,i  #aaeth ,,congress  #b;d ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #gcfi  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,december #bj1       
#bjah,mr4 ,bilirakis 7for himself and   
,mr4 ,ruiz7 introduced the following    
bill2 which was referred to the         
,committee on ,energy and ,commerce1 and
 in addition to the ,committees on ,ways
 and ,means1 and the ,judiciary1 for a  
period to be subsequently determined by 
the ,speaker1 in each case for          
consideration of such provisions as fall
 within the jurisdiction of the         
committee concerned  ,a ,,bill  ,to     
amend title ,,xviii of the ,social      
,security ,act to require the ,secretary
 of ,health and ,human ,services to     
provide the ,attorney ,general certain  
notifications in certain determinations 
made by the ,secretary of improper      
prescribing of controlled substances1   
and for other purposes4  #a4 ,short     
title ,this ,act may be cited as the    
,,dea ,notification ,act of #bjah4  #b4 
,establish reciprocity with ,drug       

,enforcement ,administration to address 
improper prescribing of controlled      
substances  7a7 ,notification of        
,attorney ,general in cases of improper 
prescribing of controlled substances    
,section #ahff7;j7 of the ,social       
,security ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4           
#acie;cc7j77 is amended by adding at the
 end the following new paragraph3  7#aj7
 ,notification of ,attorney ,general    
7,a7 ,in general ,if the ,secretary     
makes a determination described in      
subparagraph 7,b7 with respect to       
improper prescribing of a controlled    
substance 7as defined in section #ajb7f7
 of the ,controlled ,substances ,act71  
the ,secretary shall notify the         
,attorney ,general in accordance with   
subparagraph 7,c74  7,b7 ,determination 
by ,secretary ,a determination described
 in this subparagraph is a determination
 by the ,secretary under which-- 7i7 the
 enrollment of a provider of services or
 supplier under this title is revoked1  
based in whole or in part on a finding  

by the ,secretary under section         
#dbd4ece7;a77#ad7 of title #db1 ,code of
 ,federal ,regulations 7or any successor
 regulation71 as applied to improper    
prescribing of controlled substances2 or
  7ii7 a provider of services or        
supplier is placed on the preclusion    
list as defined under sections #dbb4b   
and #dbc4ajj of such title #db 7or any  
successor regulation71 based in whole or
 in part on a finding by the ,secretary 
that such provider or supplier has      
engaged in conduct1 in connection with  
prescribing of controlled substances1   
that would be considered improper       
prescribing under such section          
#dbd4ece7;a77#ad71 if the provider of   
services or supplier were enrolled under
 this title4  7,c7 ,notification ,if the
 ,secretary revokes an enrollment or    
makes a preclusion list placement as    
described in subparagraph 7,b71 the     
,secretary shall notify the ,attorney   
,general of such revocation or          
placement1 no later than #cj days       

after--  7i7 the affirmation of such    
,secretarial action1 in response to a   
request for reconsideration by the      
provider of services or supplier        
involved under section #dbd4ede7;a7 or  
part #dih of such title #db1 as         
applicable 7or any successor            
regulations72 or  7ii7 absent such a    
request for reconsideration1 expiration 
of the time period during which such a  
request may be filed4  7,d7             
,recommendation to ,attorney ,general   
,following a notification under         
subparagraph 7,c7 with respect to a     
provider of services or supplier1 the   
,secretary shall recommend that the     
,attorney ,general consider revoking any
 registration 7or waiver thereof7 under 
section #cjc of the ,controlled         
,substances ,act under which such       
provider or supplier is authorized to   
dispense controlled substances1 to the  
extent such revocation is authorized    
under such ,act4  7,e7 ,subsequent      
notification ,in the case that a        

revocation of enrollment or a preclusion
 list placement as described in         
subparagraph 7,b7 is reversed under     
proceedings subsequent to the           
appropriate notification under          
subparagraph 7,c71 the ,secretary shall 
inform the ,attorney ,general of such   
reversal 7and as applicable1            
reinstatement of such enrollment or     
removal from the preclusion list74  4   
7b7 ,sense of the ,congress ,it is the  
sense of the ,congress that the         
,secretary of ,health and ,human        
,services should collaborate with the   
,attorney ,general in assessing the     
extent to which improper prescribing of 
controlled substances may be effectively
 addressed through an amendment to the  
,controlled ,substances ,act or         
regulations thereunder1 as applicable1  
under which registration 7or waiver     
thereof7 under section #cjc of such ,act
 may be revoked for providers or        
suppliers who are the subject of a      
notification by the ,secretary to the   

,attorney ,general under section        
#ahff7;j77#aj7 of the ,social ,security 
,act1 as added by subsection 7a74  7c7  
,technical correction to citation for   
appeals provision ,section              
#ahff7;j77#e77;,b7 of the ,social       
,security ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4           
#acie;cc7j77#e77;,b77 is amended by     
striking paragraph 7#g7 and inserting   
paragraph 7#i74