‘‘(B) In the case of a renewal request that is not the 
first renewal request of a practitioner after such date of 
enactment, the training required by paragraph (1) shall 
occur during the 3-year period preceding the renewal re-
quest. 
‘‘(6) The Attorney General may— 
‘‘(A) take steps necessary to verify that a prac-
titioner has completed a training program as re-
quired under paragraph (1), including requiring a 
practitioner to provide information determined nec-
essary by the Attorney General; and 
‘‘(B) investigate a practitioner described in 
paragraph (1) if the Attorney General has reason to 
believe the practitioner filed an inaccurate or fraud-
ulent written certification under paragraph (1). 
‘‘(7) Nothing in this subsection shall be construed to 
prevent a practitioner from using the same training both 
for purposes of satisfying the registration requirements of 
this subsection and for other purposes, such as satisfying 
State licensing requirements.’’; and 
(2) in section 304(a) (21 U.S.C. 824(a)), by 
adding at the end the following: 
‘‘A registration pursuant to section 303(f) issued to a 
practitioner who is required to comply with section 303(k) 
may be denied or revoked by the Attorney General upon 
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a finding that the practitioner has failed to comply with 
section 303(k).’’. 
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 
subsection (a) shall take effect on the date that is 180 
days after the date of enactment of this Act. 
(c) SUNSET.—Effective on the date that is 5 years 
after the date of enactment of this Act, the following pro-
visions are repealed: 
(1) Subsection (k) of section 303 of the Con-
trolled Substances Act (21 U.S.C. 823), as added by 
subsection (a)(1) of this section. 
(2) The sentence added by subsection (a)(2) of 
this section to the end of section 304(a) of such Act 
(21 U.S.C. 824(a)). 
SEC. 3. REPORT TO CONGRESS. 
Not later than 2 years after the date of enactment 
of this Act, the Comptroller General of the United States 
shall submit a report to Congress on the effects of this 
Act and the amendments made by this Act, including an 
analysis of— 
(1) whether there has been a reduction in the 
volume of opioids prescribed; 
(2) whether there has been an increase in the 
likelihood that opioid-dependent patients receive sub-
stance use disorder treatment; 
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(3) whether there has been a reduction in 
opioid-related overdoses and deaths; 
(4) whether training required by this Act and 
the amendments made by this Act has changed pre-
scribing practices and increased patient referrals to 
treatment; and 
(5) the extent to which prescribers have con-
formed their practices to those recommended in 
training pursuant to this Act and the amendments 
made by this Act. 
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