S 2071
110th CONGRESS
1st Session
S. 2071
To enhance the ability to combat methamphetamine.
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
September 19, 2007
Mrs. FEINSTEIN (for herself, Mr. BAUCUS, Mrs. BOXER, Mr. OBAMA, Mrs.
CLINTON, and Mr. NELSON of Nebraska) introduced the following bill;
which was read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary
A BILL
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 2007'.
SEC. 2. REQUIREMENT OF SELF-CERTIFICATION BY ALL REGULATED PERSONS
SELLING SCHEDULED LISTED CHEMICALS.
The first sentence of section 310(e)(1)(B)(i) of the Controlled Substances
Act (21 U.S.C. 830(e)(1)(B)(i)) is amended by striking `A regulated
seller' and inserting `A regulated seller or regulated person referred
to in subsection (b)(3)(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 publish a list of all persons who are currently
self-certified in accordance with this section. This list shall
be made available on the website of the Drug Enforcement Administration.'.
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 `and' after the semicolon;
(2) in paragraph (14), by striking the period and inserting `; and';
and
(3) by inserting at the end 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)
(21 U.S.C. 830(b)(3)(B)), unless such regulated seller or regulated
person is, at the time of such distribution, on the list of persons
referred to under section 310(e)(1)(B)(v) (21 U.S.C. 830(e)(1)(B)(v)).'.
SEC. 5. NEGLIGENT FAILURE TO SELF-CERTIFY AS REQUIRED.
Section 402(a) 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 (21 U.S.C. 830)'.
SEC. 6. EFFECTIVE DATE.
This Act and the amendments made by this Act shall take effect 60 days
after the date of enactment of this Act.
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