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118TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 9790 

To amend the Controlled Substances Act to provide for the regulation of 

critical parts of tableting machines and encapsulating machines, and 

for other purposes. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

SEPTEMBER 24, 2024 

Ms. STANSBURY (for herself, Mr. NICKEL, Mr. NEGUSE, Ms. CRAIG, Mr. 

PAPPAS, Ms. KUSTER, Ms. SALINAS, Mr. HORSFORD, Mr. GRIJALVA, and 

Ms. PETTERSEN) 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 

regulation of critical parts of tableting machines and 

encapsulating machines, 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 ‘‘Stop The Opioid Pill 

5 Presser and Fentanyl Act’’ or the ‘‘STOPP Act’’. 


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1 SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS. 

2 (a) IN GENERAL.—Section 102 of the Controlled 

3 Substances Act (21 U.S.C. 802) is amended— 

4 (1) in paragraph (38), by striking ‘‘or an en5 capsulating machine’’ and inserting ‘‘an encap6 sulating machine, a critical part of a tableting ma7 chine, or a critical part of an encapsulating ma8 chine’’; 

9 (2) in paragraph (39)(B)— 

10 (A) by striking ‘‘distribution, importation, 

11 or exportation of’’ and inserting ‘‘distribution, 

12 receipt, sale, importation, or exportation of, or 

13 an international transaction involving shipment 

14 of’’; and 

15 (B) by striking ‘‘or encapsulating ma16 chine’’ and inserting ‘‘, encapsulating machine, 

17 critical part of a tableting machine, or critical 

18 part of an encapsulating machine’’; 

19 (3) in paragraph (42), by striking ‘‘a listed 

20 chemical’’ and inserting ‘‘a listed chemical, a 

21 tableting machine, an encapsulating machine, a crit22 ical part of a tableting machine, or a critical part of 

23 an encapsulating machine’’; 

24 (4) in paragraph (43), by striking ‘‘a listed 

25 chemical’’ and inserting ‘‘a listed chemical, a 

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1 ical part of a tableting machine, or a critical part of 

2 an encapsulating machine’’; and 

3 (5) by adding at the end the following: 

4 ‘‘(60) The term ‘critical part’, when used in ref5 erence to a tableting machine or encapsulating ma6 chine, means any of the following integral parts 

7 when designed primarily for use in a tableting or en8 capsulating machine: 

9 ‘‘(A) Press punch. 

10 ‘‘(B) Die system. 

11 ‘‘(C) Press turret. 

12 ‘‘(D) Hopper. 

13 ‘‘(E) Compression roller. 

14 ‘‘(F) Discharge chute. 

15 ‘‘(G) Vacuum system. 

16 ‘‘(H) Capsule feeding unit. 

17 ‘‘(I) Automatic feeding unit. 

18 ‘‘(J) Any other item identified in a regula19 tion published by the Attorney General used in 

20 the operating of tableting or encapsulating ma21 chines.’’. 

22 (b) TECHNICAL CORRECTIONS.—Section 102 of the 

23 Controlled Substances Act (21 U.S.C. 802), as amended 

24 by subsection (a) is further amended— 


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1 (1) by redesignating paragraph (58) (defining 

2 the term ‘‘serious violent felony’’) as paragraph 

3 (59); and 

4 (2) by redesignating the second paragraph (57) 

5 (defining the term ‘‘serious drug felony’’) as para6 graph (58). 

7 SEC. 3. REGULATED TRANSACTIONS OF CRITICAL PARTS. 

8 (a) RECORD OF REGULATED TRANSACTIONS.—Sec9 tion 310 of the Controlled Substances Act (21 U.S.C. 830) 

10 is amended— 

11 (1) in subsection (a)(1)— 

12 (A) by striking ‘‘or an encapsulating ma13 chine’’ and inserting ‘‘an encapsulating ma14 chine, a critical part of a tableting machine, or 

15 a critical part of an encapsulating machine’’; 

16 and 

17 (B) by inserting ‘‘, in such form and man18 ner as the Attorney General shall prescribe by 

19 regulation,’’ after ‘‘record of the transaction’’; 

20 and 

21 (2) in paragraph (a)(2), by striking ‘‘or encap22 sulating machine’’ and inserting ‘‘, encapsulating 

23 machine, critical part of a tableting machine, or crit24 ical part of an encapsulating machine’’. 


