DEBAR Act of 2021

Bill: 117-s-1285
Sponsor: full_name: Sen. Cornyn, John [R-TX]
Introduced: 2021-04-21
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
Subjects: Administrative remedies

Department of Justice

Drug trafficking and controlled substances

Licensing and registrations
Latest action: action_date: 2021-04-21
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

Summaries:
action_date: 2021-04-21
action_desc: Introduced in Senate
text: <p><b>Debarment Enforcement of Bad Actor Registrants Act of 2021 or the DEBAR Act of 2021</b> </p> <p>This bill authorizes the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) to bar an entity from registering to manufacture, distribute, or dispense controlled substances under certain circumstances. </p> <p>Specifically, the DEA may bar&#8212;temporarily or permanently&#8212;the registration of an entity that (1) meets or has met any condition for suspension or revocation of the registration, and (2) has a history of prior suspensions or revocations.</p>

tv_txt: II 117th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 1285 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES April 21, 2021 Mr. Cornyn (for himself and Mrs. Feinstein ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary A BILL To amend the Controlled Substances Act to authorize the debarment of certain registrants, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Debarment Enforcement of Bad Actor Registrants Act of 2021 or the DEBAR Act of 2021 . 2. Debarment of certain registrants Section 304 of the Controlled Substances Act ( 21 U.S.C. 824 ) is amended by adding at the end the following: (h) Debarment of certain registrants The Attorney General may issue an order to prohibit, conditionally or unconditionally, and permanently or for such period as the Attorney General may determine, any person from being registered under this title to manufacture, distribute, or dispense a controlled substance or a list I chemical, if the Attorney General finds that the person— (1) meets or has met any of the conditions for suspension or revocation of registration under subsection (a); and (2) has a history of prior suspensions or revocations of registration. .