I 
114TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 2340 
To amend the Controlled Substances Import and Export Act to remove 
regulatory barriers to the re-exportation of controlled substances among 
members of the European Economic Area. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MAY 14, 2015 
Mr. PITTS introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee 
on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on the Judi-
ciary, for a period to be subsequently 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 Import and Export 
Act to remove regulatory barriers to the re-exportation 
of controlled substances among members of the Euro-
pean Economic Area. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. RE-EXPORTATION AMONG MEMBERS OF THE 
EUROPEAN ECONOMIC AREA. 
Section 1003(f) of the Controlled Substances Import 
and Export Act (21 U.S.C. 953(f)) is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (5)— 
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(A) by striking ‘‘(5)’’ and inserting 
‘‘(5)(A)’’; 
(B) by inserting ‘‘, except that the con-
trolled substance may be exported from the sec-
ond country to another country that is a mem-
ber of the European Economic Area’’ before the 
period at the end; and 
(C) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(B) Subsequent to any re-exportation de-
scribed in subparagraph (A), a controlled substance 
may continue to be exported from any country that 
is a member of the European Economic Area to any 
other such country, provided that— 
‘‘(i) the conditions applicable with respect 
to the first country under paragraphs (1), (2), 
(3), (4), (6), and (7) are met by each subse-
quent country from which the controlled sub-
stances is exported pursuant to this paragraph; 
and 
‘‘(ii) the conditions applicable with respect 
to the second country under such paragraphs 
are met by each subsequent country to which 
the controlled substance is exported pursuant to 
this paragraph.’’; and 
(2) by adding at the end the following: 
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‘‘(g) LIMITATION.—The Attorney General shall not 
promulgate nor enforce any regulation, subregulatory 
guidance, or enforcement policy which impedes re-expor-
tation among European Economic Area countries (as pro-
vided in subsection (f)(5)), including by promulgating or 
enforcing any requirement that— 
‘‘(1) re-exportation from the first country to the 
second country or re-exportation from the second 
country to another country (as such terms are used 
in subsection (f)) occur within a specified period of 
time; or 
‘‘(2) information concerning the consignee, 
country, and product be provided prior to expor-
tation of the controlled substance from the United 
States.’’. 
Æ 
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