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Fentanyl-related substances

Synthetic opioids chemically similar to fentanyl, often highly potent and dangerous, which fall under the scope of this legislation.

Scheduling order

A legal classification system under the Controlled Substances Act that categorizes drugs based on their potential for abuse and medical use, determining how they are regulated.

Temporary scheduling

A provisional classification of a drug, allowing it to be quickly brought under federal control for a limited time while permanent classification is considered.

Schedule I

The most restrictive category of controlled substances under federal law, indicating drugs with a high potential for abuse and no currently accepted medical use.

Public Law 116-114

A specific law previously passed by Congress, known as the 'Temporary Reauthorization and Study of the Emergency Scheduling of Fentanyl Analogues Act,' which this bill proposes to amend.