,i  #aaf? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #hfc  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(            
,,repres5tatives  ,janu>y #cj1 #bjai,ms4
 ,matsui 7= h]self & ,mr4 ,johnson (    
,ohio7 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0   
ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,en]gy &      
,comm]ce  ,a ,,bill  ,to am5d ! ,f$]al  
,food1 ,drug1 & ,cosmetic ,act to prev5t
 ! abuse ( dextrome?orphan1 & = o!r     
purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may
 be cit$ z ! ,,dxm ,abuse ,prev5tion    
,act ( #bjai4  #b4 ,sales ( ov]-!-c\nt] 
drugs conta9+ dextrome?orphan  7a7      
,prohibit$ acts  7#a7 ,v]ification sy/em
 ,section #cja ( ! ,f$]al ,food1 ,drug1 
& ,cosmetic ,act 7#ba ,u4,s4,c4 #cca7 is
 am5d$ by add+ at ! end ! foll[+3  7fff7
 ,! failure ( a retail] 7z def9$ 9      
section #ejf;,h7 t (f]s = sale 9        
int]/ate comm]ce cov]$ drugs 7z def9$ 9 
section #ejf;,h7 to h a v]ification     
sy/em z requir$ by section #ejf;,h      
7relat+ to sales ( ov]-!-c\nt] drugs    
conta9+ dextrome?orphan74  4  7#b7      
,id5tifi] = electronic po9t ( sale      

sy/em2 active +r$i5ts ,section #cja ( ! 
,f$]al ,food1 ,drug1 & ,cosmetic ,act   
7#ba ,u4,s4,c4 #cca71 z am5d$ by        
p>agraph 7#a71 is fur!r am5d$ by add+ at
 ! end ! foll[+3  7ggg7 ,! introduction 
or deliv]y = introduction into int]/ate 
comm]ce ( any cov]$ drug 7z def9$ 9     
section #ejf;,h7 ^: label+ does n       
include--  7#a7 a univ]sal product code1
 univ]sal product numb]1 b> code1 or    
simil> id5tifi] to all[ an electronic   
po9t ( sale sy/em to recognize t ! sale 
( ! cov]$ drug is prohibit$ to ^? "u !  
age ( #ah2 &  7#b7 ! e/abli%$ "n ( ea*  
active +r$i5t ( ! cov]$ drug )9 ! fir/  
panel ( ! drug facts label+ requir$ by  
section #bja4ff7;c7 ( title #ba1 ,code (
 ,f$]al ,regulations 7or any successor  
regulations71 9 no small] ?an #f-po9t   
type4  4  7b7 ,v]ification sy/em ,!     
,f$]al ,food1 ,drug1 & ,cosmetic ,act is
 am5d$ by ins]t+ aft] section #ejf;,g ( 
su* ,act 7#ba ,u4,s4,c4 #cef;g7 !       
foll[+3  #ejf;,h4 ,sales ( ov]-!-c\nt]  
drugs conta9+ dextrome?orphan  7a7      

,v]ification sy/em ,any retail] sell+ or
 (f]+ = sale 9 int]/ate comm]ce a cov]$ 
drug %all h a v]ification sy/em 9       
accordance ) ?is section t is int5d$ to 
ensure t no individual :o pur*ases a    
cov]$ drug f ! retail] is "u #ah ye>s ( 
age4 ,su* a sy/em %all be set up to     
prompt a retail] to exam9e a pur*as]'s  
id5tification c>d4  7b7 ,means us$ ,to  
ensure compliance ,a v]ification sy/em  
"u subsection 7a7 may ensure compliance 
) ?is section by any (1 or any          
comb9ation (1 ! foll[+ means3  7#a7 ,an 
electronic po9t-(-sale sy/em t is cod$--
 7,a7 to prompt = v]ification ( ! age ( 
pur*as]s ( cov]$ drugs2 &  7,b7 to d5y  
sales ( cov]$ drugs to ^? "u ! age (    
#ah4  7#b7 ,tra9+ manuals1 mat]ials1 or 
programs t in/ruct employees--  7,a7 to 
v]ify ! age ( pur*as]s ( cov]$ drugs2 & 
7,b7 to d5y sales ( cov]$ drugs to ^? "u
 ! age ( #ah4  7#c7 ,signage 9 & ar\nd !
 sales c\nt] outl9+ ! age re/riction on 
sales ( cov]$ drugs4  7#d7 ,designat+ "o
 on-duty employee to approve sales (    

