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of an entity that (1) meets or has met any condition for suspension or revocation of the registration, and (2) has a history of prior suspensions or revocations."}],"words":75},"summary":{"main_subject":{"text":"Amends the Controlled Substances Act to let the Attorney General issue orders prohibiting a person from being registered to manufacture, distribute, or dispense controlled substances or list I chemicals.","cites":[{"label":"Sec. 2","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/1002/text/enr#H5E155EB3B82C4080A1B4E322FF7EFACB:~:text=2.%20Debarment%20of%20certain%20registrants"}]},"core_areas":["Debarment of registrants under the Controlled Substances Act"],"what_it_does":[{"text":"Adds subsection (h) to section 304 of the Controlled Substances Act, allowing the Attorney General to issue an order prohibiting a person from being registered to manufacture, distribute, or dispense a controlled substance or a list I chemical.","cite":{"label":"Sec. 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revocations of registration.","cite":{"label":"Sec. 2","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/1002/text/enr#H5E155EB3B82C4080A1B4E322FF7EFACB:~:text=2.%20Debarment%20of%20certain%20registrants"}},{"text":"Provides that the budgetary effects of the Act under the Statutory Pay-As-You-Go Act of 2010 are determined by the latest PAYGO statement for the Act printed in the Congressional Record by the Chairman of the House Budget Committee, if submitted before the vote on passage.","cite":{"label":"Sec. 3","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/1002/text/enr#H3D2BF17360F74CF3943841F5E5392CDC:~:text=3.%20Determination%20of%20budgetary%20effects"}}],"unexpected":[],"version":{"type":"Enrolled 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H.R. 1002, 117th Congress: DEBAR Act of 2021. House: 411 Yea, 5 Nay. Senate: unanimous consent. Outcome: Became law, 6 Aug 2021."}}