,i  #aaith ,,congress  #b;d ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #gigj  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,march #ah1 #bjbf,mr4
 ,latta introduced the following bill2  
which was referred to the ,committee on 
,energy and ,commerce1 and in addition  
to the ,committee on the ,judiciary1 for
 a period to be subsequently determined 
by the ,speaker1 in each case for       
consideration of such provisions as fall
 within the jurisdiction of the         
committee concerned  ,a ,,bill  ,to     
amend the ,controlled ,substances ,act  
to permanently schedule                 
#b-;benzylbenzimidazole opioids         
7commonly referred to as nitazenes7 as  
,schedule #a controlled substances1 and 
for other purposes4  #a4 ,short title   
,this ,act may be cited as the          
,strengthening ,tools to ,outlaw        
,poisonous ,nitazenes ,act or the ,,stop
 ,nitazenes ,act4  #b4 ,class ,i        
scheduling of nitazenes  7a7 ,in general
 ,section #bjb7;c7 of the ,controlled   
,substances ,act 7#ba ,u4,s4,c4         

#hab7;c77 is amended by adding at the   
end of ,schedule ,i the following3  7f7 
7#a7 ,unless specifically exempted or   
unless listed in another schedule1 any  
material1 compound1 mixture1 or         
preparation that contains-- 7,a7 any    
quantity of a #b-;benzylbenzimidazole   
opioid2 or  7,b7 the salts1 isomers1 and
 salts of isomers of a                  
#b-;benzylbenzimidazole opioid4  7#b7   
,for purposes of paragraph 7#a71 the    
term #8#b-;benzylbenzimidazole opioid'  
includes the following3  7,a7 ,a        
substance that is structurally related  
to #b-;benzylbenzimidazole with the     
following modifications3 7i7 ,at the    
#a-position1 substitution with an alkyl 
linker connected to a substituted amine 
group containing hydrogen1 alkyl1       
alkenyl1 or a heteroaryl group1 such as 
a morphilino1 pyrrolidino1 or           
piperidinyl group1 whether or not       
further substituted4  7ii7 ,at the      
#b-position-- 7,i7 replacement of the   
alkyl portion of the benzyl group with a

 substituted or unsubstituted alkyl1    
alkoxy1 carbamates group1 nitrogen1     
sulfur1 or oxygen atom2 or  7,,ii7      
replacement of the phenyl portion of the
 benzyl group with an aryl or heteroaryl
 group4  7iii7 ,substitution on the     
phenyl portion of the benzimidazole ring
 with a hydrogen atom1 halogen1 nitro1  
cyano1 substituted or unsubstituted     
amide1 amine1 alkyl1 alkoxy1 aryl1 or   
heteroaryl group4  7iv7 ,at the         
#f-position1 substitution with hydrogen1
 nitro1 trifluoromethyl1 methoxy1       
trifluoromethoxy1 cyano1 and halogen    
group4  7,b7 ,a substance that exhibits 
agonist activity at the mu-opioid       
receptor4  7,c7 ,etonitazene1           
clonitazene1 metonitazene1              
isotonitazene1 protonitazene1           
butonitazene1 etodesnitazene1           
flunitazene1 ,n-pyrrolidino etonitazene1
 ,n-desethyl isotonitazene1 and         
,n-piperidinyl etonitazene4  7#c7 ,the  
,attorney ,general may by order publish 
in the ,federal ,register a list of     

substances that satisfy the definition  
of the term #b-;benzyl benzimidazole    
opioid in paragraph 7#b74  4  7b7       
,removal of temporary status ,any       
substance included in the amendment made
 by subsection 7a7 that was temporarily 
scheduled under section #bja7;h7 of the 
,controlled ,substances ,act 7#ba       
,u4,s4,c4 #haa7;h77 shall be deemed     
permanently scheduled and subject to the
 requirements of ,schedule ,i of section
 #bjb7;c7 of that ,act 7#ba ,u4,s4,c4   
#hab7;c77 as of the date of enactment of
 this ,act4  #c4 ,rulemaking  7a7       
,interim final rule ,the ,attorney      
,general--  7#a7 shall1 not later than  
#a year after the date of enactment of  
this ,act1 issue rules to implement this
 ,act1 including the amendments made by 
this ,act2 and  7#b7 may issue the rules
 under paragraph 7#a7 as an interim     
final rule4  7b7 ,procedure for final   
rule  7#a7 ,effectiveness of interim    
final rules ,a rule issued by the       
,attorney ,general as an interim final  

rule under subsection 7a7 shall become  
immediately effective as an interim     
final rule without requiring the        
,attorney ,general to demonstrate good  
cause therefor1 notwithstanding         
subparagraph 7,b7 of section #eec7;b7 of
 title #e1 ,united ,states ,code4  7#b7 
,opportunity for comment and hearing ,an
 interim final rule issued under        
subsection 7a7 shall give interested    
persons the opportunity to comment and  
to request a hearing4  7#c7 ,final rule 
,after the conclusion of proceedings    
under paragraph 7#b71 the ,attorney     
,general shall issue a final rule to    
implement this ,act1 including the      
amendments made by this ,act1 in        
accordance with section #eec of title   
#e1 ,united ,states ,code4