,,ii #aaith ,,congress #ast ,session ,s4 #cacd ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of ,,the ,,united ,,states ,november #f1 #bjbe,mr4 ,cotton 7for himself and ,mr4 ,ricketts7 introduced the following bill2 which was read twice and referred to the ,committee on ,banking1 ,housing1 and ,urban ,affairs ,a ,,bill ,to amend the ,fentanyl ,sanctions ,act to address trafficking of copy-cat and counterfeit drugs and active pharmaceutical ingredients1 and for other purposes4 #a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited as the ,combating ,counterfeit ,pharmaceuticals ,act of #bjbe4 #b4 ,definitions ,section #gbjc of the ,fentanyl ,sanctions ,act 7#ba ,u4,s4,c4 #bcjb7 is amended-- 7#a7 by redesignating paragraphs 7#d7 through 7#aj7 as paragraphs 7#e7 through 7#aa71 respectively2 7#b7 by inserting after paragraph 7#c7 the following3 7#d7 ,copy-cat ingredient ,the term copy-cat ingredient1 with respect to a drug1 means an ingredient that is intended1 including through the container or labeling of the ingredient1 to mimic1 knockoff1 or otherwise purports to be a drug substance that is a component of a prescription drug approved under section #eje of the ,federal ,food1 ,drug1 and ,cosmetic ,act 7#ba ,u4,s4,c4 #cee7 or licensed under section #cea of the ,public ,health ,service ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #bfb71 and-- 7,a7 the ingredient is manufactured by a different process than specified for the drug substance in the approval or licensure of the drug2 or 7,b7 the purity or quality of the ingredient falls below that of the drug substance that is a component of the approved or licensed drug4 7#e7 ,counterfeit drug ,the term counterfeit drug has the meaning given that term in section #bja7;g77#b7 of the ,federal ,food1 ,drug1 and ,cosmetic ,act 7#ba ,u4,s4,c4 #cba7;g77#b774 2 7#c7 in paragraph 7#f71 as redesignated by paragraph 7#a7-- 7,a7 in the paragraph heading1 by striking opioid and inserting illicit drug2 and 7,b7 by striking opioid each place it appears and inserting illicit drug2 and 7#d7 by striking paragraph 7#i71 as so redesignated-- 7,a7 in the paragraph heading1 by striking ,opioid and inserting ,illicit drug2 7,b7 in the matter preceding subparagraph 7,a71 by striking opioid and inserting illicit drug2 and 7,c7 in subparagraph 7,a7-- 7i7 in clause 7i71 by striking 2 or and inserting a semicolon2 and 7ii7 by adding at the end the following3 7iii7 counterfeit drugs2 or 7iv7 copy-cat ingredients2 4 #c4 ,modification of requirements for ,director of ,national ,intelligence 7a7 ,authority ,to delegate 7#a7 ,identification of foreign drug traffickers ,section #gbaa of the ,fentanyl ,sanctions ,act 7#ba ,u4,s4,c4 #bcaa7 is amended1 in subsections 7d7 and 7e71 by inserting 7or a designee of the ,director7 after ,director of ,national ,intelligence each place it appears4 7#b7 ,briefings on implementation ,section #gbaf of the ,fentanyl ,sanctions ,act 7#ba ,u4,s4,c4 #bcaf7 is amended by inserting 7or a designee of the ,director7 after ,director of ,national ,intelligence4 7b7 ,program on use of intelligence resources ,section #gbca of the ,fentanyl ,sanctions ,act 7#ba ,u4,s4,c4 #bcca7 is amended-- 7#a7 in the section heading1 by striking opioid and inserting illicit drug2 7#b7 in subsection 7a7-- 7,a7 in paragraph 7#a71 by striking 1 in consultation and all that follows through ,policy12 and 7,b7 in paragraph 7#b77;,a71 by striking narcotics and inserting illicit drug2 7#c7 by striking subsections 7b7 and 7c72 and 7#d7 by redesignating subsection 7d7 as subsection 7b74 #d4 ,waiver for access to prescription medications ,section #gbad7;b77#a77;,b7 of the ,fentanyl ,sanctions ,act 7#ba ,u4,s4,c4 #bcad7;b77#a77;,b77 is amended by inserting after medications the following3 on the current drug shortage list maintained by the ,secretary of ,health and ,human ,services under section #ejf;,e of the ,federal ,food1 ,drug1 and ,cosmetic ,act 7#ba ,u4,s4,c4 #cef;e74 #e4 ,technical and conforming amendments 7a7 ,fentanyl ,sanctions ,act ,the ,fentanyl ,sanctions ,act 7#ba ,u4,s4,c4 #bcja et seq47 is amended-- 7#a7 in section #gbjb7c7 7#ba ,u4,s4,c4 #bcja7c771 by inserting and other illicit drugs after fentanyl2 7#b7 in the subtitle heading for subtitle ,a1 by striking opioid and inserting illicit drug2 7#c7 in section #gbaa 7#ba ,u4,s4,c4 #bcaa71 in the section heading1 by striking opioid and inserting illicit drug2 7#d7 in section #gbad 7#ba ,u4,s4,c4 #bcad7-- 7,a7 in subsection 7a77#b77;,b77ii71 by striking opioids and inserting illicit drugs2 and 7,b7 in subsection 7b77#b71 by striking illicit opioids and inserting illicit drugs2 7#e7 in section #gbag7;a7 7,public ,law #aaf-ia2 #acc ,stat4 #bbfi71 in the matter preceding paragraph 7#a71 by striking illicit opioids and inserting illicit drugs2 7#f7 in section #gbcc 7#ba ,u4,s4,c4 #bccc71 by striking section #gbjc7h7 and inserting section #gbjc7i72 7#g7 by striking opioid trafficking each place it appears and inserting illicit drug trafficking2 7#h7 by striking illicit opioids each place it appears and inserting illicit drugs2 7#i7 by striking foreign opioid traffickers each place it appears and inserting foreign illicit drug traffickers2 and 7#aj7 by striking foreign opioid trafficker each place it appears and inserting foreign illicit drug trafficker4 7b7 ,international ,narcotics ,control ,strategy ,report ,section #dhi7;a77#i7 of the ,foreign ,assistance ,act of #aifa 7#bb ,u4,s4,c4 #bbia;h7a77#i77 is amended-- 7#a7 in subparagraph 7,a71 by inserting 7or a designee of the ,director7 after ,director of ,national ,intelligence2 and 7#b7 by striking illicit opioids each place it appears and inserting illicit drugs4