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OFFICE OF MANAGEMENT AND BUDGET

2 CFR Parts 1 and 182


Guidance for Drug-Free Workplace Requirements (Financial 
Assistance)

AGENCY: Office of Federal Financial Management, Office of Management 
and Budget.

ACTION: Final guidance.

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SUMMARY: The Office of Management and Budget (OMB) is issuing guidance 
on drug-free workplace requirements for financial assistance. The 
guidance conforms with the common rule that 31 Federal agencies 
published on November 26, 2003 and therefore makes no substantive 
change to Federal policies and procedures in this area. The agencies 
issued the common rule after resolving public comments received in 
response to a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking.
    OMB is issuing this guidance as an administrative simplification 
that will streamline the policy framework for drug-free workplace 
requirements in two ways. First, the guidance is in a form suitable for 
Federal agency adoption, which will reduce the volume of Federal 
regulations on drug-free workplace requirements, make it easier for the 
affected public to use them, and make it easier and less expensive for 
the Federal Government to maintain them. Second, the guidance is 
located in the recently established title 2 of the Code of Federal 
Regulations (2 CFR). Locating the OMB guidance in 2 CFR will make it 
easier to find. As a further simplification for the public, the OMB 
guidance then will be in the same CFR title as the agencies' 
regulations that implement the guidance.
    This notice also makes a minor change to the previously issued 2 
CFR part 1, to conform that part with the guidance published today.

DATES: The effective date for this final guidance is July 15, 2009.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Marguerite Pridgen, Office of Federal 
Financial Management, Office of Management and Budget, telephone (202) 
395-7844 (direct) or (202) 395-3993 (main office) and e-mail: 
[email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In a Federal Register document published on 
September 26, 2008 [73 FR 55776], OMB proposed to issue drug-free 
workplace guidance for grants and cooperative agreements and make a 
minor conforming change to 2 CFR part 1. The proposal was the first 
step toward replacing a common rule that Federal agencies issued to 
implement the Drug-Free Workplace Act of 1988, as it applies to grants 
(Pub. L. 100-690, title V, subtitle D, enacted November 18, 1988). See 
the Supplementary Information section of the September 26, 2008, 
Federal Register document for more background information about the 
agencies' common rule, the proposed OMB guidance, title 2 of the Code 
of Federal Regulations in which the guidance and agency regulations 
will be located, and the benefits of replacing a common rule with 
adoptable guidance.
    In response to the September 2008 proposal, OMB received one 
comment noting a typographical error. We therefore are finalizing the 
guidance as proposed, with the error corrected.
    Next steps. Each Federal agency that is a signatory to the drug-
free workplace common rule will issue a brief rule in its chapter of 2 
CFR to adopt the OMB guidance on drug-free workplace, as required under 
sections 182.20 through 182.35 of the guidance. The rule will give 
regulatory effect to the OMB guidance for the agency's financial 
assistance awards and recipients. The agency also will remove the full 
text of the November 2003 common rule from its own CFR title. We expect 
to complete the process in calendar year 2010.

List of Subjects

2 CFR Part 1

    Cooperative agreements, Grant programs, Grants administration.

2 CFR Part 182

    Administrative practice and procedure, Drug abuse, Grant programs, 
Reporting and recordkeeping requirements.

Danny Werfel,
Deputy Controller.

Authority and Issuance

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For the reasons set forth above, the Office of Management and Budget 
amends 2 CFR, subtitle A, as follows:

PART 1--[AMENDED]

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1. The authority citation for part 1 continues to read as follows:

    Authority:  31 U.S.C. 503; 31 U.S.C. 1111; 41 U.S.C. 405; 
Reorganization Plan No. 2 o 1970; E.O. 11541, 35 FR 10737, 3 CFR, 
1966-1970, p. 939.


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2. Section 1.215 is revised to read as follows:


Sec.  1.215  Relationship to previous issuances.

    Although some of the guidance was organized differently within OMB 
circulars or other documents, much of the guidance in this subtitle 
existed prior to the establishment of title 2 of the CFR. Specifically:

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                                                     Previously was in *
      Guidance in * * *             On * * *                 * *
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(a) Chapter I, part 180.....  Nonprocurement        OMB guidance that
                               debarment and         conforms with the
                               suspension.           government-wide
                                                     common rule (see 60
                                                     FR 33036, June 26,
                                                     1995).
(b) Chapter I, part 182.....  Drug[dash]free        OMB guidance (54 FR
                               workplace             4946, January 31,
                               requirements.         1989) and a
                                                     government-wide
                                                     common rule (as
                                                     amended at 68 FR
                                                     66534, November 26,
                                                     2003).
(c) Chapter II, part 215....  Administrative        OMB Circular A-110.
                               requirements for
                               grants and
                               agreements.

