[Congressional Bills 115th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 4073 Introduced in House (IH)]

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115th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 4073

  To amend the Controlled Substances Act to strike the definition of 
 ``imminent danger to the public health or safety'' that was added by 
     Public Law 114-145 for purposes of suspending a registration.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            October 16, 2017

 Mr. Connolly 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

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                                 A BILL


 
  To amend the Controlled Substances Act to strike the definition of 
 ``imminent danger to the public health or safety'' that was added by 
     Public Law 114-145 for purposes of suspending a registration.

    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 ``Opioid Immediate Suspension Order 
Act of 2017''.

SEC. 2. DEFINITION OF IMMINENT DANGER TO THE PUBLIC HEALTH OR SAFETY 
              FOR PURPOSES OF SUSPENDING A REGISTRATION.

    Section 304(d) of the Controlled Substances Act (21 U.S.C. 824(d)) 
is amended--
            (1) by striking ``(d)(1) The Attorney General'' and 
        inserting ``(d) The Attorney General''; and
            (2) by striking paragraph (2).
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