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1 (b) REPORTS TO ATTORNEY GENERAL AND RECORD2 KEEPING.—Section 310(b)(1) of the Controlled Sub3 stances Act (21 U.S.C. 830) is amended— 

4 (1) in subparagraph (A)— 

5 (A) by striking ‘‘payment or delivery’’ and 

6 inserting ‘‘payment or delivery of a listed chem7 ical, tableting machine, encapsulating machine, 

8 a critical part of a tableting machine, or a crit9 ical part of an encapsulating machine’’; and 

10 (B) by striking ‘‘any other circumstance 

11 that the regulated person believes may indicate 

12 that the listed chemical’’ and inserting ‘‘any 

13 other circumstance that the regulated person 

14 believes may indicate that the listed chemical, 

15 tableting machine, encapsulating machine, crit16 ical part of a tableting machine, or critical part 

17 of an encapsulating machine’’; 

18 (2) in subparagraph (C), by striking ‘‘listed 

19 chemical’’ and inserting ‘‘listed chemical, tableting 

20 machine, encapsulating machine, critical part of a 

21 tableting machine, or critical part of an encap22 sulating machine’’; and 

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1 sulating machine, critical part of a tableting ma2 chine, or critical part of an encapsulating machine’’. 

3 (c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 

4 this section shall apply beginning on the date that is 120 

5 days after the date of enactment of this Act, except that 

6 the Attorney General may, by order published in the Fed7 eral Register, postpone such date of application for such 

8 period as the Attorney General may determine to be nec9 essary for the efficient administration of the Controlled 

10 Substances Act (21 U.S.C. 801 et seq.). 

11 SEC. 4. SERIALIZATION OF CERTAIN MACHINES AND 

12 PARTS. 

13 The Controlled Substances Act (21 U.S.C. 801 et 

14 seq.) is amended by inserting after section 310 (21 U.S.C. 

15 830) the following: 

16 ‘‘SEC. 310A SERIALIZATION OF CERTAIN MACHINES AND 

17 PARTS. 

18 ‘‘(a) SERIAL NUMBER.—Each manufacturer, dis19 tributor, importer, or exporter of a tableting machine, en20 capsulating machine, a critical part of a tableting ma21 chine, or a critical part of an encapsulating machine shall, 

22 when and as required by regulation of the Attorney Gen23 eral, identify the tableting machine, encapsulating ma24 chine, critical part of a tableting machine, or critical part 

25 of an encapsulating machine by a serial number which 


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1 shall be engraved, cast, or otherwise permanently affixed 

2 to a non-removable part of the tableting machine, encap3 sulating machine, critical part of a tableting machine, or 

4 critical part of an encapsulating machine in accordance 

5 with such regulations. 

6 ‘‘(b) REPORTING.—Any regulated person who manu7 factures, distributes, receives, sells, imports, or exports a 

8 tableting machine, encapsulating machine, critical part of 

9 a tableting machine, or critical part of an encapsulating 

10 machine that is subject to the serialization requirement 

11 set forth in subsection (a), shall report the transaction to 

12 the Attorney General and maintain records of such trans13 action, in such form and manner as the Attorney General 

14 shall prescribe by regulation.’’. 

15 SEC. 5. REGISTRATION OF CERTAIN MACHINES AND PARTS. 

16 The Controlled Substances Act (21 U.S.C. 801 et 

17 seq.), as amended by section 3, is further amended by in18 serting after section 310A, the following: 

19 ‘‘SEC. 310B. REGISTRATION OF CERTAIN MACHINES AND 

20 PARTS. 

21 ‘‘(a) REGISTRATION OF CERTAIN MACHINES AND

22 PARTS.—Each manufacturer, distributor, importer, or ex23 porter of a tableting machine, encapsulating machine, crit24 ical part of a tableting machine, or critical part of an en25 capsulating machine shall, when and as required by reguVerDate Sep 11 2014 19:22 Oct 10, 2024 Jkt 059200 PO 00000 Frm 00007 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H9790.IH H9790

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1 lation of the Attorney General, register the tableting ma2 chine, encapsulating machine, critical part of a tableting 

3 machine, or critical part of an encapsulating machine with 

4 the Attorney General in accordance with such regulation. 

