I 
109TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 4769 
To amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act, the Controlled Sub-
stances Import and Export Act, and the Public Health Service Act 
to impose requirements respecting Internet pharmacies, to require manu-
facturers to implement chain-of-custody procedures, to restrict an exemp-
tion respecting the importation of controlled substances for personal 
use, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
FEBRUARY 16, 2006 
Mr. NORWOOD (for himself and Mr. STRICKLAND) introduced the following 
bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce 
A BILL 
To amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act, the 
Controlled Substances Import and Export Act, and the 
Public Health Service Act to impose requirements re-
specting Internet pharmacies, to require manufacturers 
to implement chain-of-custody procedures, to restrict an 
exemption respecting the importation of controlled sub-
stances for personal use, 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 ‘‘Prescription Drug 
Abuse Elimination Act of 2006’’. 
SEC. 2. INTERNET PHARMACIES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Chapter V of the Federal Food, 
Drug, and Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C. 351 et seq.) is amend-
ed by inserting after section 503A the following: 
‘‘SEC. 503B. INTERNET SALE OF PRESCRIPTION DRUGS. 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.— 
‘‘(1) PROHIBITIONS.—Subject to paragraph (2), 
it is a violation of this section— 
‘‘(A) for any person to sell a prescription 
drug in interstate commerce through an Inter-
net site— 
‘‘(i) if the Internet site is an illegal 
Internet pharmacy under subsection (b); 
‘‘(ii) if the person fails to comply with 
the treating provider verification require-
ments of subsection (c); or 
‘‘(iii) if the person fails to submit the 
notices required by subsection (d); or 
‘‘(B) for any person to own or operate an 
illegal Internet pharmacy in interstate com-
merce. 
‘‘(2) EXCEPTION.—Any person who sells a pre-
scription drug through an Internet site, or who owns
or operates an Internet pharmacy, is deemed to meet 
the requirements of this section for purposes of such 
sale, ownership, or operation if the Internet site or 
Internet pharmacy is certified by the National Asso-
ciation of Boards of Pharmacy’s Verified Internet 
Pharmacy Practice Sites program. 
‘‘(b) INTERNET PHARMACY REQUIREMENTS.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—For purposes of this sec-
tion: 
‘‘(A) The term ‘Internet pharmacy’ means 
an Internet site, inside or outside the State in-
volved, that— 
‘‘(i) is used or attempted to be used 
to communicate with, or obtain informa-
tion from, a person for the purpose of fill-
ing or refilling a prescription; or 
‘‘(ii) is otherwise used in the practice 
of pharmacy, including dispensing, distrib-
uting or delivery of, or aiding in the deliv-
ery of, a prescription drug to a person. 
‘‘(B) The term ‘illegal Internet pharmacy’ 
means an Internet pharmacy that fails to com-
ply with this subsection.
‘‘(2) REQUIREMENTS.—An Internet pharmacy 
shall provide to any individual who accesses the 
pharmacy the following information: 
‘‘(A) The street address and telephone 
number of— 
‘‘(i) the Internet pharmacy’s place of 
business; and 
‘‘(ii) the Internet pharmacy’s super-
vising pharmacist. 
‘‘(B) All States in which the Internet phar-
macy is licensed or otherwise authorized to dis-
pense prescription drugs. 
‘‘(C) If the Internet pharmacy makes re-
ferrals to, or solicits on behalf of, a practitioner 
or a group of practitioners for prescription serv-
ices— 
‘‘(i) the name, street address, and 
telephone number of such practitioner or 
group; and 
‘‘(ii) each State in which each practi-
tioner involved is licensed or otherwise au-
thorized to prescribe drugs. 
‘‘(D) A statement that the Internet phar-
macy will dispense prescription drugs only upon 
a showing of a prescription.