,i  #aaeth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #daii  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,october #ca1        
#bjag,ms4 ,slaughter introduced the     
following bill2 which was referred to   
the ,committee on ,energy and ,commerce 
,a ,,bill  ,to direct the ,attorney     
,general to establish a national        
pharmaceutical stewardship program to   
facilitate the collection and disposal  
of prescription medications4  #a4 ,short
 title ,this ,act may be cited as the   
,pharmaceutical ,stewardship ,act of    
#bjag4  #b4 ,national pharmaceutical    
stewardship program  7a7 ,in general    
,the ,attorney ,general1 acting through 
the ,administrator of the ,drug         
,enforcement ,administration1 shall     
establish and implement a national      
pharmaceutical stewardship program to   
facilitate the collection and disposal  
of prescription medications at the      
locations at which such prescription    
medications are dispensed4  7b7 ,annual 
fees  7#a7 ,in general ,the ,attorney   

,general may assess1 collect1 and use1  
without further appropriation1 annual   
fees from producers of prescription     
medications to pay the administrative   
costs of carrying out this section4     
7#b7 ,amount of fees ,the ,attorney     
,general shall allocate the amount of   
fees under this subsection among the    
producers of prescription medications in
 a manner that provides for a fair and  
reasonable allocation of the costs of   
carrying out this section across such   
producers4