Political Quotes

“Mr. Speaker, I move to suspend the rules and pass the bill (H.R. 5687) to amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to require improved packaging and disposal methods with respect to certain drugs, and for other purposes, as amended. The Clerk read the title of the bill. The text of the bill is as follows: H.R. 5687 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Securing Opioids and Unused Narcotics with Deliberate Disposal and Packaging Act of 2018'' or the ``SOUND Disposal and Packaging Act''. SEC. 2. IMPROVED TECHNOLOGIES, CONTROLS, OR MEASURES WITH RESPECT TO THE PACKAGING OR DISPOSAL OF CERTAIN DRUGS. (a) In General.--Chapter V of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act is amended by inserting after section 505-1 (21 U.S.C. 355-1) the following new section: ``SEC. 505-2. SAFETY-ENHANCING PACKAGING AND DISPOSAL FEATURES. ``(a) Orders.-- ``(1) In general.--The Secretary may issue an order requiring the holder of a covered application to implement or modify one or more technologies, controls, or measures with respect to the packaging or disposal of one or more drugs identified in the covered application, if the Secretary determines such technologies, controls, or measures to be appropriate to help mitigate the risk of abuse or misuse of such drug or drugs, which may include by reducing the availability of unused drugs.…”