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1 S. 207, Synthetic Abuse and Labeling of Toxic Substances Act of 2017; and S. 2535, Opioid Quota Reform Act 1 (June 27, 2018)

handle is hein.congrec/synthablx0001 and id is 1 raw text is: CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET OFFICE Keith Hall, Director U.S. Congress Washington, DC 20515 June 27, 2018 Honorable Chuck Grassley Chairman Committee on the Judiciary United States Senate Washington, DC 20510 Dear Mr. Chairman: The Congressional Budget Office has reviewed the following bills that were reported by the Senate Committee on the Judiciary on June 19, 2018: S. 207, the Synthetic Abuse and Labeling of Toxic Substances Act of 2017; and S. 2535, the Opioid Quota Reform Act. The bills would provide guidance and discretion for the Department of Justice to carry out certain functions in regulating the distribution and use of controlled substances. CBO estimates that enacting the bills would have no significant effect on the federal budget and would not affect direct spending or revenues; therefore, pay-as-you-go procedures do not apply. CBO estimates that enacting the bills would not increase net direct spending or on-budget deficits in any of the four consecutive 10-year periods beginning in 2029. S. 207 contains no intergovernmental or private-sector mandates as defined in the Unfunded Mandates Reform Act (UMRA). S. 2535 contains no intergovernmental mandates as defined in UMRA, but it would impose a private-sector mandate as defined in UMRA by reducing production quotas for certain controlled substances. The bill would direct the Attorney General to estimate the quantities of certain drugs (such as fentanyl, oxycodone, and hydrocodone) that are diverted from legitimate distribution and then to reduce manufacturing quotas accordingly. Using information from the Drug Enforcement Administration and published reports on the diversion of drugs for illicit use, CBO estimates that the cost of complying with lower quotas (that is lost revenue) would fall below the

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