DEBAR Act of 2020

IIB 116TH CONGRESS 2D SESSION H. R. 4806 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES NOVEMBER 18, 2020 Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary AN ACT To amend the Controlled Substances Act to authorize the debarment of certain registrants, 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 18:18 Nov 19, 2020 Jkt 019200 PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H4806.RFS H4806 pamtmann on DSKBC07HB2PROD with BILLS 2 HR 4806 RFS SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 1 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Debarment Enforce- 2 ment of Bad Actor Registrants Act of 2020’’ or the 3 ‘‘DEBAR Act of 2020’’. 4 SEC. 2. DEBARMENT OF CERTAIN REGISTRANTS. 5 Section 304 of the Controlled Substances Act (21 6 U.S.C. 824) is amended by adding at the end the fol- 7 lowing: 8 ‘‘(h) The Attorney General may issue an order to pro- 9 hibit, conditionally or unconditionally, and permanently or 10 for such period as the Attorney General may determine, 11 any person from being registered under this title to manu- 12 facture, distribute, or dispense a controlled substance or 13 a list I chemical, if the Attorney General finds that— 14 ‘‘(1) such person meets or has met any of the 15 conditions for suspension or revocation of registra- 16 tion under subsection (a); and 17 ‘‘(2) such person has a history of prior suspen- 18 sions or revocations of registration.’’. 19 SEC. 3. DETERMINATION OF BUDGETARY EFFECTS. 20 The budgetary effects of this Act, for the purpose of 21 complying with the Statutory Pay-As-You-Go Act of 2010, 22 shall be determined by reference to the latest statement 23 titled ‘‘Budgetary Effects of PAYGO Legislation’’ for this 24 Act, submitted for printing in the Congressional Record 25 by the Chairman of the House Budget Committee, pro- 26 VerDate Sep 11 2014 18:18 Nov 19, 2020 Jkt 019200 PO 00000 Frm 00002 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H4806.RFS H4806 pamtmann on DSKBC07HB2PROD with BILLS 3 HR 4806 RFS vided that such statement has been submitted prior to the 1 vote on passage. 2 Passed the House of Representatives November 17, 2020. Attest: CHERYL L. JOHNSON, Clerk. VerDate Sep 11 2014 18:18 Nov 19, 2020 Jkt 019200 PO 00000 Frm 00003 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H4806.RFS H4806 pamtmann on DSKBC07HB2PROD with BILLS