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Union Calendar No. 62
108TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 1170
[Report No. 108–121] 
To protect children and their parents from being coerced into administering 
psychotropic medication in order to attend school, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MARCH 11, 2003
Mr. BURNS (for himself, Mr. HASTERT, Mr. BOEHNER, Mr. CASTLE, Mr. 
BALLENGER, Mr. SAM JOHNSON of Texas, Mr. ISAKSON, Mr. TIBERI, 
Mr. WILSON of South Carolina, Mr. COLE, Mr. KLINE, Mrs. MUSGRAVE, 
Ms. WATSON, Mr. BURTON of Indiana, and Mr. TANCREDO) introduced 
the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Education and 
the Workforce 
MAY 21, 2003
Additional sponsors: Ms. LORETTA SANCHEZ of California, Mr. RAMSTAD, Mr. 
NORWOOD, Mr. FRANKS of Arizona, Mr. LEWIS of Kentucky, Mr. KEN-
NEDY of Minnesota, Mr. BARTON of Texas, Mr. PAUL, Mrs. EMERSON, 
Mr. ROGERS
of Michigan, Mr. LATOURETTE, Mr. CASE, Ms. 
MILLENDER-MCDONALD, Mr. GOODLATTE, and Mr. MURPHY 
MAY 21, 2003
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 March 11, 2003] 
A BILL 
To protect children and their parents from being coerced
into administering psychotropic medication in order to 
attend school, 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 ‘‘Child Medication Safety 
Act of 2003’’. 
SEC. 2. REQUIRED POLICIES AND PROCEDURES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—As a condition of receiving funds 
under any program or activity administered by the Sec-
retary of Education, not later than 1 year after the date 
of the enactment of this Act, each State shall develop and 
implement policies and procedures prohibiting school per-
sonnel from requiring a child to obtain a prescription for 
substances covered by section 202(c) of the Controlled Sub-
stances Act (21 U.S.C. 812(c)) as a condition of attending 
school or receiving services. 
(b) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in subsection 
(a) shall be construed to create a Federal prohibition 
against teachers and other school personnel consulting or 
sharing classroom-based observations with parents or 
guardians regarding a student’s academic performance or 
behavior in the classroom or school, or regarding the need 
for evaluation for special education or related services 
under section 612(a)(3) of the Individuals with Disabilities 
Education Act (20 U.S.C. 1412(a)(3)).
SEC. 3. DEFINITIONS. 
In this Act: 
(1) CHILD.—The term ‘‘child’’ means any person 
within the age limits for which the State provides free 
public education. 
(2) STATE.—The term ‘‘State’’ means each of the 
50 States, the District of Columbia, and the Common-
wealth of Puerto Rico. 
SEC. 4. GAO STUDY AND REVIEW. 
(a) REVIEW.—The Comptroller General of the United 
States shall conduct a review of—
(1) the variation among States in definitions of 
psychotropic medication as used in regard to State 
jurisdiction over public education; 
(2) the prescription rates of medications used in 
public schools to treat children diagnosed with atten-
tion deficit disorder, attention deficit hyperactivity 
disorder, and other disorders or illnesses; 
(3) which medications used to treat such children 
in public schools are listed under the Controlled Sub-
stances Act; and 
(4) which medications used to treat such children 
in public schools are not listed under the Controlled 
Substances Act, including the properties and effects of 
any such medications and whether such medications
Union Calendar No. 62
108TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 1170
[Report No. 108–121] 
A BILL 
To protect children and their parents from being 
coerced into administering psychotropic medica-
tion in order to attend school, and for other pur-
poses. 
MAY 21, 2003
Reported with an amendment, committed to the Com-
mittee of the Whole House on the State of the Union, 
and ordered to be printed