[Congressional Bills 112th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 4223 Introduced in House (IH)]
112th CONGRESS
2d Session
H. R. 4223
To amend title 18, United States Code, to prohibit theft of medical
products, and for other purposes.
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
March 20, 2012
Mr. Sensenbrenner (for himself, Ms. Linda T. Sanchez of California, Mr.
Coble, Mr. Gallegly, Mr. Pierluisi, and Mr. Meehan) introduced the
following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary
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A BILL
To amend title 18, United States Code, to prohibit theft of medical
products, and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Safe Doses Act''.
SEC. 2. THEFT OF MEDICAL PRODUCTS.
(a) Prohibited Conduct and Penalties.--Chapter 31 of title 18,
United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:
``Sec. 670. Theft of medical products
``(a) Prohibited Conduct.--Whoever, in or affecting interstate or
foreign commerce--
``(1) embezzles, steals, or unlawfully takes, carries away,
or conceals, or by fraud or deception obtains, a pre-retail
medical product;
``(2) falsely makes, alters, forges, or counterfeits the
labeling or documentation (including documentation relating to
origination or shipping) of a pre-retail medical product;
``(3) knowingly possesses, transports, or traffics in a
pre-retail medical product that was involved in a violation of
paragraph (1) or (2);
``(4) with intent to defraud, buys, or otherwise obtains, a
pre-retail medical product that has expired or been stolen;
``(5) with intent to defraud, sells, or distributes, a pre-
retail medical product that is expired or stolen; or
``(6) attempts or conspires to violate any of paragraphs
(1) through (5);
shall be punished as provided in subsection (c) and subject to the
other sanctions provided in this section.
``(b) Aggravated Offenses.--An offense under this section is an
aggravated offense if--
``(1) the defendant is employed by, or is an agent of, an
organization in the supply chain for the pre-retail medical
product; or
``(2) the violation--
``(A) involves the use of violence, force, or a
threat of violence or force;
``(B) involves the use of a deadly weapon;
``(C) results in serious bodily injury or death,
including serious bodily injury or death resulting from
the use of the medical product involved; or
``(D) is subsequent to a prior conviction for an
offense under this section.
``(c) Criminal Penalties.--Whoever violates subsection (a)--
``(1) if the offense is an aggravated offense under
subsection (b)(2)(C), shall be fined under this title or
imprisoned not more than 30 years, or both;
``(2) if the value of the medical products involved in the
offense is $5,000 or greater, shall be fined under this title,
imprisoned for not more than 15 years, or both, but if the
offense is an aggravated offense other than one under
subsection (b)(2)(C), the maximum term of imprisonment is 20
years; and
``(3) in any other case, shall be fined under this title,
imprisoned for not more than 3 years, or both.
``(d) Civil Penalties.--Whoever violates subsection (a) is subject
to a civil penalty in an amount not more than the greater of--
``(1) three times the economic loss attributable to the
violation; or
``(2) $1,000,000.
``(e) Definitions.--In this section--
``(1) the term `pre-retail medical product' means a medical
product that has not yet been made available for retail
purchase by a consumer;
``(2) the term `medical product' means a drug, biological
product, device, medical food, or infant formula;
``(3) the terms `device', `drug', `infant formula', and
`labeling' have, respectively, the meanings given those terms
in section 201 of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act;
``(4) the term `biological product' has the meaning given
the term in section 351 of the Public Health Service Act;
``(5) the term `medical food' has the meaning given the
term in section 5(b) of the Orphan Drug Act; and
``(6) the term `supply chain' includes manufacturer,
wholesaler, repacker, own-labeled distributor, private-label
distributor, jobber, broker, drug trader, transportation
company, hospital, pharmacy, or security company.''.
(b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of sections at the beginning of
chapter 31 of title 18, United States Code, is amended by adding after
the item relating to section 669 the following:
``670. Theft of medical products.''.
SEC. 3. CIVIL FORFEITURE.
Section 981(a)(1)(C) of title 18, United States Code, is amended by
inserting ``670,'' after ``657,''.
SEC. 4. PENALTIES FOR THEFT-RELATED OFFENSES.
(a) Interstate or Foreign Shipments by Carrier.--Section 659 of
title 18, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end of the
fifth undesignated paragraph the following: ``If the offense involves a
pre-retail medical product (as defined in section 670), the punishment
for the offense is the same as the punishment for an offense under
section 670 if the maximum punishment under that section is greater
than that provided in this section.''.
