Methamphetamine Abuse Prevention Act of 2005

Bill: 109-hr-1446
Sponsor: Rep. Souder, Mark E. [R-IN-3]
Introduced: 2005-03-17 in the House
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
Subjects: Administrative remedies
Attorneys general
Authorization
Business records
Chemicals
Child health
Child welfare
Commerce
Communication in medicine
Computer software
Computers
Congress
Congressional reporting requirements
Criminal investigation
Department of Health and Human Services
Department of Justice
Drug abuse
Drug abuse treatment
Drug industry
Drug law enforcement
Drug traffic
Drugs
Economics and Public Finance
Electronic data interchange
Environmental Protection
Equipment and supplies
Export controls
Exports
Families
Federal aid to Indians
Federal aid to health facilities
Federal aid to law enforcement
Federal aid to research
Federal-state relations
Fines (Penalties)
Foreign Trade and International Finance
Government Operations and Politics
Government paperwork
Grants-in-aid
Hazardous wastes
Health
Housing and Community Development
Import restrictions
Imports
Interstate relations
Labor and Employment
Law
Law enforcement officers
Legal education
Medical research
Methamphetamine
Minorities
Native Americans
Nonprofit organizations
Packaging
Police training
Prosecution
Public prosecutors
Recidivists
Recruiting of employees
Research centers
Research grants
Retail trade
Rural crime
Science, Technology, Communications
Social Welfare
Youth services

Summary:
action_date: 2005-03-17
text: 
Methamphetamine Abuse Prevention Act of 2005 - Amends the Controlled Substances Act to: (1) reduce the retail sales threshold for the sale of products containing pseudoephedrine or phenylpropanolamine from nine grams to six grams; (2) eliminate the &quot;regulated transaction&quot; exemption for any over-the-counter sale of such products (including blister packs) by retail distributors; (3) grant authority to establish production quotas for pseudoephedrine or phenylpropanolamine; and (4) penalize violators of such quotas.
 
Amends the Controlled Substances Import and Export Act to restrict the importation of ephedrine, pseudoephedrine, or phenylpropanolamine, with an exception.
 
Requires the Director of the Office of National Drug Control Policy to report to Congress regarding the regulation of list I chemicals, including whether some or all of such chemicals should be included in schedule V for controlled substances.
 
Authorizes appropriations for training to State and local prosecutors and law enforcement agents for the investigation and prosecution of methamphetamine offenses. Permits the hiring of personnel and the purchase of equipment to assist in enforcement and prosecution and in the cleanup of methamphetamine-affected areas.
 
Directs the Attorney General to allocate appropriated funds for the hiring and training of special assistant United States attorneys.
 
Amends the Public Health Service Act to provide grants for: (1) the development of drug endangered children rapid response teams to intervene on behalf of children exposed to methamphetamine; (2) methamphetamine abuse treatment, with priority for rural areas; and (3) a methamphetamine research, training, and technical assistance center.
 
Authorizes the Attorney General, acting through the Bureau of Justice Assistance, to award grants to States to establish methamphetamine precursor monitoring programs.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2005-05-10
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
action_date: 2005-03-22
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2005-03-17
text: Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, 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.
action_date: 2005-03-17
text: Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, 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.
action_date: 2005-03-17
text: Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, 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.
action_date: 2005-03-17
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2005-03-17
text: Introduced in House