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.".




(As printed in the Congressional Record for the Senate on Oct 19, 2011.)