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Union Calendar No. 338 

113TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 1528 

[Report No. 113–457, Part I] 

To amend the Controlled Substances Act to allow a veterinarian to transport 

and dispense controlled substances in the usual course of veterinary 

practice outside of the registered location. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

APRIL 12, 2013 

Mr. SCHRADER (for himself, Mr. YOHO, Mrs. HARTZLER, Mrs. BLACKBURN, 

Mr. RODNEY DAVIS of Illinois, Mr. KING of Iowa, Mr. COLLINS of New 

York, and Mr. PIERLUISI) 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 

MAY 20, 2014 

Additional sponsors: Mr. FARR, Mr. RIBBLE, Mr. LUCAS, Mr. PETERSON, Mr. 

DUNCAN of Tennessee, Mr. KINZINGER of Illinois, Mr. LAMALFA, Mr. 

JOHNSON of Georgia, Mr. HARPER, Mr. ROGERS of Alabama, Mr. 

WELCH, Mr. HUELSKAMP, Mr. CRAWFORD, Mr. SMITH of Nebraska, Mr. 

HASTINGS of Florida, Mr. HANNA, Mr. VALADAO, Mr. PEARCE, Mr. 

BARR, Mr. LANCE, Mr. JOHNSON of Ohio, Mr. LATHAM, Mrs. BUSTOS, 

Mr. DUFFY, Mr. BLUMENAUER, Mrs. MILLER of Michigan, Mr. GUTHRIE, Mr. AUSTIN SCOTT of Georgia, Mr. DOYLE, Mr. KLINE, Mr. 

BENISHEK, Mr. WALBERG, Mr. LONG, Mr. RYAN of Ohio, Mr. DAVID

SCOTT of Georgia, Ms. PINGREE of Maine, Mr. COHEN, Mr. GRIFFITH

of Virginia, Mr. GIBBS, Ms. SCHAKOWSKY, Mr. FINCHER, Mr. ENYART, 

Mr. TIERNEY, Mr. BUCHANAN, Mr. POMPEO, Mr. MCCLINTOCK, Ms. 

ROS-LEHTINEN, Ms. JACKSON LEE, Mr. RUNYAN, Mr. GRIFFIN of Arkansas, Mr. LANKFORD, Mr. BURGESS, Mr. RADEL, Mr. RIGELL, Mr. 

GIBSON, Ms. JENKINS, Mr. MCGOVERN, Mr. COURTNEY, Mr. 

DESJARLAIS, Mr. GARDNER, Mr. MASSIE, Mr. YODER, Mr. SALMON, Ms. 

SCHWARTZ, Mr. BUTTERFIELD, Mr. KELLY of Pennsylvania, Mr. 

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JALVA, Ms. DELBENE, Ms. DUCKWORTH, Mr. BACHUS, Mr. POCAN, Mr. 

YOUNG of Alaska, Ms. LOFGREN, Mr. WHITFIELD, Ms. MCCOLLUM, Mrs. 

WALORSKI, Mr. HULTGREN, Mr. HARRIS, Mrs. BEATTY, Mr. TERRY, Mr. 

CLAY, Mr. HURT, Mr. SERRANO, Ms. ESTY, Mr. HOLT, Mr. YARMUTH, 

Mr. HONDA, Mr. GARAMENDI, Mrs. MCMORRIS RODGERS, Mr. CRENSHAW, Ms. BROWNLEY of California, Mr. ROKITA, Mr. HUDSON, Mrs. 

ELLMERS, Mr. KIND, Mr. GOODLATTE, Mr. DEFAZIO, Mr. RANGEL, Mr. 

MORAN, Mr. MCINTYRE, Mr. NADLER, Ms. SHEA-PORTER, Mr. NEAL, 

Mr. SEAN PATRICK MALONEY of New York, Mr. THOMPSON of Pennsylvania, Mr. WALZ, Mr. COSTA, Mrs. NEGRETE MCLEOD, Mr. NOLAN, Mr. 

JOYCE, Mrs. KIRKPATRICK, Mr. CRAMER, Ms. KUSTER, Mr. CA ́RDENAS, 

Mr. MEEHAN, Mr. JONES, Mr. ENGEL, Mr. MCKINLEY, Mr. LYNCH, Mr. 

SENSENBRENNER, Mrs. NOEM, Mr. PETERS of California, Mr. BISHOP

of New York, Mr. POSEY, Mr. SCHOCK, Mrs. ROBY, Mr. TIPTON, Mr. 

