This part changes two older laws about drug misuse. It adds teaching about how strong fake pills can be. It sets up a federal work group on fentanyl in street drugs. The work group must report each year. A wider committee now ends in 2030.
The document says “is amended”Who acts: CongressHow: statuteSec. 110 in the PDF
What the document says
“which may include strategies to increase education and awareness of the potency and dangers of synthetic opioids (including drugs contaminated with fentanyl) and, as appropriate, other emerging drug use or misuse issues”
The section inserts the same clause in two places in section 7102(c) of the SUPPORT for Patients and Communities Act, naming education and awareness of the potency and dangers of synthetic opioids, including drugs contaminated with fentanyl, among the strategies the grant program may support.
What the document actually says
“which may include strategies to increase education and awareness of the potency and dangers of synthetic opioids (including drugs contaminated with fentanyl) and, as appropriate, other emerging drug use or misuse issues”
That sentence, in plain words
Grant money can pay for teaching about strong man-made drugs. That includes drugs mixed with fentanyl. It can cover new drug problems too.
What this is about
Fentanyl is a very strong drug made in a lab. Small amounts of it are mixed into other drugs. People often do not know it is there.
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The document says “shall”Who acts: Secretary of Health and Human ServicesHow: statuteSec. 110 in the PDF
What the document says
“The Secretary, acting through the Committee, shall establish a Federal Interagency Work Group on Fentanyl Contamination of Illegal Drugs (referred to in this paragraph as the `Work Group') consisting of representatives from relevant Federal departments and agencies on the Committee.”
The section rewrites subsection (g) of section 7022 of the SUPPORT for Patients and Communities Act. The rewritten subsection directs the Secretary, acting through the coordinating committee, to establish a work group drawn from Federal departments and agencies already on that committee.
What the document actually says
“The Secretary, acting through the Committee, shall establish a Federal Interagency Work Group on Fentanyl Contamination of Illegal Drugs (referred to in this paragraph as the `Work Group') consisting of representatives from relevant Federal departments and agencies on the Committee.”
That sentence, in plain words
The Secretary must set up a work group. Its members come from federal agencies. They look at fentanyl mixed into street drugs.
What this is about
The group is not new staff. It is people already at those agencies, meeting on one subject. It sits under a committee that already exists.
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The document says “shall”Who acts: the Federal Interagency Work Group on Fentanyl Contamination of Illegal DrugsHow: statuteSec. 110 in the PDF
What the document says
“The Work Group shall consult with relevant stakeholders and subject matter experts, including--”
The section requires the work group to consult State, Tribal and local subject matter experts in reducing, preventing and responding to overdose caused by fentanyl contamination, and family members of both adults and youth who have overdosed on contaminated drugs.
What the document actually says
“The Work Group shall consult with relevant stakeholders and subject matter experts, including--”
That sentence, in plain words
The work group must talk to people outside the government. It must talk to experts in States, Tribes and towns. It must also talk to families who lost someone.
What this is about
Consulting means asking and listening. It does not mean those people get a vote. The work group still decides what to say.
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The document says “shall”Who acts: the Federal Interagency Work Group on Fentanyl Contamination of Illegal DrugsHow: statuteSec. 110 in the PDF
What the document says
“make recommendations for educating youth on the potency and dangers of drugs contaminated by fentanyl.”
The section lists five duties for the work group: examining Federal efforts, identifying strategies to improve State, Tribal and local responses, coordinating with the Secretary on public awareness, making recommendations to Congress on Federal programs, and making recommendations on educating youth.
What the document actually says
“make recommendations for educating youth on the potency and dangers of drugs contaminated by fentanyl.”
That sentence, in plain words
The work group must say how to teach young people about fentanyl. It must cover how strong the drug is. It must cover the danger too.
What this is about
A recommendation is advice. It does not become law by itself. Congress or an agency would have to act on it.
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The document says “shall”Who acts: the Federal Interagency Work Group on Fentanyl Contamination of Illegal DrugsHow: statuteSec. 110 in the PDF
What the document says
“The Work Group shall annually prepare and submit to the Secretary, the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions of the Senate, and the Committee on Energy and Commerce and the Committee on Education and Workforce of the House of Representatives, a report on the activities carried out by the Work Group under subparagraph (C)”
The section requires an annual report from the work group to the Secretary and to three committees of Congress, including recommendations to reduce and prevent overdose from fentanyl contamination in all populations and specifically among youth at risk.
What the document actually says
“The Work Group shall annually prepare and submit to the Secretary, the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions of the Senate, and the Committee on Energy and Commerce and the Committee on Education and Workforce of the House of Representatives, a report on the activities carried out by the Work Group under subparagraph (C)”
That sentence, in plain words
The work group must write a report every year. It goes to the Secretary and to three groups in Congress. It says what the group did.
What this is about
The report must also give advice on cutting deaths. It covers everyone. It pays extra attention to young people at risk.
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“The Committee shall terminate on September 30, 2030.”
The section replaces subsection (i) of section 7022 of the SUPPORT for Patients and Communities Act with a new end date of September 30, 2030, for the Interdepartmental Substance Use Disorders Coordinating Committee.
What the document actually says
“The Committee shall terminate on September 30, 2030.”
That sentence, in plain words
The committee has an end date. That date is September 30, 2030. After that day it stops.
What this is about
A sunset is a built-in end date. It makes Congress choose again later. Without a new law, the group just closes.
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Reauthorize certain programs that provide for opioid use disorder prevention, treatment, and recovery, Public Law 119-44, sec. 110, 139 Stat. 677 (2025). https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/PLAW-119publ44/html/PLAW-119publ44.htm
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“BRUCE'S Law,” Reauthorize certain programs that provide for opioid use disorder prevention, treatment, and recovery, section 110. Read the Mandate, https://readthemandate.org/pl-119-44/section-110/ (retrieved August 26, 2026).
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What This Page Covers, and What It Leaves Out
Each distinct thing the section does: the added strategies on the potency and dangers of synthetic opioids, the work group the Secretary must establish, whom the work group must consult, what the work group must do, its annual report, and the new termination date for the coordinating committee.
The rewritten subsection (g) also restates the Committee's general power to form working groups. That restatement is recorded in summary rather than as its own item.
The section works by amending section 7102(c) and section 7022 of the SUPPORT for Patients and Communities Act. Neither is indexed here, so nothing is recorded about the youth grant program or the coordinating committee beyond the words this law inserts.
