Pub. L. 104-201, div. A, tit. X, subtit. C, sec. 1034

SALE BY FEDERAL DEPARTMENTS OR AGENCIES OF CHEMICALS USED TO MANUFACTURE CONTROLLED SUBSTANCES.

EnactedYear: 1996Length: 175 wordsOfficial source
SEC. 1034. SALE BY FEDERAL DEPARTMENTS OR AGENCIES OF CHEMICALS USED TO MANUFACTURE CONTROLLED SUBSTANCES. (a) DEA Certification.— The Controlled Substances Act is amended by inserting after section 519 (21 U.S.C. 889) the following new section: “SEC. 520. REVIEW OF FEDERAL SALES OF CHEMICALS USABLE TO MANUFACTURE CONTROLLED SUBSTANCES. “A Federal department or agency may not sell from the stocks of the department or agency any chemical which, as determined by the Administrator of the Drug Enforcement Administration, could be used in the manufacture of a controlled substance unless the Administrator certifies in writing to the head of the department or agency that there is no reasonable cause to believe that the sale of the chemical would result in the illegal manufacture of a controlled substance.”. (b) Clerical Amendment.— The table of contents of the Comprehensive Drug Abuse Prevention and Control Act of 1970 (84 Stat. 1236) is amended by inserting after the item relating to section 519 the following new item: “Sec. 520. Review of Federal sales of chemicals usable to manufacture controlled substances.”.