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Union Calendar No. 357 

111TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 2923 

[Report No. 111–615, Part I] 

To enhance the ability to combat methamphetamine. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

JUNE 17, 2009 

Mr. GORDON of Tennessee (for himself, Mr. SENSENBRENNER, Ms. 

BORDALLO, Mr. CARNAHAN, Mr. CARNEY, Mr. WAMP, Mr. MATHESON, 

Mr. CHANDLER, Mr. DAVIS of Tennessee, and Mr. DONNELLY of Indiana) 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 

SEPTEMBER 22, 2010 

Reported from the Committee on Energy and Commerce 

SEPTEMBER 22, 2010 

Additional sponsors: Mr. BOOZMAN, Ms. GIFFORDS, Ms. HIRONO, Mr. 

MCINTYRE, Mr. CUMMINGS, Mr. BACA, and Mr. PETERSON

SEPTEMBER 22, 2010 

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

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


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To enhance the ability to combat methamphetamine. 


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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 ‘‘Combat Methamphet5 amine Enhancement Act of 2009’’. 

6 SEC. 2. REQUIREMENT OF SELF-CERTIFICATION BY ALL 

7 REGULATED PERSONS SELLING SCHEDULED 

8 LISTED CHEMICALS. 

9 Section 310(e)(2) of the Controlled Substances Act 

10 (21 U.S.C. 830(e)(2)) is amended by inserting at the end 

11 the following: 

12 ‘‘(C) Each regulated person who makes a 

13 sale at retail of a scheduled listed chemical 

14 product and is required under subsection (b)(3) 

15 to submit a report of the sales transaction to 

16 the Attorney General may not sell any sched17 uled listed chemical product at retail unless 

18 such regulated person has submitted to the At19 torney General a self-certification including a 

20 statement that the seller understands each of 

21 the requirements that apply under this para22 graph and under subsection (d) and agrees to 

23 comply with the requirements. The Attorney 

24 General shall by regulation establish criteria for 

25 certifications of mail-order distributors that are 


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1 consistent with the criteria established for the 

2 certifications of regulated sellers under para3 graph (1)(B).’’. 

4 SEC. 3. PUBLICATION OF SELF-CERTIFIED REGULATED 

5 SELLERS AND REGULATED PERSONS LISTS. 

6 Section 310(e)(1)(B) of the Controlled Substances 

7 Act (21 U.S.C. 830(e)(1)(B)) is amended by inserting at 

8 the end the following: 

9 ‘‘(v) PUBLICATION OF LIST OF SELF10 CERTIFIED PERSONS.—The Attorney Gen11 eral shall develop and make available a list 

12 of all persons who are currently self-cer13 tified in accordance with this section. This 

14 list shall be made publicly available on the 

15 website of the Drug Enforcement Adminis16 tration in an electronically downloadable 

17 format.’’. 

18 SEC. 4. REQUIREMENT THAT DISTRIBUTORS OF LISTED 

19 CHEMICALS SELL ONLY TO SELF-CERTIFIED 

20 REGULATED SELLERS AND REGULATED PER21 SONS. 

22 Section 402(a) of the Controlled Substances Act (21 

23 U.S.C. 842(a)) is amended— 

24 (1) in paragraph (13), by striking ‘‘or’’ after 

25 the semicolon; 


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1 (2) in paragraph (14), by striking the period 

2 and inserting ‘‘; or’’; 

3 (3) by inserting after paragraph (14) the fol4 lowing: 

5 ‘‘(15) to distribute a scheduled listed chemical 

6 product to a regulated seller, or to a regulated per7 son referred to in section 310(b)(3)(B), unless such 

8 regulated seller or regulated person is, at the time 

9 of such distribution, currently registered with the 

10 Drug Enforcement Administration, or on the list of 

11 persons referred to under section 310(e)(1)(B)(v).’’; 

12 and 

13 (4) inserting at the end the following: ‘‘For 

14 purposes of paragraph (15), if the distributor is 

15 temporarily unable to access the list of persons re16 ferred to under section 310(e)(1)(B)(v), the dis17 tributor may rely on a written, faxed, or electronic 

18 copy of a certificate of self-certification submitted by 

19 the regulated seller or regulated person, provided the 

20 distributor confirms within 7 business days of the 

21 distribution that such regulated seller or regulated 

22 person is on the list referred to under section 

23 310(e)(1)(B)(v).’’. 


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1 SEC. 5. NEGLIGENT FAILURE TO SELF-CERTIFY AS RE2 QUIRED. 

3 Section 402(a) of the Controlled Substances Act (21 

4 U.S.C. 842(a)(10)) is amended by inserting before the 

5 semicolon the following: ‘‘or negligently to fail to self-cer6 tify as required under section 310 (21 U.S.C. 830)’’. 

7 SEC. 6. EFFECTIVE DATE AND REGULATIONS. 

8 (a) EFFECTIVE DATE.—This Act and the amend9 ments made by this Act shall take effect 180 days after 

10 the date of enactment of this Act. 

11 (b) REGULATIONS.—In promulgating the regulations 

12 authorized by section 2, the Attorney General may issue 

13 regulations on an interim basis as necessary to ensure the 

14 implementation of this Act by the effective date. 


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Union Calendar No. 357 

111TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 2923 

[Report No. 111–615, Part I] 

A BILL 

To enhance the ability to combat 

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methamphetamine. 

EPTEMBER 22, 2010 

Reported from the Committee on Energy and Commerce 

SEPTEMBER 22, 2010 

Committee on the Judiciary discharged; committed to the 

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


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