; and (5) feedback received from collaborators. (e) Definition In this section, the term chronic pain means persistent or recurrent pain lasting longer than 3 months. (f) Authorization of appropriations To carry out this section, there is authorized to be appropriated such sums as may be necessary for each of fiscal years 2024 through 2028. . 120. Requirements for electronic-prescribing for controlled substances under group health plans and group and individual health insurance coverage (a) Public Health Service Act amendment Section 2799A–7 of the Public Health Service Act ( 42 U.S.C. 300gg–117 ) is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection: (d) Requirements for electronic-Prescribing for controlled substances (1) In general Except as provided pursuant to paragraph (2), for plan years beginning on or after January 1, 2026, a group health plan and a health insurance issuer offering group or individual health insurance coverage, with respect to a participating provider, as defined in section 2799–1(a)(3), shall have in place policies, subject to paragraphs (4) and (5), that require any prescription for a schedule II, III, IV, or V controlled substance (as defined by section 202 of the Controlled Substances Act) covered by the plan or coverage that is transmitted by such a participating provider for such a participant, beneficiary, or enrollee be electronically transmitted consistent with standards established under paragraph (3) of section 1860D–4(e) of the Social Security Act, under an electronic prescription drug program that meets requirements that are substantially similar (as jointly determined by the Secretary, the Secretary of Labor, and the Secretary of the Treasury) to the requirements of paragraph (2) of such section 1860D–4(e). (2) Exception for certain circumstances The Secretary, the Secretary of Labor, and the Secretary of the Treasury shall jointly, through rulemaking, specify circumstances and processes by which the requirement under paragraph (1) may be waived, with respect to a