The disclosures are authorized by law but go no further
Making further consolidated appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2026, and for other purposes, section 6703, Sec. 6703.
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The disclosures are authorized by law but go no further
The document says “may not be construed”Who acts: Secretary of Health and Human ServicesHow: statuteSec. 6703 in the PDF
What the document says
“The disclosures authorized under clauses (i) and (ii) are disclosures authorized by law, including for purposes of section 1905 of title 18, United States Code.”
The new subparagraph states that the disclosures it authorizes are authorized by law, including for the trade secrets provision of title 18. It also states that the subparagraph is not otherwise to be read as authorizing disclosure of nonpublic information about a listed drug's ingredients, or as affecting the status of such information as a trade secret or confidential commercial information under section 301(j) of that Act, section 552 of title 5 or section 1905 of title 18.
What the document actually says
“The disclosures authorized under clauses (i) and (ii) are disclosures authorized by law, including for purposes of section 1905 of title 18, United States Code.”
That sentence, in plain words
What the health chief tells a maker under this part is allowed by law. That holds under the rule against giving away trade secrets.
What this is about
A brand recipe is a trade secret. Telling it out would normally be a crime. This carves out the narrow answers named above and nothing more.
No action is recorded against this proposal. That is not evidence that none has been taken, and nobody has yet read it against the record. See what the tracker does not yet cover.
Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2026, Public Law 119-75, sec. 6703, 140 Stat. 737 (2026). https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/PLAW-119publ75/html/PLAW-119publ75.htm
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“The disclosures are authorized by law but go no further,” Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2026, section 6703, Sec. 6703. Read the Mandate, https://readthemandate.org/consolidated-appropriations-act-2026/proposal/sec6703-disclosure-authorized/ (retrieved August 26, 2026).
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