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116TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 4510 

To amend the Controlled Substances Act to prohibit the knowing possession 

of a pill press mold with intent to manufacture in violation of such 

Act a counterfeit substance in schedule I or II in a capsule, tablet, 

and other form intended for distribution, and for other purposes. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

SEPTEMBER 26, 2019 

Mr. KUSTOFF of Tennessee (for himself and Ms. SPANBERGER) introduced the 

following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and 

in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, 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 prohibit the 

knowing possession of a pill press mold with intent to 

manufacture in violation of such Act a counterfeit substance in schedule I or II in a capsule, tablet, and 

other form intended for distribution, 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 ‘‘Criminalizing Abused 

3 Substance Templates Act of 2019’’. 

4 SEC. 2. UNLAWFUL POSSESSION OF PILL PRESS MOLDS. 

5 (a) PROHIBITION.—Section 401 of the Controlled 

6 Substances Act (21 U.S.C. 841) is amended by adding at 

7 the end the following: 

8 ‘‘(i) OFFENSE REGARDING UNLAWFUL POSSESSION

9 OF PILL PRESS MOLDS.— 

10 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Whoever, with intent to 

11 manufacture in violation of this title a counterfeit 

12 substance in schedule I or II in a capsule, tablet, or 

13 other form for distribution, knowingly possesses a 

14 pill press mold, shall be imprisoned not more than 

15 20 years and fined in accordance with title 18, 

16 United States Code. 

17 ‘‘(2) DEFINITIONS.—In this subsection, the 

18 term ‘pill press mold’ means any punch, die, plate, 

19 stone, or other object designed to print, imprint, or 

20 reproduce on a controlled substance (or the con21 tainer or labeling thereof) the trademark, trade 

22 name, or other identifying mark, imprint, number, 

23 or device, or any likeness thereof, of a manufacturer, 

24 distributor, or dispenser other than the person or 

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1 uted, or dispensed such product, thereby rendering 

2 it a counterfeit substance.’’. 

3 (b) SENTENCING GUIDELINES.—Pursuant to its au4 thority under section 994 of title 28, United States Code, 

5 and in accordance with this section, the United States 

6 Sentencing Commission shall review and amend, as appro7 priate, the Federal sentencing guidelines and policy state8 ments to ensure that the guidelines provide for a penalty 

9 enhancement of not less than 2 offense levels above the 

10 offense level otherwise applicable for a violation of section 

11 401(a) of the Controlled Substances Act (21 U.S.C. 

12 841(a)) if the defendant is found, in connection with such 

13 violation of section 401(a), to be in violation of section 

14 401(i) of the Controlled Substances Act, as added by sub15 section (a). 

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