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 PUBLIC LAW 109–177—MAR. 9, 2006

120 STAT. 267

disposition of all chemicals imported pursuant to the import notification or any update are accounted for.’’. (b) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.— (1) CONTROLLED SUBSTANCES IMPORT AND EXPORT ACT.— The Controlled Substances Import and Export Act (21 U.S.C. 951 et seq.) is amended— (A) in section 1010(d)(5), by striking ‘‘section 1018(e)(2) or (3)’’ and inserting ‘‘paragraph (2) or (3) of section 1018(f)’’; and (B) in section 1018(c)(1), in the first sentence, by inserting before the period the following: ‘‘(without regard to the form of the chemical that may be diverted, including the diversion of a finished drug product to be manufactured from bulk chemicals to be transferred)’’. (2) CONTROLLED SUBSTANCES ACT.—Section 310(b)(3)(D)(v) of the Controlled Substances Act (21 U.S.C. 830(b)(3)(D)(v)) is amended by striking ‘‘section 1018(e)(2)’’ and inserting ‘‘section 1018(f)(2)’’.

21 USC 960.

21 USC 971.

SEC. 717. ENFORCEMENT OF RESTRICTIONS ON IMPORTATION AND OF REQUIREMENT OF NOTICE OF TRANSFER.

Section 1010(d)(6) of the Controlled Substances Import and Export Act (21 U.S.C. 960(d)(6)) is amended to read as follows: ‘‘(6) imports a listed chemical in violation of section 1002, imports or exports such a chemical in violation of section 1007 or 1018, or transfers such a chemical in violation of section 1018(d); or’’. SEC. 718. COORDINATION WITH UNITED STATES TRADE REPRESENTATIVE.

21 USC 826 note.

In implementing sections 713 through 717 and section 721 of this title, the Attorney General shall consult with the United States Trade Representative to ensure implementation complies with all applicable international treaties and obligations of the United States.

Subtitle B—International Regulation of Precursor Chemicals SEC. 721. INFORMATION ON FOREIGN CHAIN OF DISTRIBUTION; IMPORT RESTRICTIONS REGARDING FAILURE OF DISTRIBUTORS TO COOPERATE.

Section 1018 of the Controlled Substances Import and Export Act (21 U.S.C. 971), as amended by section 716(a)(4) of this title, is further amended by adding at the end the following subsection: ‘‘(h)(1) With respect to a regulated person importing ephedrine, pseudoephedrine, or phenylpropanolamine (referred to in this section as an ‘importer’), a notice of importation under subsection (a) or (b) shall include all information known to the importer on the chain of distribution of such chemical from the manufacturer to the importer. ‘‘(2) For the purpose of preventing or responding to the diversion of ephedrine, pseudoephedrine, or phenylpropanolamine for use in the illicit production of methamphetamine, the Attorney General may, in the case of any person who is a manufacturer or distributor of such chemical in the chain of distribution referred to in paragraph

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