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Union Calendar No. 99 
109TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 184 
[Report No. 109–115, Parts I and II] 
To amend the Controlled Substances Import and Export Act to provide 
authority to the Attorney General to authorize any controlled substance 
that is in schedule I or II or is a narcotic drug in schedule III or 
IV to be exported from the United States to a country for subsequent 
export from that country to another country, if certain conditions are 
met. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JANUARY 4, 2005 
Mr. PITTS (for himself, Ms. ESHOO, Mr. CANNON, Mr. BISHOP of Utah, and 
Mr. CUNNINGHAM) introduced the following bill; which was referred to 
the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Com-
mittee on the Judiciary, for a period to be subsequently determined by 
the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall with-
in the jurisdiction of the committee concerned 
JUNE 9, 2005 
Reported from the Committee on Energy and Commerce with amendments 
[Omit the part struck through in brackets and insert the part printed in italic] 
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. BROWN of Ohio, Mr. MATHESON, Mr. RAMSTAD, Mr. 
GERLACH, and Mr. WELDON of Pennsylvania 
JULY 11, 2005 
Reported from the Committee on the Judiciary with an amendment, com-
mitted 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 boldface roman] 
A BILL 
To amend the Controlled Substances Import and Export 
Act to provide authority to the Attorney General to au-
thorize any controlled substance that is in schedule I 
or II or is a narcotic drug in schedule III or IV to 
be exported from the United States to a country for 
subsequent export from that country to another country, 
if certain conditions are met. 
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 ‘‘Controlled Substances 
Export Reform Act of 2005’’. 
SEC.
2.
SUBSEQUENT
EXPORT
OF
CONTROLLED
SUB-
STANCES. 
Section 1003 of the Controlled Substances Import 
and Export Act (21 U.S.C. 953) is amended by adding 
at the end the following subsection: 
‘‘(f) Notwithstanding subsections (a)(4) and (c)(3), 
the Attorney General may authorize any controlled sub-
stance that is in schedule I øor II¿ or II, or is a narcotic 
drug in schedule III øor IV¿ or IV, to be exported from 
the United States to a country for subsequent export from
that country to another country, if each of the following 
conditions is met: 
‘‘(1) Both the country to which the controlled 
substance is exported from the United States (re-
ferred to in this subsection as the ‘first country’) 
and the country to which the controlled substance is 
exported from the first country (referred to in this 
subsection as the ‘second country’) are parties to the 
Single Convention on Narcotic Drugs, 1961, and the 
Convention on Psychotropic Substances, 1971. 
‘‘(2) The first country and the second country 
have each instituted and maintain, in conformity 
with such Conventions, a system of controls of im-
ports of controlled substances which the Attorney 
General deems adequate. 
‘‘(3) With respect to the first country, the con-
trolled substance is consigned to a holder of such 
permits or licenses as may be required under the 
laws of such country, and a permit or license to im-
port the controlled substance has been issued by the 
country. 
‘‘(4) With respect to the second country, sub-
stantial evidence is furnished to the Attorney Gen-
eral by the person who will export the controlled 
substance from the United States that—
‘‘(A) the controlled substance is to be con-
signed to a holder of such permits or licenses 
as may be required under the laws of such 
country, and a permit or license to import the 
controlled substance is to be issued by the coun-
try; and 
‘‘(B) the controlled substance is to be ap-
plied exclusively to medical, scientific, or other 
legitimate uses within the country. 
‘‘(5) The controlled substance will not be ex-
ported from the second country. 
‘‘(6) Within 30 days after the controlled sub-
stance is exported from the first country to the sec-
ond country, the person who exported the controlled 
substance from the United States delivers to the At-
torney General documentation certifying that such 
export from the first country has occurred. 
‘‘(7) A permit to export the controlled sub-
stance from the United States has been issued by 
the Attorney General.’’. 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Controlled 
Substances Export Reform Act of 2005’’.
SEC. 2. SUBSEQUENT EXPORT OF CONTROLLED SUB-
STANCES. 
Section 1003 of the Controlled Substances 
Import and Export Act (21 U.S.C. 953) is 
amended by adding at the end the following 
subsection: 
‘‘(f) Notwithstanding subsections (a)(4) 
and (c)(3), the Attorney General may author-
ize any controlled substance that is in sched-
ule I or II, or is a narcotic drug in schedule 
III or IV, to be exported from the United 
States to a country for subsequent export 
from that country to another country, if each 
of the following conditions is met: 
‘‘(1) Both the country to which the 
controlled substance is exported from the 
United States (referred to in this sub-
section as the ‘first country’) and the 
country to which the controlled sub-
stance is exported from the first country 
(referred to in this subsection as the ‘sec-
ond country’) are parties to the Single 
Convention on Narcotic Drugs, 1961, and 
the Convention on Psychotropic Sub-
stances, 1971.
‘‘(2) The first country and the second 
country have each instituted and main-
tain, in conformity with such Conven-
tions, a system of controls of imports of 
controlled substances which the Attorney 
General deems adequate. 
‘‘(3) With respect to the first country, 
the controlled substance is consigned to a 
holder of such permits or licenses as may 
be required under the laws of such coun-
try, and a permit or license to import the 
controlled substance has been issued by 
the country. 
‘‘(4) With respect to the second coun-
try, substantial evidence is furnished to 
the Attorney General by the person who 
will export the controlled substance from 
the United States that— 
‘‘(A) the controlled substance is to 
be consigned to a holder of such per-
mits or licenses as may be required 
under the laws of such country, and a 
permit or license to import the con-
trolled substance is to be issued by 
the country; and
‘‘(B) the controlled substance is to 
be applied exclusively to medical, sci-
entific, or other legitimate uses with-
in the country. 
‘‘(5) The controlled substance will not 
be exported from the second country. 
‘‘(6) Within 30 days after the con-
trolled substance is exported from the 
first country to the second country, the 
person who exported the controlled sub-
stance from the United States delivers to 
the Attorney General documentation cer-
tifying that such export from the first 
country has occurred. 
‘‘(7) A permit to export the controlled 
substance from the United States has 
been issued by the Attorney General.’’.
Union Calendar No. 99 
109TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 184 
[Report No. 109–115, Parts I and II] 
A BILL 
To amend the Controlled Substances Import and 
Export Act to provide authority to the Attorney 
General to authorize any controlled substance 
that is in schedule I or II or is a narcotic drug 
in schedule III or IV to be exported from the 
United States to a country for subsequent export 
from that country to another country, if certain 
conditions are met. 
JUNE 9, 2005 
Reported from the Committee on Energy and Commerce 
with amendments 
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 with an 
amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole 
House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be 
printed