REGULATIONS BY ATTORNEY GENERAL.

SEC. 1903. REGULATIONS BY ATTORNEY GENERAL. (a) Abuse Potential.— The Attorney General, upon the recommendation of the Secretary of Health and Human Services, may, by regulation, exempt any compound, mixture, or preparation containing a substance in paragraph (41) of section 102 of the Controlled Substances Act (as added by section 2 of this Act) from the application of all or any part of the Controlled Substances Act if, because of its concentration, preparation, mixture or delivery system, it has no significant potential for abuse. (b) Drugs for Treatment of Rare Diseases.— If the Attorney General finds that a drug listed in paragraph (41) of section 102 of the Controlled Substances Act (as added by section 2 of this Act) is— (1) approved by the Food and Drug Administration as an accepted treatment for a rare disease or condition, as defined in section 526 of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C. 360bb); and (2) does not have a significant potential for abuse, the Attorney General may exempt such drug from any production regulations otherwise issued under the Controlled Substances Act as may be necessary to ensure adequate supplies of such drug for medical purposes. (c) Date of Issuance of Regulations.— The Attorney General shall issue regulations implementing this section not later than 45 days after the date of enactment of this Act, except that the regulations required under section 3(a) shall be issued not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act.