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(d) Chapter II, part 220....  Cost principles for   OMB Circular A-21.
                               educational
                               institutions.
(e) Chapter II, part 225....  Cost principles for   OMB Circular A-87.
                               State, local, and
                               Indian tribal
                               governments.
(f) Chapter II, part 230....  Cost principles for   OMB Circular A-122.
                               non[dash]profit
                               organizations.
(g) [Reserved].
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CHAPTER I--[AMENDED]

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3. Part 182 is added to Chapter I, to read as follows:

PART 182--GOVERNMENTWIDE REQUIREMENTS FOR DRUG-FREE WORKPLACE 
(FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE)

Sec.
182.5 What does this part do?
182.10 How is this part organized?
182.15 To whom does the guidance apply?
182.20 What must a Federal agency do to implement the guidance?
182.25 What must a Federal agency address in its implementation of 
the guidance?
182.30 Where does a Federal agency implement the guidance?
182.35 By when must a Federal agency implement the guidance?
182.40 How is the guidance maintained?
Subpart A--Purpose and Coverage
182.100 How is this part written?
182.105 Do terms in this part have special meanings?
182.110 What do subparts A through F of this part do?
182.115 Does this part apply to me?
182.120 Are any of my Federal assistance awards exempt from this 
part?
182.125 Does this part affect the Federal contracts that I receive?
Subpart B--Requirements for Recipients Other Than Individuals
182.200 What must I do to comply with this part?
182.205 What must I include in my drug-free workplace statement?
182.210 To whom must I distribute my drug-free workplace statement?
182.215 What must I include in my drug-free awareness program?
182.220 By when must I publish my drug-free workplace statement and 
establish my drug-free awareness program?
182.225 What actions must I take concerning employees who are 
convicted of drug violations in the workplace?
182.230 How and when must I identify workplaces?
Subpart C--Requirements for Recipients Who Are Individuals
182.300 What must I do to comply with this part if I am an 
individual recipient?
Subpart D--Responsibilities of Agency Awarding Officials
182.400 What are my responsibilities as an agency awarding official?
Subpart E--Violations of This Part and Consequences
182.500 How are violations of this part determined for recipients 
other than individuals?
182.505 How are violations of this part determined for recipients 
who are individuals?
182.510 What actions will the Federal Government take against a 
recipient determined to have violated this part?
182.515 Are there any exceptions to those actions?
Subpart F--Definitions
182.605 Award.
182.610 Controlled substance.
182.615 Conviction.
182.620 Cooperative agreement.
182.625 Criminal drug statute.
182.630 Debarment.
182.635 Drug-free workplace.
182.640 Employee.
182.645 Federal agency or agency.
182.650 Grant.
182.655 Individual.
182.660 Recipient.
182.665 State.
182.670 Suspension.

    Authority: 41 U.S.C. 701, et seq.


Sec.  182.5  What does this part do?

    This part provides Office of Management and Budget (OMB) guidance 
for Federal agencies on the portion of the Drug-Free Workplace Act of 
1988 (41 U.S.C. 701-707, as amended) that applies to grants. It also 
applies the provisions of the Act to cooperative agreements and other 
financial assistance awards, as a matter of Federal Government policy.


Sec.  182.10  How is this part organized?

    This part is organized in two segments.
    (a) Sections 182.5 through 182.40 contain general policy direction 
for Federal agencies' use of the uniform policies and procedures in 
subparts A through F of this part.
    (b) Subparts A through F of this part contain uniform 
governmentwide policies and procedures for Federal agency use to 
specify the--
    (1) Types of awards that are covered by drug-free workplace 
requirements;
    (2) Drug-free workplace requirements with which a recipient must 
comply;
    (3) Actions required of an agency awarding official; and
    (4) Consequences of a violation of drug-free workplace 
requirements.


Sec.  182.15  To whom does the guidance apply?

    This part provides OMB guidance only to Federal agencies. 
Publication of this guidance in the Code of Federal Regulations does 
not change its nature--it is guidance and not regulation. Federal 
agencies' implementation of the guidance governs the rights and 
responsibilities of other persons affected by the drug-free workplace 
requirements.


Sec.  182.20  What must a Federal agency do to implement the guidance?

    To comply with the requirement in Section 41 U.S.C. 705 for 
Governmentwide regulations, each Federal agency that awards grants or 
cooperative agreements or makes other financial assistance awards that 
are subject to the drug-free workplace requirements in subparts A 
through F of the guidance must issue a regulation consistent with those 
subparts.


