[Congressional Bills 106th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 279 Introduced in House (IH)]







106th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 279

 To require preemployment drug testing with respect to applicants for 
                          Federal employment.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            January 6, 1999

 Mr. Sweeney introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
                     Committee on Government Reform

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                                 A BILL


 
 To require preemployment drug testing with respect to applicants for 
                          Federal employment.

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

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Federal Employment Applicant Drug 
Testing Act''.

SEC. 2. PREEMPLOYMENT DRUG TESTING.

    (a) In General.--All applicants for employment with the Federal 
Government shall be subject to preemployment drug testing in accordance 
with requirements which shall be prescribed by--
            (1) the President, with respect to applicants for 
        employment within the executive branch;
            (2) the Administrative Office of the United States Courts, 
        with respect to applicants for employment within the judicial 
        branch; and
            (3)(A) each House of Congress, with respect to applicants 
        for employment within such House; or
            (B) the appointing authority, with respect to applicants 
        for employment in any other office or agency within the 
        legislative branch.
    (b) Definition.--For purposes of this Act, the term ``drug'' means 
a controlled substance as defined by section 102(6) of the Controlled 
Substances Act (21 U.S.C. 802(6)).

SEC. 3. EFFECTIVE DATE.

    Any rules or regulations necessary to carry out this Act shall be 
issued in time so that they may be implemented beginning not later than 
the 90th day after the date of the enactment of this Act.
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