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A second researcher in the same institution needs no separate registration

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 second researcher in the same institution needs no separate registration

The document says “is amendedWho acts: CongressHow: statuteSec. 3 in the PDF
What the document says

“``(4) An agent or employee of a research institution that is conducting research with a controlled substance if-- ``(A) the agent or employee is acting within the scope of the professional practice of the agent or employee; ``(B) another agent or employee of the institution is registered to conduct research with a controlled substance in the same schedule;”

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

A paragraph (4) added at the end of section 302(c) of the Controlled Substances Act (21 U.S.C. 822(c)). It covers an agent or employee of a research institution conducting research with a controlled substance, where that person is acting within the scope of their professional practice and another agent or employee of the institution is registered for a substance in the same schedule. Two further conditions, in subparagraphs (C) and (D), are recorded below.

What the document actually says

“``(4) An agent or employee of a research institution that is conducting research with a controlled substance if-- ``(A) the agent or employee is acting within the scope of the professional practice of the agent or employee; ``(B) another agent or employee of the institution is registered to conduct research with a controlled substance in the same schedule;”

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

One team member is signed up for the drug. Another team member then does not have to sign up. That second person must be doing their normal job.

What this is about

The two must work at the same research body. The drug must be on the same list as the one in the sign-up. Two more conditions come next.

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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 second researcher in the same institution needs no separate registration,” 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-second-researcher-same-institution/ (retrieved August 26, 2026).

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