Special research procedures for a substance must be made public
What the document says“``(1) In general.--If the Attorney General determines, with respect to a controlled substance, that an application by a practitioner to conduct research with the substance should be considered under a process, or subject to criteria, different from the process or criteria applicable to applications to conduct research with other controlled substances in the same schedule, the Attorney General shall make public, including by posting on the website of the Drug Enforcement Administration--”
A new subsection (o) added at the end of section 303 of the Controlled Substances Act (21 U.S.C. 823). Where the Attorney General decides that research applications for a substance go through a different process, or meet different criteria, from those for other substances in the same schedule, the Attorney General must make that public, including on the website of the Drug Enforcement Administration. The three items to be published are the identities of all substances for which such a determination has been made, the process and criteria that apply to them, and how those differ from the process and criteria for other substances in the same schedule.
What the document actually says“``(1) In general.--If the Attorney General determines, with respect to a controlled substance, that an application by a practitioner to conduct research with the substance should be considered under a process, or subject to criteria, different from the process or criteria applicable to applications to conduct research with other controlled substances in the same schedule, the Attorney General shall make public, including by posting on the website of the Drug Enforcement Administration--”
One drug can have its own rules for research requests. If the Attorney General sets those rules, they must be posted. The DEA website is one place they go.
The DEA is the drug agency of the Justice Department. Three things must be posted. They are the drugs, the special rules, and how those rules differ.
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