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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 re-
ferred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to 
the Committee on the Judiciary, for a period to be subsequently deter-
mined 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. GUTH-
RIE, 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 Ar-
kansas, 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. 
NUGENT, Mr. SMITH of Washington, Mr. HUFFMAN, Mr. COLE, Mr. GRI-
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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. CREN-
SHAW, 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 Pennsyl-
vania, 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 Massachu-
setts, 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 veteri-
narian to transport and dispense controlled substances 
in the usual course of veterinary practice outside of 
the registered location. 
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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 ‘‘Veterinary Medicine 
Mobility Act of 2013’’. 
SEC. 2. TRANSPORT AND DISPENSING OF CONTROLLED 
SUBSTANCES IN THE USUAL COURSE OF VET-
ERINARY PRACTICE. 
Section 302(e) of the Controlled Substances Act (21 
U.S.C. 822(e)) is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘(e)’’ and inserting ‘‘(e)(1)’’; 
and 
(2) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(2) Notwithstanding paragraph (1), a registrant 
who is a veterinarian shall not be required to have a sepa-
rate registration in order to transport and dispense con-
trolled substances in the usual course of veterinary prac-
tice at a site other than the registrant’s registered prin-
cipal place of business or professional practice, so long as 
the site of dispensing is located in a State where the vet-
erinarian is licensed to practice veterinary medicine.’’. 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Veterinary Medicine Mo-
bility Act of 2014’’. 
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SEC. 2. TRANSPORT AND DISPENSING OF CONTROLLED 
SUBSTANCES IN THE USUAL COURSE OF VET-
ERINARY PRACTICE. 
Section 302(e) of the Controlled Substances Act (21 
U.S.C. 822(e)) is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘(e)’’ and inserting ‘‘(e)(1)’’; and 
(2) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(2) Notwithstanding paragraph (1), a registrant who 
is a veterinarian shall not be required to have a separate 
registration in order to transport and dispense controlled 
substances in the usual course of veterinary practice at a 
site other than the registrant’s registered principal place of 
business or professional practice, so long as the site of trans-
porting and dispensing is located in a State where the vet-
erinarian is licensed to practice veterinary medicine and 
is not a principal place of business or professional prac-
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 
a veterinarian to transport and dispense con-
trolled substances in the usual course of veteri-
nary practice outside of the registered location. 
MAY 20, 2014 
Reported from the Committee on Energy and Commerce 
with an amendment 
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 
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