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<meta><dc:title>Public Law 117–36: To amend the Controlled Substances Act to authorize the debarment of certain registrants, and for other purposes.</dc:title>
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<preface><centerRunningHead>PUBLIC LAW 117–36—AUG. 6, 2021</centerRunningHead>
<page identifier="/us/stat/135/328">135 STAT. 328</page>
<dc:type>Public Law</dc:type><docNumber>117–36</docNumber>
<congress value="117">117th Congress</congress>
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<docTitle class="centered fontsize12" style="-uslm-lc:I658005">An Act</docTitle>
<officialTitle class="indentUp0 firstIndent1 fontsize8" style="-uslm-lc:I658011">To amend the Controlled Substances Act to authorize the debarment of certain registrants, and for other purposes.<sidenote><p class="centered fontsize8" id="x1ea1deca-e814-11f0-bc57-ad3ac4b1618c" style="-uslm-lc:I658076"><approvedDate date="2021-08-06">Aug. 6, 2021</approvedDate></p><p class="centered fontsize8" id="x1ea1decb-e814-11f0-bc57-ad3ac4b1618c" style="-uslm-lc:I658076">[<ref href="/us/bill/117/hr/1002">H.R. 1002</ref>]<?GPOvSpace 08?></p></sidenote></officialTitle>
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<enactingFormula style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><i>  Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa­tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,</i></enactingFormula><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1ea1decc-e814-11f0-bc57-ad3ac4b1618c" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Debarment Enforcement of Bad Actor </p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1ea1decd-e814-11f0-bc57-ad3ac4b1618c" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Registrants Act of 2021.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1ea1dece-e814-11f0-bc57-ad3ac4b1618c" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t21/s801">21 USC 801 note</ref>.</p></sidenote>
<section id="d68916e94" identifier="/us/pl/117/36/s1" style="-uslm-lc:I658146"><num class="bold" value="1">SECTION 1. </num><heading>SHORT TITLE.</heading><content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  This Act may be cited as the “<shortTitle role="act">Debarment Enforcement of Bad Actor Registrants Act of 2021</shortTitle>” or the “<shortTitle role="act">DEBAR Act of 2021</shortTitle>”.</content></section>
<section id="d68916e107" identifier="/us/pl/117/36/s2" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658141"><num class="fontsize12" value="2">SEC. 2. </num><heading>DEBARMENT OF CERTAIN REGISTRANTS.</heading><content class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x1ea205df-e814-11f0-bc57-ad3ac4b1618c" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  Section 304 of the Controlled Substances Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t21/s824">21 U.S.C. 824</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="add">adding</amendingAction> at the end the following:<quotedContent><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1ea205e0-e814-11f0-bc57-ad3ac4b1618c" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="h">“(h) </num><chapeau>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—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1ea22cf1-e814-11f0-bc57-ad3ac4b1618c" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">“(1) </num><content>such person meets or has met any of the conditions for suspension or revocation of registration under subsection (a); and</content></paragraph>
<paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y1ea22cf2-e814-11f0-bc57-ad3ac4b1618c" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">“(2) </num><content>such person has a history of prior suspensions or revocations of registration.”</content></paragraph>
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<section id="d68916e141" identifier="/us/pl/117/36/s3" style="-uslm-lc:I658141"><num class="fontsize12" value="3">SEC. 3. </num><heading>DETERMINATION OF BUDGETARY EFFECTS.</heading><content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  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 Congressional Record by the Chairman of the House Budget Committee, provided that such statement has been submitted prior to the vote on passage.</content></section>
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<actionDescription style="-uslm-lc:I658030">Approved</actionDescription> <date date="2021-08-06">August 6, 2021</date>.</action>
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<heading style="-uslm-lc:I658031"><inline class="underline">LEGISLATIVE HISTORY</inline>—<ref href="/us/bill/117/hr/1002">H.R. 1002</ref>:</heading>
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<heading style="-uslm-lc:I658032">CONGRESSIONAL RECORD, Vol. 167 (2021):</heading>
<p class="indentUp4 firstIndent-1" id="x1ea22cf3-e814-11f0-bc57-ad3ac4b1618c" style="-uslm-lc:I658035">Apr. 14, 15, considered and passed House.</p><p class="indentUp4 firstIndent-1" id="x1ea22cf4-e814-11f0-bc57-ad3ac4b1618c" style="-uslm-lc:I658035">July 27, considered and passed Senate.</p></note>
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