I 
109TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 314 
To respond to the illegal production, distribution, and use of 
methamphetamine in the United States, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JANUARY 25, 2005 
Mr. BLUNT (for himself, Mr. AKIN, Mr. SHIMKUS, Mr. DUNCAN, Mr. 
ETHERIDGE, Mr. RENZI, and Mr. LEWIS of Kentucky) introduced the fol-
lowing bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and 
in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, for a period to 
be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consider-
ation of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee 
concerned 
A BILL 
To respond to the illegal production, distribution, and use 
of methamphetamine in the United States, 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. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Combat Meth Act of 
2005’’.
TITLE I—ENFORCEMENT 
SEC. 101. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS RELATING 
TO COPS GRANTS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—In addition to any other funds au-
thorized to be appropriated for fiscal year 2006 for grants 
under part Q of title I of the Omnibus Crime Control and 
Safe Streets Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 3796dd et seq.), com-
monly known as the COPS program, there are authorized 
to be appropriated $15,000,000 for such purpose to pro-
vide training to State and local prosecutors and law en-
forcement agents for the investigation and prosecution of 
methamphetamine offenses. 
(b) RURAL SET-ASIDE.—Of amounts made available 
under subsection (a), $3,000,000 shall be available only 
for prosecutors and law enforcement agents for rural com-
munities. 
SEC. 102. EXPANSION OF METHAMPHETAMINE HOT SPOTS 
PROGRAM TO INCLUDE PERSONNEL AND 
EQUIPMENT FOR ENFORCEMENT, PROSECU-
TION, AND CLEANUP. 
Section 1701(d) of the Omnibus Crime Control and 
Safe Streets Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 3796dd(d)) is amend-
ed— 
(1) in paragraph (11) by striking ‘‘and’’ at the 
end;
(2) in paragraph (12) by striking the period at 
the end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 
(3) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(13) hire personnel and purchase equipment to 
assist in the enforcement and prosecution of meth-
amphetamine offenses and the cleanup of meth-
amphetamine-affected areas.’’. 
SEC. 103. SPECIAL UNITED STATES ATTORNEYS’ PROGRAM. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Attorney General shall allo-
cate any amounts appropriated pursuant to the authoriza-
tion under subsection (c) for the hiring and training of 
special assistant United States attorneys. 
(b) USE OF FUNDS.—The funds allocated under sub-
section (a) shall be used to— 
(1) train local prosecutors in techniques used to 
prosecute methamphetamine cases, including the 
presentation of evidence related to the manufacture 
of methamphetamine; 
(2) train local prosecutors in Federal and State 
laws involving methamphetamine manufacture or 
distribution; 
(3) cross-designate local prosecutors as special 
assistant United States attorneys; and 
(4) hire additional local prosecutors who—
(A) with the approval of the United States 
attorney, shall be cross-designated to prosecute 
both Federal and State methamphetamine 
cases; 
(B) shall be assigned a caseload, whether 
in State court or Federal court, that gives the 
highest priority to cases in which— 
(i) charges related to methamphet-
amine manufacture or distribution are sub-
mitted by law enforcement for consider-
ation; and 
(ii) the defendant has been previously 
convicted of a crime related to meth-
amphetamine manufacture or distribution. 
(c) AUTHORIZATION
OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There 
are authorized to be appropriated $5,000,000 for each of 
the fiscal years 2006 and 2007 to carry out the provisions 
of this section. 
SEC. 104. PSEUDOEPHEDRINE AMENDMENTS TO CON-
TROLLED SUBSTANCES ACT. 
(a) ADDITION OF PSEUDOEPHEDRINE TO SCHEDULE 
V.—Section 202 of the Controlled Substances Act (21 
U.S.C. 812) is amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing:
‘‘(6) 
Any 
detectable 
quantity 
of 
pseudoephedrine, its salts or optical isomers, or salts 
of optical isomers.’’. 
