The Secretary must ask the Attorney General to start rulemaking if it is appropriate
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 Secretary must ask the Attorney General to start rulemaking if it is appropriate
The document says “shall”Who acts: Secretary of Health and Human ServicesHow: statuteSec. 209 in the PDF
What the document says
“if appropriate, request that the Attorney General initiate rulemaking proceedings to revise the schedules accordingly with respect to such products.”
The section directs the Secretary, if appropriate, to request that the Attorney General begin rulemaking to revise the schedules for those products.
What the document actually says
“if appropriate, request that the Attorney General initiate rulemaking proceedings to revise the schedules accordingly with respect to such products.”
That sentence, in plain words
If the data supports it, the Secretary must ask. The ask goes to the Attorney General. It asks for a rule change on how these drugs are listed.
What this is about
Rulemaking is how an agency writes a rule. It puts out a notice. It takes comments. Only the Attorney General can start it here.
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