Sec.  182.25  What must a Federal agency address in its implementation 
of the guidance?

    Each Federal agency's implementing regulation:
    (a) Must establish drug-free workplace policies and procedures for 
that agency's awards that are consistent with the guidance in this 
part. When adopted by a Federal agency, the provisions of the guidance 
have regulatory effect for that agency's awards.
    (b) Must address some matters for which the guidance in this part 
gives the agency discretion. Specifically, the regulation must--
    (1) State whether the agency:
    (i) Has a central point to which a recipient may send the 
notification of a conviction that is required under Sec.  182.225(a) or 
Sec.  182.300(b); or
    (ii) Requires the recipient to send the notification to the 
awarding official for each agency award, or to his or her official 
designee.
    (2) Either:
    (i) State that the agency head is the official authorized to 
determine under Sec.  182.500 or Sec.  182.505 that a recipient has 
violated the drug-free workplace requirements; or
    (ii) Provide the title of the official designated to make that 
determination.
    (c) May also, at the agency's option, identify any specific types 
of financial

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assistance awards, in addition to grants and cooperative agreements, to 
which the Federal agency makes this guidance applicable.


Sec.  182.30  Where does a Federal agency implement the guidance?

    Each Federal agency that awards grants or cooperative agreements or 
makes other financial assistance awards that are subject to the drug-
free workplace guidance in this part must issue a regulation 
implementing the guidance within its chapter in subtitle B of this 
title of the Code of Federal Regulations.


Sec.  182.35  By when must a Federal agency implement the guidance?

    Federal agencies must submit proposed regulations to the OMB for 
review within nine months of the issuance of this part and issue final 
regulations within eighteen months of the guidance.


Sec.  182.40  How is the guidance maintained?

    The OMB publishes proposed changes to the guidance in the Federal 
Register for public comment, considers comments with the help of 
appropriate interagency working groups, and then issues any changes to 
the guidance in final form.

Subpart A--Purpose and Coverage


Sec.  182.100  How is this part written?

    (a) This part uses a ``plain language'' format to make it easier 
for the general public and business community to use and understand. 
The section headings and text, often in the form of questions and 
answers, must be read together.
    (b) Pronouns used within this part, such as ``I'' and ``you,'' 
change from subpart to subpart depending on the audience being 
addressed.


Sec.  182.105  Do terms in this part have special meanings?

    This part uses terms that have special meanings. Those terms are 
defined in subpart F of this part.


Sec.  182.110  What do subparts A through F of this part do?

    Subparts A through F of this part specify standard policies and 
procedures to carry out the Drug-Free Workplace Act of 1988 for 
financial assistance awards.


Sec.  182.115  Does this part apply to me?

    (a) Portions of this part apply to you if you are either--
    (1) A recipient of a Federal assistance award (see definitions of 
award and recipient in Sec. Sec.  182.605 and 182.660, respectively); 
or
    (2) A Federal agency awarding official.
    (b) The following table shows the subparts that apply to you:

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          If you are * * *                    See subparts * * *
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(1) a recipient who is not an        A, B and E.
 individual.
(2) a recipient who is an            A, C and E.
 individual.
(3) a Federal agency awarding        A, D and E.
 official.
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Sec.  182.120   Are any of my Federal assistance awards exempt from 
this part?

    This part does not apply to any award to which the agency head, or 
his or her designee, determines that the application of this part would 
be inconsistent with the international obligations of the United States 
or the laws or regulations of a foreign government.


Sec.  182.125   Does this part affect the Federal contracts that I 
receive?

    This part will affect future contract awards indirectly if you are 
debarred or suspended for a violation of the requirements of this part, 
as described in Sec.  182.510(c). However, this part does not apply 
directly to procurement contracts. The portion of the Drug-Free 
Workplace Act of 1988 that applies to Federal procurement contracts is 
carried out through the Federal Acquisition Regulation in chapter 1 of 
Title 48 of the Code of Federal Regulations (the drug-free workplace 
coverage currently is in 48 CFR part 23, subpart 23.5).

Subpart B--Requirements for Recipients Other Than Individuals


Sec.  182.200   What must I do to comply with this part?

    There are two general requirements if you are a recipient other 
than an individual.
    (a) First, you must make a good faith effort, on a continuing 
basis, to maintain a drug-free workplace. You must agree to do so as a 
condition for receiving any award covered by this part. The specific 
measures that you must take in this regard are described in more detail 
in subsequent sections of this subpart. Briefly, those measures are 
to--
    (1) Publish a drug-free workplace statement and establish a drug-
free awareness program for your employees (see Sec. Sec.  182.205 
through 182.220); and
    (2) Take actions concerning employees who are convicted of 
violating drug statutes in the workplace (see Sec.  182.225).
    (b) Second, you must identify all known workplaces under your 
Federal awards (see Sec.  182.230).