(b) PRESCRIPTIONS.—Section 309(c) of the Con-
trolled Substances Act (21 U.S.C. 829(c)) is amended— 
(1) by inserting ‘‘(1)’’ before ‘‘No controlled 
substance’’; and 
(2) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(2) If the substance described in paragraph (6) of 
Schedule V of section 202 is dispensed, sold, or distributed 
in a pharmacy— 
‘‘(A) the substance shall be dispensed, sold, or 
distributed only by a licensed pharmacist or a li-
censed pharmacy technician; and 
‘‘(B) any person purchasing, receiving, or other-
wise acquiring any such substance shall— 
‘‘(i) produce a photo identification showing 
the date of birth of such person; and 
‘‘(ii) sign a written log or receipt show-
ing— 
‘‘(I) the date of the transaction; 
‘‘(II) the name of the person; and 
‘‘(III) the name and the amount of 
the substance purchased, received, or oth-
erwise acquired.
‘‘(3)(A) No person shall purchase, receive, or other-
wise acquire more than 9 grams of the substance described 
in paragraph (6) of Schedule V of section 202 within any 
30-day period. 
‘‘(B) The limit described in subparagraph (A) shall 
not apply to any quantity of such substance dispensed 
under a valid prescription. 
‘‘(4)(A) The Director of the Federal Drug Adminis-
tration, by rule, may exempt a product from Schedule V 
of section 202 if the Director determines that the produce 
is not used in the illegal manufacture of methamphet-
amine or other controlled dangerous substance. 
‘‘(B) The Director of the Federal Drug Administra-
tion, upon the application of a manufacturer of a drug 
product, may exempt the product from Schedule V of sec-
tion 202 if the Director determines that the product has 
been formulated in such a way as to effectively prevent 
the conversion of the active ingredient into methamphet-
amine. 
‘‘(C) The Director of the Federal Drug Administra-
tion, by rule, may authorize the sale of the substance de-
scribed in paragraph (6) of Schedule V of section 202 by 
persons other than licensed pharmacists or licensed phar-
macy technicians if—
‘‘(i) the Director finds evidence that the ab-
sence of a pharmacy creates a hardship for a com-
munity; and 
‘‘(ii) the authorized personnel follow the proce-
dure set forth in this Act’’. 
TITLE II—EDUCATION, 
PREVENTION, AND TREATMENT 
SEC. 201. GRANTS FOR SERVICES FOR CHILDREN OF SUB-
STANCE ABUSERS. 
Section 519 of the Public Health Service Act (42 
U.S.C. 290bb–25) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (b), by inserting after para-
graph (8) the following: 
‘‘(9) Development of drug endangered children 
rapid response teams that will intervene on behalf of 
children exposed to methamphetamine as a result of 
residing or being present in a home-based clandes-
tine drug laboratory.’’; and 
(2) in subsection (o)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘For the purpose’’ and in-
serting the following: 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—For the purpose’’; and 
(B) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(2) DRUG ENDANGERED CHILDREN RAPID RE-
SPONSE TEAMS.—There are authorized to be appro-
priated $2,500,000 for each of the fiscal years 2006 
and 2007 to carry out the provisions of subsection 
(b)(9).’’. 
SEC. 202. LOCAL GRANTS FOR TREATMENT OF METH-
AMPHETAMINE ABUSE AND RELATED CONDI-
TIONS. 
Subpart 1 of part B of title V of the Public Health 
Service Act (42 U.S.C. 290bb et seq.) is amended— 
(1) by redesignating the section 514 that re-
lates to methamphetamine and appears after section 
514A as section 514B; 
(2) in section 514B, as redesignated— 
(A) by amending subsection (a)(1) to read 
as follows: 
‘‘(1) GRANTS
AUTHORIZED.—The Secretary 
may award grants to States, political subdivisions of 
States, American Indian Tribes, and private, non-
profit entities to provide treatment for methamphet-
amine abuse.’’; 
(B) by amending subsection (b) to read as 
follows: 
‘‘(b) PRIORITY FOR RURAL AREAS.—In awarding 
grants under subsection (a), the Secretary shall give pri-
ority to entities that will serve rural areas experiencing 
an increase in methamphetamine abuse.’’; and
(C) in subsection (d)(1), by striking 
‘‘2000’’ and all that follows and inserting 
‘‘2005 and such sums as may be necessary for 
each of fiscal years 2006 through 2009’’; and 
(3) by inserting after section 514B, as redesig-
nated, the following: 
‘‘SEC. 514C. METHAMPHETAMINE RESEARCH, TRAINING, 
AND TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE CENTER. 
