1. Short title This Act may be cited as the DEA Order Clearinghouse Act of 2018 . 2. Required clearinghouse for registrant orders (a) In general The Controlled Substances Act ( 21 U.S.C. 801 et seq.) is amended— (1) in section 303(f), in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by striking The Attorney General and inserting Subject to section 303A, the Attorney General ; and (2) by inserting after section 303 the following: 303A. Required clearinghouse for registrant orders (a) In general Not later than 2 years after the date of enactment of this section, the Attorney General shall— (1) establish a clearinghouse that would subject all orders of controlled substances and listed chemicals to the clearinghouse for recording and review, prior to final review by the registrant; (2) amend the regulations relative to controlled substances in schedule II ordering requirements that would allow for uniform electronic ordering of controlled substances in schedule II, III, IV, and V electronically to the clearinghouse; and (3) may deny, suspend, or revoke a registration issued under section 303(f), or the registration of a distributor under section 303(b) or 303(e), if the practitioner or distributor, as applicable, is not substantially in compliance with the requirements of this section. (b) Clearinghouse (1) In general An order for a controlled substance may not be filled by the registrant unless— (A) the order is first transmitted electronically to the Attorney General, acting through the Administrator of the Drug Enforcement Administration (referred to in this section as the Administrator ); (B) the Administrator uses the algorithm described in paragraph (2) to determine if the order is an outlier and is potentially suspicious; (C) the Administrator relays the order to the registrant with whom the order is placed, regardless of whether the algorithm was exceeded, for further analysis of the order under section 1301.74(b) of title 21, Code of Federal Regulations