TITLES II AND III OF THE COMPREHENSIVE DRUG ABUSE PREVENTION AND CONTROL ACT OF 1970 (PUB- LIC LAW 91–513)

TITLES II AND III OF THE COMPREHENSIVE DRUG ABUSE PREVENTION AND CONTROL ACT OF 1970 (PUB- LIC LAW 91–513) 

[As Amended Through P.L. 115–91, Enacted December 12, 2017] 

TABLE OF CONTENTS
TITLE II—CONTROL AND ENFORCEMENT
PART A—SHORT TITLE; FINDINGS AND DECLARATION; DEFINITIONS 

Sec. 100. Short title.
Sec. 101. Findings and declarations.
Sec. 102. Definitions.
Sec. 103. Increased numbers of enforcement personnel. 1 

PART B—AUTHORITY TO CONTROL; STANDARDS AND SCHEDULES 

Sec. 201. Authority and criteria for classification of substances. Sec. 202. Schedules of controlled substances.
Sec. 203. Treatment of controlled substances analogues.
Sec. 204. Removal of exemption of certain drugs. 

PART C—REGISTRATION OF MANUFACTURERS, DISTRIBUTORS, AND DISPENSERS OF CONTROLLED SUBSTANCES; PIPERIDINE REPORTING 2 

Sec. 301. Rules and regulations.
Sec. 302. Persons required to register.
Sec. 303. Registration requirements.
Sec. 304. Denial, revocation, or suspension of registration.
Sec. 305. Labeling and packaging requirements.
Sec. 306. Quotas applicable to certain substances.
Sec. 307. Records and reports of registrants.
Sec. 308. Order forms.
Sec. 309. Prescriptions.
Sec. 310. 3 Regulation of listed chemicals and certain machines.
Sec. 311. Additional requirements relating to online pharmacies and telemedicine. 

PART D—OFFENSES AND PENALTIES 

Sec. 401. Prohibited acts A—penalties.
Sec. 402. Prohibited acts B—penalties.
Sec. 403. Prohibited acts C—penalties.
Sec. 404. Penalty for simple possession; conditional discharge and expunging of 

records for first offense. 4
Sec. 405.3 Civil penalty for possession of small amounts of certain controlled sub- 

stances.
Sec. 406. Attempt and conspiracy. 

Sec. 407. Additional penalties.
Sec. 408. Continuing criminal enterprise.
Sec. 409. Transportation safety offenses.
Sec. 410. Information for sentencing.
Sec. 411. Proceedings to establish previous convictions. 

1 Section 103 was repealed by section 1(b) of Public Law 95–137 without a corresponding amendment to the table of contents. 

2 See footnote to part C set out below.
3 Sections 310 and 405 were added to the table of contents without being preceded by ‘‘Sec.’’, 

but reflect the probable intent of Congress.
4 So in law. Probably should be ‘‘Penalty for simple possession.’’ See the heading for section 

404 set out below. 

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Sec. 411. Proceedings to establish previous convictions.
Sec. 412. Application of treaties and other international agreements.
Sec. 413. Criminal forfeitures.
Sec. 414. Investment of illicit drug profits.
Sec. 415. Alternative fine.
Sec. 416. Maintaining drug-involved premises.
Sec. 417.5 Endangering human life while illegally manufacturing a controlled sub- 

stance.
Sec. 418. 5 Distribution to persons under age twenty-one.
Sec. 419. 5 Distribution or manufacturing in or near schools and colleges.
Sec. 419a. Consecutive sentence for manufacturing or distributing, or possessing 

with intent to manufacture or distribute, methamphetamine on prem- 

ises where children are present or reside.
Sec. 420. 5 Employment of persons under 18 years of age. 6
Sec. 421. 5 Denial of Federal benefits to drug traffickers and possessors. Sec. 422. Drug paraphernalia.
Sec. 423. Anhydrous ammonia. 

