Federal Debt Recovery Act of 1985

Summary

Amends the Controlled Substances Act to direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services to establish a temporary heroin program under which confiscated heroin shall be made available to hospitalized cancer patients for the relief of pain. Sets forth application requirements for qualified hospitals designed to protect against the illicit diversion of distributed heroin. Authorizes the Secretary to import opium to manufacture heroin if amounts confiscated are insufficient to meet hospital needs. Requires the Secretary to report to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce and the Senate Committee on Labor and Human Resources within specified time periods. Requires the Director of the National Cancer Institute to secure an exemption from the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act for heroin to be used in certain Institute investigations.

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• Introduced in Senate

  summary · EN · 26 January 1983

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