of such a registrant who ceases legal 

23 existence or discontinues business or professional practice, 

24 such registrant shall promptly notify the Attorney General 

25 in writing of such fact. 


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1 ‘‘(C) No registration under this title to manufacture, 

2 distribute, or dispense controlled substances or list I 

3 chemicals, and no authority conferred thereby, may be as4 signed or otherwise transferred except upon such condi5 tions as the Attorney General may specify and then only 

6 pursuant to written consent. A registrant to whom a reg7 istration is assigned or transferred pursuant to the pre8 ceding sentence may not manufacture, distribute, or dis9 pense controlled substances or list I chemicals pursuant 

10 to such registration until the Attorney General receives 

11 such written consent. 

12 ‘‘(D) In the case of a registrant under this title to 

13 manufacture, distribute, or dispense controlled substances 

14 or list I chemicals desiring to discontinue business or pro15 fessional practice altogether or with respect to controlled 

16 substances and list I chemicals (without assigning or 

17 transferring such business or professional practice to an18 other entity), such registrant shall return to the Attorney 

19 General for cancellation— 

20 ‘‘(i) the registrant’s certificate of registration; 

21 ‘‘(ii) any unexecuted order forms in the reg22 istrant’s possession; and 

23 ‘‘(iii) any other documentation that the Attor24 ney General may require.’’. 


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Union Calendar No. 482 

116TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 4812 

[Report No. 116–584, Part I] 

A BILL 

To amend the Controlled Substances Act to provide 

and for other purposes. pense controlled substances or list I chemicals, a registration to manufacture, distribute, or disfor the modification, transfer, and termination of 

NOVEMBER 16, 2020 

Reported from the Committee on Energy and Commerce 

NOVEMBER 16, 2020 

Committee on the Judiciary discharged; committed to the 

Union and ordered to be printed Committee of the Whole House on the State of the 


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