,,ii  #aai? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,s4 #cjgf  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,octob] #cj1 #bjbe ,mr4
 ,mc,cormick 7= himself1 ,mr4 ,gallego1 
,mr4 ,ricketts1 ,mrs4 ,%ahe51 ,mr4      
,s*mitt1 ,ms4 ,slotk91 & ,mrs4 ,moody7  
introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 read     
twice & ref]r$ to ! ,committee on !     
,judici>y  ,a ,,bill  ,to am5d !        
,controll$ ,sub/ances ,act to p]man5tly 
s*$ule ! class (                        
#b-;b5zylb5zimidazole-opioids kn[n z    
nitaz5es1 & = o!r purposes4  #a4  ,%ort 
title  ,?is ,act may be cit$ z !        
,nitaz5e ,control ,act4  #b4  ,f9d+s    
,congress f9ds ! foll[+3 7#a7           
#b-;,b5zylb5zimidazole opioids are a    
class ( syn!tic opioids fir/ syn!siz$ 9 
! #aiejs t exhibit significant pot5cy at
 ! mu-opioid receptor1 ) "s sub/ances   
exce$+ ! pot5cy ( f5tanyl4  7#b7 ,!     
,drug ,en=cem5t ,adm9i/ration has       
tempor>ily or p]man5tly s*$ul$ multiple 
#b-;b5zylb5zimidazole opioids comp\nds  
"u s*$ule ,i ( section #bjb7;c7 ( !     

,controll$ ,sub/ances ,act 7#ba         
,u4,s4,c4 #hab7;c77 due to _! high abuse
 pot5tial & lack ( accept$ m$ical use4  
7#c7 ,nitaz5es & relat$ comp\nds 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*$ul+ (             
#b-;b5zylb5zimidazole opioids is        
necess>y to preemptively address !      
prolif]ation ( new analogs1 /reaml9e    
en=cem5t1 & protect public heal?4  7#e7 
,! ,,halt ,f5tanyl ,act 7#bh ,u4,s4,c4  
#hja note2 ,public ,law #aai-bf7 creat$ 
pa?ways = rese>* us+ s*$ule ,i controll$
 sub/ances t apply to s*$ul$ nitaz5es4  
#c4  ,s*$ule ,i classification (        
nitaz5es  7a7  ,am5dm5t  ,s*$ule ,i (   
section #bjb7;c7 ( ! ,controll$         
,sub/ances ,act 7#ba ,u4,s4,c4 #hab7;c77
 is am5d$ by add+ at ! end ! foll[+3    
7f7  7#a7 ,unless specifically exempt$  
or unless li/$ 9 ano!r s*$ule1 any      
mat]ial1 comp\nd1 mixture1 or prep>ation
 :i* conta9s any quantity ( a           

#b-;b5zylb5zimidazole opioid1 or :i*    
conta9s ! salts1 isom]s1 & salts (      
isom]s ( a #b-;b5zylb5zimidazole opioid4
  7#b7 ,= purposes ( p>agraph 7#a71 !   
t]m #b-;b5zylb5zimidazole opioid        
includes ! foll[+3  7,a7 ,a sub/ance t  
is /ructurally relat$ to                
#b-;b5zylb5zimidazole ) ! foll[+        
modifications3  7i7 ,at ! #a-position1  
sub/itution ) an alkyl l9k] connect$ to 
a sub/itut$ am9e gr\p conta9+ hydrog51  
alkyl1 alk5yl1 or het]o>yl gr\p1 su* z a
 morphil9o1 pyrrolid9o1 or pip]id9yl    
gr\ps1 :e!r or n fur!r sub/itut$4  7ii7 
,at ! #b-position--  7,i7 replacem5t ( !
 alkyl portion ( ! b5zyl gr\p ) a       
sub/itut$ or unsub/itut$ alkyl1 alkoxy1 
c>bamates gr\p1 nitrog51 sulfur1 or     
oxyg5 atom2 or  7,,ii7 replacem5t ( !   
ph5yl portion ( ! b5zyl gr\p ) an aryl  
or het]o>yl gr\p4  7iii7 ,sub/itution on
 ! ph5yl portion ( ! b5zimidazole r+ ) a
 hydrog5 atom1 halog51 nitro1 cyano1    
sub/itut$ or unsub/itut$ amide1 am9e1   
alkyl1 alkoxy1 aryl1 or het]o>yl gr\p4  

7iv7 ,at ! #f-position1 sub/itution )   
hydrog51 nitro1 trifluorome?yl1 me?oxy1 
trifluorome?oxy1 cyano1 & halog5 gr\ps4 
7,b7 ,a sub/ance t exhibits agoni/      
activity at ! mu-opioid receptor4  7,c7 
,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 made  
by subsection 7a7 t 0 tempor>ily s*$ul$ 
"u section #bja7;h7 ( ! ,controll$      
,sub/ances ,act 7#ba ,u4,s4,c4 #haa7;h77
 %all be deem$ p]man5tly s*$ul$ &       
subject to ! requirem5ts ( s*$ule ,i (  
section #bjb7;c7 ( t ,act 7#ba ,u4,s4,c4
 #hab7;c77 z ( ! date ( enactm5t ( ?is  
,act4  7c7  ,rule ( con/ruction  ,no?+ 9
 ?is subsection %all be con/ru$ to      
au?orize ! initiation ( new rese>* us+  
#b-;b5zylb5zimidazole opioids1 z def9$ 9
 subsection 7f7 ( s*$ule ,i ( section   
#bjb7;c7 ( ! ,controll$ ,sub/ances ,act 

7#ba ,u4,s4,c4 #hab7;c771 z add$ by     
subsection 7a7 ( ?is section1 )\t prop] 
regi/ration & s*$ul+ compliance4