I 
112TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 2119 
To amend the Controlled Substances Act to require practitioners to obtain 
particular training or special certification, approved by the Attorney 
General, on addiction to and abuse of controlled substances and appro-
priate and safe use of controlled substances in schedule II, III, IV, 
or V, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JUNE 3, 2011 
Mrs. BONO MACK (for herself, Mr. ROGERS of Kentucky, and Mr. LYNCH) 
introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on En-
ergy 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 
A BILL 
To amend the Controlled Substances Act to require practi-
tioners to obtain particular training or special certifi-
cation, approved by the Attorney General, on addiction 
to and abuse of controlled substances and appropriate 
and safe use of controlled substances in schedule II, 
III, IV, or V, and for other purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Ryan Creedon Act of 
2011’’. 
SEC. 2. REQUIREMENT FOR PRACTITIONERS TO OBTAIN 
TRAINING OR CERTIFICATION ON ADDICTION 
TO 
AND 
ABUSE 
OF 
CONTROLLED 
SUB-
STANCES AND APPROPRIATE AND SAFE USE 
OF CONTROLLED SUBSTANCES IN SCHEDULE 
II, III, IV, OR V. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Subsection (f) of section 303 of 
the Controlled Substances Act (21 U.S.C. 823) is amend-
ed— 
(1) by redesignating paragraphs (1) through 
(5) as subparagraphs (A) through (E); 
(2) by striking ‘‘(f)’’ and inserting ‘‘(f)(1)’’; and 
(3) by adding at the end of the subsection the 
following: 
‘‘(2)(A) As a condition on registering or renewing the 
registration of a practitioner under paragraph (1) to dis-
pense controlled substances in schedule II, III, IV, or V, 
the Attorney General shall require such practitioner to ob-
tain particular training or special certification, meeting 
standards established by the Secretary of Health and 
Human Services in consultation with the Attorney Gen-
eral, on— 
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‘‘(i) controlled substance addiction and abuse; 
and 
‘‘(ii) appropriate and safe use of controlled sub-
stances in schedule II, III, IV, or V. 
‘‘(B) Such training or certification shall be provided 
by— 
‘‘(i) a medical society; 
‘‘(ii) a State medical licensing board of a State 
where the practitioner is licensed; 
‘‘(iii) an accredited continuing education pro-
vider; or 
‘‘(iv) another organization that the Secretary 
determines is appropriate for providing such training 
or certification. 
‘‘(C) Nothing in this paragraph is intended to author-
ize any Federal official or employee to exercise supervision 
or control over education in, certification in, or the prac-
tice of medicine or the manner in which medical services 
are provided.’’. 
(b) APPLICATION.—Paragraph (2) of section 303(f) 
of the Controlled Substances Act, as added by subsection 
(a)(3), applies beginning on the date that is 18 months 
after the date of the enactment of this Act. 
(c) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.— 
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(1) IN GENERAL.—To carry out paragraph (2) 
of section 303(f) of the Controlled Substances Act, 
as added by subsection (a)(3), there is authorized to 
be appropriated $4,000,000 for each of fiscal years 
2012 and 2013. 
(2) OFFSET.—There is authorized to be appro-
priated for each of fiscal years 2012 and 2013 for 
public health leadership and support programs and 
activities of the Centers for Disease Control and 
Prevention— 
(A) the amount appropriated for such pro-
grams and activities for fiscal year 2011, re-
duced by 
(B) $4,000,000. 
Æ 
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