,,ii  #aah? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,s4 #cjci  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,octob] #d1 #bjbc,mr4  
,lee introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 read
 twice & ref]r$ to ! ,committee on      
,heal?1 ,education1 ,labor1 & ,p5sions  
,a ,,bill  ,to protect access to kratom4
  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ 
z ! ,f$]al ,kratom ,consum] ,protection 
,act4  #b4 ,access to kratom  7a7       
,op5ness 9 rese>*  7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,dur+ !
 p]iod t beg9s #cj days aft] ! date (   
enactm5t ( ?is ,act & ends #ij days aft]
 su* date ( enactm5t1 ! ,secret>y1 act+ 
?r\gh ! ,commission]1 %all hold at lea/ 
"o he>+ t provides an op5 =um = !       
discussion on ! curr5t sci5tific data & 
in=mation ab\t safety & use ( products  
conta9+ kratom or kratom-d]iv$ products 
m>ket$ z a food1 diet>y +r$i5t1 or      
diet>y supplem5t4  7#b7 ,he>+           
requirem5ts ,! he>+ "u p>agraph 7#a7    
%all-- 7,a7 include input f lead+       
sci5tific rese>*]s on kratom &          
kratom-d]iv$ products2 &  7,b7 consid]--

 7i7 h[ _m individuals 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates
 consume kratom & kratom-d]iv$ products2
  7ii7 ! scope1 scale1 & degree (       
dep5d5ce or addiction associat$ )       
kratom1 mitragyn9e1 &                   
#g-;hydroxymitragyn9e2  7iii7 !         
causality ( dea?s 9 :i* kratom or       
kratom-d]iv$ products are associat$1    
includ+ in/ances 9 :i*-- 7,i7 a         
kratom-conta9+ product or kratom-d]iv$  
product 0 consum$ toge!r ) legal or     
illegal drugs2 or  7,,ii7 !             
kratom-conta9+ product or kratom-d]iv$  
product consum$ 0 contam9at$ ) a diff]5t
 non-drug adult]ant kn[n to endang]     
heal?2  7iv7 :e!r use ( kratom or       
kratom-d]iv$ products is directly l9k$  
to ! use ( m dang]\s s*$ul$ sub/ances2  
7v7 any adv]se heal? impacts t c\ld be  
expect$ if kratom or kratom-d]iv$ 7 no  
long] available2 &  7vi7 ! pot5tial     
heal? & wellness b5efits ( kratom &     
kratom-d]iv$ products4  7#c7 ,public    
docket ,n lat] ?an #cj days aft] ! date 
( enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 ! ,secret>y %all 

op5 a public docket = submission (      
public comm5ts = consid]ation at ! he>+ 
"u p>agraph 7#a74 ,! ,secret>y %all     
leave su* public docket op5 = comm5ts = 
n few] ?an #cj days be=e ! he>+ takes   
place4  7#d7 ,publication ( in=mation ,!
 ,secret>y %all publi% on ! website ( ! 
,food & ,drug ,adm9i/ration !           
transcripts ( all he>+s conduct$        
pursuant to p>agraph 7#a71 subject to   
section #eeb7;b7 ( title #e1 ,unit$     
,/ates ,code4  7b7 ,task =ce  7#a7      
,e/abli%m5t ,n lat] ?an #cj days aft] ! 
date ( enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 ! ,secret>y 
%all conv5e a task =ce1 to be kn[n z !  
,kratom ,rese>* ,task ,=ce1 to coord9ate
 kratom-relat$ rese>* conduct$ or       
support$ by ! ,f$]al ,gov]nm5t4  7#b7   
,reports on kratom rese>*  7,a7 ,initial
 report ,n lat] ?an #ij days aft] ! date
 ( enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 ! ,kratom       
,rese>* ,task ,=ce %all submit to       
,congress1 ! ,secret>y1 & ! ,commission]
 a report t details all f$]ally fund$1  
kratom-relat$ rese>* t has begun or be5 

complet$ prior to su* date ( enactm5t4  
7,b7 ,subsequ5t qu>t]ly reports ,n lat] 
?an #ij days aft] submission ( ! report 
"u subp>agraph 7,a71 & qu>t]ly !reaft]1 
! ,kratom ,rese>* ,task ,=ce %all submit
 to ,congress1 ! ,secret>y1 & !         
,commission] a report t includes-- 7i7 a
 progress report on all f$]ally-fund$   
kratom-relat$ rese>* & f9d+s made dur+ !
 applicable qu>t]2 &  7ii7 an analysis (
 ! results ( all su* rese>*4  7#c7      
,public meet+s ,! ,kratom ,rese>* ,task 
,=ce %all conv5e public meet+s )        
appropriate exp]ts & /akehold]s to      
increase public aw>5ess conc]n+ ! curr5t
 /ate ( kratom-relat$ rese>*4  7#d7     
,publicly available in=mation ,!        
,secret>y %all-- 7,a7 publi% ! report   
submitt$ "u p>agraph 7#b77;,a7 on !     
website ( ! ,food & ,drug ,adm9i/ration2
 &  7,b7 update su* website 9 accordance
 ) ! qu>t]ly reports submitt$ "u        
p>agraph 7#b77;,b71 ^u receipt ( ea* su*
 report4  7#e7 ,t]m9ation ( task =ce ,on
 ! date t is #b ye>s aft] ! initial     

