[Congressional Bills 104th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Res. 510 Introduced in House (IH)]







104th CONGRESS
  2d Session
H. RES. 510

    Providing for mandatory drug testing of Members of the House of 
                            Representatives.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             August 2, 1996

 Mr. Barton of Texas (for himself, Mr. Zeliff, Mr. Shays, Mr. Coburn, 
  Mr. Solomon, Mr. Camp, Mr. Stearns, Mr. Graham, Mr. Traficant, Mrs. 
   Fowler, Mr. McIntosh, Mr. Laughlin, Mr. Manzullo, Mr. Souder, Mr. 
Portman, Mr. Wamp, Mr. Weldon of Pennsylvania, Mrs. Myrick, Mr. Davis, 
   Mr. Clinger, Mr. Foley, Mr. Sam Johnson of Texas, Mr. Hansen, Mr. 
Hancock, Mr. Bliley, Mr. Ramstad, Mr. Bachus, Mr. Shadegg, Mr. Salmon, 
and Mr. Shaw) submitted the following resolution; which was referred to 
                    the Committee on House Oversight

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                               RESOLUTION


 
    Providing for mandatory drug testing of Members of the House of 
                            Representatives.

    Resolved,

SECTION 1. MANDATORY DRUG TESTING OF MEMBERS OF THE HOUSE OF 
              REPRESENTATIVES.

    (a) In General.--Notwithstanding any law, rule, or other authority 
to the contrary, the applicable accounts of the House of 
Representatives shall be available for payment of expenses of a program 
for testing of Members of Congress for illegal use of controlled 
substances.
    (b) Contract for Testing Services.--Not later than 6 months after 
the date on which this resolution is agreed to, the Clerk of the House 
of Representatives shall contract with a private, nongovernmental 
entity for testing services to carry out subsection (a).
    (c) Procedures.--The testing program under this resolution--
            (1) shall be mandatory for each Member of the House of 
        Representatives;
            (2) except as otherwise provided in this resolution, shall 
        be conducted in accordance with the Mandatory Guidelines for 
        Federal Workplace Drug Testing Programs, as prescribed pursuant 
        to section 503 of the Supplemental Appropriations Act, 1987 (5 
        U.S.C. 7301 note);
            (3) shall be carried out so that 10 percent of the Members 
        are randomly tested in each month;
            (4) shall require that the final results of each test be 
        provided to (A) the Member involved and (B) the Committee on 
        Standards of Official Conduct, which, in any case of positive 
        results, shall take such action as may be necessary under the 
        Rules of the House of Representatives; and
            (5) shall require that the final results of each test be 
        included in a biennial report of the Clerk of the House of 
        Representatives and printed as a House document in October of 
        each even-numbered year.

SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.

    As used in this resolution--
            (1) the term ``controlled substance'' has the meaning given 
        that term in section 102 of the Controlled Substances Act (21 
        U.S.C. 802); and
            (2) the term ``Member of the House of Representatives'' 
        means a Representative in, or a Delegate or Resident 
        Commissioner to, the Congress.
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