TITLE II—CONTROL AND ENFORCEMENT—CONTINUED PART E—ADMINISTRATIVE AND ENFORCEMENT PROVISIONS 

Sec. 501. Procedures.
Sec. 502. Education and research programs of the Attorney General. Sec. 503. Cooperative arrangements.
Sec. 504. Advisory committees.
Sec. 505. Administration hearings.
Sec. 506. Subpenas.
Sec. 507. Judicial review.
Sec. 508. Powers of enforcement personnel.
Sec. 509. Search warrants.
Sec. 510. Administrative inspections and warrants.
Sec. 511. Forfeitures.
Sec. 512. Injunctions.
Sec. 513. Enforcement proceedings.
Sec. 514. Immunity and privilege.
Sec. 515. Burden of proof; liabilities.
Sec. 516. Payments and advances.
Sec. 517. 5 Coordination and consolidation of post-seizure administration. 

5 Sections 417, 418, 419, 420, 421, 517, 518, and 519 were added to the table of contents without being preceded by ‘‘Sec.’’, but reflect the probable intent of Congress. 

6 So in law. Probably should be ‘‘Employment or use of persons under 18 years of age in drug operations.’’ See the heading for section 420 set out below. 

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Sec. 518. Expedited procedures for seized conveyances. 7
Sec. 519. Production control of controlled substances. 8
Sec. 520. Review of Federal sales of chemicals usable to manufacture controlled 

substances. 

PART F—ADVISORY COMMISSION
Sec. 601. Establishment of Commission on Marihuana and Drug Abuse. 

PART G—CONFORMING, TRANSITIONAL, AND EFFECTIVE DATE, AND GENERAL PROVISIONS 

Sec. 701. Repeals and conforming amendments.
Sec. 702. Pending proceedings.
Sec. 703. Provisional registration.
Sec. 704. Effective dates and other transitional provisions. Sec. 705. Continuation of regulations. 

Sec. 706. Severability.
Sec. 707. Saving provision.
Sec. 708. Application of State law. Sec. 709. Payment of tort claims. 

TITLE III—IMPORTATION AND EXPORTATION; AMENDMENTS AND REPEALS OF REVENUE LAWS 

Sec. 1000. Short title. 

PART A—IMPORTATION AND EXPORTATION 

Sec. 1001. Definitions.
Sec. 1002. Importation of controlled substances.
Sec. 1003. Exportation of controlled substances.
Sec. 1004. Transshipment and in-transit shipment of controlled substances.
Sec. 1005. Possession on board vessels, etc., arriving in or departing from United 

States.
Sec. 1006. Exemption authority. 

Sec. 1007. Persons required to register.
Sec. 1008. Registration requirements.
Sec. 1009. Possession, manufacture or distribution for purposes of unlawful impor- 

tation.
Sec. 1010. Prohibited acts A—penalties. 9 

Sec. 1011. Prohibited acts B—penalties. Sec. 1012. Second or subsequent offenses. Sec. 1013. Attempt and conspiracy.
Sec. 1014. Additional penalties. 

Sec. 1015. Applicability of part E of title II.
Sec. 1016. Authority of Secretary of Treasury.
Sec. 1017. Criminal forfeitures.
Sec. 1018. Notification, suspension of shipment, and penalties with respect to im- 

portation and exportation of listed chemicals. 

PART B—AMENDMENTS AND REPEALS, TRANSITIONAL AND EFFECTIVE DATE PROVISIONS 

Sec. 1101. Repeals.
Sec. 1102. Conforming amendments.
Sec. 1103. Pending proceedings.
Sec. 1104. Provisional registration.
Sec. 1105. Effective dates and other transitional provisions. 

7 See footnote to item number 417.
Section 2(c)(3) of Public Law 106–185 (114 Stat. 21) repealed section 518, but did not make 

a conforming amendment to the table of contents.
8 See footnote to item number 417.
So in law. Probably should be ‘‘Controlled substances production control.’’. See the heading 

for section 519 set out below.
9 Section 122 of the USA PATRIOT Improvement and Reauthorization Act of 2005 (P.L. 109– 

177; 120 Stat. 225) provides for an amendment to insert a new section 1010A in part A of the Controlled Substance Import and Export Act (21 U.S.C. 951 et seq.) without providing for a corresponding amendment to the table of sections. The table of contents appears at the beginning of the Comprehensive Drug Abuse Prevention and Control Act of 1970. 

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