Sec. 5. Temporary scheduling of synthetic opioids
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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 issue a temporary order adding a drug or other substance to the definition of synthetic opioids if the Attorney General finds that— the drug or other substance satisfies the criteria for being considered a synthetic opioid but is not listed in that section or by regulation of the Attorney General as being a synthetic opioid; and adding such drug or other substance to the definition of synthetic opioids will assist in preventing abuse or misuse of the drug or other substance. An order issued under paragraph
(1)shall not take effect until 30 days after the date of the publication by the Attorney General of a notice in the Federal Register of the intention to issue such order and the grounds upon which such order is to be issued. The order shall expire not later than 24 months after the date it becomes effective, except that the Attorney General may, during the pendency of proceedings under paragraph (6), extend the temporary scheduling order for up to 6 months. The Attorney General shall transmit notice of an order proposed to be issued under paragraph
(1)to the Secretary of Health and Human Services. In issuing an order under paragraph (1), the Attorney General shall take into consideration any comments submitted by the Secretary in response to a notice transmitted pursuant to this paragraph. A temporary scheduling order issued under paragraph
(1)shall be vacated upon the issuance of a permanent scheduling order under paragraph (6). An order issued under paragraph
(1)is not subject to judicial review. The Attorney General may, by rule, issue a permanent order adding a drug or other substance to the definition of synthetic opioids if such drug or other substance satisfies the criteria for being considered a synthetic opioid. Such rulemaking may be commenced simultaneously with the issuance of the temporary order issued under paragraph (1). .
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Temporary scheduling of synthetic opioids
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