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<item congress="115" measure-type="s" measure-number="2742" measure-id="id115s2742" originChamber="SENATE" orig-publish-date="2018-04-24" update-date="2019-07-23">
<title>SARMs Control Act of 2018</title>
<summary summary-id="id115s2742v00" currentChamber="SENATE" update-date="2019-07-23">
<action-date>2018-04-24</action-date>
<action-desc>Introduced in Senate</action-desc>
<summary-text><![CDATA[<p><b>Selective Androgen Receptor Modulators Control Act of 2018 or the SARMs Control Act of 2018</b></p> <p>This bill amends the Controlled Substances Act (CSA) to add SARMs (selective androgen receptor modulators) to schedule III. A SARM is a synthetic drug or substance that has effects similar to testosterone. A schedule III controlled substance (e.g., an anabolic steroid) has less potential for abuse than a schedule I or II substance, has a currently accepted medical use, and has low or moderate risk of dependence if abused.</p> <p>The bill also: </p> <ul> <li>authorizes, and establishes procedures for, the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) to temporarily and permanently add a drug or substance to the definition of a SARM; </li> <li>specifies that a felony drug offense includes an offense related to SARMs; and </li> <li>makes it unlawful to import, export, manufacture, distribute, dispense, or possess with intent to manufacture, distribute, or dispense, a SARM that is not clearly labeled. </li> </ul> <p>The bill amends the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to require the Food and Drug Administration to notify the DEA when it determines that a new dietary ingredient in a dietary supplement may contain a SARM or SARM analogue.</p>]]></summary-text>
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