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A researcher may hold only the amounts stated in a notification

To amend the Controlled Substances Act with respect to the scheduling of fentanyl-related substances, and for other purposes, section 3, Sec. 3. Written by .

A researcher may hold only the amounts stated in a notification

The document says “may not”Who acts: practitioners conducting researchHow: statuteSec. 3 in the PDF
What the document says

“``(5) Limitation on amounts.--A practitioner conducting research with a schedule I substance under this subsection may only possess the amounts of schedule I substance identified in-- ``(A) the notification to the Attorney General under paragraph (3); or ``(B) a supplemental notification that the practitioner may send if the practitioner needs additional amounts for the research,”

To amend the Controlled Substances Act with respect to the scheduling of fentanyl-related substances, and for other purposes, Sec. 3

A practitioner working under the new subsection may possess only the amounts identified in the notification, or in a supplemental notification sent when more is needed. The supplemental notification must include the name of the practitioner, the additional quantity needed and an attestation that the research to be conducted with the substance is consistent with the scope of the research covered by the first notification.

What the document actually says

“``(5) Limitation on amounts.--A practitioner conducting research with a schedule I substance under this subsection may only possess the amounts of schedule I substance identified in-- ``(A) the notification to the Attorney General under paragraph (3); or ``(B) a supplemental notification that the practitioner may send if the practitioner needs additional amounts for the research,”

To amend the Controlled Substances Act with respect to the scheduling of fentanyl-related substances, and for other purposes, Sec. 3
That sentence, in plain words

A researcher can hold only what the notice named. If they need more, they send a second notice. That notice covers the extra amount.

What this is about

The first notice names a quantity. That number sets the cap. The second notice must show the extra is for the same work.

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  1. The document itself

    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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    “A researcher may hold only the amounts stated in a notification,” 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-limitation-on-amounts/ (retrieved October 10, 2026).

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