,,ib ,union ,calendar ,no4 #df #aahth ,,congress #ast ,session ,h4 ,r4 #eja ,report ,no4 #aah-ff1 ,part ,i ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of ,,representatives ,january #be1 #bjbc,mrs4 ,harshbarger 7for herself and ,mrs4 ,dingell7 introduced the following bill2 which was referred to the ,committee on ,energy and ,commerce1 and in addition to the ,committee on 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 ,may #ag1 #bjbc;,additional sponsors3 ,mrs4 ,hinson1 ,ms4 ,lee of ,nevada1 ,ms4 ,tokuda1 ,mr4 ,ciscomani1 ,ms4 ,schrier1 and ,mr4 ,molinaro ,may #ag1 #bjbc,reported from the ,committee on ,energy and ,commerce with an amendment,strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in italic ,may #ag1 #bjbc;,committee on the ,judiciary discharged2 committed to the ,committee of the ,whole ,house on the ,state of the ,union and ordered to be printed,for text of introduced bill1 see copy of bill as introduced on ,january #be1 #bjbc ,a ,,bill ,to amend the ,controlled ,substances ,act to require registrants to decline to fill certain suspicious orders1 and for other purposes4 #a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited as the ,block1 ,report1 and ,suspend ,suspicious ,shipments ,act4 #b4 ,block1 report1 and suspend suspicious orders 7a7 ,clarification of process for registrants ,to exercise due diligence upon discovering a suspicious order ,section #cab7;a7 of the ,controlled ,substances ,act 7#ba ,u4,s4,c4 #hcb7;a77 is amended-- 7#a7 in paragraph 7#b71 by striking and at the end2 and 7#b7 by striking paragraph 7#c7 and inserting the following paragraphs3 7#c7 determine whether an order or series of orders is suspicious1 taking into consideration-- 7,a7 any unusual size1 pattern1 or frequency of the order or series of orders2 and 7,b7 any customer business model1 dispensing patterns1 prior orders1 or other characteristics that may indicate the order or series of orders is suspicious1 despite the particular order or series of orders not exhibiting an unusual size1 pattern1 or frequency2 and 7#d7 upon discovering suspicious circumstances regarding an order or series of orders1 and in a manner consistent with the other requirements of this section-- 7,a7 decline to fill the order or series of orders1 establish and maintain 7for not less than a period to be determined by the ,administrator of the ,drug ,enforcement ,administration7 a record of the order or series of orders1 and notify the ,administrator of the ,drug ,enforcement ,administration for the purpose of including information on such order or series of orders in the centralized database established under subsection 7b77#a72 or 7,b7 exercise due diligence as appropriate and-- 7i7 7,i7 if the due diligence fails to dispel all of the indicators that give rise to the suspicion that1 if the order or series of orders is filled1 the drugs that are the subject of the order or series of orders are likely to be diverted1 decline to fill the order or series of orders2 or 7,,ii7 if the due diligence does dispel all such indicators1 fill the order or series of orders2 7ii7 establish and maintain 7for not less than a period to be determined by the ,administrator of the ,drug ,enforcement ,administration7 a record of the order or series of orders and the due diligence that was performed2 and 7iii7 notify the ,administrator of the ,drug ,enforcement ,administration for the purpose of including information on such order or series of orders in the centralized database established under subsection 7b77#a71 including any indicators giving rise to the suspicion that1 if the order or series of orders is filled1 the drugs that are the subject of the order or series of orders are likely to be diverted4 4 7b7 ,regulations ,not later than #a year after the date of enactment of this ,act1 for purposes of section #cab7;a77#d7 of the ,controlled ,substances ,act1 as inserted by subsection 7a71 the ,attorney ,general of the ,united ,states shall promulgate a final regulation specifying-- 7#a7 the indicators that give rise to a suspicion that1 if an order or series of orders is filled1 the drugs that are the subject of the order or series of orders are likely to be diverted2 7#b7 a definition of due diligence2 and 7#c7 in the case of a registrant that dispels all of the indicators giving rise to a suspicious order or series of orders1 the circumstances in which the registrant is not required to file the notification under such section #cab7;a77#d74 7c7 ,penalty ,section #djb7;a77#e7 of the ,controlled ,substances ,act 7#ba ,u4,s4,c4 #hdb7;a77#e77 is amended by inserting before the semicolon at the end the following3 1 including any such violation of section #cab7;a77#d74 7d7 ,applicability ,section #cab7;a77#d7 of the ,controlled ,substances ,act1 as inserted by subsection 7a71 shall apply beginning on the day that is #a year after the date of enactment of this ,act4 ,until such day1 section #cab7;a77#c7 of the ,controlled ,substances ,act shall apply as such section #cab7;a77#c7 was in effect on the day before the date of enactment of this ,act4 7e7 ,sense of ,congress ,it is the sense of ,congress that-- 7#a7 medications for opioid use disorder significantly reduce the risk of overdose death2 and 7#b7 the requirements of this ,act are not intended to impair access to controlled substances primarily used to treat opioid use disorder4 ,may #ag1 #bjbc,reported from the ,committee on ,energy and ,commerce with an amendment,may #ag1 #bjbc;,committee on the ,judiciary discharged2 committed to the ,committee of the ,whole ,house on the ,state of the ,union and ordered to be printed