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116TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 4812 

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 

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. 

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’’. 


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

2 REGISTRATION TO MANUFACTURE, DIS3 TRIBUTE, OR DISPENSE CONTROLLED SUB4 STANCES. 

5 Subsection (a) of section 302 of the Controlled Sub6 stances Act (21 U.S.C. 822) is amended by adding at the 

7 end the following new paragraph: 

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

9 registration of any registrant under this title to manufac10 ture, distribute, or dispense controlled substances or list 

11 I chemicals terminates if and when such registrant— 

12 ‘‘(i) dies; 

13 ‘‘(ii) ceases legal existence; 

14 ‘‘(iii) discontinues business or professional prac15 tice; or 

16 ‘‘(iv) surrenders such registration. 

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

18 existence or discontinues business or professional practice, 

19 such registrant shall promptly notify the Attorney General 

20 in writing of such fact. 

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

22 distribute, or dispense controlled substances or list I 

23 chemicals, and no authority conferred thereby, may be as24 signed or otherwise transferred except upon such condi25 tions as the Attorney General may specify and then only 

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1 istration is assigned or transferred pursuant to the pre2 ceding sentence may not manufacture, distribute, or dis3 pense controlled substances or list I chemicals pursuant 

4 to such registration until the Attorney General receives 

5 such written consent. 

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

7 manufacture, distribute, or dispense controlled substances 

8 or list I chemicals desiring to discontinue business or pro9 fessional practice altogether or with respect to controlled 

10 substances and list I chemicals (without assigning or 

11 transferring such business or professional practice to an12 other entity), such registrant shall return to the Attorney 

13 General for cancellation— 

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

15 ‘‘(ii) any unexecuted order forms in the reg16 istrant’s possession; and 

17 ‘‘(iii) any other documentation that the Attor18 ney General may require.’’. 

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