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.

Bill: 114-hr-2340
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Pitts, Joseph R. [R-PA-16]
Introduced: 2015-05-14
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures

Department of Justice

Drug trafficking and controlled substances

Europe

European Union

Trade restrictions
Latest action: action_date: 2015-06-26
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.

Summaries:
action_date: 2015-05-14
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p> Amends the Controlled Substances Import and Export Act to allow exported controlled substances to be re-exported within the European Economic Area. </p> <p>Prohibits the Attorney General from promulgating or enforcing any regulation, subregulatory guidance, or enforcement policy that impedes such re-exportation among European Economic Area countries.</p>

tv_txt: I 114th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 2340 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 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 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 European Economic Area.

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)— (A) by striking (5) and inserting (5)(A) ; (B) by inserting , except that the controlled substance may be exported from the second country to another country that is a member 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 described 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 subsequent country from which the controlled substances 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: (g) Limitation The Attorney General shall not promulgate nor enforce any regulation, subregulatory guidance, or enforcement policy which impedes re-exportation among European Economic Area countries (as provided 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 exportation of the controlled substance from the United States. .