,,ii  #aaeth ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,s4 #bfde  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,april #aa1    
#bjah,mrs4 ,ernst 7for herself1 ,mr4    
,grassley1 and ,mr4 ,blumenthal7        
introduced the following bill2 which was
 read twice and referred to the         
,committee on the ,judiciary  ,a ,,bill 
,to establish a demonstration program   
under which the ,drug ,enforcement      
,administration provides grants to      
certain ,states to enable those ,states 
to increase participation in drug       
take-back programs4  #a4 ,short title   
,this ,act may be cited as the ,access  
to ,increased ,drug ,disposal ,act of   
#bjah4  #b4 ,definitions ,in this ,act--
 7#a7 the term ,attorney ,general means 
the ,attorney ,general1 acting through  
the ,assistant ,attorney ,general for   
the ,office of ,justice ,programs2  7#b7
 the term authorized collector means a  
narcotic treatment program1 a hospital  
or clinic with an on-site pharmacy1 a   
retail pharmacy1 or a reverse           

distributor1 that is authorized as a    
collector under section #acag4dj of     
title #ba1 ,code of ,federal            
,regulations 7or any successor          
regulation72  7#c7 the term covered     
grant means a grant awarded under       
section #c2 and  7#d7 the term eligible 
collector means a person who is eligible
 to be an authorized collector4  #c4    
,authority to make grants ,the ,attorney
 ,general shall award grants to ,states 
to enable the ,states to increase the   
participation of eligible collectors as 
authorized collectors4  #d4 ,application
 ,a ,state desiring a covered grant     
shall submit to the ,attorney ,general  
an application that1 at a minimum--     
7#a7 identifies the single ,state agency
 that oversees pharmaceutical care and  
will be responsible for complying with  
the requirements of the grant2  7#b7    
details a plan to increase participation
 rates of eligible collectors as        
authorized collectors2 and  7#c7        
describes how the ,state will select    

eligible collectors to be served under  
the grant4  #e4 ,use of grant funds ,a  
,state that receives a covered grant1   
and any subrecipient of the grant1 may  
use the grant amounts only for the costs
 of installation1 maintenance1 training1
 purchasing1 and disposal of controlled 
substances associated with the          
participation of eligible collectors as 
authorized collectors4  #f4 ,eligibility
 for grant ,the ,attorney ,general shall
 award a covered grant to #e ,states1   
not less than three of which shall be   
,states in the lowest quartile of       
,states based on the participation rate 
of eligible collectors as authorized    
collectors1 as determined by the        
,attorney ,general4  #g4 ,duration of   
grants ,the ,attorney ,general shall    
determine the period of years for which 
a covered grant is made to a ,state4    
#h4 ,accountability and oversight ,a    
,state that receives a covered grant    
shall submit to the ,attorney ,general a
 report1 at such time and in such manner

 as the ,attorney ,general may          
reasonably require1 that--  7#a7 lists  
the ultimate recipients of the grant    
amounts2  7#b7 describes the activities 
undertaken by the ,state using the grant
 amounts2 and  7#c7 contains performance
 measures relating to the effectiveness 
of the grant1 including changes in the  
participation rate of eligible          
collectors as authorized collectors4    
#i4 ,duration of program ,the ,attorney 
,general may award covered grants for   
each of the first #e fiscal years       
beginning after the date of enactment of
 this ,act4  #aj4 ,authorization of     
appropriations ,there are authorized to 
be appropriated to the ,attorney        
,general such sums as may be necessary  
to carry out this ,act4