[Congressional Bills 103th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 389 Introduced in House (IH)]

103d CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 389

To require preemployment drug testing of prospective Federal employees.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            January 5, 1993

 Mr. Solomon introduced the following bill; which was referred jointly 
       to the Committees on Post Office and Civil Service, House 
                   Administration, and the Judiciary

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                                 A BILL


 
To require preemployment drug testing of prospective Federal employees.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. PREEMPLOYMENT DRUG TESTING.

    All applicants for employment in the Federal Government shall be 
subject to preemployment drug testing.

SEC. 2. ISSUANCE OF REGULATIONS.

    Regulations to carry out section 1 shall be issued not later than 
90 days after the date of enactment of this Act as follows:
            (a) Legislative branch.--With respect to applicants for 
        employment in the legislative branch, such regulations shall be 
        issued by each House of Congress or in the case of other 
        entities within the legislative branch, by the appointing 
        authority of each such entity.
            (b) Judicial branch.--With respect to applicants for 
        employment in the judicial branch, such regulations shall be 
        issued by the Administrative Office of the United States 
        Courts.
            (c) Executive branch.--With respect to applicants for 
        employment in the executive branch, such regulations shall be 
        issued by the President.

SEC. 3. DEFINITION.

    As used in this Act, the term ``preemployment drug testing'' means 
testing for controlled substances (as such term is defined in section 
102(6) of the Controlled Substances Act (21 U.S.C. 802(6))) on 
applicants for employment with the Federal Government.

SEC. 4. EFFECTIVE DATE.

    This Act shall take effect 90 days after the date of the enactment 
of this Act.

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