I 
118TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 1549 
To amend the Controlled Substances Act to prohibit the knowing possession 
of a pill press mold with intent to manufacture in violation of such 
Act a counterfeit substance in schedule I or II in a capsule, tablet, 
and other form intended for distribution, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MARCH 10, 2023 
Mr. KUSTOFF (for himself and Ms. SPANBERGER) introduced the following 
bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addi-
tion to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, for a period to be sub-
sequently 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 prohibit the 
knowing possession of a pill press mold with intent to 
manufacture in violation of such Act a counterfeit sub-
stance in schedule I or II in a capsule, tablet, and 
other form intended for distribution, and for other pur-
poses. 
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 ‘‘Criminalizing Abused 
Substance Templates Act of 2023’’. 
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SEC. 2. UNLAWFUL POSSESSION OF PILL PRESS MOLDS. 
(a) PROHIBITION.—Section 401 of the Controlled 
Substances Act (21 U.S.C. 841) is amended by adding at 
the end the following: 
‘‘(i) OFFENSE REGARDING UNLAWFUL POSSESSION 
OF PILL PRESS MOLDS.— 
‘‘(1) IN
GENERAL.—Whoever, with intent to 
manufacture in violation of this title a counterfeit 
substance in schedule I or II in a capsule, tablet, or 
other form for distribution, knowingly possesses a 
pill press mold, shall be imprisoned not more than 
20 years and fined in accordance with title 18, 
United States Code. 
‘‘(2) DEFINITIONS.—In this subsection, the 
term ‘pill press mold’ means any punch, die, plate, 
stone, or other object designed to print, imprint, or 
reproduce on a controlled substance (or the con-
tainer or labeling thereof) the trademark, trade 
name, or other identifying mark, imprint, number, 
or device, or any likeness thereof, of a manufacturer, 
distributor, or dispenser other than the person or 
persons who in fact manufactured, created, distrib-
uted, or dispensed such product, thereby rendering 
it a counterfeit substance.’’. 
(b) SENTENCING GUIDELINES.—Pursuant to its au-
thority under section 994 of title 28, United States Code, 
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and in accordance with this section, the United States 
Sentencing Commission shall review and amend, as appro-
priate, the Federal sentencing guidelines and policy state-
ments to ensure that the guidelines provide for a penalty 
enhancement of not less than 2 offense levels above the 
offense level otherwise applicable for a violation of section 
401(a) of the Controlled Substances Act (21 U.S.C. 
841(a)) if the defendant is found, in connection with such 
violation of section 401(a), to be in violation of section 
401(i) of the Controlled Substances Act, as added by sub-
section (a). 
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