‘‘(a) PROGRAM AUTHORIZED.—The Secretary, acting 
through the Administrator, and in consultation with the 
Director of the National Institutes of Health, shall award 
grants to, or enter into contracts with, public or private, 
nonprofit entities to establish a research, training, and 
technical assistance center to carry out the activities de-
scribed in subsection (d). 
‘‘(b) APPLICATION.—A public or private, nonprofit 
entity seeking a grant or contract under subsection (a) 
shall submit an application to the Secretary at such time, 
in such manner, and containing such information as the 
Secretary may require. 
‘‘(c) CONDITION.—In awarding grants or entering 
into contracts under subsection (a), the Secretary shall en-
sure that not less than 1 of the centers will focus on meth-
amphetamine abuse in rural areas.
‘‘(d) AUTHORIZED ACTIVITIES.—Each center estab-
lished under this section shall— 
‘‘(1) engage in research and evaluation of the 
effectiveness of treatment modalities for the treat-
ment of methamphetamine abuse; 
‘‘(2) disseminate information to public and pri-
vate entities on effective treatments for methamphet-
amine abuse; 
‘‘(3) provide direct technical assistance to 
States, political subdivisions of States, and private 
entities on how to improve the treatment of meth-
amphetamine abuse; and 
‘‘(4) provide training on the effects of meth-
amphetamine use and on effective ways of treating 
methamphetamine abuse to substance abuse treat-
ment professionals and community leaders. 
‘‘(e) REPORTS.—Each grantee or contractor under 
this section shall annually submit a report to the Adminis-
trator that contains— 
‘‘(1) a description of the previous year’s activi-
ties of the center established under this section; 
‘‘(2) effective treatment modalities undertaken 
by the center; and 
‘‘(3) evidence to demonstrate that such treat-
ment modalities were successful.
‘‘(f) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There 
are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section 
$3,000,000 for fiscal year 2006 and such sums as may 
be necessary for each of fiscal years 2007 and 2008.’’. 
SEC. 203. METHAMPHETAMINE PRECURSOR MONITORING 
GRANTS. 
(a) GRANTS AUTHORIZED.—The Attorney General, 
acting through the Bureau of Justice Assistance, may 
award grants to States to establish methamphetamine pre-
cursor monitoring programs. 
(b) PURPOSE.—The purpose of the grant program es-
tablished under this section is to— 
(1) prevent the sale of methamphetamine pre-
cursors, such as pseudoephedrine, to individuals in 
quantities so large that the only reasonable purpose 
of the purchase would be to manufacture meth-
amphetamine; 
(2) educate businesses that legally sell meth-
amphetamine precursors of the need to balance the 
legitimate need for lawful access to medication with 
the risk that those substances may be used to manu-
facture methamphetamine; and 
(3) recalibrate existing prescription drug moni-
toring programs designed to track the sale of con-
trolled substances to also track the sale of
pseudoephedrine in any amount greater than 6 
grams. 
(c) USE OF GRANT FUNDS.—Grant funds awarded 
to States under this section may be used to— 
(1) implement a methamphetamine precursor 
monitoring program, including hiring personnel and 
purchasing computer hardware and software de-
signed to monitor methamphetamine precursor pur-
chases; 
(2) expand existing methamphetamine pre-
cursor or prescription drug monitoring programs to 
accomplish the purposes described in subsection (b); 
(3) pay for training and technical assistance for 
law enforcement personnel and employees of busi-
nesses that lawfully sell substances, which may be 
used as methamphetamine precursors; 
(4) improve information sharing between adja-
cent States through enhanced connectivity; or 
(5) make grants to subdivisions of the State to 
implement methamphetamine precursor monitoring 
programs. 
(d) APPLICATION.—Any State seeking a grant under 
this section shall submit an application to the Attorney 
General at such time, in such manner, and containing 
such information as the Attorney General may require.
(e) AUTHORIZATION
OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There 
are authorized to be appropriated $5,000,000 for each of 
the fiscal years 2006 and 2007 to carry out the provisions 
of this section. 
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