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Union Calendar No. 100 
109TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 869 
[Report No. 109–116, Parts I and II] 
To amend the Controlled Substances Act to lift the patient limitation on 
prescribing drug addiction treatments by medical practitioners in group 
practices, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
FEBRUARY 16, 2005 
Mr. SOUDER (for himself, Mr. CUMMINGS, Mr. CAPUANO, Mr. TOM DAVIS of 
Virginia, Mr. PORTMAN, Mr. RANGEL, Mr. RAMSTAD, Mrs. MCCARTHY, 
Mr. MEEKS of New York, Mr. KENNEDY of Rhode Island, Mr. WEINER, 
Mr. BOOZMAN, Mr. WAMP, Mrs. BIGGERT, Mr. SERRANO, Mr. ACKER-
MAN, Mrs. MALONEY, Mr. PRICE of North Carolina, Mr. OWENS, Mr. 
GENE GREEN of Texas, Mr. WYNN, and Mrs. CHRISTENSEN) introduced 
the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and 
Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, 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 
JUNE 9, 2005 
Reported from the Committee on Energy and Commerce 
JUNE 9, 2005 
Referral to the Committee on the Judiciary extended for a period ending not 
later than July 11, 2005 
JULY 11, 2005 
Additional sponsors: Mr. STARK, Mr. GALLEGLY, Mr. LEVIN, Mr. GORDON, 
Mr. DANIEL E. LUNGREN of California, Mr. MCDERMOTT, Mr. WAXMAN, 
Ms. BALDWIN, Mr. HOLDEN, Mr. MARKEY, Mr. FRANK of Massachu-
setts, Mr. PORTER, Mr. LYNCH, Mr. PITTS, Mr. NADLER, Mr. MOL-
LOHAN, Mr. WEXLER, Mr. MCGOVERN, Mr. PAYNE, Mr. TIERNEY, Mr. 
PETERSON of Pennsylvania, Mr. RUPPERSBERGER, and Mr. MURPHY
JULY 11, 2005 
Reported from the Committee on the Judiciary, 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 lift the patient 
limitation on prescribing drug addiction treatments by 
medical practitioners in group practices, 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. MAINTENANCE OR DETOXIFICATION TREAT-
MENT 
WITH 
CERTAIN 
NARCOTIC 
DRUGS; 
ELIMINATION 
OF 
30-PATIENT 
LIMIT 
FOR 
GROUP PRACTICES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 303(g)(2)(B) of the Con-
trolled Substance Act (21 U.S.C. 823(g)(2)(B)) is amend-
ed by striking clause (iv). 
(b) 
CONFORMING
AMENDMENT.—Section 
303(g)(2)(B) of the Controlled Substance Act (21 U.S.C. 
823(g)(2)(B)) is amended in clause (iii) by striking ‘‘In 
any case’’ and all that follows through ‘‘the total’’ and 
inserting ‘‘The total’’. 
(c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—This section shall take effect 
on the date of enactment of this Act.
Union Calendar No. 100 
109TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 869 
[Report No. 109–116, Parts I and II] 
A BILL 
To amend the Controlled Substances Act to lift the 
patient limitation on prescribing drug addiction 
treatments by medical practitioners in group 
practices, and for other purposes. 
JUNE 9, 2005 
Reported from the Committee on Energy and Commerce 
JUNE 9, 2005 
Referral to the Committee on the Judiciary extended for 
a period ending not later than July 11, 2005 
JULY 11, 2005 
Reported from the Committee on the Judiciary, com-
mitted to the Committee of the Whole House on the 
State of the Union, and ordered to be printed