5 ‘‘(b) REPORTING.—Any regulated person who manu6 factures, distributes, receives, sells, imports, exports, or 

7 destroys a tableting machine, encapsulating machine, crit8 ical part of a tableting machine, or critical part of an en9 capsulating machine that is required to be registered pur10 suant to subsection (a), shall report that act to the Attor11 ney General and maintain records of such act as required 

12 in section 310, in such form and manner as the Attorney 

13 General shall prescribe by regulation. 

14 ‘‘(c) REGULATIONS.—The Attorney General is au15 thorized to promulgate rules and regulations relating to 

16 tableting machines and encapsulating machines. The At17 torney General shall by regulation establish which 

18 tableting machines, encapsulating machines, critical parts 

19 of tableting machines, and critical parts of encapsulating 

20 machines are subject to the registration and reporting re21 quirements of subsections (a) and (b) and the information 

22 to be provided pursuant to subsections (a) and (b), which 

23 shall include the location of the tableting machine, encap24 sulating machine, critical part of a tableting machine, or 

25 critical part of an encapsulating machine. 


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1 ‘‘(d) NATIONAL PILL PRESS REGISTRY.—The Attor2 ney General shall maintain a central registry of all 

3 tableting machines, encapsulating machines, critical parts 

4 of a tableting machine, or critical parts of an encap5 sulating machine that are subject to the registration re6 quirement set forth in subsection (a), which shall be 

7 known and referred to as the National Pill Press Registry. 

8 ‘‘(e) DEFINITIONS.—For the purposes of this section: 

9 ‘‘(1) MANUFACTURE.—The term ‘manufacture’ 

10 means the production or assembly of a tableting ma11 chine, encapsulating machine, critical part of a 

12 tableting machine, or critical part of an encap13 sulating machine. 

14 ‘‘(2) DISTRIBUTE.—The term ‘distribute’ 

15 means to deliver a tableting machine, encapsulating 

16 machine, critical part of a tableting machine, or crit17 ical part of an encapsulating machine. 

18 ‘‘(3) DELIVER.—The term ‘deliver’ means the 

19 actual, constructive, or attempted transfer of a 

20 tableting machine, encapsulating machine, critical 

21 part of a tableting machine, or critical part of an en22 capsulating machine, whether or not there exists an 

23 agency relationship. 

24 ‘‘(4) DESTROY.—The term ‘destroy’ means to 

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1 encapsulating machine, critical part of a tableting 

2 machine, or critical part of an encapsulating ma3 chine so that it can no longer be used for its in4 tended purpose.’’. 

5 SEC. 6. REGISTRATION OF MANUFACTURERS, IMPORTERS, 

6 EXPORTERS, AND DEALERS OF TABLETING 

7 MACHINES, ENCAPSULATING MACHINES, AND 

8 CRITICAL PARTS. 

9 The Controlled Substances Act (21 U.S.C. 801 et 

10 seq.), as amended by section 3, is further amended by in11 serting after section 310B, the following: 

12 ‘‘SEC. 310C. REGISTRATION OF MANUFACTURERS, IMPORT13 ERS, EXPORTERS, AND DEALERS OF 

14 TABLETING MACHINES, ENCAPSULATING MA15 CHINES, AND CRITICAL PARTS. 

16 ‘‘(a) REGISTRATION.— 

17 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Every person who manu18 factures, imports, exports, or deals, or proposes to 

19 engage in the manufacture, importation, exportation, 

20 or dealing of any tableting machine, encapsulating 

21 machine, critical part of a tableting machine, or crit22 ical part of an encapsulating machine, shall obtain, 

23 on an annual basis, a registration issued by the At24 torney General. 


