,,ii  #aaeth ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,s4 #bgci  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,april #bd1    
#bjah ,ms4 ,baldwin 7for herself1 ,mr4  
,cassidy1 ,mr4 ,alexander1 and ,mr4     
,casey7 introduced the following bill2  
which was read twice and referred to the
 ,committee on ,health1 ,education1     
,labor1 and ,pensions  ,a ,,bill  ,to   
increase the authority of the ,secretary
 of ,health and ,human ,services to     
restrict the entrance of illicit drugs  
into the ,united ,states4  #a4 ,short   
title  ,this ,act may be cited as the   
,restricting ,entrance and              
,strengthening the ,requirements on     
,import ,controls for ,trafficking of   
,illicit ,drugs ,act or the ,,restrict  
,illicit ,drugs ,act4  #b4 ,restricting 
entrance of illicit drugs  7a7 ,in      
general ,the ,secretary of ,health and  
,human ,services 7referred to in this   
section as the ,secretary71 acting      
through the ,commissioner of ,food and  
,drugs1 upon discovering or receiving1  

in a package being offered for import1 a
 controlled substance that is offered   
for import in violation of any          
requirement of the ,controlled          
,substances ,act 7#ba ,u4,s4,c4 #hja et 
seq471 the ,controlled ,substances      
,import and ,export ,act 7#ba ,u4,s4,c4 
#iea et seq471 the ,federal ,food1      
,drug1 and ,cosmetic ,act 7#ba ,u4,s4,c4
 #cja et seq471 or any other applicable 
law1 shall transfer such package to the 
,u4,s4 ,customs and ,border ,protection4
 ,if the ,secretary identifies          
additional packages that appear to be   
the same as such package containing a   
controlled substance1 such additional   
packages may also be transferred to     
,u4,s4 ,customs and ,border ,protection4
 ,the ,u4,s4 ,customs and ,border       
,protection shall receive such packages 
consistent with the requirements of the 
,controlled ,substances ,act 7#ba       
,u4,s4,c4 #hja et seq474  7b7           
,debarment1 temporary denial of         
approval1 and suspension  7#a7 ,in      

general ,section #cjf7;b7 of the        
,federal ,food1 ,drug1 and ,cosmetic    
,act 7#ba ,u4,s4,c4 #cce;a7b77 is       
amended-- 7,a7 in paragraph 7#a7--  7i7 
in the matter preceding subparagraph    
7,a71 by inserting or 7#c7 after        
paragraph 7#b72  7ii7 in subparagraph   
7,a71 by striking the comma at the end  
and inserting a semicolon2  7iii7 in    
subparagraph 7,b71 by striking 1 or and 
inserting a semicolon2  7iv7 in         
subparagraph 7,c71 by striking the      
period and inserting 2 or2 and  7v7 by  
adding at the end the following3  7,d7 a
 person from importing or offering for  
import into the ,united ,states a drug4 
2 and  7,b7 in paragraph 7#c7-- 7i7 in  
the heading1 by striking ,food2  7ii7 in
 subparagraph 7,a71 by striking 2 or and
 inserting a semicolon2  7iii7 in       
subparagraph 7,b71 by striking the      
period and inserting 2 or2 and  7iv7 and
 by adding at the end the following3    
7,c7 the person has been convicted of a 
felony for conduct relating to the      

importation into the ,united ,states of 
any drug or controlled substance 7as    
defined in section #ajb of the          
,controlled ,substances ,act74  4  7#b7 
,prohibited act ,section #cja7;cc7 of   
the ,federal ,food1 ,drug1 and ,cosmetic
 ,act 7#ba ,u4,s4,c4 #cca7;cc77 is      
amended-- 7,a7 by inserting or a drug   
after food2 and  7,b7 by inserting from 
such activity after debarred4  7c7      
,imports and exports ,section #hja7;a7  
of the ,federal ,food1 ,drug1 and       
,cosmetic ,act 7#ba ,u4,s4,c4 #cha7;a77 
is amended--  7#a7 by striking the      
second sentence2  7#b7 by striking ,if  
it appears and inserting ,subject to    
subsection 7b71 if it appears2  7#c7 by 
striking regarding such article1 then   
such article shall be refused and       
inserting the following3 regarding such 
article1 or 7#e7 such article is being  
imported or offered for import in       
violation of section #cja7;cc71 then any
 such article described in any of       
clauses 7#a7 through 7#e7 may be refused

 admission4 ,if it appears from the     
examination of such samples or otherwise
 that the article is a counterfeit drug1
 such article shall be refused          
admission42  7#d7 by striking this ,act1
 then such article shall be refused     
admission and inserting this ,act1 then 
such article may be refused admission2  
and  7#e7 by striking ,clause 7#b7 of   
the third sentence and all that follows 
through the period at the end and       
inserting the following3 ,neither clause
 7#b7 nor clause 7#e7 of the second     
sentence of this subsection shall be    
construed to prohibit the admission of  
narcotic drugs1 the importation of which
 is permitted under the ,controlled     
,substances ,import and ,export ,act44