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114TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 2463 
To authorize the Attorney General to provide grants for drug disposal sites. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MAY 20, 2015 
Mr. BERA (for himself and Mr. ROE of Tennessee) introduced the following 
bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and 
in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, for a period to be subse-
quently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such 
provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned 
A BILL 
To authorize the Attorney General to provide grants for 
drug disposal sites. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Dispose Responsibly 
of your Pills Act of 2015’’ or ‘‘DROP Act of 2015’’. 
SEC. 2. GRANTS FOR DRUG DISPOSAL SITES. 
(a) PROGRAM AUTHORIZED.—The Attorney General, 
in coordination with the Administrator of the Drug En-
forcement Administration, the Secretary of Health and 
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Human Services, and the Director of the Office of Na-
tional Drug Control Policy, may make grants to eligible 
entities to expand or make available disposal sites for un-
wanted prescription medications. 
(b) APPLICATION.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—An eligible entity desiring a 
grant under this section shall submit an application 
to the Attorney General— 
(A) that meets the criteria under para-
graph (2); and 
(B) at such time, in such manner, and ac-
companied by such information as the Attorney 
General may require. 
(2) CRITERIA.—An eligible entity, in submitting 
an application under paragraph (1), shall— 
(A) describe the evidence-based method-
ology and outcome measurements that will be 
used to evaluate the program funded with a 
grant under this section, and specifically ex-
plain how such measurements will provide valid 
measures of the impact of the program; 
(B) describe how the program could be 
broadly replicated if demonstrated to be effec-
tive; and 
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(C) identify the governmental and commu-
nity agencies that will coordinate the program. 
(c) USE OF FUNDS.—An eligible entity shall use a 
grant received under this section for— 
(1) expenses of a prescription drug disposal 
site, including materials and resources; 
(2) implementing disposal procedures and proc-
esses; 
(3) implementing community education strate-
gies, including community education materials and 
resources; 
(4) replicating a prescription drug take back 
initiative throughout multiple jurisdictions; and 
(5) training of law enforcement officers and 
other community participants. 
(d) GRANT AMOUNTS AND DURATION.— 
(1) MAXIMUM AMOUNT.—The Attorney General 
may not award a grant under this section in an 
amount that exceeds $250,000. 
(2) DURATION.—The Attorney General shall 
award grants under this section for a period not to 
exceed 2 years. 
(e) TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE GRANT.—The Attorney 
General shall make a grant to provide technical assistance 
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and training for an eligible entity receiving a grant under 
this section. 
(f) EVALUATION.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Attorney General shall 
make a grant for evaluation of the performance of 
each eligible entity receiving a grant under this sec-
tion. 
(2) REPORTS.—Each fiscal year, the recipient 
of a grant under this subsection shall submit to the 
Attorney General a report that evaluates— 
(A) the effectiveness of the prescription 
drug take back program of each eligible entity 
receiving a grant under this section; and 
(B) the effect of disposal efforts on drug 
circulation. 
(3) PUBLIC AVAILABILITY.—The Attorney Gen-
eral shall make the reports submitted under para-
graph (2) publicly available on the public Internet 
website of the Attorney General. 
(g) AUTHORIZATION
OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There 
are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section 
$2,500,000 for each of fiscal years 2016 through 2020. 
(h) DEFINITION OF ELIGIBLE ENTITY.—In this sec-
tion, the term ‘‘eligible entity’’ means— 
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(1) a State, local, or tribal law enforcement 
agency; 
(2) a manufacturer, distributor, or reverse dis-
tributor of prescription medications; 
(3) a retail pharmacy; 
(4) a registered narcotic treatment program; 
(5) a hospital or clinic with an on-site phar-
macy; 
(6) an eligible long-term care facility; or 
(7) any other entity authorized by the Drug 
Enforcement Administration to dispose of prescrip-
tion medications. 
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