21 U.S.C. § 886a

Diversion Control Fee Account

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(1) In generalThere is established in the general fund of the Treasury a separate account which shall be known as the Diversion Control Fee Account. For fiscal year 1993 and thereafter:(A) There shall be deposited as offsetting receipts into that account all fees collected by the Drug Enforcement Administration, in excess of $15,000,000, for the operation of its diversion control program.(B) Such amounts as are deposited into the Diversion Control Fee Account shall remain available until expended and shall be refunded out of that account by the Secretary of the Treasury, at least on a quarterly basis, to reimburse the Drug Enforcement Administration for expenses incurred in the operation of the diversion control program. Such reimbursements shall be made without distinguishing between expenses related to controlled substance activities and expenses related to chemical activities.(C) Fees charged by the Drug Enforcement Administration under its diversion control program shall be set at a level that ensures the recovery of the full costs of operating the various aspects of that program.(D) The amount required to be refunded from the Diversion Control Fee Account for fiscal year 1994 and thereafter shall be refunded in accordance with estimates made in the budget request of the Attorney General for those fiscal years. Any proposed changes in the amounts designated in said budget requests shall only be made after notification to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate fifteen days in advance.(2) DefinitionsIn this section:(A) Diversion control program

The term “diversion control program” means the controlled substance and chemical diversion control activities of the Drug Enforcement Administration.

(B) Controlled substance and chemical diversion control activities

The term “controlled substance and chemical diversion control activities” means those activities related to the registration and control of the manufacture, distribution, dispensing, importation, and exportation of controlled substances and listed chemicals.

(Pub. L. 102–395, title I, § 111(b), Oct. 6, 1992, 106 Stat. 1843; Pub. L. 105–362, title X, § 1001(b), Nov. 10, 1998, 112 Stat. 3291; Pub. L. 108–447, div. B, title VI, § 633(a), Dec. 8, 2004, 118 Stat. 2921.)Editorial NotesCodification

Section was enacted as part of the Departments of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 1993, and not as part of the Controlled Substances Act which comprises this subchapter.

Amendments

2004—Pub. L. 108–447, § 633(a)(2) to (4), designated existing provisions as par. (1) and inserted heading, substituted “program. Such reimbursements shall be made without distinguishing between expenses related to controlled substance activities and expenses related to chemical activities” for “program” in par. (1)(B), and added par. (2).

Pub. L. 108–447, § 633(a)(1), which directed redesignation of pars. (1) to (5) as subpars. (A) to (E) and adjustment of margins, was executed by redesignating pars. (1) to (4) as (A) to (D), respectively, to reflect the probable intent of Congress, because Pub. L. 105–362 struck out par. (5). See 1998 Amendment note below.

1998—Par. (5). Pub. L. 105–362 struck out par. (5) which read as follows: “The Attorney General shall prepare and submit annually to the Congress, statements of financial condition of the account, including the beginning balance, receipts, refunds to appropriations, transfers to the general fund, and the ending balance.”

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 4 cases, 1994–2018 · leading case: Am. Med. Ass'n v. Janet Reno, Attorney Gen., 57 F.3d 1129 (D.C. Cir. 1995).
Am. Med. Ass'n v. Janet Reno, Attorney Gen., 57 F.3d 1129 (D.C. Cir. 1995). · cites it 4× “” 21 U.S.C. § 886a(3) (Supp. V 1993). These fees are to be deposited in a separate “Diversion Control Fee Account” and refunded to the DEA “in accordance with estimates made in the budget request of the Attorney General for” each fiscal year.”
Util. L. Rep. P 14,084 Bluestone Energy Design, Inc. v. Fed. Energy Regulatory Comm'n, 74 F.3d 1288 (D.C. Cir. 1996). “, 21 U.S.C. § 886a(3) (1994) (“Fees charged by the Drug Enforcement Administration under its diversion control program shall be set at a level that ensures the recovery of the full costs of operating the various aspects of that program.”
Am. Med. Ass'n v. Reno, 857 F. Supp. 80 (D.D.C. 1994). · cites it 2× “1828 (codified at 21 U.S.C. § 886a) (“1993 Appropriations Act”).”
Licensing Marijuana Cultivation in Compliance with the Single Convention on Narcotic Drugs (OLC 2018). “” 21 U.S.C. § 886a(2)(B) (emphasis added). Because Congress has made compliance with the Single Convention a necessary condition of registration, id.”
— 21 U.S.C. § 886a(2)(B) — 1 case
Licensing Marijuana Cultivation in Compliance with the Single Convention on Narcotic Drugs (OLC 2018). “” 21 U.S.C. § 886a(2)(B) (emphasis added). Because Congress has made compliance with the Single Convention a necessary condition of registration, id.”
— 21 U.S.C. § 886a(3) — 2 cases
Am. Med. Ass'n v. Janet Reno, Attorney Gen., 57 F.3d 1129 (D.C. Cir. 1995). “” 21 U.S.C. § 886a(3) (Supp. V 1993). These fees are to be deposited in a separate “Diversion Control Fee Account” and refunded to the DEA “in accordance with estimates made in the budget request of the Attorney General for” each fiscal year.”
Util. L. Rep. P 14,084 Bluestone Energy Design, Inc. v. Fed. Energy Regulatory Comm'n, 74 F.3d 1288 (D.C. Cir. 1996). “, 21 U.S.C. § 886a(3) (1994) (“Fees charged by the Drug Enforcement Administration under its diversion control program shall be set at a level that ensures the recovery of the full costs of operating the various aspects of that program.”
— 21 U.S.C. § 886a(4) — 1 case
Am. Med. Ass'n v. Janet Reno, Attorney Gen., 57 F.3d 1129 (D.C. Cir. 1995). “” 21 U.S.C. § 886a(3) (Supp. V 1993). These fees are to be deposited in a separate “Diversion Control Fee Account” and refunded to the DEA “in accordance with estimates made in the budget request of the Attorney General for” each fiscal year.”
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