,,ii  #aafth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #bgja  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,october #bd1  
#bjai,mr4 ,portman 7for himself and ,mr4
 ,manchin7 introduced the following     
bill2 which was read twice and referred 
to the ,committee on the ,judiciary  ,a 
,,bill  ,to amend the ,controlled       
,substances ,act to list                
fentanyl-related substances as schedule 
,i controlled substances4  #a4 ,short   
title ,this ,act may be cited as the    
,federal ,initiative to ,guarantee      
,health by ,targeting ,fentanyl ,act4   
#b4 ,fentanyl-related substances        
,schedule ,i of section #bjb7;c7 of the 
,controlled ,substances ,act 7#ba       
,u4,s4,c4 #hab7;c77 is amended by adding
 at the end the following3  7e77#a7     
,unless specifically exempted or unless 
listed in another schedule1 any         
material1 compound1 mixture1 or         
preparation which contains any quantity 
of fentanyl-related substances1 or which
 contains their salts1 isomers1 and     

salts of isomers whenever the existence 
of such salts1 isomers1 and salts of    
isomers is possible within the specific 
chemical designation4  7#b7 ,in         
paragraph 7#a71 the term                
fentanyl-related substances includes any
 substance that is structurally related 
to fentanyl by #a or more of the        
following modifications3  7,a7 ,by      
replacement of the phenyl portion of the
 phenethyl group by any monocycle1      
whether or not further substituted in or
 on the monocycle4  7,b7 ,by            
substitution in or on the phenethyl     
group with alkyl1 alkenyl1 alkoxyl1     
hydroxyl1 halo1 haloalkyl1 amino1 or    
nitro groups4  7,c7 ,by substitution in 
or on the piperidine ring with alkyl1   
alkenyl1 alkoxyl1 ester1 ether1         
hydroxyl1 halo1 haloalkyl1 amino1 or    
nitro groups4  7,d7 ,by replacement of  
the aniline ring with any aromatic      
monocycle whether or not further        
substituted in or on the aromatic       
monocycle4  7,e7 ,by replacement of the 

,n-propionyl group by another acyl      
group4  4