[Congressional Bills 117th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 8175 Introduced in House (IH)]

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117th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 8175

To amend the Controlled Substances Act to prohibit certain acts related 
to fentanyl, analogues of fentanyl, and counterfeit substances, and for 
                            other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             June 22, 2022

Mr. Buck (for himself, Mr. Stanton, Mr. Joyce of Ohio, and Mr. Correa) 
 introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on 
the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, 
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 prohibit certain acts related 
to fentanyl, analogues of fentanyl, and counterfeit substances, 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 ``Stop Pills That Kill Act''.

SEC. 2. DEFINITION.

    In this Act, the term ``counterfeit fentanyl or methamphetamine 
substance'' means a substance that--
            (1) contains fentanyl, any analogue of fentanyl, or 
        methamphetamine; and
            (2) is marketed, sold, or falsely bears the trademark, 
        trade name, or other identifying mark, imprint, number, or any 
        likeness thereof of another product.

SEC. 3. PROHIBITED ACTS.

    Section 403(d)(2) of the Controlled Substances Act (21 U.S.C. 
843(d)(2)) is amended, in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by 
inserting ``, fentanyl, an analogue of fentanyl, or a counterfeit 
substance'' after ``methamphetamine''.

SEC. 4. DIRECTIVE TO THE UNITED STATES SENTENCING COMMISSION.

    The United States Sentencing Commission shall review and amend, if 
appropriate, the sentencing guidelines in accordance with section 994 
of title 28, United States Code, to provide for a 4-level enhancement 
for a defendant who knowingly misrepresented as either a prescription 
or over-the-counter medication in pill or tablet form a counterfeit or 
otherwise adulterated pill or tablet that contained a detectable amount 
of fentanyl, or a fentanyl analogue, or methamphetamine.

SEC. 5. COMPREHENSIVE PLAN.

    Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, 
the Administrator of the Drug Enforcement Administration shall 
establish and implement an operation and response plan to address 
counterfeit fentanyl or methamphetamine substances that includes--
            (1) strategies to enable and empower Federal law 
        enforcement efforts to investigate and seize counterfeit 
        fentanyl or methamphetamine substances;
            (2) specific ways that education and prevention efforts to 
        stop the use of counterfeit fentanyl or methamphetamine 
        substances will be increased, including how--
                    (A) ongoing efforts, such as Operation Engage, are 
                effective in increasing education and prevention; and
                    (B) how the efforts described in subparagraph (A) 
                are tailored to youth and teen access; and
            (3) an audit of current campaigns, including the ``One Pill 
        Can Kill'' campaign, on counterfeit fentanyl or methamphetamine 
        substances, including a review of data and other available 
        information on how such campaigns can be tailored, adjusted, or 
        improved to better address the flow of counterfeit fentanyl or 
        methamphetamine substances.

SEC. 6. REPORT TO CONGRESS.

    (a) Report.--Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of 
this Act, and every year thereafter, the Attorney General, in 
consultation with the Administrator of the Drug Enforcement 
Administration and Director of the Office of National Drug Control 
Policy, shall submit to Congress a report on information regarding the 
collection and prosecutions of counterfeit fentanyl or methamphetamine 
substances.
    (b) Contents.--The report required under subsection (a) shall 
include the following:
            (1) Data on the aggregate number of counterfeit fentanyl or 
        methamphetamine substances seized and collected by Federal law 
        enforcement agencies.
            (2) A breakdown on how many counterfeit fentanyl or 
        methamphetamine substances are in pill form.
            (3) A breakdown on which illicit substances are present in 
        the counterfeit fentanyl or methamphetamine substances that are 
        in pill form.
            (4) Data outlining where and when counterfeit fentanyl or 
        methamphetamine substances were seized.
            (5) Data on the charges filed against those manufacturing, 
        distributing, or dispensing, or possessing with the intent to 
        distribute or dispense a counterfeit fentanyl or 
        methamphetamine substance, particularly in pill form, pursuant 
        to paragraph (1) or (2) of section 401(a) of the Controlled 
        Substances Act (21 U.S.C. 841(a)), unless disclosure of such 
        data would require unsealing an indictment or would undermine 
        investigations and charges brought by the Department of 
        Justice.
            (6) Data on the convictions and sentences against those who 
        are found guilty under paragraph (1) or (2) of section 401(a) 
        of the Controlled Substances Act (21 U.S.C. 841(a)) as it 
        pertains to counterfeit fentanyl or methamphetamine substances, 
        particularly those in pill form.
            (7) Any prevention measures that the Department of Justice, 
        Drug Enforcement Administration, or Office of National Drug 
        Control Policy are undertaking to limit and reduce the spread 
        of counterfeit fentanyl or methamphetamine substances in pill 
        form, including ongoing public awareness campaigns.
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