The Attorney General must issue rules within six months
To amend the Controlled Substances Act with respect to the scheduling of fentanyl-related substances, and for other purposes, section 5, Sec. 5.
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The Attorney General must issue rules within six months
The document says “shall”Who acts: Attorney GeneralHow: statuteSec. 5 in the PDF
What the document says
“The Attorney General-- (1) shall, not later than 6 months after the date of enactment of this Act, issue rules to implement this Act and the amendments made by this Act; and (2) may issue the rules under paragraph (1) as interim final rules.”
The Attorney General must issue rules to implement the Act and its amendments no later than six months after the date of enactment, which was July 16, 2025, and may issue them as interim final rules.
What the document actually says
“The Attorney General-- (1) shall, not later than 6 months after the date of enactment of this Act, issue rules to implement this Act and the amendments made by this Act; and (2) may issue the rules under paragraph (1) as interim final rules.”
That sentence, in plain words
The Attorney General must write rules for this law. They have six months. They can issue them as interim rules first.
What this is about
Rules fill in how a law works day to day. Interim rules are a first set. They can be changed after people have their say.
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Halt All Lethal Trafficking of Fentanyl Act, Public Law 119-26, sec. 5, 139 Stat. 417 (2025). https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/PLAW-119publ26/html/PLAW-119publ26.htm
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“The Attorney General must issue rules within six months,” Halt All Lethal Trafficking of Fentanyl Act, section 5, Sec. 5. Read the Mandate, https://readthemandate.org/halt-all-lethal-trafficking-fentanyl-act/proposal/sec05-rules-within-six-months/ (retrieved August 26, 2026).
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