[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 151 (2005), Part 12]
[Senate]
[Page 16390]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                 TO AMEND THE CONTROLLED SUBSTANCES ACT

  Mr. FRIST. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee 
on the Judiciary be discharged from further consideration of S. 45 and 
the Senate proceed to its immediate consideration.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.
  The clerk will report the bill by title.
  The legislative clerk read as follows:

       A bill (S. 45) to amend the Controlled Substances Act to 
     lift the patient limitation on prescribing drug addiction 
     treatments by medical practitioners in group practices, and 
     for other purposes.

  There being no objection, the Senate proceeded to consider the bill.
  Mr. FRIST. I ask unanimous consent that the bill be read a third time 
and passed, the motion to reconsider be laid upon the table, and any 
statements relating to the bill be printed in the Record.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.
  The bill (S. 45) was read the third time and passed, as follows:

                                 S. 45

       Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of 
     the United States of America in Congress assembled,

     SECTION 1. MAINTENANCE OR DETOXIFICATION TREATMENT WITH 
                   CERTAIN NARCOTIC DRUGS; ELIMINATION OF 30-
                   PATIENT LIMIT FOR GROUP PRACTICES.

       (a) In General.--Section 303(g)(2)(B) of the Controlled 
     Substance Act (21 U.S.C. 823(g)(2)(B)) is amended by striking 
     clause (iv).
       (b) Conforming Amendment.--Section 303(g)(2)(B) of the 
     Controlled Substance Act (21 U.S.C. 823(g)(2)(B)) is amended 
     in clause (iii) by striking ``In any case'' and all that 
     follows through ``the total'' and inserting ``The total''.
       (c) Effective Date.--This section shall take effect on the 
     date of enactment of this Act.

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