CONNOLLY, Mr. DENHAM, Mr. GARCIA, Mr. CARTWRIGHT, Mr. SCOTT of 

Virginia, Mr. WESTMORELAND, Mr. PRICE of North Carolina, Mr. 

GALLEGO, Ms. VELA ́ZQUEZ, Mr. PAULSEN, Mr. COBLE, Ms. GABBARD, 

Mr. ROSKAM, Mr. TONKO, Mr. SWALWELL of California, Mr. LATTA, Mr. 

HALL, Mr. CHABOT, Mr. ELLISON, Mr. OWENS, Mrs. BACHMANN, Mr. 

POLIS, Mr. WALDEN, Mr. LOBIONDO, Ms. NORTON, Mr. VARGAS, Mr. 

PERLMUTTER, Mr. ISRAEL, Mr. WITTMAN, Ms. LEE of California, Mr. 

BRALEY of Iowa, Mr. LOWENTHAL, Mr. BROUN of Georgia, Ms. SINEMA, 

Ms. CASTOR of Florida, Mr. LANGEVIN, Mr. SCHNEIDER, Ms. CHU, Mr. 

BISHOP of Georgia, Mrs. CAPPS, Mr. KING of New York, Ms. DELAURO, 

Mr. DEUTCH, Mr. JOLLY, Mr. SMITH of Texas, Ms. CLARK of Massachusetts, and Mr. SIMPSON

MAY 20, 2014 

Reported from the Committee on Energy and Commerce with an amendment 

[Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in italic] 

MAY 20, 2014 

The Committee on the Judiciary discharged; committed to the Committee of 

the Whole House on the State of the Union and ordered to be printed 

A BILL 

To amend the Controlled Substances Act to allow a veterinarian to transport and dispense controlled substances 

in the usual course of veterinary practice outside of 

the registered location. 


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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 ‘‘Veterinary Medicine 

5 Mobility Act of 2013’’. 

6 SEC. 2. TRANSPORT AND DISPENSING OF CONTROLLED 

7 SUBSTANCES IN THE USUAL COURSE OF VET8 ERINARY PRACTICE. 

9 Section 302(e) of the Controlled Substances Act (21 

10 U.S.C. 822(e)) is amended— 

11 (1) by striking ‘‘(e)’’ and inserting ‘‘(e)(1)’’; 

12 and 

13 (2) by adding at the end the following: 

14 ‘‘(2) Notwithstanding paragraph (1), a registrant 

15 who is a veterinarian shall not be required to have a sepa16 rate registration in order to transport and dispense con17 trolled substances in the usual course of veterinary prac18 tice at a site other than the registrant’s registered prin19 cipal place of business or professional practice, so long as 

20 the site of dispensing is located in a State where the vet21 erinarian is licensed to practice veterinary medicine.’’. 

22 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

23 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Veterinary Medicine Mo24 bility Act of 2014’’. 


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1 SEC. 2. TRANSPORT AND DISPENSING OF CONTROLLED 

2 SUBSTANCES IN THE USUAL COURSE OF VET3 ERINARY PRACTICE. 

4 Section 302(e) of the Controlled Substances Act (21 

5 U.S.C. 822(e)) is amended— 

6 (1) by striking ‘‘(e)’’ and inserting ‘‘(e)(1)’’; and 

7 (2) by adding at the end the following: 

8 ‘‘(2) Notwithstanding paragraph (1), a registrant who 

9 is a veterinarian shall not be required to have a separate 

10 registration in order to transport and dispense controlled 

11 substances in the usual course of veterinary practice at a 

12 site other than the registrant’s registered principal place of 

13 business or professional practice, so long as the site of trans14 porting and dispensing is located in a State where the vet15 erinarian is licensed to practice veterinary medicine and 

16 is not a principal place of business or professional prac17 tice.’’. 


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Union Calendar No. 338 

113TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 1528 

[Report No. 113–457, Part I] 

A BILL 

To amend the Controlled Substances Act to allow 

nary practice outside of the registered location. trolled substances in the usual course of veteria veterinarian to transport and dispense conMAY 20, 2014 

Reported from the Committee on Energy and Commerce 

with an amendment 

MAY 20, 2014 

The Committee on the Judiciary discharged; committed 

the Union and ordered to be printed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of 


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