Title 22 — Foreign Relations and IntercourseRelease 119-73

§7636 Study on illegal diversions of prescription drugs

Title 22 › Chapter CHAPTER 83— - UNITED STATES LEADERSHIP AGAINST HIV/AIDS, TUBERCULOSIS, AND MALARIA › Subchapter SUBCHAPTER III— - BILATERAL EFFORTS › Part Part A— - General Assistance and Programs › § 7636

Last updated Apr 6, 2026|Official source

Summary

Within 180 days after May 27, 2003, the Secretary of Health and Human Services, with other agencies, must report to Congress on humanitarian prescription drugs that were illegally diverted into the United States. The report must show evidence and estimate the scope, recommend stronger U.S. actions to stop diversion, and offer guidance and technical help to developing countries.

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Title 22, §7636

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Not later than 180 days after May 27, 2003, the Secretary of Health and Human Services, in coordination with other agencies, shall submit a report to the Congress that includes the following:

(1)A thorough accounting of evidence indicating illegal diversion into the United States of prescription drugs donated or sold for humanitarian efforts, and an estimate of the extent of such diversion.

(2)Recommendations to increase the administrative and enforcement powers of the United States to identify, monitor, and prevent the illegal diversion into the United States of prescription drugs donated or sold for humanitarian efforts.

(3)Recommendations and guidelines to advise and provide technical assistance to developing countries on how to implement a program that minimizes diversion into the United States of prescription drugs donated or sold for humanitarian efforts.

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22 U.S.C. § 7636

Title 22 — Foreign Relations and Intercourse

Last Updated

Apr 6, 2026

Release point: 119-73