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1 ‘‘(2) WAIVER.—The Attorney General may, by 

2 regulation, waive the requirement for registration of 

3 certain manufacturers, importers, exporters, and dis4 tributors of any tableting machine, encapsulating 

5 machine, critical part of a tableting machine, or crit6 ical part of an encapsulating machine if the Attor7 ney General finds that issuing such a waiver would 

8 be consistent with public health and safety. 

9 ‘‘(3) SEPARATE REGISTRATIONS REQUIRED.—A 

10 separate registration shall be required for each prin11 cipal place of business where the applicant manufac12 tures, imports, exports, or deals a tableting machine, 

13 encapsulating machine, critical part of a tableting 

14 machine, or critical part of an encapsulating ma15 chine. 

16 ‘‘(4) TERMINATION.— 

17 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—A registration to man18 ufacture, import, export, or deal a tableting ma19 chine, encapsulating machine, critical part of a 

20 tableting machine, or critical part of an encap21 sulating machine terminates if and when such 

22 registrant— 

23 ‘‘(i) ceases legal existence; 

24 ‘‘(ii) ceases to engage in the manufac25 ture, importation, exportation, or dealing 


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1 of such a machine or critical part thereof; 

2 or 

3 ‘‘(iii) surrenders such registration. 

4 ‘‘(B) NOTIFICATION.—In the case of such 

5 a registrant who ceases legal existence or ceases 

6 to engage in the manufacture, importation, ex7 portation, or dealing, such registrant, or agent 

8 or successor in interest of such registrant, shall 

9 promptly notify the Attorney General in writing 

10 of such fact. 

11 ‘‘(5) RE-ASSIGNMENT.—A registration to manu12 facture, import, export, or deal a tableting machine, 

13 encapsulating machine, critical part of a tableting 

14 machine, or critical part of an encapsulating ma15 chine may only be assigned to another entity with 

16 the written consent of, and upon such conditions as, 

17 the Attorney General may specify. 

18 ‘‘(b) REGISTRATION CONSIDERATIONS.—The Attor19 ney General shall register an applicant to manufacture, 

20 import, export, or deal a tableting machine, encapsulating 

21 machine, critical part of a tableting machine, or critical 

22 part of an encapsulating machine, unless the Attorney 

23 General determines that registration of the applicant is 

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1 ‘‘(c) CONSIDERATIONS.—In determining the public 

2 interest for the purposes of subsection (b), the Attorney 

3 General shall consider— 

4 ‘‘(1) development and maintenance of effective 

5 controls against diversion of tableting machines, en6 capsulating machines, and critical parts thereof into 

7 other than legitimate channels; 

8 ‘‘(2) compliance with applicable Federal, State, 

9 and local law; 

10 ‘‘(3) prior conviction record of the applicant; 

11 ‘‘(4) past experience in the manufacture, im12 port, export, and dealing of tableting machines, en13 capsulating machines, or critical parts thereof; and 

14 ‘‘(5) such other factors as may be relevant to 

15 and consistent with the public health and safety. 

16 ‘‘(d) AUTHORIZED ACTIVITIES.—No person may 

17 manufacture, import, export, or deal any tableting ma18 chine, encapsulating machine, critical part of a tableting 

19 machine, or critical part of an encapsulating machine un20 less such person has an active registration to do so issued 

21 by the Attorney General, unless— 

22 ‘‘(1) such person is an agent or employee of any 

23 registrant acting in the usual course of his business 

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1 ‘‘(2) a common or contract carrier or ware2 houseman, or an employee thereof, whose possession 

3 of the tableting machine, encapsulating machine, or 

4 critical part thereof is in the lawful and usual course 

5 of his business or employment. 

6 ‘‘(e) INSPECTION.—The Attorney General is author7 ized to inspect the establishment of a registrant or appli8 cant for registration in accordance with the rules and reg9 ulations promulgated by the Attorney General. 

10 ‘‘(f) DENIAL, REVOCATION, OR SUSPENSION OF REG11 ISTRATION.— 

12 ‘‘(1) SUSPENSION OR REVOCATION.—A reg13 istration pursuant to subsection (b) of this section to 

14 manufacture, import, export, or deal a tableting ma15 chine, encapsulating machine, critical part of a 

16 tableting machine, or critical part of an encap17 sulating machine may be suspended or revoked by 

18 the Attorney General upon a finding that the reg19 istrant— 

20 ‘‘(A) has materially falsified any applica21 tion filed pursuant to or required by this sub22 chapter or subchapter II; 

23 ‘‘(B) has been convicted in any court of an 

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1 machine, or a critical part of an encapsulating 

2 machine; or 

3 ‘‘(C) has committed such acts as would 

4 render his registration inconsistent with the 

5 public interest. 