report is submitt$ by ! ,kratom ,rese>* 
,task ,=ce "u p>agraph 7#b77;,a71 su*   
task =ce %all be t]m9at$4  7c7          
,protection ( kratom f curr5t           
regulations ,! ,secret>y %all n-- 7#a7  
impose requirem5ts on kratom or         
kratom-d]iv$ products t are m re/rictive
 ?an ! requirem5ts = food1 diet>y       
supplem5ts1 & diet>y +r$i5ts t apply "u 
,! ,f$]al ,food1 ,drug1 & ,cosmetic ,act
 7#ba ,u4,s4,c4 #cja et seq472  7#b7    
treat kratom1 or any product d]iv$ f or 
conta9+ kratom1 z an adult]at$ diet>y   
supplem5t-- 7,a7 = conta9+ a new diet>y 
+r$i5t z describ$ 9 subp>agraph 7,b7 (  
section #djb7;f77#a7 ( ! ,f$]al ,food1  
,drug1 & ,cosmetic ,act 7#ba ,u4,s4,c4  
#cdb7;f77#a772 or  7,b7 pursuant to     
subp>agraph 7,c7 ( su* section          
#djb7;f77#a72 or  7#c7 require kratom to
 und]go requirem5ts = notification z a  
new diet>y +r$i5t "u section #dac ( !   
,f$]al ,food1 ,drug1 & ,cosmetic ,act   
7#ba ,u4,s4,c4 #cej;b74  7d7 ,protection
 f future adm9i/rative action  7#a7 ,9  

g5]al ,any rulemak+ ! ,secret>y         
initiates to regulate kratom %all-- 7,a7
 comply ) =mal rulemak+ requirem5ts "u  
section #eeb7;a7 ( title #e1 ,unit$     
,/ates ,code2 &  7,b7 require public1   
9-p]son he>+s4  7#b7 ,publication (     
in=mation ,! ,secret>y %all publi% on ! 
website ( ! ,food & ,drug ,adm9i/ration 
! transcripts ( all he>+s conduct$      
pursuant to p>agraph 7#a77;,b71 subject 
to section #eeb7;b7 ( title #e1 ,unit$  
,/ates ,code4  7e7 ,import al]t         
requirem5ts ,! ,secret>y may n issue1   
implem5t1 or en=ce an import al]t = a   
kratom or kratom-d]iv$ product unless ! 
,secret>y det]m9es t !re is a hi/ory (  
su* kratom or kratom-d]iv$ product be+  
adult]at$ z describ$ 9 section          
#djb7;f77#a77;,a7 ( ! ,f$]al ,food1     
,drug1 & ,cosmetic ,act 7#ba ,u4,s4,c4  
#cdb7;f77#a77;,a771 or evid5ce t su*    
kratom or kratom-d]iv$ product is       
adult]at$ z describ$ 9 su* section4  7f7
 ,nonpreemption ,no?+ 9 ?is section %all
 preempt any ,/ate law4  7g7 ,def9itions

 ,9 ?is section3 7#a7 ,secret>y ,! t]m  
,secret>y means ! ,secret>y ( ,heal? &  
,human ,s]vices4  7#b7 ,commission] ,!  
t]m ,commission] means ! ,commission] ( 
,food & ,drugs4  7#c7 ,diet>y supplem5t 
,! t]m diet>y supplem5t has ! mean+ giv5
 su* t]m 9 section #bja7;ff7 ( ! ,f$]al 
,food1 ,drug1 & ,cosmetic ,act 7#ba     
,u4,s4,c4 #cba7;ff774  7#d7 ,diet>y     
+r$i5t ,! t]m diet>y +r$i5t means a     
diet>y +r$i5t z su* t]m is us$ 9 section
 #bja7;ff77#a7 ( ! ,f$]al ,food1 ,drug1 
& ,cosmetic ,act 7#ba ,u4,s4,c4         
#cba7;ff77#a774  7#e7 ,food ,! t]m food 
has ! mean+ giv5 su* t]m 9 section      
#bja7;f7 ( ! ,f$]al ,food1 ,drug1 &     
,cosmetic ,act 7#ba ,u4,s4,c4 #cba7;f774
  7#f7 ,kratom - ,! t]m kratom means !  
botanical ,mitragyna speciosa4  7#g7    
,new diet>y +r$i5t ,! t]m new diet>y    
+r$i5t has ! mean+ giv5 su* t]m 9       
section #dac7;d7 ( ! ,f$]al ,food1      
,drug1 & ,cosmetic ,act 7#ba ,u4,s4,c4  
#cej;b7d774