[Congressional Bills 113th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 621 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

113th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                 S. 621

To amend the Controlled Substances Act to make any substance containing 
                    hydrocodone a schedule II drug.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                             March 20, 2013

 Mr. Manchin (for himself, Mr. Kirk, Mrs. Feinstein, Mr. Rockefeller, 
Mrs. Gillibrand, and Mr. Schumer) introduced the following bill; which 
     was read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary

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                                 A BILL


 
To amend the Controlled Substances Act to make any substance containing 
                    hydrocodone a schedule II drug.

    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 Prescribing Act of 2013''.

SEC. 2. HYDROCODONE AMENDMENT.

    (a) In General.--Schedule III(d) in section 202 of the Controlled 
Substances Act (21 U.S.C. 812) is amended by--
            (1) striking paragraphs (3) and (4); and
            (2) redesignating paragraphs (5), (6), (7), and (8) as 
        paragraphs (3), (4), (5), and (6), respectively.
    (b) Effective Date.--The amendments made by subsection (a) shall 
take effect on the date that is 6 months after the date of enactment of 
this Act.

SEC. 3. PHYSICAL SECURITY REQUIREMENTS.

    Notwithstanding the amendments made by section 2, the Attorney 
General shall immediately, without regard to chapter 5 of title 5, 
United States Code, amend section 1301.72 of title 21, Code of Federal 
Regulations, relating to the physical security controls for non-
practitioners, narcotic treatment programs and compounders for narcotic 
treatment programs, and storage areas for controlled substances, to 
allow, for the 3-year period beginning on the date of enactment of this 
Act, manufacturers and distributors to store hydrocodone combination 
products in accordance with the physical security requirements for 
schedule III, IV, and V controlled substances.

SEC. 4. GAO REPORT.

    (a) In General.--Not later than 18 months after the date of 
enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General of the United States 
shall submit to Congress a report on the reclassification of 
hydrocodone products under this Act.
    (b) Contents.--The report required under subsection (a) shall 
include--
            (1) an assessment of the degree to which the 
        reclassification of hydrocodone products under this Act impacts 
        the ability of patients with legitimate medical needs, 
        particularly those in rural areas and nursing home facilities, 
        to access adequate pain management; and
            (2) recommendations necessary to address issues, if any, 
        relating to patient access to adequate pain management.
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