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112TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 2119 

To amend the Controlled Substances Act to require practitioners to obtain 

particular training or special certification, approved by the Attorney 

General, on addiction to and abuse of controlled substances and appropriate and safe use of controlled substances in schedule II, III, IV, 

or V, and for other purposes. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

JUNE 3, 2011 

Mrs. BONO MACK (for herself, Mr. ROGERS of Kentucky, and Mr. LYNCH) 

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 require practitioners to obtain particular training or special certification, approved by the Attorney General, on addiction 

to and abuse of controlled substances and appropriate 

and safe use of controlled substances in schedule II, 

III, IV, or V, 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, 


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1 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

2 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Ryan Creedon Act of 

3 2011’’. 

4 SEC. 2. REQUIREMENT FOR PRACTITIONERS TO OBTAIN 

5 TRAINING OR CERTIFICATION ON ADDICTION 

6 TO AND ABUSE OF CONTROLLED SUB7 STANCES AND APPROPRIATE AND SAFE USE 

8 OF CONTROLLED SUBSTANCES IN SCHEDULE 

9 II, III, IV, OR V. 

10 (a) IN GENERAL.—Subsection (f) of section 303 of 

11 the Controlled Substances Act (21 U.S.C. 823) is amend12 ed— 

13 (1) by redesignating paragraphs (1) through 

14 (5) as subparagraphs (A) through (E); 

15 (2) by striking ‘‘(f)’’ and inserting ‘‘(f)(1)’’; and 

16 (3) by adding at the end of the subsection the 

17 following: 

18 ‘‘(2)(A) As a condition on registering or renewing the 

19 registration of a practitioner under paragraph (1) to dis20 pense controlled substances in schedule II, III, IV, or V, 

21 the Attorney General shall require such practitioner to ob22 tain particular training or special certification, meeting 

23 standards established by the Secretary of Health and 

24 Human Services in consultation with the Attorney Gen25 eral, on— 


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1 ‘‘(i) controlled substance addiction and abuse; 

2 and 

3 ‘‘(ii) appropriate and safe use of controlled sub4 stances in schedule II, III, IV, or V. 

5 ‘‘(B) Such training or certification shall be provided 

6 by— 

7 ‘‘(i) a medical society; 

8 ‘‘(ii) a State medical licensing board of a State 

9 where the practitioner is licensed; 

10 ‘‘(iii) an accredited continuing education pro11 vider; or 

12 ‘‘(iv) another organization that the Secretary 

13 determines is appropriate for providing such training 

14 or certification. 

15 ‘‘(C) Nothing in this paragraph is intended to author16 ize any Federal official or employee to exercise supervision 

17 or control over education in, certification in, or the prac18 tice of medicine or the manner in which medical services 

19 are provided.’’. 

20 (b) APPLICATION.—Paragraph (2) of section 303(f) 

21 of the Controlled Substances Act, as added by subsection 

22 (a)(3), applies beginning on the date that is 18 months 

23 after the date of the enactment of this Act. 

24 (c) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.— 


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1 (1) IN GENERAL.—To carry out paragraph (2) 

2 of section 303(f) of the Controlled Substances Act, 

3 as added by subsection (a)(3), there is authorized to 

4 be appropriated $4,000,000 for each of fiscal years 

5 2012 and 2013. 

6 (2) OFFSET.—There is authorized to be appro7 priated for each of fiscal years 2012 and 2013 for 

8 public health leadership and support programs and 

9 activities of the Centers for Disease Control and 

10 Prevention— 

11 (A) the amount appropriated for such pro12 grams and activities for fiscal year 2011, re13 duced by 

14 (B) $4,000,000. 

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