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109TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 184

To amend the Controlled Substances Import and Export Act to provide 

authority to the Attorney General to authorize any controlled substance 

that is in schedule I or II or is a narcotic drug in schedule III or 

IV to be exported from the United States to a country for subsequent 

export from that country to another country, if certain conditions are 

met. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

JANUARY 4, 2005

Mr. PITTS (for himself, Ms. ESHOO, Mr. CANNON, Mr. BISHOP of Utah, and 

Mr. CUNNINGHAM) 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 Import and Export 

Act to provide authority to the Attorney General to authorize any controlled substance that is in schedule I 

or II or is a narcotic drug in schedule III or IV to 

be exported from the United States to a country for 

subsequent export from that country to another country, 

if certain conditions are met.

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 ‘‘Controlled Substances 

3 Export Reform Act of 2005’’. 

4 SEC. 2. SUBSEQUENT EXPORT OF CONTROLLED SUB5 STANCES. 

6 Section 1003 of the Controlled Substances Import 

7 and Export Act (21 U.S.C. 953) is amended by adding 

8 at the end the following subsection: 

9 ‘‘(f) Notwithstanding subsections (a)(4) and (c)(3), 

10 the Attorney General may authorize any controlled sub11 stance that is in schedule I or II or is a narcotic drug 

12 in schedule III or IV to be exported from the United 

13 States to a country for subsequent export from that coun14 try to another country, if each of the following conditions 

15 is met: 

16 ‘‘(1) Both the country to which the controlled 

17 substance is exported from the United States (re18 ferred to in this subsection as the ‘first country’) 

19 and the country to which the controlled substance is 

20 exported from the first country (referred to in this 

21 subsection as the ‘second country’) are parties to the 

22 Single Convention on Narcotic Drugs, 1961, and the 

23 Convention on Psychotropic Substances, 1971. 

24 ‘‘(2) The first country and the second country 

25 have each instituted and maintain, in conformity 

26 with such Conventions, a system of controls of im-
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1 ports of controlled substances which the Attorney 

2 General deems adequate. 

3 ‘‘(3) With respect to the first country, the con4 trolled substance is consigned to a holder of such 

5 permits or licenses as may be required under the 

6 laws of such country, and a permit or license to im7 port the controlled substance has been issued by the 

8 country. 

9 ‘‘(4) With respect to the second country, sub10 stantial evidence is furnished to the Attorney Gen11 eral by the person who will export the controlled 

12 substance from the United States that—

13 ‘‘(A) the controlled substance is to be con14 signed to a holder of such permits or licenses 

15 as may be required under the laws of such 

16 country, and a permit or license to import the 

17 controlled substance is to be issued by the coun18 try; and 

19 ‘‘(B) the controlled substance is to be ap20 plied exclusively to medical, scientific, or other 

21 legitimate uses within the country. 

22 ‘‘(5) The controlled substance will not be ex23 ported from the second country. 

24 ‘‘(6) Within 30 days after the controlled sub25 stance is exported from the first country to the sec-
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1 ond country, the person who exported the controlled 

2 substance from the United States delivers to the At3 torney General documentation certifying that such 

4 export from the first country has occurred. 

5 ‘‘(7) A permit to export the controlled sub6 stance from the United States has been issued by 

7 the Attorney General.’’.

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