,,ii #aaeth ,,congress #b;d ,session ,s4 #bhcg ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of ,,the ,,united ,,states ,may #ad1 #bjah ,ms4 ,hassan introduced the following bill2 which was read twice and referred to the ,committee on the ,judiciary ,a ,,bill ,to improve the systems for identifying the diversion of controlled substances4 #a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited as the ,preventing ,drug ,diversion ,act of #bjah4 #b4 ,improvements to prevent drug diversion 7a7 ,definition 7#a7 ,in general ,section #ajb of the ,controlled ,substances ,act 7#ba ,u4,s4,c4 #hjb7 is amended by adding at the end the following3 7#eg7 ,the term suspicious order includes-- 7,a7 an order of a controlled substance of unusual size2 7,b7 an order of a controlled substance deviating substantially from a normal pattern2 7,c7 orders of controlled substances of unusual frequency2 and 7,d7 an order or pattern of orders of a controlled substance that meet such other criteria as are established by the ,attorney ,general by regulation4 4 7#b7 ,regulations ,not later than #a year after the date of enactment of this ,act1 the ,attorney ,general shall promulgate regulations under paragraph 7#eg77;,d7 of section #ajb of the ,controlled ,substances ,act1 as added by paragraph 7#a7 of this subsection4 7b7 ,suspicious orders ,part ,c of the ,controlled ,substances ,act 7#ba ,u4,s4,c4 #hba et seq47 is amended by adding at the end the following3 #cab4 ,suspicious orders 7a7 ,reporting ,each registrant shall-- 7#a7 design and operate a system to identify suspicious orders for the registrant2 7#b7 ensure that the system designed and operated under paragraph 7#a7 by the registrant complies with applicable ,federal and ,state privacy laws2 and 7#c7 upon discovering a suspicious order or series of orders1 notify the ,administrator of the ,drug ,enforcement ,administration and the ,special ,agent in ,charge of the ,division ,office of the ,drug ,enforcement ,administration for the area in which the registrant is located or conducts business4 7b7 ,suspicious order database ,not later than #a year after the date of enactment of this section1 the ,attorney ,general shall establish a centralized database for collecting reports of suspicious orders4 7c7 ,sharing information with the ,states 7#a7 ,in general ,the ,attorney ,general shall make available to the point of contact for criminal and civil enforcement efforts designated by the ,governor or chief executive officer of a ,state-- 7,a7 information regarding suspicious orders in the ,state1 including information in the database established under subsection 7b72 and 7,b7 information relating to the ,state in the ,automation of ,reports and ,consolidated ,orders ,system1 or any subsequent automated system developed by the ,drug ,enforcement ,administration to monitor selected controlled substances4 7#b7 ,timing ,the ,attorney ,general shall provide information in accordance with paragraph 7#a7 within a reasonable period of time after obtaining the information4 7#c7 ,coordination ,in establishing the process for the provision of information under this subsection1 the ,attorney ,general shall coordinate with ,states to ensure that the ,attorney ,general has access to information1 as permitted under ,state law1 possessed by the ,states relating to prescriptions for controlled substances that will assist in enforcing ,federal law4 4 7c7 ,increased civil penalties ,section #djb7;c7 of the ,controlled ,substances ,act 7#ba ,u4,s4,c4 #hdb7;c77 is amended-- 7#a7 in paragraph 7#a77;,b71 by striking shall not exceed #aj1jjj4 and inserting the following3 8shall not exceed-- 7i7 except as provided in clause 7ii71 #aj1jjj2 and 7ii7 if the violation relates to the reporting of suspicious orders or failing to maintain effective controls against diversion1 #ajj1jjj4 2 and 7#b7 in paragraph 7#b7-- 7,a7 in subparagraph 7,a71 by inserting or 7,d7 after subparagraph 7,b72 and 7,b7 by adding at the end the following3 7,d7 ,in the case of a violation referred to in subparagraph 7,a7 that was a violation of paragraph 7#e7 or 7#aj7 of subsection 7a7 that relates to the reporting of suspicious orders or failing to maintain effective controls against diversion1 the criminal fine shall not exceed #ejj1jjj4 4 7d7 ,reports to ,congress 7#a7 ,definition ,in this subsection1 the term suspicious orders has the meaning given that term in section #ajb of the ,controlled ,substances ,act1 as amended by this ,act4 7#b7 ,one time report ,not later than #a year after the date of enactment of this ,act1 the ,attorney ,general shall submit to ,congress a report on the reporting of suspicious orders1 which shall include-- 7,a7 a description of the centralized database established under section #cab of the ,controlled ,substances ,act1 as added by this section1 to collect reports of suspicious orders2 7,b7 a description of the system established under section #cab of the ,controlled ,substances ,act1 as added by this section1 to share information with ,states2 7,c7 information regarding how the ,attorney ,general used reports of suspicious orders before the date of enactment of this ,act and after the date of enactment of this ,act1 including how the ,attorney ,general received the reports and what actions were taken in response to the reports2 and 7,d7 descriptions of the data analyses conducted on reports of suspicious orders and information in the ,automation of ,reports and ,consolidated ,orders ,system of the ,drug ,enforcement ,administration to identify suspicious activity4 7#c7 ,additional reports ,not later than #a year after the date of enactment of this ,act1 and annually thereafter until the date that is #e years after the date of enactment of this ,act1 the ,attorney ,general shall submit to ,congress a report providing1 for the previous year-- 7,a7 the number of reports of suspicious orders2 7,b7 a description of actions taken in response to reports of suspicious orders2 and 7,c7 a description of the information shared with ,states based on reports of suspicious orders and information in the ,automation of ,reports and ,consolidated ,orders ,system of the ,drug ,enforcement ,administration4