Sec.  182.205   What must I include in my drug-free workplace 
statement?

    You must publish a statement that--
    (a) Tells your employees that the unlawful manufacture, 
distribution, dispensing, possession, or use of a controlled substance 
is prohibited in your workplace;
    (b) Specifies the actions that you will take against employees for 
violating that prohibition; and
    (c) Lets each employee know that, as a condition of employment 
under any award, he or she:
    (1) Will abide by the terms of the statement; and
    (2) Must notify you in writing if he or she is convicted for a 
violation of a criminal drug statute occurring in the workplace and 
must do so no more than five calendar days after the conviction.


Sec.  182.210   To whom must I distribute my drug-free workplace 
statement?

    You must require that a copy of the statement described in Sec.  
182.205 be given to each employee who will be engaged in the 
performance of any Federal award.


Sec.  182.215   What must I include in my drug-free awareness program?

    You must establish an ongoing drug-free awareness program to inform 
employees about--
    (a) The dangers of drug abuse in the workplace;
    (b) Your policy of maintaining a drug-free workplace;
    (c) Any available drug counseling, rehabilitation, and employee 
assistance programs; and
    (d) The penalties that you may impose upon them for drug abuse 
violations occurring in the workplace.


Sec.  182.220   By when must I publish my drug-free workplace statement 
and establish my drug-free awareness program?

    If you are a new recipient that does not already have a policy 
statement as described in Sec.  182.205 and an ongoing

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awareness program as described in Sec.  182.215, you must publish the 
statement and establish the program by the time given in the following 
table:

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                If * * *                          Then you * * *
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(a) the performance period of the award  must have the policy statement
 is less than 30 days.                    and program in place as soon
                                          as possible, but before the
                                          date on which performance is
                                          expected to be completed.
(b) the performance period of the award  must have the policy statement
 is 30 days or more.                      and program in place within 30
                                          days after award.
(c) you believe there are extraordinary  may ask the agency awarding
 circumstances that will require more     official to give you more time
 than 30 days for you to publish the      to do so. The amount of
 policy statement and establish the       additional time, if any, to be
 awareness program.                       given is at the discretion of
                                          the awarding official.
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Sec.  182.225   What actions must I take concerning employees who are 
convicted of drug violations in the workplace?

    There are two actions you must take if an employee is convicted of 
a drug violation in the workplace:
    (a) First, you must notify Federal agencies if an employee who is 
engaged in the performance of an award informs you about a conviction, 
as required by Sec.  182.205(c)(2), or you otherwise learn of the 
conviction. Your notification to the Federal agencies must--
    (1) Be in writing;
    (2) Include the employee's position title;
    (3) Include the identification number(s) of each affected award;
    (4) Be sent within ten calendar days after you learn of the 
conviction; and
    (5) Be sent to every Federal agency on whose award the convicted 
employee was working. It must be sent to every awarding official or his 
or her official designee, unless the Federal agency has specified a 
central point for the receipt of the notices.
    (b) Second, within 30 calendar days of learning about an employee's 
conviction, you must either-
    (1) Take appropriate personnel action against the employee, up to 
and including termination, consistent with the requirements of the 
Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (29 U.S.C. 794), as amended; or
    (2) Require the employee to participate satisfactorily in a drug 
abuse assistance or rehabilitation program approved for these purposes 
by a Federal, State or local health, law enforcement, or other 
appropriate agency.


Sec.  182.230   How and when must I identify workplaces?

    (a) You must identify all known workplaces under each agency award. 
A failure to do so is a violation of your drug-free workplace 
requirements. You may identify the workplaces--
    (1) To the agency official that is making the award, either at the 
time of application or upon award; or
    (2) In documents that you keep on file in your offices during the 
performance of the award, in which case you must make the information 
available for inspection upon request by agency officials or their 
designated representatives.
    (b) Your workplace identification for an award must include the 
actual address of buildings (or parts of buildings) or other sites 
where work under the award takes place. Categorical descriptions may be 
used (e.g., all vehicles of a mass transit authority or State highway 
department while in operation, State employees in each local 
unemployment office, performers in concert halls or radio studios).
    (c) If you identified workplaces to the agency awarding official at 
the time of application or award, as described in paragraph (a)(1) of 
this section, and any workplace that you identified changes during the 
performance of the award, you must inform the agency awarding official.

Subpart C--Requirements for Recipients Who Are Individuals


Sec.  182.300  What must I do to comply with this part if I am an 
individual recipient?

