The Attorney General may still inspect to ensure controls against diversion
To amend the Controlled Substances Act with respect to the scheduling of fentanyl-related substances, and for other purposes, section 3, Sec. 3.
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The Attorney General may still inspect to ensure controls against diversion
The document says “shall not”Who acts: Attorney GeneralHow: statuteSec. 3 in the PDF
What the document says
“``(B) Nothing in subparagraph (A) shall prohibit the Attorney General from conducting an inspection that the Attorney General determines necessary to ensure that a registrant maintains effective controls against diversion.''.”
The paragraph above does not stop the Attorney General from inspecting where the Attorney General determines an inspection is necessary to ensure that a registrant maintains effective controls against diversion.
What the document actually says
“``(B) Nothing in subparagraph (A) shall prohibit the Attorney General from conducting an inspection that the Attorney General determines necessary to ensure that a registrant maintains effective controls against diversion.''.”
That sentence, in plain words
The Attorney General can still check a site. That happens when a check is thought to be needed. The point is to stop drugs going astray.
What this is about
The rule before this one drops a required check. It does not take away the power to check. The choice stays with the Attorney General.
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.
Halt All Lethal Trafficking of Fentanyl Act, Public Law 119-26, sec. 3, 139 Stat. 411 (2025). https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/PLAW-119publ26/html/PLAW-119publ26.htm
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“The Attorney General may still inspect to ensure controls against diversion,” Halt All Lethal Trafficking of Fentanyl Act, section 3, Sec. 3. Read the Mandate, https://readthemandate.org/halt-all-lethal-trafficking-fentanyl-act/proposal/sec03-inspection-still-permitted/ (retrieved October 10, 2026).
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