,i  #aai? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #ejcb  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,augu/ #bb1 #bjbe,mr4 
,v9dman 7= himself & ,mr4 ,baumg>tn]7   
introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to
 ! ,committee on ,en]gy & ,comm]ce1 & 9 
addition to ! ,committee on ! ,judici>y1
 = a p]iod to be subsequ5tly det]m9$ by 
! ,speak]1 9 ea* case = consid]ation (  
su* provisions z fall )9 ! jurisdiction 
( ! committee conc]n$  ,a ,,bill  ,to   
am5d ! ,controll$ ,sub/ances ,act to    
p]man5tly s*$ule ! class (              
b5zimidazole-opioids kn[n z nitaz5es1 & 
= o!r purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is   
,act may be cit$ z ! ,nitaz5e ,control  
,act4  #b4 ,f9d+s ,congress f9ds !      
foll[+3 7#a7 ,nitaz5es are a class (    
syn!tic opioids fir/ syn!siz$ 9 ! #aiejs
 t exhibit extreme pot5cy at ! mu-opioid
 receptor1 ) "s analogs exce$+ ! pot5cy 
( f5tanyl4  7#b7 ,! ,drug ,en=cem5t     
,adm9i/ration 7,,dea7 has tempor>ily or 
p]man5tly s*$ul$ multiple nitaz5e       
comp\nds "u ,s*$ule ,i ( ! ,controll$   

,sub/ances ,act due to _! high abuse    
pot5tial & lack ( accept$ m$ical use4   
7#c7 ,nitaz5es & nitaz5e analogues h    
em]g$ 9 ! illicit drug supply z design] 
drugs & contribute to ov]dose & fatal   
poison+s 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates4  7#d7 ,a    
class-wide p]man5t s*$ul+ ( nitaz5es is 
necess>y to preemptively address !      
prolif]ation ( new analogs1 /reaml9e    
en=cem5t1 & protect public heal?4  #c4  
,s*$ule ,i classification ( nitaz5es    
7a7 ,am5dm5t ,section #bjb7;c7 ( !      
,controll$ ,sub/ances ,act 7#ba         
,u4,s4,c4 #hab7;c77 is am5d$ by add+ at 
! end ( ,s*$ule ,i ! foll[+3  7f7       
,b5zimidazole-opioids1 commonly ref]r$  
to z nitaz5es1 includ+ any sub/ance     
7includ+ its salts1 isom]s1 & salts (   
isom]s7 t has a *emical /ructure t is   
sub/antially simil> to t ( etonitaz5e or
 isotonitaz5e1 includ+3 7#a7 ,a         
b5zimidazole core sub/itut$ at !        
#b-position ) a b5zyl or sub/itut$ b5zyl
 gr\p2 &  7#b7 ,a basic nitrog5-conta9+ 
side *a9 at ! #a-position2 &  7#c7      

,exhibits agoni/ activity at ! mu-opioid
 receptor4  ,su* sub/ances include1 b   
are n limit$ to3 etonitaz5e1 clonitaz5e1
 metonitaz5e1 isotonitaz5e1             
protonitaz5e1 butonitaz5e1              
etodesnitaz5e1 flunitaz5e1 ,n-pyrrolid9o
 etonitaz5e1 ,n-dese?yl isotonitaz5e1 & 
,n-pip]id9yl etonitaz5e4  4  7b7        
,removal ( tempor>y /atus ,any sub/ance 
includ$ 9 ! am5dm5t to section #bjb7;c7 
( ! ,controll$ ,sub/ances ,act made by  
?is section t 0 tempor>ily s*$ul$ "u    
section #bja7;h7 ( ! ,controll$         
,sub/ances ,act %all be deem$ p]man5tly 
s*$ul$ & subject to ! requirem5ts (     
,s*$ule ,i z ( ! date ( enactm5t ( ?is  
,act4  7c7 ,rulemak+ au?ority ,!        
,attorney ,g5]al1 9 consultation ) !    
,secret>y ( ,heal? & ,human ,s]vices1   
may issue rules to cl>ify ! scope ( !   
nitaz5e class z necess>y to en=ce ?is   
section1 provid$ su* rules are consi/5t 
) ! *emical def9ition 9 subsection      
7a77#a74  7d7 ,rese>* exemption  7#a7   
,not)/&+ ! am5dm5ts made by subsection  

7a71 a rese>*] :o1 z ( ! date ( enactm5t
 ( ?is ,act1 is conduct+ rese>* involv+ 
a sub/ance describ$ 9 subsection 7a7 t 0
 n previ\sly li/$ 9 ,s*$ule ,i ( section
 #bjb7;c7 ( ! ,controll$ ,sub/ances ,act
 7#ba ,u4,s4,c4 #hab7;c771 %all n be    
requir$ to obta9 a regi/ration "u       
section #cjc7;f7 ( su* ,act 7#ba        
,u4,s4,c4 #hbc7;f77 solely due to !     
inclusion ( t sub/ance 9 ,s*$ule ,i1    
provid$ t3 7,a7 ! rese>* is be+ conduct$
 pursuant to an active inve/igational   
new drug 7,,ind7 application or o!r     
applicable regulatory exemption         
recogniz$ by ! ,food & ,drug            
,adm9i/ration or ,drug ,en=cem5t        
,adm9i/ration2  7,b7 ! rese>* 0 approv$ 
by an in/itutional review bo>d 7,,irb7  
prior to ! enactm5t ( ?is ,act2 &  7,c7 
! rese>*] notifies ! ,attorney ,g5]al1 9
 a mann] det]m9$ by ! ,attorney ,g5]al1 
)9 #ij days ( enactm5t ( ?is ,act4  7#b7
 ,! exemption "u p>agraph 7#a7 %all     
rema9 9 effect = a p]iod n to exce$ #ah 
mon?s f ! date ( enactm5t1 dur+ :i* "t !

 rese>*] may apply = a regi/ration "u   
section #cjc7;f71 & ! ,attorney ,g5]al  
%all exp$ite su* applications to ensure 
cont9uity ( rese>*4  7#c7 ,no?+ 9 ?is   
subsection %all be con/ru$ to au?orize !
 initiation ( new rese>* us+ sub/ances  
describ$ 9 subsection 7a7 )\t prop]     
regi/ration & s*$ul+ compliance4