119-s2870

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
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[S. 2870 Introduced in Senate

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119th CONGRESS
 1st Session
 S. 2870

To amend the Controlled Substances Act to require regulated persons to 
 identify tableting machines and encapsulating machines by serial 
 number.

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 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

 September 18 (legislative day, September 16), 2025

 Mr. Cornyn (for himself, Mr. Coons, Mr. Moran, Mr. Fetterman, Mr. 
 Tillis, and Ms. Klobuchar) introduced the following bill; which was 
 read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary

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 A BILL

To amend the Controlled Substances Act to require regulated persons to 
 identify tableting machines and encapsulating machines by serial 
 number.

 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

 This Act may be cited as the ``Fight Illicit Pill Presses Act''.

SEC. 2. REGULATION OF CERTAIN MACHINES.

    (a) 

=== Definitions. ===
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Section 102 of the Controlled Substances Act (21 
U.S.C. 802) is amended--

    (1) by striking paragraph

    (38) and inserting the following:
 ``

    (38) The term `regulated person' means a person who--
 ``
        (A) manufactures, distributes, imports, or exports a 
 listed chemical;
 ``
        (B) manufactures, distributes, delivers, sells, imports, 
 or exports a tableting machine, an encapsulating machine, or a 
 critical part; or
 ``
            (C) who acts as a broker or trader for an international 
 transaction involving a listed chemical, a tableting machine, 
 an encapsulating machine, or a critical part.'';

    (2) by striking paragraph

    (39)
        (B) and inserting the 
 following:
 ``
        (B) a distribution, delivery, sale, importation, or 
 exportation of a tableting machine, encapsulating machine, or 
 critical part.''; and

    (3) by adding at the end the following:
 ``

    (61) The term `critical part', when used in reference to a 
tableting machine or encapsulating machine, means any of the following 
integral parts of a tableting or encapsulating machine:
 ``
        (A) An upper punch.
 ``
        (B) A lower punch.
 ``
            (C) A die.
 ``

    (62) The term `die' means a tool that serves as the mold in which 
a product is compressed to form the desired size and shape of a tablet 
or capsule.
 ``

    (63) The term `lower punch' means the punch inserted into the 
turret below the die.
 ``

    (64) The term `punch' means a rod-shaped tool used in producing 
tablets and other products.
 ``

    (65) The term `upper punch' means the punch inserted into the 
turret above the die.''.

    (b) Regulation.--

    (1) Records of regulated transactions.--

Section 310

    (a) of 
 the Controlled Substances Act (21 U.S.C. 830

    (a) ) is amended by 
 adding at the end the following:
 ``

    (4) Each regulated person who manufactures, distributes, 
delivers, sells, imports, or exports a tableting machine, an 
encapsulating machine, a critical part of a tableting machine, or a 
critical part of an encapsulating machine shall, when and as required 
by regulations of the Attorney General, identify the tableting machine, 
encapsulating machine, critical part of a tableting machine, or 
critical part of an encapsulating machine by means of a serial number 
that is engraved, cast, or otherwise permanently affixed to a 
nonremovable part of the tableting machine, encapsulating machine, or 
critical part of a tableting machine, or critical part of an 
encapsulating machine.''.

    (2) Reports to attorney general.--

Section 310

    (b)

    (1) of the 
 Controlled Substances Act (21 U.S.C. 830

    (b)

    (1) ) is amended by 
 striking subparagraph
            (D) and inserting the following:
 ``
            (D) any regulated transaction in a tableting machine, 
 encapsulating machine, or critical part, including the serial 
 number affixed to the tableting machine, encapsulating machine, 
 or critical part.''.

    (3) Regulations.--
        (A) In general.--Not later than 180 days after the 
 date of enactment of this Act, the Attorney General 
 shall promulgate regulations carrying out the 
 amendments made by paragraph

    (1) .
        (B) Detailed guidance.--The regulations required 
 under subparagraph
        (A) shall include detailed guidance 
 on serial numbers affixed to tableting machines, 
 encapsulating machines, or critical parts manufactured 
 on or before the date of enactment of this Act.
            (C) Requirement.--Notwithstanding paragraph

    (4) , a 
 serial number affixed to a tableting machine, 
 encapsulating machine, or critical part manufactured on 
 or before the date of enactment of this Act in 
 accordance with the guidance provided under 
 subparagraph
        (B) shall be deemed required under 
 paragraph

    (4) of 

section 310

    (a) of the Controlled 
 Substances Act, as added by paragraph

    (1) of this 
 subsection.

    (4) Effective date.--The amendments made by paragraph

    (1) shall apply only to any tableting machine, encapsulating 
 machine, or critical part manufactured, distributed, delivered, 
 sold, imported, or exported after the effective date of the 
 regulations promulgated under paragraph

    (2) .
            (c) Prohibited Acts.--

Section 403

    (a) of the Controlled Substances 
Act (21 U.S.C. 843

    (a) ) is amended--

    (1) in paragraph

    (8) , by striking ``or'' at the end;

    (2) in paragraph

    (9) , by striking the period at the end and 
 inserting a semicolon; and

    (3) by adding at the end the following:
 ``

    (10) to remove, alter, or obliterate any serial number 
 affixed to a tableting machine, encapsulating machine, a 
 critical part of a tableting machine, or a critical part of an 
 encapsulating machine, that is required to have a serial number 
 and with reasonable cause to believe the serial number is so 
 required ; or
 ``

    (11) to transport, ship, receive, possess, distribute, 
 deliver, sell, import, or export any tableting machine, 
 encapsulating machine, a critical part of a tableting machine, 
 or a critical part of an encapsulating machine that is required 
 to have a serial number, knowing that the serial number has 
 been removed, altered, or obliterated, and with reasonable 
 cause to believe the serial number is so required.''.
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