The regional center must be evaluated and reported on within four years
To reauthorize certain programs that provide for opioid use disorder prevention, treatment, and recovery, and for other purposes, section 302, Sec. 302.
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The regional center must be evaluated and reported on within four years
The document says “shall”Who acts: Secretary of Health and Human ServicesHow: statuteSec. 302 in the PDF
What the document says
“Not later than 4 years after the date of enactment of the SUPPORT for Patients and Communities Reauthorization Act of 2025, the Secretary shall evaluate the activities of the Regional Center and submit to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions of the Senate and the Committee on Energy and Commerce of the House of Representatives a report on the findings of such evaluation, including--”
The section requires an evaluation within four years of enactment and a report to two committees, covering the distinct roles of the regional center and the national center, outcomes, any gaps or duplication, and recommendations on changing, expanding or ending the regional center.
What the document actually says
“Not later than 4 years after the date of enactment of the SUPPORT for Patients and Communities Reauthorization Act of 2025, the Secretary shall evaluate the activities of the Regional Center and submit to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions of the Senate and the Committee on Energy and Commerce of the House of Representatives a report on the findings of such evaluation, including--”
That sentence, in plain words
The Secretary must judge how the regional center did. A report on that goes to two groups in Congress. It is due within four years.
What this is about
The report must say what each center does. It must point out overlap or gaps. It must then advise whether to keep the regional center.
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Reauthorize certain programs that provide for opioid use disorder prevention, treatment, and recovery, Public Law 119-44, sec. 302, 139 Stat. 684 (2025). https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/PLAW-119publ44/html/PLAW-119publ44.htm
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“The regional center must be evaluated and reported on within four years,” Reauthorize certain programs that provide for opioid use disorder prevention, treatment, and recovery, section 302, Sec. 302. Read the Mandate, https://readthemandate.org/pl-119-44/proposal/sec302-evaluation/ (retrieved October 10, 2026).
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