• The "Safe Disposal of Opioids Act of 2026" authorizes the Attorney General, in coordination with federal health and drug enforcement officials, to award grants to covered entities to establish or maintain disposal sites for unwanted prescription medications
• A fee of 1 cent per 100 milligrams is imposed on the sale of active opioids by manufacturers, producers, or importers to fund the program, with appropriations capped at the aggregate amount of fees collected
• Cancer patients and hospice care patients are designated as "eligible patients" who receive discounts so they pay no amount attributable to the opioid fee

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