1、Order Code RS22325Updated October 23, 2008Methamphetamine: Legislation and Issues in the 110th CongressCelinda FrancoSpecialist in Social LegislationDomestic Social Policy DivisionSummaryIllicit methamphetamine (MA) production and use are longstanding and severeproblems in some states. In recent yea
2、rs, concerns were raised that this drug problemwas spreading nationwide, and MA issues became an important federal concern. Duringthe 110th Congress, legislation was introduced on a broad range of issues related to MAabuse, illicit manufacture, treatment, and drug trafficking offenses. For example,
3、S.1276, the Methamphetamine Production Prevention Act of 2008 (P.L. 110-415), furtherspecified the procedures retailers must follow for tracking the retail purchases of over-the-counter (OTC) medications containing MA precursor chemicals. H.R. 1199, theDrug-Endangered Children Act of 2007 (P.L. 110-
4、345), extended the authority of theDrug-Endangered Children grant program through FY2009. Some of the MA legislationwould have built on provisions enacted in the Combat Methamphetamine Epidemic Act(CMEA, P.L. 109-177), which were designed to control and limit the availability of MAand its precursor
