To amend the Controlled Substances Act to clarify how controlled substance analogues that are imported or offered for import are to be regulated, and for other purposes.
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Summary
What This Bill Does
This bill, To amend the Controlled Substances Act to clarify how controlled substance analogues that are imported or offered for import are to be regulated, and for other purposes., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting health care providers and patients. The main policy domain is Healthcare, Trade, Criminal Justice.
Who Benefits and How
health care providers and patients may benefit from new authority, funding, eligibility, regulatory clarity, or reduced risk created by the bill.
Who Bears the Burden and How
federal implementing agencies, health care providers and patients may take on implementation duties, reporting obligations, compliance costs, or oversight responsibilities.
Key Provisions
- Section H45DA4DA09F8941C0B173F3982EFB7C1C: 1. Short title; table of contents This Act may be cited as the Stop the Importation and Manufacturing of Synthetic Analogues Act of 2024 or the SIMSA Act of...
- Section HB4424DC7B61A46ABA0189EF7D2A83EDC: 2. Establishment of Schedule A Section 202 of the Controlled Substances Act (21 U.S.C. 812) is amended— in subsection (a), by striking five schedules of...
- Section HA937ABF1438840EB84B1E79D5095D281: Schedule A Any substance temporarily or permanently scheduled by the Attorney General in accordance with section 201(k).
- Section HFC8ABEB4934B423784C09215D5DB0DC4: 3. Temporary and permanent scheduling of schedule A substances Section 201 of the Controlled Substances Act (21 U.S.C. 811) is amended by adding at the end the...
- Section H04A89B20F38D4514A348808175C6F429: 4. Penalties Section 1010 of the Controlled Substances Import and Export Act (21 U.S.C. 960) is amended— in subsection (a), by inserting or a drug or substance...
Evidence Chain:
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At a Glance
What This Bill Does
This bill, To amend the Controlled Substances Act to clarify how controlled substance analogues that are imported or offered for import are to be regulated, and for other purposes., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting health care providers and patients.
Key Policy Areas
Healthcare, Trade, Criminal Justice
Primary Purpose
This bill, To amend the Controlled Substances Act to clarify how controlled substance analogues that are imported or offered for import are to be regulated, and for other purposes., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting health care providers and patients.
Policy Domains
Whole bill
Identified Gains
- health care providers and patients
Identified Costs
- federal implementing agencies
- health care providers and patients
Sponsors
Legislative Progress
IntroducedMr. Pfluger (for himself, Mr. Panetta, Mr. Fry, and Mr. …
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Bill Structure & Actor Mappings
Who is "The Secretary" in each section?
- "secretary_of_health_and_human_services"
- → Secretary of Health and Human Services
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