cov]$ drugs4  7#e7 ,any o!r v]ification 
measure adopt$ by a retail] t is design$
 to ensure t a pur*as] ( a cov]$ drug is
 n "u #ah ye>s ( age if1 bas$ on an     
exam9ation ( ! pur*as]'s id5tification  
c>d1 ! retail] reasonably concludes !   
id5tification c>d is valid & indicates !
 pur*as] is n "u #ah ye>s ( age4  7c7   
,exceptions  7#a7 ,individuals ov] #bf  
,a v]ification sy/em "u subsection 7a7  
ne$ n require v]ification ( ! age ( any 
individual ov] ! age ( #bf4  7#b7 ,valid
 prescription ,a v]ification sy/em "u   
subsection 7a7 ne$ n apply to any sale  
made by a retail] t is a ph>macy        
pursuant to a validly issu$             
prescription4  7#c7 ,valid milit>y      
id5tification c>d ,a v]ification sy/em  
"u subsection 7a7 ne$ n apply to any    
sale to an individual :o supplies pro(  
at ! "t ( su* sale t su* individual is  
actively enroll$ 9 ! milit>y & pres5ts a
 valid milit>y id5tification c>d4  7d7  
,en=cem5t ,9 c>ry+ out ?is section1 !   
,secret>y %all coord9ate ) ,/ate        

entities t regulate retail]s1 z         
designat$ by ! ,/ate1 to p]=m activities
 to ensure compliance ) ?is section1    
includ+ provid+ = appropriate           
inve/igation ( compla9ts relat$ to      
violations ( ?is section4  7e7          
,compliance ) ,/ate sy/em ,if a ,/ate   
has a law "u :i* a retail] 9 ! ,/ate is 
requir$ to h a sy/em t ensures t no     
individual :o pur*ases a cov]$ drug f ! 
retail] is "u #ah ye>s ( age1 !         
,secret>y %all treat any su* retail] 9 !
 ,/ate t is 9 compliance ) su* law z    
hav+ a v]ification sy/em z requir$ by   
?is section1 includ+ = purposes (       
sections #cja7;fff7 & #cjc7;h74  7f7    
,def9itions ,9 ?is section3 7#a7 ,! t]m 
cov]$ drug--  7,a7 means a drug t-- 7i7 
conta9s dextrome?orphan2 &  7ii7 is n   
subject to section #ejc7;b77#a72 &  7,b7
 excludes any drug t is packag$ 9       
packets or p\*es & conta9s #b or few]   
maximum adult doses ( dextrome?orphan z 
all[able "u section #cda4gd ( title #ba1
 ,code ( ,f$]al ,regulations 7or any    

successor regulations74  7#b7 ,! t]m    
id5tification c>d means an id5tification
 c>d t-- 7,a7 includes a photograph & ! 
date ( bir? ( ! individual2 &  7,b7 is  
issu$ by a ,/ate or ! ,f$]al ,gov]nm5t  
or is consid]$ acceptable = purposes (  
sections #bgd;a4#b7;b77#a77v77,a7 &     
#bgd;a4#b7;b77#a77v77,b77#a7 ( title #h1
 ,code ( ,f$]al ,regulations 7includ+   
any successor regulations74  7#c7 ,! t]m
 retail] means-- 7,a7 a groc]y /ore1    
g5]al m]*&ise /ore1 drug /ore1 ph>macy1 
conv5i5ce /ore1 or o!r entity ^:        
activities z a sell] ( cov]$ drugs      
conta9+ dextrome?orphan are limit$ almo/
 exclusively to sales = p]sonal use1 bo?
 9 numb] & volume ( sales1 includ+ any  
sales made by ! ,int]net or o!r means2 &
  7,b7 excludes any entity li/$ 9       
subp>agraph 7,a7 t does n sell any cov]$
 drug describ$ 9 p>agraph 7#a77;,a74  4 
7c7 ,civil p5alties ,section #cjc ( !   
,f$]al ,food1 ,drug1 & ,cosmetic ,act   
7#ba ,u4,s4,c4 #ccc7 is am5d$ by add+ at
 ! end ! foll[+3  7h7 ,a retail] t      

violates section #cja7;fff7 %all n be   
subject to subsection 7a7 or any civil  
monet>y p5alty "u ?is ,act = su*        
violation except z foll[s3  7#a7 ,if !  
,secret>y f9ds t a retail] fails to h a 
v]ification sy/em 9 violation ( section 
#cja7;fff7--  7,a7 ^u ! fir/ su* f9d+1 !
 ,secret>y %all issue a =mal notice (   
violation & give ! retail] a p]iod ( at 
lea/ #cj days 7beg9n+ on ! receipt ( su*
 notice7 to correct ! violation2  7,b7  
^u ! second su* f9d+1 ! retail] %all be 
subject to a civil p5alty ( n m ?an     
#a1jjj2  7,c7 ^u ! ?ird su* f9d+1 !     
retail] %all be subject to a civil      
p5alty ( n m ?an #b1jjj2 &  7,d7 ^u !   
f\r? & any subsequ5t su* f9d+1 ! retail]
 %all be subject to a civil p5alty ( n m
 ?an #e1jjj4  7#b7 ,9 det]m9+ ! am\nt ( 
a civil p5alty "u ?is subsection = a    
retail]1 ! ,secret>y %all consid] :e!r !
 retail] has tak5 appropriate /eps to   
prev5t subsequ5t violations1 su* z !    
e/abli%m5t & adm9i/ration ( a docum5t$  
employee tra9+ program to ensure all    

