On the recordJanuary 8, 2014
I ask unanimous consent that the bill be read a third time, passed, and the motion to reconsider be considered made and laid upon the table. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. The bill (S. 1171) was ordered to be engrossed for a third reading, was read the third time, and passed, as follows: S. 1171 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. TRANSPORTING AND DISPENSING CONTROLLED SUBSTANCES IN THE USUAL COURSE OF VETERINARY PRACTICE. Section 302(e) of the Controlled Substances Act (21 U.S.C. 822(e)) is amended-- (1) by striking ``(e)'' and inserting ``(e)(1)''; and (2) by adding at the end the following: ``(2) Notwithstanding paragraph (1), a registrant who is a veterinarian shall not be required to have a separate registration in order to transport and dispense controlled substances in the usual course of veterinary practice at a site other than the registrant's registered principal place of business or professional practice, so long as the site of transporting and dispensing is located in a State where the veterinarian is licensed to practice veterinary medicine and is not a principal place of business or professional practice.''. ____________________





