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Union Calendar No. 430 
114TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 4599 
[Report No. 114–556] 
To amend the Controlled Substances Act to permit certain partial fillings 
of prescriptions. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
FEBRUARY 24, 2016 
Ms. CLARK of Massachusetts (for herself and Mr. STIVERS) introduced the 
following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce 
MAY 10, 2016 
Additional sponsors: Mr. TONKO, Ms. TSONGAS, Ms. KAPTUR, Mr. COURTNEY, 
Mr. MOONEY of West Virginia, Mr. LYNCH, Mr. FOSTER, Mr. ROGERS 
of Kentucky, Mr. MOULTON, Mr. GUINTA, Ms. MATSUI, Mr. MCGOVERN, 
Mr. KEATING, Mrs. HARTZLER, Mr. ROKITA, Mr. TURNER, and Ms. 
MCSALLY 
MAY 10, 2016 
Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole 
House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed 
[Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in italic] 
[For text of introduced bill, see copy of bill as introduced on February 24, 2016] 
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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 ‘‘Reducing Unused Medi-
cations Act of 2016’’. 
SEC. 2. PARTIAL FILLS OF SCHEDULE II CONTROLLED SUB-
STANCES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 309 of the Controlled Sub-
stances Act (21 U.S.C. 829) is amended by adding at the 
end the following: 
‘‘(f) PARTIAL FILLS OF SCHEDULE II CONTROLLED 
SUBSTANCES.— 
‘‘(1) PARTIAL FILLS.— 
‘‘(A) IN
GENERAL.—A prescription for a 
controlled substance in schedule II may be par-
tially filled if— 
‘‘(i) it is not prohibited by State law; 
‘‘(ii) the prescription is written and 
filled in accordance with the Controlled 
Substances Act (21 U.S.C. 801 et seq.), reg-
ulations prescribed by the Attorney General, 
and State law; 
‘‘(iii) the partial fill is requested by 
the patient or the practitioner that wrote 
the prescription; and 
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‘‘(iv) the total quantity dispensed in 
all partial fillings does not exceed the total 
quantity prescribed. 
‘‘(B) OTHER CIRCUMSTANCES.—A prescrip-
tion for a controlled substance in schedule II 
may be partially filled in accordance with sec-
tion 1306.13 of title 21, Code of Federal Regula-
tions (as in effect on the date of enactment of the 
Reducing Unused Medications Act of 2016). 
‘‘(2) REMAINING PORTIONS.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in 
subparagraph (B), remaining portions of a par-
tially filled prescription for a controlled sub-
stance in schedule II— 
‘‘(i) may be filled; and 
‘‘(ii) shall be filled not later than 30 
days after the date on which the prescrip-
tion is written. 
‘‘(B) EMERGENCY
SITUATIONS.—In emer-
gency situations, as described in subsection (a), 
the remaining portions of a partially filled pre-
scription for a controlled substance in schedule 
II— 
‘‘(i) may be filled; and 
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‘‘(ii) shall be filled not later than 72 
hours after the prescription is issued.’’. 
(b) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in this section 
shall be construed to affect the authority of the Attorney 
General to allow a prescription for a controlled substance 
in schedule III, IV, or V of section 202(c) of the Controlled 
Substances Act (21 U.S.C. 812(c)) to be partially filled. 
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Union Calendar No. 430 
114TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 4599 
[Report No. 114–556] 
A BILL 
To amend the Controlled Substances Act to permit 
certain partial fillings of prescriptions. 
MAY 10, 2016 
Reported with an amendment, committed to the Com-
mittee of the Whole House on the State of the Union, 
and ordered to be printed 
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