Dispose Responsibly of your Pills Act of 2015

Bill: 114-hr-2463
Sponsor: Rep. Bera, Ami [D-CA-7]
Introduced: 2015-05-20 in the House
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
Subjects: Drug trafficking and controlled substances
Hazardous wastes and toxic substances
Health programs administration and funding
Law enforcement administration and funding
Prescription drugs
Solid waste and recycling

Summary:
action_date: 2015-05-20
text: 

Dispose Responsibly of your Pills Act of 2015 or the DROP Act of 2015

 
Authorizes the Attorney General, in coordination with the Administrator of the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), the Secretary of Health and Human Services, and the Director of the Office of National Drug Control Policy, to make grants to eligible entities to expand or make available disposal sites for unwanted prescription medications.
 
Defines &quot;eligible entity&quot; to include:
 
 
a state, local, or tribal law enforcement agency; 
 
 a manufacturer, distributor, or reverse distributor of prescription medications;
 
 a retail pharmacy; 
 
 a registered narcotic treatment program; 
 
 a hospital or clinic with an on-site pharmacy; and
 
 an eligible long-term care facility.
 
 
Requires a recipient to use a grant for:
 
 
 expenses of a prescription drug disposal site;
 
 implementing disposal procedures and processes and community education strategies;
 
 replicating a prescription drug take back initiative throughout multiple jurisdictions; and 
 
 training of law enforcement officers and other community participants. 
 
 
Limits grants to not more than $250,000 for not longer than two years.
 
Directs the Attorney General to make a grant: (1) to provide technical assistance and training for a grant recipient, and (2) for evaluation of each recipient's performance. Requires recipients to report each fiscal year on: (1) the effectiveness of their prescription drug take back programs, and (2) the effect of disposal efforts on drug circulation.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2015-06-16
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.
action_date: 2015-05-22
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2015-05-20
text: Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
action_date: 2015-05-20
text: Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
action_date: 2015-05-20
text: Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
action_date: 2015-05-20
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2015-05-20
text: Introduced in House