To require the Secretary of Defense to ensure drop boxes are maintained on military installations for the deposit of unused prescription drugs, and for other purposes.

Bill: 118-hr-129
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Buchanan, Vern [R-FL-16]
Introduced: 2023-01-09
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Military facilities and property

Prescription drugs
Latest action: action_date: 2023-01-09
text: Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.

Summaries:
action_date: 2023-01-09
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p>This bill requires the Department of Defense to ensure there is an accessible drop box on each military installation for members of the Armed Forces (and family members) to deposit unused prescription drugs.</p>

tv_txt: I 118th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 129 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES January 9, 2023 Mr. Buchanan (for himself and Ms. Kuster ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Armed Services A BILL To require the Secretary of Defense to ensure drop boxes are maintained on military installations for the deposit of unused prescription drugs, and for other purposes.

1. Drop boxes on military installations for deposit of unused prescription drugs (a) Drop boxes The Secretary of Defense shall ensure there is maintained on each military installation a drop box that is accessible to members of the Armed Forces and the family members thereof, into which such members and family members may deposit unused prescription drugs. (b) Prescription drug defined In this section, the term prescription drug has the meaning given that term in section 1074g(i) of title 10, United States Code.