1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Improve Addiction Education Act of 2017 . 2. Practitioner education on addiction management Section 303(f) of the Controlled Substances Act ( 21 U.S.C. 823(f) ) is amended— (1) by redesignating paragraphs (1) through (5) as subparagraphs (A) through (E), respectively; (2) by striking (f) The Attorney General and inserting (f)(1) Subject to paragraph (2), the Attorney General ; and (3) by adding at the end the following: (2) (A) To be registered under paragraph (1) to prescribe or otherwise dispense a controlled substance in schedule II or III for the treatment of pain, or pain management, a practitioner (other than a hospital, a pharmacy, or a veterinarian) shall complete education or training on pain management that conforms to the regulations promulgated under subparagraph (B). (B) (i) Not later than 9 months after the date of enactment of the Improve Addiction Education Act of 2017 , the Administrator of the Health Resources and Services Administration shall promulgate final regulations on the education or training required by subparagraph (A). (ii) Such regulations shall address— (I) the content of education or training required by this paragraph; and (II) the process for the certification of education or training as meeting the requirements of this paragraph. (iii) To meet the requirements of this paragraph, education or training shall— (I) be not fewer than 12 hours; (II) consist of education or training on pain management through classroom situations, seminars at professional society meetings, electronic communications, or otherwise