I 
109TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 3889 
To further regulate and punish illicit conduct relating to methamphetamine, 
and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
SEPTEMBER 22, 2005 
Mr. SOUDER (for himself, Mr. SENSENBRENNER, Mr. BLUNT, Mr. COBLE, 
Mr. CALVERT, Mr. LARSEN of Washington, Mr. BOSWELL, Mr. KENNEDY 
of Minnesota, Mr. CANNON, Ms. HOOLEY, Mr. BAIRD, Mr. OSBORNE, Mr. 
CARDOZA, Mr. CASE, Mr. ROGERS of Alabama, Mr. LEWIS of Kentucky, 
Mr. BURTON of Indiana, Mr. SMITH of Texas, Mr. BACHUS, Mr. PETER-
SON of Pennsylvania, Mr. BOREN, Ms. HERSETH, Mr. FRANKS of Ari-
zona, Mr. ABERCROMBIE, Mr. WALDEN of Oregon, Mr. REICHERT, Mr. 
WAMP, Mr. MCHENRY, Mr. GRAVES, Mr. PETERSON of Minnesota, Mr. 
TERRY, Mr. SCHWARZ of Michigan, Miss MCMORRIS, and Ms. GRANGER) 
introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on En-
ergy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on the Judiciary, 
International Relations, and Transportation and Infrastructure, for a pe-
riod to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for con-
sideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the com-
mittee concerned 
A BILL 
To further regulate and punish illicit conduct relating to 
methamphetamine, and for other purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS. 
(a) SHORT TITLE.—This Act may be cited as the 
‘‘Methamphetamine Epidemic Elimination Act’’. 
(b) TABLE OF CONTENTS.—The table of contents for 
this Act is as follows: 
Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents. 
TITLE I—DOMESTIC REGULATION OF PRECURSOR CHEMICALS 
Sec. 101. Regulated transactions in methamphetamine precursor chemical prod-
ucts. 
Sec. 102. Authority to establish production quotas. 
Sec. 103. Penalties; authority for manufacturing; quota. 
Sec. 104. Restrictions on importation; authority to permit imports for medical, 
scientific, or other legitimate purposes. 
Sec. 105. Notice of importation or exportation; approval of sale or transfer by 
importer or exporter. 
Sec. 106. Enforcement of restrictions on importation and of requirement of no-
tice of transfer. 
TITLE II—INTERNATIONAL REGULATION OF PRECURSOR 
CHEMICALS 
Sec. 201. Information on foreign chain of distribution; import restrictions re-
garding failure of distributors to cooperate. 
Sec. 202. Requirements relating to the largest exporting and importing coun-
tries of certain precursor chemicals. 
Sec. 203. Prevention of smuggling of methamphetamine into the United States 
from Mexico. 
TITLE III—ENHANCED CRIMINAL PENALTIES FOR 
METHAMPHETAMINE PRODUCTION AND TRAFFICKING 
Sec. 301. Enhanced penalties for methamphetamine production, possession, or 
trafficking. 
Sec. 302. Smuggling methamphetamine or methamphetamine precursor chemi-
cals into the united states while using facilitated entry pro-
grams. 
Sec. 303. Manufacturing controlled substances on Federal property. 
Sec. 304. Increased punishment for methamphetamine kingpins. 
TITLE IV—ENHANCED ENVIRONMENTAL REGULATION OF 
METHAMPHETAMINE BY-PRODUCTS 
Sec. 401. Designation of by-products of methamphetamine laboratories as haz-
ardous materials and waste under Hazardous Materials Trans-
portation Act and Solid Waste Disposal Act. 
Sec. 402. Cleanup costs.
TITLE 
I—DOMESTIC 
REGULA-
TION OF PRECURSOR CHEMI-
CALS 
SEC. 101. REGULATED TRANSACTIONS IN METHAMPHET-
AMINE PRECURSOR CHEMICAL PRODUCTS. 
(a) REDUCTION OF RETAIL SALES THRESHOLD.— 
Section 102(39)(A)(iv)(II) of the Controlled Substances 
Act (21 U.S.C. 802(39)(A)(iv)(II)) is amended by striking 
‘‘shall be 9 grams’’ and all that follows and inserting the 
following: ‘‘shall be any quantity of pseudoephedrine over 
3.6 grams in a single transaction, or any quantity of phen-
ylpropanolamine over 3.6 grams in a single transaction, 
and in addition shall be, in the case of such products in 
nonliquid form, that the products be packaged in blister 
packs, each blister containing not more than 2 dosage 
units, or where the use of blister packs is technically infea-
sible, packaged in unit dose packets or pouches.’’ 
(b) ELIMINATION OF BLISTER PACK EXEMPTION.— 
(1) 
REGULATED
TRANSACTION.—Section 
102(39)(A)(iv)(I)(aa) of the Controlled Substances 
Act (21 U.S.C. 802(39)(A)(iv)(I)(aa)) is amended by 
striking ‘‘, except that’’ and all that follows through 
‘‘1996)’’.