6 ‘‘(2) ORDER.— 

7 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Before suspending or 

8 revoking a registration to manufacture, import, 

9 export, or deal tableting machines, encap10 sulating machines, critical parts of tableting 

11 machines, or critical parts of encapsulating ma12 chines, or pursuant to a denial of registration, 

13 the Attorney General shall serve upon the appli14 cant or registrant an order to show cause why 

15 registration should not be denied, revoked, or 

16 suspended. 

17 ‘‘(B) CONTENTS.—An order to show cause 

18 shall contain a statement of the basis for the 

19 denial, revocation, or suspension, including spe20 cific citations to any laws or regulations alleged 

21 to be violated by the applicant or registrant, di22 rect the applicant or registrant to appear before 

23 the Attorney General at a time and place stated 

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1 istrant of the opportunity to submit a corrective 

2 action plan on or before the date of appearance. 

3 ‘‘(C) CORRECTIVE ACTION PLAN RE4 VIEW.—Upon review of any corrective action 

5 plan submitted by an applicant or registrant 

6 pursuant to subparagraph (B), the Attorney 

7 General shall determine whether denial, revoca8 tion, or suspension proceedings should be dis9 continued, or deferred for the purposes of modi10 fication, amendment, or clarification to such 

11 plan. 

12 ‘‘(D) APPLICABLE LAW.—Proceedings to 

13 deny, revoke, or suspend shall be conducted in 

14 accordance with subchapter II of chapter 5 of 

15 title 5. Such proceedings shall be independent 

16 of, and not in lieu of, criminal prosecutions or 

17 other proceedings under this subchapter or any 

18 other law of the United States. 

19 ‘‘(E) RELATIONSHIP TO IMMEDIATE SUS20 PENSION ORDER.—The requirements of this 

21 subsection shall not apply to the issuance of an 

22 immediate suspension order under paragraph 

23 (3). 

24 ‘‘(3) SUSPENSION OF REGISTRATION IN CASES

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1 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The Attorney General 

2 may, in the discretion of the Attorney General, 

3 suspend any registration simultaneously with 

4 the institution of proceedings under this sec5 tion, in cases where he finds that there is an 

6 imminent danger to the public health or safety. 

7 A suspension under this subsection shall con8 tinue in effect until the conclusion of such pro9 ceedings, including judicial review thereof, un10 less sooner withdrawn by the Attorney General 

11 or dissolved by a court of competent jurisdic12 tion. 

13 ‘‘(B) IMMINENT DANGER TO THE PUBLIC

14 SAFETY DEFINED.—In this subsection, the 

15 phrase ‘imminent danger to the public health or 

16 safety’ means that, due to the failure of the 

17 registrant to maintain effective controls against 

18 diversion or otherwise comply with the obliga19 tions of a registrant under this Act, there is a 

20 substantial likelihood that a tableting machine, 

21 encapsulating machine, critical part of a 

22 tableting machine, or critical part of an encap23 sulating machine will be used in the illicit man24 ufacture of controlled substances and cause 

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1 trolled substance in the absence of an imme2 diate suspension of the registration. 

3 ‘‘(g) DISPOSITION OF TABLETING MACHINES, EN4 CAPSULATING MACHINES, AND CRITICAL PART.— 

5 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Upon termination, suspen6 sion, or revocation of registration of a registrant, the 

7 former registrant may, within 30 days or such addi8 tional period designated by the Attorney General for 

9 good cause, liquidate any remaining tableting ma10 chines, encapsulating machines, critical parts of 

11 tableting machines, or critical parts of encapsulating 

12 machines by lawfully selling, transferring, or other13 wise disposing of the tableting machines, encap14 sulating machines, critical parts of a tableting ma15 chines, or critical parts of encapsulating machines to 

16 a registered manufacturer, importer, exporter, or 

17 dealer of tableting machines, encapsulating ma18 chines, critical parts of tableting machines, or crit19 ical parts of encapsulating machines. 

