3.0.0 2465 2023-01-15T04:49:08Z 2023-01-15T04:49:08Z Senate S S 2004-05-20 108 ssju00 Judiciary Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2004-05-20T22:24:36Z 2004-05-20 ssju00 Judiciary Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. IntroReferral 2004-05-20 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S5983-5984) IntroReferral B00100 9 Library of Congress 2004-05-20 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress C001057 Sen. Coleman, Norm [R-MN] Norm Coleman R MN N Crime and Law Enforcement Customs administration Drug abuse Drug law enforcement Drug traffic Evidence (Law) Foreign Trade and International Finance Forfeiture Government Operations and Politics Government paperwork Imports Law Searches and seizures Smuggling Crime and Law Enforcement 00 2004-05-20 Introduced in Senate 2004-07-13T17:37:54Z Prevention of the Illegally [sic] Importation of Controlled Substances Act of 2004 or the Todd Rode Act - Amends the Controlled Substances Act to require a shipment of controlled substances that is imported into the United States in violation of the Act and that has a value of less than $10,000 to be seized, summarily forfeited to the United States, and destroyed. Declares that: (1) provisions of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act regarding the disposition of refused articles do not authorize the delivery of the substances pursuant to the execution of a bond; and (2) the substances may not be exported.

Authorizes the seizure and destruction of such controlled substances without notice to the importer, owner, or consignee of the substances involved. Requires appraisal of such substances only to the extent sufficient to document that the substances are subject to this Act. Requires that procedures promulgated under this Act be designed toward the goal of ensuring that a substantial majority of shipments of such substances are identified, seized, and destroyed.

Prohibits controlled substances from being destroyed to the extent that the Attorney General determines that the substances should be preserved as evidence.

]]> Todd Rode Act Display Title Todd Rode Act Official Title as Introduced A bill to amend the Controlled Substances Act with respect to the seizure of shipments of controlled substances, and for other purposes. Introduced in Senate IS Short Titles as Introduced Todd Rode Act Short Titles as Introduced Prevention of the Illegally [sic] Importation of Controlled Substances Act of 2004 Introduced in Senate 2004-05-20T04:00:00Z 2004-05-20 Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.