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Homeland Security and Further Additional Continuing Appropriations Act, 2026.Section 5 › Proposal

Personal-use prescription drugs from Canada may not be stopped

Making further consolidated appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2026, and for other purposes, section 5, Sec. 5. Written by .

Personal-use prescription drugs from Canada may not be stopped

The document says “may notWho acts: Commissioner of U.S. Customs and Border ProtectionHow: statuteSec. 5 in the PDF
What the document says

“None of the funds made available in this Act for U.S. Customs and Border Protection may be used to prevent an individual not in the business of importing a prescription drug (within the meaning of section 801(g) of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act) from importing a prescription drug from Canada that complies with the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act”

Making further consolidated appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2026, and for other purposes, Sec. 5

Section 227. Border agency money may not be used to stop a person who is not in the importing business from bringing in a prescription drug from Canada that complies with the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act. Provisos limit this to drugs carried on the person, in a quantity of not more than a 90-day supply, and exclude controlled substances and biological products.

What the document actually says

“None of the funds made available in this Act for U.S. Customs and Border Protection may be used to prevent an individual not in the business of importing a prescription drug (within the meaning of section 801(g) of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act) from importing a prescription drug from Canada that complies with the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act”

Making further consolidated appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2026, and for other purposes, Sec. 5
That sentence, in plain words

The border agency may not stop a traveler with medicine from Canada. The drug must meet our own drug law.

What this is about

The rule covers what a person carries on them. It is capped at a 90 day supply. It does not cover controlled drugs.

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