S.Amdt. 883

SA 883. Ms. STABENOW (for herself and Mr. Bingaman) submitted an
amendment intended to be proposed to amendment SA 769 proposed by Mr.
Vitter to the amendment SA 738 proposed by Mr. Inouye to the bill H.R.
2112, making appropriations for Agriculture, Rural Development, Food
and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies programs for the fiscal
year ending September 30, 2012, and for other purposes; which was
ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

On page 1 of the amendment, strike line 10 and insert the
following: ``Act: Provided, That the prescription drug may
not be (1) a controlled substance, as defined in section 102
of the Controlled Substances Act (21 U.S.C. 802); or (2) a
biological product, as defined in section 351 of the Public
Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 262). None of the funds made
available in this Act for the Food and Drug Administration
shall be used to change the practices and policies of the
Food and Drug Administration, in effect on October 1, 2011,
with respect to the importation of prescription drugs into
the United States by an individual, on the person of such
individual, for personal use, with respect to such
importation by individuals from countries other than
Canada.''.

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