20 ‘‘(2) EXCEPTION.—Except for the liquidation of 

21 remaining inventory to a registrant within 30 days 

22 (or approved period) in accordance with paragraph 

23 (1), a former registrant may no longer deal tableting 

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1 tableting machines, or critical parts of encapsulating 

2 machines. 

3 ‘‘(h) RECORDS AND REPORTS.— 

4 ‘‘(1) Every registrant shall maintain, on a cur5 rent basis, a complete and accurate record of each 

6 tableting machine, encapsulating machine, critical 

7 part of a tableting machine, or critical part of an en8 capsulating machine possessed, manufactured, re9 ceived, imported, exported, sold, distributed, deliv10 ered, or destroyed, with such information, and in 

11 such form and manner as the Attorney General may 

12 by regulations require. 

13 ‘‘(2) Every registrant shall, at such time or 

14 times, with such information, and in such form and 

15 manner as the Attorney General may by regulations 

16 require, make periodic reports to the Attorney Gen17 eral. 

18 ‘‘(3) Every record required under this section 

19 shall be kept and be readily retrievable, for at least 

20 10 years, for inspection and copying by officers or 

21 employees of the United States authorized by the 

22 Attorney General. 

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1 trol of the manufacture, importation, exportation, and 

2 dealing of tableting machines, encapsulating machines, 

3 critical parts of tableting machines, and critical parts of 

4 encapsulating machines. The Attorney General shall by 

5 regulation establish which tableting machines, encap6 sulating machines, critical parts of tableting machines, 

7 and critical parts of encapsulating machines are subject 

8 to the registration, recordkeeping, and reporting require9 ments under this section, and the form, manner, and in10 formation to be maintained and furnished under such re11 quirements. 

12 ‘‘(j) DEFINITIONS.—For the purposes of this section: 

13 ‘‘(1) DEAL.—The term ‘deal’ means to engage 

14 in the business of selling or distributing tableting 

15 machines, encapsulating machines, critical parts of 

16 tableting machines, or critical parts of encapsulating 

17 machines at wholesale or retail. 

18 ‘‘(2) DELIVERY, DISTRIBUTE, DESTROY, MANU19 FACTURE.—The terms ‘deliver’, ‘distribute’, ‘de20 stroy’, and ‘manufacture’ have the meanings given 

21 such terms in section 310B. 

22 ‘‘(3) ENGAGED IN THE BUSINESS.—The term 

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1 chines, or critical parts of an encapsulating machine 

2 as a regular trade or business to predominantly earn 

3 a profit through the repetitive purchase and resale. 

4 ‘‘(k) EFFECTIVE DATE.—This section shall apply be5 ginning 120 days after the date of enactment of this sec6 tion, except that the Attorney General may by order pub7 lished in the Federal Register postpone the effective date 

8 of this section for such period as the Attorney General 

9 may determine to be necessary for the efficient adminis10 tration of this Act.’’. 

11 SEC. 7. OFFENSES; PENALTIES. 

12 (a) SERIAL NUMBERS.— 

13 (1) PROHIBITED ACTS B—PENALTIES.—Section 

14 402(a) of the Controlled Substances Act (21 U.S.C. 

15 842(a)) is amended— 

16 (A) in paragraph (16), by striking ‘‘or’’ at 

17 the end; 

18 (B) in paragraph (17), by striking the pe19 riod at the end and inserting a semicolon; and 

20 (C) by inserting after paragraph (17) the 

21 following: 

22 ‘‘(18) to violate subsection (a) of section 310A; 

23 ‘‘(19) to refuse or negligently fail to make a re24 port under subsection (b) of section 310A;’’. 


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1 (2) PROHIBITED ACTS C—PENALTIES.—Section 

2 403 of the Controlled Substances Act (21 U.S.C. 

