The Justice Department Inspector General must study fentanyl research within a year
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 Justice Department Inspector General must study fentanyl research within a year
The document says “shall”Who acts: the Inspector General of the Department of JusticeHow: statuteSec. 3 in the PDF
What the document says
“``(7) Inspector general report.--Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of the Halt All Lethal Trafficking of Fentanyl Act, the Inspector General of the Department of Justice shall complete a study, and submit to Congress a report thereon, about research described in paragraph (2) of this subsection with fentanyl.''.”
Within one year of the Act's enactment on July 16, 2025, the Inspector General of the Department of Justice must complete a study of research with fentanyl of the kind described in paragraph (2), and report on it to Congress.
What the document actually says
“``(7) Inspector general report.--Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of the Halt All Lethal Trafficking of Fentanyl Act, the Inspector General of the Department of Justice shall complete a study, and submit to Congress a report thereon, about research described in paragraph (2) of this subsection with fentanyl.''.”
That sentence, in plain words
A watchdog at the Justice Department must study this work. The study covers research with fentanyl. It must be done within a year.
What this is about
The watchdog then sends a report to Congress. The law does not say what the report must find. It only says the study must happen.
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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 Justice Department Inspector General must study fentanyl research within a year,” 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-inspector-general-report/ (retrieved August 26, 2026).
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