[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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