(b) Racketeering.--
(1) Travel act violations.--Section 1952 of title 18,
United States Code, is amended by adding that the end the
following:
``(d) If the offense under this section involves an act described
in paragraph (1) or (3) of subsection (a) and also involves a pre-
retail medical product (as defined in section 670), the punishment for
the offense is the same as the punishment for an offense under section
670 if the maximum punishment under that section is greater than that
provided in this section.''.
(2) Money laundering.--Section 1957(b)(1) of title 18,
United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the
following: ``If the offense involves a pre-retail medical
product (as defined in section 670) the punishment for the
offense is the same as the punishment for an offense under
section 670 if the maximum punishment under that section is
greater than that provided in this section.''
(c) Breaking or Entering Carrier Facilities.--Section 2117 of title
18, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end of the first
undesignated paragraph the following: ``If the offense involves a pre-
retail medical product (as defined in section 670) the punishment for
the offense is the same as the punishment for an offense under section
670 if the maximum punishment under that section is greater than that
provided in this section.''.
(d) Stolen Property.--
(1) Transportation of stolen goods and related offenses.--
Section 2314 of title 18, United States Code, is amended by
adding at the end of the sixth undesignated paragraph the
following: ``If the offense involves a pre-retail medical
product (as defined in section 670) the punishment for the
offense is the same as the punishment for an offense under
section 670 if the maximum punishment under that section is
greater than that provided in this section.''.
(2) Sale or receipt of stolen goods and related offenses.--
Section 2315 of title 18, United States Code, is amended by
adding at the end of the fourth undesignated paragraph the
following: ``If the offense involves a pre-retail medical
product (as defined in section 670) the punishment for the
offense is the same as the punishment for an offense under
section 670 if the maximum punishment under that section is
greater than that provided in this section.''.
SEC. 5. AMENDMENT TO EXTEND WIRETAPPING AUTHORITY TO NEW OFFENSE.
Section 2516(1) of title 18, United States Code, is amended--
(1) by redesignating paragraph (s) as paragraph (t);
(2) by striking ``or'' at the end of paragraph (r); and
(3) by inserting after paragraph (r) the following:
``(s) any violation of section 670 (relating to theft of
medical products); or''.
SEC. 6. REQUIRED RESTITUTION.
Section 3663A(c)(1)(A) of title 18, United States Code, is
amended--
(1) in clause (ii), by striking ``or'' at the end;
(2) in clause (iii), by striking ``and'' at the end and
inserting ``or''; and
(3) by adding at the end the following:
``(iv) an offense under section 670 (relating to
theft of medical products); and''.
SEC. 7. DIRECTIVE TO UNITED STATES SENTENCING COMMISSION.
(a) In General.--Pursuant to its authority under section 994 of
title 28, United States Code, and in accordance with this section, the
United States Sentencing Commission shall review and, if appropriate,
amend the Federal sentencing guidelines and policy statements
applicable to persons convicted of offenses under section 670 of title
18, United States Code, as added by this Act, section 2118 of title 18,
United States Code, or any another section of title 18, United States
Code, amended by this Act, to reflect the intent of Congress that
penalties for such offenses be sufficient to deter and punish such
offenses, and appropriately account for the actual harm to the public
from these offenses.
(b) Requirements.--In carrying out this section, the United States
Sentencing Commission shall--
(1) consider the extent to which the Federal sentencing
guidelines and policy statements appropriately reflect--
(A) the serious nature of such offenses;
(B) the incidence of such offenses; and
(C) the need for an effective deterrent and
appropriate punishment to prevent such offenses;
(2) consider establishing a minimum offense level under the
Federal sentencing guidelines and policy statements for
offenses covered by this Act;
(3) account for any additional aggravating or mitigating
circumstances that might justify exceptions to the generally
applicable sentencing ranges;
(4) ensure reasonable consistency with other relevant
directives, Federal sentencing guidelines and policy
statements;
(5) make any necessary conforming changes to the Federal
sentencing guidelines and policy statements; and
(6) ensure that the Federal sentencing guidelines and
policy statements adequately meet the purposes of sentencing
set forth in section 3553(a)(2) of title 18, United States
Code.
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