Sec. 201. PROHIBITION ON INTERNET SALES OF DATE RAPE DRUGS
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## SEC. 201 PROHIBITION ON INTERNET SALES OF DATE RAPE DRUGS Section 401 of the Controlled Substances Act (21 U.S.C. 841) is amended by adding at the end the following: > > ### “(g) Internet Sales of Date Rape Drugs > > > #### “(1) > > Whoever knowingly uses the Internet to distribute a date rape drug to any person, knowing or with reasonable cause to believe that— > > > ##### “(A) > > the drug would be used in the commission of criminal sexual conduct; or > > > ##### “(B) > > the person is not an authorized purchaser; > > shall be fined under this title or imprisoned not more than 20 years, or both. > > > #### “(2) > > As used in this subsection: > > > ##### “(A) > > The term ‘**date rape drug**’ means— > > > ###### “(i) > > gamma hydroxybutyric acid
(GHB)or any controlled substance analogue of GHB, including gamma butyrolactone
(GBL)or 1,4-butanediol; > > > ###### “(ii) > > ketamine; > > > ###### “(iii) > > flunitrazepam; or > > > ###### “(iv) > > any substance which the Attorney General designates, pursuant to the rulemaking procedures prescribed by section 553 of title 5, United States Code, to be used in committing rape or sexual assault. > > The Attorney General is authorized to remove any substance from the list of date rape drugs pursuant to the same rulemaking authority. > > > ##### “(B) > > The term ‘**authorized purchaser**’ means any of the following persons, provided such person has acquired the controlled substance in accordance with this Act: > > > ###### “(i) > > A person with a valid prescription that is issued for a legitimate medical purpose in the usual course of professional practice that is based upon a qualifying medical relationship by a practitioner registered by the Attorney General. A ‘qualifying medical relationship’ means a medical relationship that exists when the practitioner has conducted at least 1 medical evaluation with the authorized purchaser in the physical presence of the practitioner, without regard to whether portions of the evaluation are conducted by other heath professionals. The preceding sentence shall not be construed to imply that 1 medical evaluation demonstrates that a prescription has been issued for a legitimate medical purpose within the usual course of professional practice. > > > ###### “(ii) > > Any practitioner or other registrant who is otherwise authorized by their registration to dispense, procure, purchase, manufacture, transfer, distribute, import, or export the substance under this Act. > > > ###### “(iii) > > A person or entity providing documentation that establishes the name, address, and business of the person or entity and which provides a legitimate purpose for using any ‘date rape drug’ for which a prescription is not required. > > > #### “(3) > > The Attorney General is authorized to promulgate regulations for record-keeping and reporting by persons handling 1,4-butanediol in order to implement and enforce the provisions of this section. Any record or report required by such regulations shall be considered a record or report required under this Act.” > .
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