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Code · BILL · 114th Congress · H.R. 6243 (Introduced in House) — To improve the ability of the Federal Government to address synthetic opioids, and for other purposes. · Sec. 7

Sec. 7. Temporary scheduling of synthetic opioid analgesics

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Section 201 of the Controlled Substances Act ( 21 U.S.C. 811 ) is amended by adding at the end the following: The Attorney General may, by order and without regard to the findings required by subsection
(a)of this section or section 202(b) and without regard to the procedures prescribed by subsections
(a)and
(b)of this section, place a substance in schedule I if— the substance is not listed in any other schedule in section 202; no exemption, approval, or licensing is in effect for the substance under section 505 of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act or section 351 of the Public Health Service Act; and the Attorney General has reason to believe that such substance— is a synthetic opioid analgesic; is the object or intended object of clandestine importation, manufacture, or distribution; and poses an imminent hazard to public health and safety. An order issued under paragraph
(1)may not take effect until 5 days after its publication in Federal Register. An order issued under paragraph
(1)shall expire not later than 6 months after the date on which it becomes effective, except that the Attorney General may extend the order for up to 6 months. An order issued under paragraph
(1)with respect to a substance shall be vacated upon the conclusion of a subsequent rulemaking proceeding initiated under subsection
(a)with respect to such substance. An order issued under paragraph
(1)is not subject to judicial review. .
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