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111TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 2923 
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 Indi-
ana) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee 
on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on the Judi-
ciary, 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 enhance the ability to combat methamphetamine. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Combat Methamphet-
amine Enhancement Act of 2009’’. 
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SEC. 2. REQUIREMENT OF SELF-CERTIFICATION BY ALL 
REGULATED PERSONS SELLING SCHEDULED 
LISTED CHEMICALS. 
Section 310(e)(2) of the Controlled Substances Act 
(21 U.S.C. 830(e)(2)) is amended by inserting at the end 
the following: 
‘‘(C) Each regulated person who makes a 
sale at retail of a scheduled listed chemical 
product and is required under subsection (b)(3) 
to submit a report of the sales transaction to 
the Attorney General may not sell any sched-
uled listed chemical product at retail unless 
such regulated person has submitted to the At-
torney General a self-certification including a 
statement that the seller understands each of 
the requirements that apply under this para-
graph and under subsection (d) and agrees to 
comply with the requirements. The Attorney 
General shall by regulation establish criteria for 
certifications of mail-order distributors that are 
consistent with the criteria established for the 
certifications of regulated sellers under para-
graph (1)(B).’’. 
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SEC. 3. PUBLICATION OF SELF-CERTIFIED REGULATED 
SELLERS AND REGULATED PERSONS LISTS. 
Section 310(e)(1)(B) of the Controlled Substances 
Act (21 U.S.C. 830(e)(1)(B)) is amended by inserting at 
the end the following: 
‘‘(v) PUBLICATION OF LIST OF SELF- 
CERTIFIED PERSONS.—The Attorney Gen-
eral shall develop and make available a list 
of all persons who are currently self-cer-
tified in accordance with this section. This 
list shall be made publicly available on the 
website of the Drug Enforcement Adminis-
tration in an electronically downloadable 
format.’’. 
SEC. 4. REQUIREMENT THAT DISTRIBUTORS OF LISTED 
CHEMICALS SELL ONLY TO SELF-CERTIFIED 
REGULATED SELLERS AND REGULATED PER-
SONS. 
Section 402(a) of the Controlled Substances Act (21 
U.S.C. 842(a)) is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (13), by striking ‘‘or’’ after 
the semicolon; 
(2) in paragraph (14), by striking the period 
and inserting ‘‘; or’’; 
(3) by inserting after paragraph (14) the fol-
lowing: 
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‘‘(15) to distribute a scheduled listed chemical 
product to a regulated seller, or to a regulated per-
son referred to in section 310(b)(3)(B), unless such 
regulated seller or regulated person is, at the time 
of such distribution, currently registered with the 
Drug Enforcement Administration, or on the list of 
persons referred to under section 310(e)(1)(B)(v).’’; 
and 
(4) inserting at the end the following: ‘‘For 
purposes of paragraph (15), if the distributor is 
temporarily unable to access the list of persons re-
ferred to under section 310(e)(1)(B)(v), the dis-
tributor may rely on a written, faxed, or electronic 
copy of a certificate of self-certification submitted by 
the regulated seller or regulated person, provided the 
distributor confirms within 7 business days of the 
distribution that such regulated seller or regulated 
person is on the list referred to under section 
310(e)(1)(B)(v).’’. 
SEC. 5. NEGLIGENT FAILURE TO SELF-CERTIFY AS RE-
QUIRED. 
Section 402(a) of the Controlled Substances Act (21 
U.S.C. 842(a)(10)) is amended by inserting before the 
semicolon the following: ‘‘or negligently to fail to self-cer-
tify as required under section 310 (21 U.S.C. 830)’’. 
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