RESTORE Act of 2019

I 116TH CONGRESS 1ST SESSION H. R. 4563 To repeal Public Law 114–145 to ensure that the Drug Enforcement Admin- istration has the authority to carry out needed enforcement actions for drug diversion control investigations and operations to combat the opioid epidemic, and for other purposes. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES SEPTEMBER 27, 2019 Mr. FITZPATRICK (for himself and Ms. KUSTER of New Hampshire) intro- duced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the com- mittee concerned A BILL To repeal Public Law 114–145 to ensure that the Drug Enforcement Administration has the authority to carry out needed enforcement actions for drug diversion control investigations and operations to combat the opioid epi- demic, and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa- 1 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 2 VerDate Sep 11 2014 00:20 Oct 03, 2019 Jkt 099200 PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H4563.IH H4563 kjohnson on DSK79L0C42 with BILLS 2 •HR 4563 IH SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 1 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Restoring Enforcement 2 Standards to Track Opioids Responsively and Effectively 3 Act of 2019’’ or the ‘‘RESTORE Act of 2019’’. 4 SEC. 2. RESTORING DEA’S AUTHORITY TO CARRY OUT 5 NEEDED ENFORCEMENT ACTIONS TO COM- 6 BAT DRUG DIVERSION AND THE OPIOID EPI- 7 DEMIC. 8 (a) REPEAL.—Public Law 114–145 (the Ensuring 9 Patient Access and Effective Drug Enforcement Act of 10 2016) is hereby repealed. 11 (b) RESTORATION OF PROVISIONS.— 12 (1) Effective as of the date of enactment of 13 Public Law 114–145, the provisions of section 304 14 of the Controlled Substances Act (21 U.S.C. 824) 15 that were amended by Public Law 114–145 are 16 hereby restored as if Public Law 114–145 had not 17 been enacted into law. 18 (2) Subsection (k) of section 303 of the Con- 19 trolled Substances Act (21 U.S.C. 823(k)), as added 20 by Public Law 114–145 and redesignated by Public 21 Law 115–83, is hereby repealed. 22 Æ VerDate Sep 11 2014 00:20 Oct 03, 2019 Jkt 099200 PO 00000 Frm 00002 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6301 E:\BILLS\H4563.IH H4563 kjohnson on DSK79L0C42 with BILLS