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[H.R. 184 Reported in House (RH)]






                                                  Union Calendar No. 99
109th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 184

                  [Report No. 109-115, Parts I and II]

  To amend the Controlled Substances Import and Export Act to provide 
authority to the Attorney General to authorize any controlled substance 
that is in schedule I or II or is a narcotic drug in schedule III or IV 
   to be exported from the United States to a country for subsequent 
export from that country to another country, if certain conditions are 
                                  met.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            January 4, 2005

Mr. Pitts (for himself, Ms. Eshoo, Mr. Cannon, Mr. Bishop of Utah, and 
 Mr. Cunningham) introduced the following bill; which was referred to 
the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee 
  on the Judiciary, for a period to be subsequently determined by the 
  Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall 
           within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned

                              June 9, 2005

   Reported from the Committee on Energy and Commerce with amendments
 [Omit the part struck through in brackets and insert the part printed 
                               in italic]

                              June 9, 2005

Referral to the Committee on the Judiciary extended for a period ending 
                      not later than July 11, 2005

                             July 11, 2005

Additional sponsors: Mr. Brown of Ohio, Mr. Matheson, Mr. Ramstad, Mr. 
                Gerlach, and Mr. Weldon of Pennsylvania

                             July 11, 2005

    Reported from the Committee on the Judiciary with an amendment, 
   committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the 
                    Union, and ordered to be printed
 [Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed 
                           in boldface roman]

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                                 A BILL


 
  To amend the Controlled Substances Import and Export Act to provide 
authority to the Attorney General to authorize any controlled substance 
that is in schedule I or II or is a narcotic drug in schedule III or IV 
   to be exported from the United States to a country for subsequent 
export from that country to another country, if certain conditions are 
                                  met.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

<DELETED>SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    This Act may be cited as the ``Controlled Substances 
Export Reform Act of 2005''.</DELETED>

<DELETED>SEC. 2. SUBSEQUENT EXPORT OF CONTROLLED SUBSTANCES.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    Section 1003 of the Controlled Substances Import and 
Export Act (21 U.S.C. 953) is amended by adding at the end the 
following subsection:</DELETED>
    ``(f) Notwithstanding subsections (a)(4) and (c)(3), the Attorney 
General may authorize any controlled substance that is in schedule I 
</DELETED>[<DELETED>or II</DELETED>] or II, <DELETED>or is a narcotic 
drug in schedule III </DELETED>[<DELETED>or IV</DELETED>] or IV, 
<DELETED>to be exported from the United States to a country for 
subsequent export from that country to another country, if each of the 
following conditions is met:
        <DELETED>    ``(1) Both the country to which the controlled 
        substance is exported from the United States (referred to in 
        this subsection as the `first country') and the country to 
        which the controlled substance is exported from the first 
        country (referred to in this subsection as the `second 
        country') are parties to the Single Convention on Narcotic 
        Drugs, 1961, and the Convention on Psychotropic Substances, 
        1971.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(2) The first country and the second country 
        have each instituted and maintain, in conformity with such 
        Conventions, a system of controls of imports of controlled 
        substances which the Attorney General deems adequate.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(3) With respect to the first country, the 
        controlled substance is consigned to a holder of such permits 
        or licenses as may be required under the laws of such country, 
        and a permit or license to import the controlled substance has 
        been issued by the country.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(4) With respect to the second country, 
        substantial evidence is furnished to the Attorney General by 
        the person who will export the controlled substance from the 
        United States that--</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(A) the controlled substance is to be 
                consigned to a holder of such permits or licenses as 
                may be required under the laws of such country, and a 
                permit or license to import the controlled substance is 
                to be issued by the country; and</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(B) the controlled substance is to be 
                applied exclusively to medical, scientific, or other 
                legitimate uses within the country.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(5) The controlled substance will not be 
        exported from the second country.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(6) Within 30 days after the controlled 
        substance is exported from the first country to the second 
        country, the person who exported the controlled substance from 
        the United States delivers to the Attorney General 
        documentation certifying that such export from the first 
        country has occurred.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(7) A permit to export the controlled substance 
        from the United States has been issued by the Attorney 
        General.''.</DELETED>

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Controlled Substances Export Reform 
Act of 2005''.

SEC. 2. SUBSEQUENT EXPORT OF CONTROLLED SUBSTANCES.

    Section 1003 of the Controlled Substances Import and Export Act (21 
U.S.C. 953) is amended by adding at the end the following subsection:
    ``(f) Notwithstanding subsections (a)(4) and (c)(3), the Attorney 
General may authorize any controlled substance that is in schedule I or 
II, or is a narcotic drug in schedule III or IV, to be exported from 
the United States to a country for subsequent export from that country 
to another country, if each of the following conditions is met:
            ``(1) Both the country to which the controlled substance is 
        exported from the United States (referred to in this subsection 
        as the `first country') and the country to which the controlled 
        substance is exported from the first country (referred to in 
        this subsection as the `second country') are parties to the 
        Single Convention on Narcotic Drugs, 1961, and the Convention 
        on Psychotropic Substances, 1971.
            ``(2) The first country and the second country have each 
        instituted and maintain, in conformity with such Conventions, a 
        system of controls of imports of controlled substances which 
        the Attorney General deems adequate.
            ``(3) With respect to the first country, the controlled 
        substance is consigned to a holder of such permits or licenses 
        as may be required under the laws of such country, and a permit 
        or license to import the controlled substance has been issued 
        by the country.
            ``(4) With respect to the second country, substantial 
        evidence is furnished to the Attorney General by the person who 
        will export the controlled substance from the United States 
        that--
                    ``(A) the controlled substance is to be consigned 
                to a holder of such permits or licenses as may be 
                required under the laws of such country, and a permit 
                or license to import the controlled substance is to be 
                issued by the country; and
                    ``(B) the controlled substance is to be applied 
                exclusively to medical, scientific, or other legitimate 
                uses within the country.
            ``(5) The controlled substance will not be exported from 
        the second country.
            ``(6) Within 30 days after the controlled substance is 
        exported from the first country to the second country, the 
        person who exported the controlled substance from the United 
        States delivers to the Attorney General documentation 
        certifying that such export from the first country has 
        occurred.
            ``(7) A permit to export the controlled substance from the 
        United States has been issued by the Attorney General.''.
                                                  Union Calendar No. 99

109th CONGRESS

  1st Session

                               H. R. 184

                  [Report No. 109-115, Parts I and II]

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL

  To amend the Controlled Substances Import and Export Act to provide 
authority to the Attorney General to authorize any controlled substance 
that is in schedule I or II or is a narcotic drug in schedule III or IV 
   to be exported from the United States to a country for subsequent 
export from that country to another country, if certain conditions are 
                                  met.

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                              June 9, 2005

   Reported from the Committee on Energy and Commerce with amendments

                              June 9, 2005

Referral to the Committee on the Judiciary extended for a period ending 
                      not later than July 11, 2005

                             July 11, 2005

    Reported from the Committee on the Judiciary with an amendment, 
   committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the 
                    Union, and ordered to be printed