An amendment numbered 8 printed in the Congressional Record to prohibit the use of funds in the bill by the Justice Department to prosecute doctors and their staff for prescribing and administering legal funds for pain relief or management.
Rep. Ron Paul (R-TX)Text
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Insert before the short title at the end of the bill the following title:
TITLE VIII--ADDITIONAL GENERAL PROVISIONS
Sec. 801. (a) None of the funds made available in this Act to the Department of Justice may be used--
(1) to take any legal action against a physician for prescribing or administering a drug not included in schedule I of the schedules of controlled substances under section 202(c) of the Controlled Substances Act for the purpose of relieving or managing pain; or
(2) to threaten legal action in order to prevent a physician from prescribing or administering such a drug for such purpose.
(b) None of the funds made available in this Act to the Department of Justice may be used--
(1) to take any legal action against a person for acts relating to the prescribing or administering by a physician of such a drug for such purpose; or
(2) to threaten any legal action against a person in order to prevent the person from engaging in acts relating to the prescribing or administering by a physician of such a drug for such purpose.
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House amendment offered
July 7, 2004
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House amendment offered
July 7, 2004
House amendment offered/reported by : Amendment (A012) offered by Mr. Paul.(consideration: CR H5294-5297; text: CR H5294)
July 7, 2004 • 7:24 PM
Amendment (A012) offered by Mr. Paul. (consideration: CR H5294-5297; text: CR H5294)
July 7, 2004 • 7:24 PM
Mr. Wolf raised a point of order against the Paul amendment (A012). Amendment constitutes legislation in an appropriations bill. The Chair sustained the point of order.
July 7, 2004 • 7:32 PM