employees are famili> )1 & abid+ by1 !  
retail]'s v]ification sy/em e/abli%$    
pursuant to section #ejf;,h1 :]e su*    
program includes--  7,a7 educat+        
employees reg>d+ cov]$ drugs2  7,b7     
in/ruction on ! correct me?od ( *eck+ a 
pur*as]'s id5tification c>d2 &  7,c7    
notify+ employees ( ! civil p5alties "u 
?is subsection4  7#c7 ,if a retail]     
transacts sales ( cov]$ drugs at m ?an  
"o physical location1 = purposes (      
det]m9+ ! numb] ( violations by t       
retail] "u ?is subsection1 ea*          
individual physical location op]at$ by t
 retail] %all be consid]$ a sep>ate     
retail]4  7#d7 ,! ,secret>y %all notify 
retail]s f\nd to h violat$ section      
#cja7;fff7 z soon z practicable aft] !  
,secret>y discov]s su* violation4 ,su*  
notification %all include ! date & "t :5
 ! failure to h a v]ification sy/em z   
requir$ by su* section 0 obs]v$ to      
occur4  7#e7 ,9 ?is subsection1 ! t]ms  
cov]$ drug & retail] h ! mean+s giv5 su*
 t]ms 9 section #ejf;,h4  4  7d7        

,applicability ,! am5dm5ts made by      
subsections 7a71 7b71 & 7c7 %all apply )
 respect to drugs sold or (f]$ = sale on
 or aft] ! date t is "o ye> aft] ! date 
( enactm5t ( ?is ,act4  7e7 ,s5se (     
,congress reg>d+ communication by       
organizations nom9at$ by manufactur]s ,x
 is ! s5se ( ,congress t organizations  
nom9at$ by manufactur]s ( cov]$ drugs 7z
 def9$ 9 section #ejf;,h ( ! ,f$]al     
,food1 ,drug1 & ,cosmetic ,act1 z add$  
by subsection 7c77 %\ld make reasonable 
ef=ts to communicate to retail]s 7z     
def9$ 9 su* section #ejf;,h7 !          
requirem5ts ( su* section #ejf;,h1      
includ+ by mak+ available ^u reque/     
mat]ials 7:i* may include signage1      
manuals1 mat]ials1 or programs7 to assi/
 ) educat+ employees reg>d+ su* cov]$   
drugs4  #c4 ,re/rictions on di/ribution 
( bulk dextrome?orphan  7a7 ,9 g5]al ,! 
,f$]al ,food1 ,drug1 & ,cosmetic ,act is
 am5d$-- 7#a7 9 section #cja 7#ba       
,u4,s4,c4 #cca7 7z am5d$ by section     
#b7;a77 by add+ at ! end ! foll[+3      

7hhh7 ,! possession1 receipt1 or        
di/ribution ( unf9i%$ dextrome?orphan 9 
violation ( section #ejf;,i4  2  7#b7 by
 ins]t+ aft] section #ejf;,h 7z add$ by 
section #b7;b77 ! foll[+3  #ejf;,i4     
,re/rictions on ! di/ribution ( bulk    
dextrome?orphan  7a7 ,9 g5]al ,no p]son 
%all--  7#a7 possess or receive unf9i%$ 
dextrome?orphan1 unless ! p]son is      
regi/]$ "u section #eaj or o!rwise      
regi/]$1 lic5s$1 or approv$ pursuant to 
,f$]al or ,/ate law to engage 9--  7,a7 
! practice ( ph>macy2 or  7,b7 drug or  
drug +r$i5t discov]y1 production1       
manufacture1 or di/ribution2 or  7#b7   
di/ribute unf9i%$ dextrome?orphan to any
 p]son o!r ?an a p]son describ$ 9       
p>agraph 7#a74  7b7 ,exception = common 
c>ri]s ,?is section does n apply to a   
common c>ri] t possesses1 receives1 or  
di/ributes unf9i%$ dextrome?orphan =    
purposes ( di/ribut+ su* unf9i%$        
dextrome?orphan betwe5 p]sons describ$ 9
 subsection 7a74  7c7 ,def9itions ,9 ?is
 section3 7#a7 ,! t]m common c>ri] means

 any p]son t holds itself out to ! g5]al
 public z a provid] = hire ( !          
transportation by wat]1 l&1 or air (    
m]*&ise1 :e!r or n ! p]son actually     
op]ates ! vessel1 vehicle1 or aircraft  
by :i* ! transportation is provid$1     
betwe5 a port or place & a port or place
 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates4  7#b7 ,! t]m unf9i%$
 dextrome?orphan means dextrome?orphan t
 is n conta9$ 9 a drug t is 9 f9i%$     
dosage =m4  2 &  7#c7 by am5d+ section  
#cjc1 z am5d$ by section #b7;c71 by add+
 at ! end ! foll[+3  7i7 ,a p]son t     
violates section #cja7;hhh7 %all n be   
subject to subsection 7a7 or any civil  
monet>y p5alty "u ?is ,act = su*        
violation except su* p]son %all be      
subject to a civil p5alty 9 an am\nt ( n
 m ?an #ajj1jjj4  4  7b7 ,applicability 
,! am5dm5ts made by ?is section apply   
beg9n+ on ! date ( enactm5t ( ?is ,act4