Combat Methamphetamine Enhancement Act of 2010
PL 111-268 (H.R.2923), enacted 10/12/2010

124 STAT. 2847 
PUBLIC LAW 111–268—OCT. 12, 2010 
Public Law 111–268 
111th Congress 
An Act 
To enhance the ability to combat methamphetamine. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of 
the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Combat Methamphetamine 
Enhancement Act of 2010’’. 
SEC. 2. REQUIREMENT OF SELF-CERTIFICATION BY ALL REGULATED 
PERSONS SELLING SCHEDULED LISTED CHEMICALS. 
Section 310(e)(2) of the Controlled Substances Act (21 U.S.C. 
830(e)(2)) is amended by inserting at the end the following: 
‘‘(C) Each regulated person who makes a sale at retail 
of a scheduled listed chemical product and is required 
under subsection (b)(3) to submit a report of the sales 
transaction to the Attorney General may not sell any sched-
uled listed chemical product at retail unless such regulated 
person has submitted to the Attorney General a self-certifi-
cation including a statement that the seller understands 
each of the requirements that apply under this paragraph 
and under subsection (d) and agrees to comply with the 
requirements. The Attorney General shall by regulation 
establish criteria for certifications of mail-order distributors 
that are consistent with the criteria established for the 
certifications of regulated sellers under paragraph (1)(B).’’. 
SEC. 3. PUBLICATION OF SELF-CERTIFIED REGULATED SELLERS AND 
REGULATED PERSONS LISTS. 
Section 310(e)(1)(B) of the Controlled Substances Act (21 U.S.C. 
830(e)(1)(B)) is amended by inserting at the end the following: 
‘‘(v) PUBLICATION OF LIST OF SELF-CERTIFIED PER-
SONS.—The Attorney General shall develop and make 
available a list of all persons who are currently self- 
certified in accordance with this section. This list shall 
be made publicly available on the website of the Drug 
Enforcement 
Administration 
in 
an 
electronically 
downloadable format.’’. 
SEC. 4. REQUIREMENT THAT DISTRIBUTORS OF LISTED CHEMICALS 
SELL ONLY TO SELF-CERTIFIED REGULATED SELLERS AND 
REGULATED PERSONS. 
Section 402(a) of the Controlled Substances Act (21 U.S.C. 
842(a)) is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (13), by striking ‘‘or’’ after the semicolon; 
Web posting. 
Regulations. 
Criteria. 
Reports. 
21 USC 801 note. 
Combat 
Methampheta- 
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Enhancement 
Act of 2010. 
Oct. 12, 2010 
[H.R. 2923] 
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124 STAT. 2848 
PUBLIC LAW 111–268—OCT. 12, 2010 
(2) in paragraph (14), by striking the period and inserting 
‘‘; or’’; 
(3) by inserting after paragraph (14) the following: 
‘‘(15) to distribute a scheduled listed chemical product to 
a regulated seller, or to a regulated person referred to in 
section 310(b)(3)(B), unless such regulated seller or regulated 
person is, at the time of such distribution, currently registered 
with the Drug Enforcement Administration, or on the list of 
persons referred to under section 310(e)(1)(B)(v).’’; and 
(4) by inserting at the end the following: ‘‘For purposes 
of paragraph (15), if the distributor is temporarily unable to 
access 
the 
list 
of 
persons 
referred 
to 
under 
section 
310(e)(1)(B)(v), the distributor may rely on a written, faxed, 
or electronic copy of a certificate of self-certification submitted 
by the regulated seller or regulated person, provided the dis-
tributor confirms within 7 business days of the distribution 
that such regulated seller or regulated person is on the list 
referred to under section 310(e)(1)(B)(v).’’. 
SEC. 5. NEGLIGENT FAILURE TO SELF-CERTIFY AS REQUIRED. 
Section 402(a)(10) of the Controlled Substances Act (21 U.S.C. 
842(a)(10)) is amended by inserting before the semicolon the fol-
lowing: ‘‘or negligently to fail to self-certify as required under section 
310’’. 
SEC. 6. EFFECTIVE DATE AND REGULATIONS. 
(a) EFFECTIVE DATE.—This Act and the amendments made 
by this Act shall take effect 180 days after the date of enactment 
of this Act. 
(b) REGULATIONS.—In promulgating the regulations authorized 
by section 2, the Attorney General may issue regulations on an 
interim basis as necessary to ensure the implementation of this 
Act by the effective date. 
SEC. 7. BUDGETARY EFFECTS. 
The budgetary effects of this Act, for the purpose of complying 
with the Statutory Pay-As-You-Go Act of 2010, shall be determined 
by reference to the latest statement titled ‘‘Budgetary Effects of 
PAYGO Legislation’’ for this Act, submitted for printing in the 
21 USC 830 note. 
21 USC 830 note. 
Deadline. 
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124 STAT. 2849 
PUBLIC LAW 111–268—OCT. 12, 2010 
LEGISLATIVE HISTORY—H.R. 2923: 
HOUSE REPORTS: No. 111–615, Pt. 1 (Comm. on Energy and Commerce). 
CONGRESSIONAL RECORD, Vol. 156 (2010): 
Sept. 22, considered and passed House. 
Sept. 27, considered and passed Senate. 
Congressional Record by the Chairman of the House Budget Com-
mittee, provided that such statement has been submitted prior 
to the vote on passage. 
Approved October 12, 2010. 
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