3.0.0 36 2023-01-11T13:28:47Z 2023-01-11T13:28:47Z Senate S 2015-01-06 114 ssju00 Judiciary Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2015-01-06T21:17:39Z Protecting Our Youth from Dangerous Synthetic Drugs Act of 2015 114 4229 HR 2016-01-15 Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations. Identical bill CRS 2015-01-06 ssju00 Judiciary Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S19) IntroReferral 2015-01-06 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress F000062 Sen. Feinstein, Dianne [D-CA] Dianne Feinstein D CA N S001181 Sen. Shaheen, Jeanne [D-NH] Jeanne Shaheen D NH 2015-01-06 True A000368 Sen. Ayotte, Kelly [R-NH] Kelly Ayotte R NH 2015-01-06 True S000148 Sen. Schumer, Charles E. [D-NY] Charles Schumer D NY E. 2015-01-06 True B001277 Sen. Blumenthal, Richard [D-CT] Richard Blumenthal D CT 2015-01-06 True K000367 Sen. Klobuchar, Amy [D-MN] Amy Klobuchar D MN 2015-01-06 True B000711 Sen. Boxer, Barbara [D-CA] BARBARA BOXER D CA 2015-01-06 True P000449 Sen. Portman, Rob [R-OH] Rob Portman R OH 2015-01-06 True W000802 Sen. Whitehouse, Sheldon [D-RI] Sheldon Whitehouse D RI 2015-01-06 True F000457 Sen. Franken, Al [D-MN] Al Franken D MN 2015-02-05 False M000133 Sen. Markey, Edward J. [D-MA] Edward Markey D MA J. 2015-02-11 False G000555 Sen. Gillibrand, Kirsten E. [D-NY] Kirsten Gillibrand D NY E. 2015-05-12 False M001183 Sen. Manchin, Joe, III [D-WV] Joseph Manchin D WV 2015-09-08 False Crime and Law Enforcement Administrative law and regulatory procedures Criminal procedure and sentencing Drug trafficking and controlled substances Drug, alcohol, tobacco use Executive agency funding and structure Trade restrictions U.S. Sentencing Commission Crime and Law Enforcement 00 2015-01-06 Introduced in Senate 2015-01-14T16:42:48Z Protecting Our Youth from Dangerous Synthetic Drugs Act of 2015

Amends the Controlled Substances Act to include in the definition of a "controlled substance analogue" a substance designated as such by the Controlled Substance Analogue Committee (established by this Act).

Directs the Attorney General to establish such Committee as an interagency committee headed by the Administrator of the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) and comprised of scientific experts in the fields of chemistry and pharmacology from DEA, the National Institute on Drug Abuse, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and any other federal agency determined by the Attorney General to be appropriate.

Requires the Committee to designate, and establish and maintain a list of, controlled substance analogues determined to be similar to a schedule I or II controlled substance in either chemical structure or predictive effect on the body in such a manner as to make it likely that the substance will, or can be reasonably expected to, have a potential for abuse. Directs the Administrator to publish a description of each designation made by the Committee.

Amends the Controlled Substances Import and Export Act to prohibit the importation of any controlled substance analogue except pursuant to such notification or declaration as the Attorney General may prescribe.

Directs the U.S. Sentencing Commission to review and, if appropriate, amend the federal sentencing guidelines and policy statements to ensure that they provide adequate penalties for any offense involving the unlawful manufacturing, importing, exporting, or trafficking of controlled substance analogues and similar offenses.

]]> Protecting Our Youth from Dangerous Synthetic Drugs Act of 2015 Display Title Protecting Our Youth from Dangerous Synthetic Drugs Act of 2015 Official Title as Introduced A bill to address the continued threat posed by dangerous synthetic drugs by amending the Controlled Substances Act relating to controlled substance analogues. Introduced in Senate IS Short Titles as Introduced Protecting Our Youth from Dangerous Synthetic Drugs Act of 2015 Introduced in Senate 2015-01-06T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-114s36is/xml/BILLS-114s36is.xml 2015-01-06 Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S19) 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.