3 843) is amended— 

4 (A) in subsection (a), in each of para5 graphs (6) and (7), by inserting ‘‘critical part 

6 of a tableting machine, critical part of an en7 capsulating machine,’’ after ‘‘encapsulating ma8 chine,’’; and 

9 (B) by adding at the end the following: 

10 ‘‘(g) It shall be unlawful to— 

11 ‘‘(1) intentionally remove, alter, or obliterate 

12 any serial number affixed to any tableting machine, 

13 encapsulating machine, critical part of a tableting 

14 machine, or critical part of an encapsulating ma15 chine that is required to have a serial number pursu16 ant to subsection (a) of section 310A, if the person 

17 removing, altering, or obliterating such serial num18 ber knows or has reasonable cause to believe the se19 rial number is so required; 

20 ‘‘(2) transport, ship, receive, or possess any 

21 tableting machine, encapsulating machine, critical 

22 part of a tableting machine, or critical part of an en23 capsulating machine that is required to have a serial 

24 number pursuant to subsection (a) of section 310A, 

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1 possessing such a machine or critical part thereof 

2 knows that the serial number has been removed, ob3 literated, or altered, and has reasonable cause to be4 lieve the serial number is required pursuant to sub5 section (a) of section 310A; or 

6 ‘‘(3) possess a tableting machine or an encap7 sulating machine that is required to have a serial 

8 number pursuant to subsection (a) of section 310A, 

9 if the person in possession of such machine knows 

10 that the machine does not have a serial number, and 

11 has reasonable cause to believe the serial number is 

12 required pursuant to subsection (a) of section 310A. 

13 ‘‘(h) In a prosecution for an offense under subsection 

14 (g)(3), it is an affirmative defense, as to which the defend15 ant has the burden of proof by a preponderance of the 

16 evidence, that the person possessed the tableting machine 

17 or encapsulating machine on the day before the effective 

18 date of this subsection and, not later than 180 days after 

19 that date, or for such additional period designated by the 

20 Attorney General for good cause, the person— 

21 ‘‘(1) sold or otherwise transferred the tableting 

22 machine or encapsulating machine to a manufac23 turer, importer, exporter, or dealer of tableting ma24 chines or encapsulating machines that is registered 

25 under section 310C(a); 


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1 ‘‘(2) had a serial number engraved, cast, or oth2 erwise affixed to a non-removable part of the 

3 tableting machine or encapsulating machine by a 

4 manufacturer, importer, exporter, or dealer of 

5 tableting machines or encapsulating machines that is 

6 registered under section 310C(a); or 

7 ‘‘(3) destroyed the tableting machine or encap8 sulating machine. 

9 ‘‘(i) For purposes of this subsection, the term ‘de10 stroy’ has the meaning given such term in section 310B. 

11 ‘‘(j) Subsection (g) does not apply to a manufacturer, 

12 importer, exporter, or dealer of tableting machines or en13 capsulating machines that is registered under section 

14 310C(a)(1) or exempt from registration pursuant to sec15 tion 310C(a)(2). Subsection (g) shall become effective 2 

16 years after the date of enactment, except that the Attor17 ney General may by order published in the Federal Reg18 ister postpone the effective date of subsection (g) for such 

19 period as he may determine to be necessary for the effi20 cient administration of this Act.’’. 

21 (b) REGISTRATION OF CERTAIN MACHINES AND

22 PARTS.—Section 402(a) of the Controlled Substances Act 

23 (21 U.S.C. 842(a)), as amended by subsection (a), is fur24 ther amended by inserting after paragraph (19) the fol25 lowing: 


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1 ‘‘(20) to violate subsection (a) or (b) of section 

2 310B; or’’. 

3 (c) REGISTRATION OF MANUFACTURERS, IMPORT4 ERS, EXPORTERS, AND DEALERS.—Section 402(a) of the 

5 Controlled Substances Act (21 U.S.C. 842(a)), as amend6 ed by subsections (a) and (b), is further amended by in7 serting after paragraph (20) the following: 

8 ‘‘(21) to manufacture, import, export, or deal a 

9 tableting machine, encapsulating machine, critical 

10 part of a tableting machine, or critical part of an en11 capsulating machine without a registration required 

12 by section 310C, except as specified in subsection 

13 (g)(1) of such section.’’. 

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