The Attorney General must review the request and decide whether to proceed
To reauthorize certain programs that provide for opioid use disorder prevention, treatment, and recovery, and for other purposes, section 209, Sec. 209.
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The Attorney General must review the request and decide whether to proceed
The document says “shall”Who acts: Attorney GeneralHow: statuteSec. 209 in the PDF
What the document says
“The Attorney General shall review any request made by the Secretary of Health and Human Services under subsection (a)(2) and determine whether to initiate proceedings to revise the schedules in accordance with the criteria set forth in sections 201 and 202 of the Controlled Substances Act (21 U.S.C. 811, 812).”
The section requires the Attorney General to review any request made under subsection (a)(2) and to decide whether to begin proceedings to revise the schedules, using the criteria in sections 201 and 202 of the Controlled Substances Act.
What the document actually says
“The Attorney General shall review any request made by the Secretary of Health and Human Services under subsection (a)(2) and determine whether to initiate proceedings to revise the schedules in accordance with the criteria set forth in sections 201 and 202 of the Controlled Substances Act (21 U.S.C. 811, 812).”
That sentence, in plain words
The Attorney General must read the request. Then the Attorney General decides whether to start. The tests to use are set out in an older law.
What this is about
The law makes the review required but not the outcome. The Attorney General must decide. The answer can be no.
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Reauthorize certain programs that provide for opioid use disorder prevention, treatment, and recovery, Public Law 119-44, sec. 209, 139 Stat. 682 (2025). https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/PLAW-119publ44/html/PLAW-119publ44.htm
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“The Attorney General must review the request and decide whether to proceed,” Reauthorize certain programs that provide for opioid use disorder prevention, treatment, and recovery, section 209, Sec. 209. Read the Mandate, https://readthemandate.org/pl-119-44/proposal/sec209-ag-review/ (retrieved August 26, 2026).
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