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Union Calendar No. 36 

118TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 801 

[Report No. 118–53] 

To amend title III of the Public Health Service Act to provide for suspension 

of entries and imports from designated countries to prevent the spread 

of communicable diseases and import into the United States of certain 

controlled substances. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

FEBRUARY 2, 2023 

Mrs. LESKO (for herself and Mrs. MILLER-MEEKS) introduced the following 

bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce 

MAY 11, 2023 

Additional sponsors: Mr. ALLEN, Mrs. LUNA, Mr. MIKE GARCIA of California, 

Mr. LAMALFA, Mr. GROTHMAN, Mr. BRECHEEN, Mr. CAREY, Mr. BABIN, 

Mr. BARR, Mr. KUSTOFF, Mr. HIGGINS of Louisiana, Mr. SANTOS, and 

Mr. BUCHANAN

MAY 11, 2023 

Reported from the Committee on Energy and Commerce; committed to the 

Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union and ordered 

to be printed 


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A BILL 

To amend title III of the Public Health Service Act to 

provide for suspension of entries and imports from designated countries to prevent the spread of communicable 

diseases and import into the United States of certain 

controlled substances. 


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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 ‘‘Securing the Border 

5 for Public Health Act of 2023’’. 

6 SEC. 2. SUSPENSION OF ENTRIES AND IMPORTS FROM DES7 IGNATED COUNTRIES TO PREVENT SPREAD 

8 OF COMMUNICABLE DISEASES AND IMPORT 

9 OF CERTAIN CONTROLLED SUBSTANCES. 

10 Section 362 of the Public Health Service Act (42 

11 U.S.C. 265) is amended to read as follows: 

12 ‘‘SEC. 362. SUSPENSION OF ENTRIES AND IMPORTS FROM 

13 DESIGNATED COUNTRIES TO PREVENT 

14 SPREAD OF COMMUNICABLE DISEASES AND 

15 IMPORT OF CERTAIN CONTROLLED SUB16 STANCES. 

17 ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—Whenever the Secretary makes 

18 a determination described in subsection (b) with respect 

19 to a country, the Secretary, by regulation, shall have the 

20 power to prohibit, in whole or in part, for a period of time 

21 determined to be necessary by the Secretary, the introduc22 tion of persons and property from such countries des23 ignated by the Secretary in order to avert the danger de24 scribed in such subsection. 


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1 ‘‘(b) DETERMINATION.—A determination described 

2 in this subsection is a determination by the Secretary that, 

3 by reason of the existence of any communicable disease 

4 or, after consultation with the Attorney General, certain 

5 controlled substances in a foreign country— 

6 ‘‘(1) there is serious danger of the introduction 

7 of such disease or substances into the United States; 

8 and 

9 ‘‘(2) such danger is so increased by the intro10 duction of persons or property from such country 

11 that a suspension of the right to introduce such per12 sons and property is required in the interest of the 

13 public health. 

14 ‘‘(c) DEFINITION.—In this section, the term ‘certain 

15 controlled substance’ means— 

16 ‘‘(1) a narcotic drug as defined in section 

17 1300.01 of title 21, Code of Federal Regulations (or 

18 successor regulations); 

19 ‘‘(2) an opiate as described in section 

20 1308.11(b) or 1308.12(c) of such title (or successor 

21 regulations); 

22 ‘‘(3) an opium derivative as described in section 

23 1308.11(c) of such title (or successor regulations); 


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1 ‘‘(4) a stimulant as described in section 

2 1308.11(f) or 1308.12(d) of such title (or successor 

3 regulations); and 

4 ‘‘(5) a fentanyl-related substance as described 

5 in section 1308.11(h) of such title (or successor reg6 ulations).’’. 


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Union Calendar No. 36 

118TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 801 

[Report No. 118–53] 

A BILL 

To amend title III of the Public Health Service Act 

United States of certain controlled substances. of communicable diseases and import into the from designated countries to prevent the spread to provide for suspension of entries and imports 

MAY 11, 2023 

Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the 

State of the Union and ordered to be printed 


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