[Congressional Bills 108th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 4119 Introduced in House (IH)]






108th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 4119

 To amend the Small Business Act to reauthorize the Paul D. Coverdell 
          Drug-Free Workplace Program, and for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             April 1, 2004

  Mr. Portman (for himself and Mr. Bishop of Georgia) introduced the 
 following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Small Business

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                                 A BILL


 
 To amend the Small Business Act to reauthorize the Paul D. Coverdell 
          Drug-Free Workplace Program, and for other purposes.

    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 ``Drug-Free Workplace Program 
Reauthorization Act of 2004''.

SEC. 2. REAUTHORIZATION OF PAUL D. COVERDELL DRUG-FREE WORKPLACE 
              PROGRAM.

    (a) In General.--Paragraph (1) of section 27(g) of the Small 
Business Act (15 U.S.C. 654(g)) is amended by striking ``2001 through 
2003'' and inserting ``2004 through 2006''.
    (b) Additional Grants for Programs Carried Out in Cooperation With 
Small Business Development Centers.--
            (1) In general.--Subsection (b) of section 27 of the Small 
        Business Act (15 U.S.C. 654) is amended--
                    (A) by striking ``There is established'' and 
                inserting the following:
            ``(1) In general.--There is established''; and
                    (B) by adding at the end the following new 
                paragraph:
            ``(2) Additional grants for programs carried out in 
        cooperation with small business development centers.--The 
        Administrator may make an additional grant to, or enter into a 
        cooperative agreement or contract with, any grantee under 
        paragraph (1) for the purpose of providing, in cooperation with 
        one or more small business development centers, technical 
        assistance to small business concerns seeking to establish a 
        drug-free workplace program.''.
            (2) Authorization.--Subsection (g) of section 27 of the 
        Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 654) is amended--
                    (A) by redesignating paragraph (2) as paragraph 
                (3);
                    (B) by inserting after paragraph (1) the following 
                new paragraph:
            ``(2) Additional authorization.--There is authorized to be 
        appropriated to carry out this subsection, $1,500,000 for each 
        of fiscal years 2004 through 2006. Amounts made available under 
        this paragraph shall remain available until expended.''; and
                    (C) in paragraph (1)--
                            (i) by inserting ``(other than subsection 
                        (b)(2))'' after ``this section''; and
                            (ii) by striking ``this subsection'' and 
                        inserting ``this paragraph''.
    (c) 2-Year Grants.--Subsection (b) of section 27 of the Small 
Business Act (15 U.S.C. 654), as amended by subsection (b), is further 
amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
            ``(3) 2-year grants.--Each grant made under this subsection 
        shall be for a period of 2 years, subject to an annual 
        performance review by the Administrator.''.
    (d) Eligibility of Drug-Free Communities Coalitions.--Subparagraph 
(D) of section 27(a)(2) of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 654(a)(2)) 
is amended to read as follows:
                    ``(D)(i) the purpose of which is--
                            ``(I) to develop comprehensive drug-free 
                        workplace programs or to supply drug-free 
                        workplace services; or
                            ``(II) to provide other forms of assistance 
                        and services to small business concerns; or
                    ``(ii) that is eligible to receive a grant under 
                chapter 2 of the National Narcotics Leadership Act of 
                1988 (21 U.S.C. 1521 et seq.).''.
    (e) Evaluation and Coordination.--Section 27 of the Small Business 
Act (15 U.S.C. 654) is amended--
            (1) by striking subsection (d);
            (2) by redesignating subsections (e), (f), and (g) as 
        subsections (f), (g), and (h), respectively; and
            (3) by inserting after subsection (c) the following new 
        subsections:
    ``(d) Technical Assistance.--The Administrator, after consultation 
with the Director of the Center for Substance Abuse and Prevention, 
shall provide technical assistance and information to each eligible 
intermediary receiving a grant under subsection (b) regarding the most 
effective practices in establishing and carrying out drug-free 
workplace programs.
    ``(e) Evaluation of Program.--
            ``(1) Data collection system.--Each eligible intermediary 
        receiving a grant under this section shall establish a system 
        to collect and analyze information regarding the effectiveness 
        of drug-free workplace programs established with assistance 
        provided under this section through the intermediary, including 
        information regarding any increase or decrease among employees 
        in drug use, awareness of the adverse consequences of drug use, 
        and absenteeism, injury, and disciplinary problems related to 
        drug use. Such system shall conform to such requirements as the 
        Administrator, after consultation with the Director of the 
        Center for Substance Abuse and Prevention, may prescribe. Not 
        more than 5 percent of the amount of each grant made under 
        subsection (b) shall be used by the eligible intermediary to 
        carry out this paragraph.
            ``(2) Method of evaluation.--The Administrator, after 
        consultation with the Director of the Center for Substance 
        Abuse and Prevention, shall provide technical assistance and 
        guidance to each eligible intermediary receiving a grant under 
        subsection (b) regarding the collection and analysis of 
        information to evaluate the effectiveness of drug-free 
        workplace programs established with assistance provided under 
        this section, including the information referred to in 
        paragraph (1). Such assistance shall include the identification 
        of additional information suitable for measuring the benefits 
        of drug-free workplace programs to the small business concern 
        and to the concern's employees and the identification of 
        methods suitable for analyzing such information.
            ``(3) Study and report.--Not later than 18 months after the 
        date of the enactment of the Drug-Free Workplace Program 
        Reauthorization Act of 2004, the Administrator, in consultation 
        with the Secretary of Labor, the Secretary of Health and Human 
        Services, and the Director of National Drug Control Policy, 
        shall--
                    ``(A) compile and analyze the information collected 
                under this subsection;
                    ``(B) identify trends in such information;
                    ``(C) evaluate the effectiveness of the drug-free 
                workplace programs established with assistance provided 
                under this section; and
                    ``(D) submit to the Congress a report that 
                describes the results of the analysis conducted under 
                subparagraph (A), the trends identified under 
                subparagraph (B), and the results of the evaluation 
                conducted under subparagraph (C).''.
    (f) Small Business Development Centers.--
            (1) In general.--Subparagraph (T) of section 21(c)(3) of 
        the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C 648(c)(3)) is amended by 
        striking ``October 1, 2003'' and inserting ``October 1, 2006''.
            (2) Limitation.--Paragraph (3) of section 27(h) of the 
        Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 654(g)), as redesignated under 
        subsection (b)(2) and (d), is amended--
                    (A) by striking ``$1,000,000'' and inserting 
                ``$500,000''; and
                    (B) by inserting ``for fiscal years 2004 through 
                2006'' after ``under this subsection''.
    (g) Administrative Costs.--Subsection (h) of section 27 of the 
Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 654), as so redesignated, is amended by 
adding at the end the following new paragraph:
            ``(4) Administrative costs.--Of the total amount made 
        available under this subsection for any fiscal year, not more 
        than 5 percent of such amount shall be used for administrative 
        costs (determined without regard to the administrative costs of 
        eligible intermediaries).''.
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