The interagency working group must be established within 18 months
Making further consolidated appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2026, and for other purposes, section 6507, Sec. 6507.
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The interagency working group must be established within 18 months
The document says “shall”Who acts: Secretary of Health and Human ServicesHow: statuteSec. 6507 in the PDF
What the document says
“``Not later than 18 months after the date of the enactment of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2026, the”
Subsection (b) of section 6507 amends section 5(a) of the PREEMIE Reauthorization Act of 2018. It replaces the words letting the Secretary of Health and Human Services establish the working group with words requiring the Secretary, in collaboration with other departments as appropriate, to establish it no later than 18 months after this Act was enacted.
What the document actually says
“``Not later than 18 months after the date of the enactment of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2026, the”
That sentence, in plain words
The clock starts on the day this law passed. The work must be done within 18 months of that day.
What this is about
The older law said the health chief may set up a group. Now it says the chief must. A deadline goes with it.
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Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2026, Public Law 119-75, sec. 6507, 140 Stat. 693 (2026). https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/PLAW-119publ75/html/PLAW-119publ75.htm
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“The interagency working group must be established within 18 months,” Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2026, section 6507, Sec. 6507. Read the Mandate, https://readthemandate.org/consolidated-appropriations-act-2026/proposal/sec6507-working-group-required/ (retrieved October 10, 2026).
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