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To amend the Controlled Substances Act to add human growth hormone to schedule III, to prohibit the sale of prescriptions for controlled substances for illegitimate purposes, and for other purposes.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

March 14, 2007

Mr. SCHUMER introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on the JudiciaryCommentsClose CommentsPermalink

To amend the Controlled Substances Act to add human growth hormone to schedule III, to prohibit the sale of prescriptions for controlled substances for illegitimate purposes, and for other purposes.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

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

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

This Act may be cited as the `Controlling the Abuse of Prescriptions Act of 2007'.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

SEC. 2. HUMAN GROWTH HORMONE.

(a) In General- Schedule III of section 202(c) of the Controlled Substances Act (21 U.S.C. 812(c)) is amended by adding at the end the following:CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





`(f) Growth hormone, recombinant human growth hormone, or human growth hormone.'.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(b) Effective Date- The amendment made by this section shall take effect 30 days after the date of enactment of this Act.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

SEC. 3. BAD FAITH SALE OF PRESCRIPTIONS.

(a) In General- Part D of the Controlled Substances Act (21 U.S.C. 841 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following:CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

`SEC. 424. BAD FAITH SALE OF PRESCRIPTIONS.

`(a) Offense- It shall be unlawful for any practitioner to knowingly sell, or otherwise transfer or deliver in exchange for anything of pecuniary value, a prescription for a controlled substance, other than in good faith in the course of the professional practice of that practitioner.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





`(b) Penalty- Any practitioner that violates subsection (a) shall be fined under title 18, United States Code, imprisoned not more than 5 years, or both.'.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(b) Technical and Conforming Amendment- The table of contents for the Controlled Substances Act (21 U.S.C. 801 et seq.) is amended by inserting after the item relating to section 423 the following:CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





`Sec. 424. Bad faith sale of prescriptions.'.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink