{"id":21414,"date":"2022-01-31T21:38:41","date_gmt":"2022-01-31T21:38:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nclnet.org\/?p=21414"},"modified":"2022-01-31T21:58:10","modified_gmt":"2022-01-31T21:58:10","slug":"drugs_act","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nclnet.org\/drugs_act\/","title":{"rendered":"NCL offers support for the Domain Reform for Unlawful Drug Sellers (DRUGS) Act"},"content":{"rendered":"

January <\/span>3<\/span>1<\/span>, 2022<\/span><\/p>\n

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Media contact: National Consumers League \u2013 Carol McKay, carolm@nclnet.org or (412) 945-3242<\/p>\n

Washington, DC<\/span> \u2013 <\/span>The National Consumers League is pleased to support the<\/span> Domain Reform for Unlawful Drug Sellers (DRUGS) Act <\/span>(HR 6352)<\/span><\/a>, <\/span>which was introduced on <\/span>January 7, 2022<\/span> by U.S. Representatives Bobby L. Rush (D-Ill.) and David B. McKinley, P.E. (R-W.Va.). The Senate equivalent <\/span>(S. 3399)<\/span><\/a>was<\/span> introduced by Senators Marco Rubio (R-Fla.) and Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.).<\/span> This legislation aims to create a program that holds <\/span>internet registries and registrars <\/span>responsible for ill<\/span>egitimate<\/span> drugs being sold on their <\/span>online <\/span>platforms<\/span>. <\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cPeople of all ages have been affected by the sale of illegitimate drugs on the internet. This issue needs <\/span>a<\/span> targeted <\/span>intervention <\/span>to avoid further harm and death that <\/span>results<\/span> from this problem. Requiring online platforms to take action when they are notified of illegal activity on their domains will help to reduce the number of domains selling illegitimate drugs,\u201d said NCL\u2019s Director of Health Policy Jeanette Contreras. <\/span><\/p>\n

Th<\/span>e DRUGS Act<\/span> would require internet registries to take immediate <\/span>action when<\/span> they receive notice from <\/span>\u201c<\/span>trusted notifiers<\/span>\u201d<\/span> that <\/span>one of their<\/span> domain name<\/span>s <\/span>is being used to sell drugs illegally online. <\/span>Agencies that are considered \u201ctrusted notifiers\u201d<\/span> include the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), the Department of Justice (DOJ), the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), State Attorneys General, <\/span>and <\/span>State Boards of Pharmacy, a<\/span>mong others<\/span>. After <\/span>receiving a<\/span> notice, the online platforms would have to <\/span>suspend<\/span> the domain <\/span>from operating<\/span>,<\/span> to allow for an investigation <\/span>before resuming online sales. <\/span>The domains would have the option to appeal, by providing evidence of lawful operation. \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

This legislation is a monumental step in ensuring that online platforms are<\/span><\/a> held accountable for allowing illegal online pharmacies to be created, and shutting down those that already exist and operate. The DRUGS Act is modeled on a successful FDA pilot program, which resulted in the takedown of nearly 30 domain names used to offer illegal opioids online in 2020.<\/span><\/p>\n

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About the National Consumers League<\/strong><\/p>\n

The National Consumers League, founded in 1899, is America’s pioneer consumer organization. Our mission is to protect and promote social and economic justice for consumers and workers in the United States and abroad. For more information, visit www.nclnet.org.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/section>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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