    [United States Statutes at Large, Volume 124, 111th Congress, 2nd Session]
    [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]

    Public Law 111-268
    111th Congress

    An Act

    To enhance the ability to combat methamphetamine. <>

    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 ``Combat Methamphetamine Enhancement
    Act of 2010''.
    SEC. 2. REQUIREMENT OF SELF-CERTIFICATION BY ALL REGULATED PERSONS
    SELLING SCHEDULED LISTED CHEMICALS.

    Section 310(e)(2) of the Controlled Substances Act (21 U.S.C.
    830(e)(2)) is amended by inserting at the end the following:
    ``(C) <> Each regulated person who
    makes a sale at retail of a scheduled listed chemical
    product and is required under subsection (b)(3) to
    submit a report of the sales transaction to the Attorney
    General may not sell any scheduled listed chemical
    product at retail unless such regulated person has
    submitted to the Attorney General a self-certification
    including a statement that the seller understands each
    of the requirements that apply under this paragraph and
    under subsection (d) and agrees to comply with the
    requirements. <> The
    Attorney General shall by regulation establish criteria
    for certifications of mail-order distributors that are
    consistent with the criteria established for the
    certifications of regulated sellers under paragraph
    (1)(B).''.
    SEC. 3. PUBLICATION OF SELF-CERTIFIED REGULATED SELLERS AND
    REGULATED PERSONS LISTS.

    Section 310(e)(1)(B) of the Controlled Substances Act (21 U.S.C.
    830(e)(1)(B)) is amended by inserting at the end the following:
    ``(v) Publication of list of self-certified
    persons.--The Attorney General shall develop and
    make available a list of all persons who are
    currently self-certified in accordance with this
    section. This <>  list shall
    be made publicly available on the website of the
    Drug Enforcement Administration in an
    electronically downloadable format.''.
    SEC. 4. REQUIREMENT THAT DISTRIBUTORS OF LISTED CHEMICALS SELL
    ONLY TO SELF-CERTIFIED REGULATED SELLERS AND
    REGULATED PERSONS.

    Section 402(a) of the Controlled Substances Act (21 U.S.C. 842(a))
    is amended--
    (1) in paragraph (13), by striking ``or'' after the
    semicolon;

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    (2) in paragraph (14), by striking the period and inserting
    ``; or'';
    (3) by inserting after paragraph (14) the following:
    ``(15) to distribute a scheduled listed chemical product to
    a regulated seller, or to a regulated person referred to in
    section 310(b)(3)(B), unless such regulated seller or regulated
    person is, at the time of such distribution, currently
    registered with the Drug Enforcement Administration, or on the
    list of persons referred to under section 310(e)(1)(B)(v).'';
    and
    (4) <> by inserting at the end the
    following: ``For purposes of paragraph (15), if the distributor
    is temporarily unable to access the list of persons referred to
    under section 310(e)(1)(B)(v), the distributor may rely on a
    written, faxed, or electronic copy of a certificate of self-
    certification submitted by the regulated seller or regulated
    person, provided the distributor confirms within 7 business days
    of the distribution that such regulated seller or regulated
    person is on the list referred to under section
    310(e)(1)(B)(v).''.
    SEC. 5. NEGLIGENT FAILURE TO SELF-CERTIFY AS REQUIRED.

    Section 402(a)(10) of the Controlled Substances Act (21 U.S.C.
    842(a)(10)) is amended by inserting before the semicolon the following:
    ``or negligently to fail to self-certify as required under section
    310''.
    SEC. 6. EFFECTIVE DATE AND REGULATIONS.

    (a) <> Effective Date.--This Act and the
    amendments made by this Act shall take effect 180 days after the date of
    enactment of this Act.

    (b) <> Regulations.--In promulgating the
    regulations authorized by section 2, the Attorney General may issue
    regulations on an interim basis as necessary to ensure the
    implementation of this Act by the effective date.
    SEC. 7. BUDGETARY EFFECTS.

    The budgetary effects of this Act, for the purpose of complying with
    the Statutory Pay-As-You-Go Act of 2010, shall be determined by
    reference to the latest statement titled ``Budgetary Effects of PAYGO
    Legislation'' for this Act, submitted for printing in the

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    Congressional Record by the Chairman of the House Budget Committee,
    provided that such statement has been submitted prior to the vote on
    passage.

    Approved October 12, 2010.

    LEGISLATIVE HISTORY--H.R. 2923:
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    HOUSE REPORTS: No. 111-615, Pt. 1 (Comm. on Energy and Commerce).
    CONGRESSIONAL RECORD, Vol. 156 (2010):
    Sept. 22, considered and passed House.
    Sept. 27, considered and passed Senate.