Sec. 4. Evaluation of encountered fentanyl-related substances
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Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, for each fentanyl-related substance that the Attorney General has encountered before the date of enactment of this Act, but not yet conducted an evaluation, the Attorney General shall create a synthetic compound of that substance and submit the compound to the Secretary of Health and Human Services in order to solicit a scientific and medical evaluation of that compound from the Secretary. Except as provided in paragraph (2), the Secretary of Health and Human Services shall complete the requested scientific and medical evaluation under subsection
(a)not later than 1 year after receiving the solicitation from the Attorney General. If the Attorney General is unable to create a synthetic compound before the expiration of the 1-year period described in paragraph (1)— the Attorney General shall— notify the Committee on the Judiciary of the Senate and the Committee on the Judiciary of the House of Representatives of the delay and publish the notification on a public website; and complete the requirements under subsection
(a)not later than 180 days after the expiration of the 1-year period.