    As a condition of receiving a Federal agency award, if you are an 
individual recipient, you must agree that--
    (a) You will not engage in the unlawful manufacture, distribution, 
dispensing, possession, or use of a controlled substance in conducting 
any activity related to the award; and
    (b) If you are convicted of a criminal drug offense resulting from 
a violation occurring during the conduct of any award activity, you 
will report the conviction:
    (1) In writing.
    (2) Within 10 calendar days of the conviction.
    (3) To the Federal agency awarding official or other designee for 
each award that you currently have, unless the agency designates a 
central point for the receipt of the notices, either in the award 
document or its regulation implementing the guidance in this part. When 
notice is made to a central point, it must include the identification 
number(s) of each affected award.

Subpart D--Responsibilities of Agency Awarding Officials


Sec.  182.400  What are my responsibilities as an agency awarding 
official?

    As a Federal agency awarding official, you must obtain each 
recipient's agreement, as a condition of the award, to comply with the 
requirements in--
    (a) Subpart B of this part, if the recipient is not an individual; 
or
    (b) Subpart C of this part, if the recipient is an individual.

Subpart E--Violations of This Part and Consequences


Sec.  182.500  How are violations of this part determined for 
recipients other than individuals?

    A recipient other than an individual is in violation of the 
requirements of this part if the agency head or his or her designee 
determines, in writing, that--
    (a) The recipient has violated the requirements of Subpart B of 
this part; or
    (b) The number of convictions of the recipient's employees for 
violating criminal drug statutes in the workplace is large enough to 
indicate that the recipient has failed to make a good faith effort to 
provide a drug-free workplace.


Sec.  182.505  How are violations of this part determined for 
recipients who are individuals?

    An individual recipient is in violation of the requirements of this 
part if the agency head or his or her designee determines, in writing, 
that--
    (a) The recipient has violated the requirements of Subpart C of 
this part; or
    (b) The recipient is convicted of a criminal drug offense resulting 
from a violation occurring during the conduct of any award activity.

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Sec.  182.510  What actions will the Federal Government take against a 
recipient determined to have violated this part?

    If a recipient is determined to have violated this part, as 
described in Sec.  182.500 or Sec.  182.505, the agency may take one or 
more of the following actions--
    (a) Suspension of payments under the award;
    (b) Suspension or termination of the award; and
    (c) Suspension or debarment of the recipient under the agency's 
regulation implementing the OMB guidance on nonprocurement debarment 
and suspension (2 CFR part 180), for a period not to exceed five years.


Sec.  182.515  Are there any exceptions to those actions?

    The agency head may waive with respect to a particular award, in 
writing, a suspension of payments under an award, suspension or 
termination of an award, or suspension or debarment of a recipient if 
the agency head determines that such a waiver would be in the public 
interest. This exception authority cannot be delegated to any other 
official.

Subpart F--Definitions


Sec.  182.605  Award.

    Award means an award of financial assistance by a Federal agency 
directly to a recipient.
    (a) The term award includes:
    (1) A Federal grant or cooperative agreement, in the form of money 
or property in lieu of money.
    (2) A block grant or a grant in an entitlement program, whether or 
not the grant is exempted from coverage under the Governmentwide rule 
that implements OMB Circular A-102 (for availability of OMB circulars, 
see 5 CFR 1310.3) and specifies uniform administrative requirements.
    (b) The term award does not include:
    (1) Technical assistance that provides services instead of money.
    (2) Loans.
    (3) Loan guarantees.
    (4) Interest subsidies.
    (5) Insurance.
    (6) Direct appropriations.
    (7) Veterans' benefits to individuals (i.e., any benefit to 
veterans, their families, or survivors by virtue of the service of a 
veteran in the Armed Forces of the United States).


Sec.  182.610  Controlled substance.

    Controlled substance means a controlled substance in schedules I 
through V of the Controlled Substances Act (21 U.S.C. 812), and as 
further defined by regulation at 21 CFR 1308.11 through 1308.15.


Sec.  182.615  Conviction.

    Conviction means a finding of guilt (including a plea of nolo 
contendere) or imposition of sentence, or both, by any judicial body 
charged with the responsibility to determine violations of the Federal 
or State criminal drug statutes.


Sec.  182.620  Cooperative agreement.

    Cooperative agreement means an award of financial assistance that, 
consistent with 31 U.S.C. 6305, is used to enter into the same kind of 
relationship as a grant (see definition of grant in Sec.  182.650), 
except that substantial involvement is expected between the Federal 
agency and the recipient when carrying out the activity contemplated by 
the award. The term does not include cooperative research and 
development agreements as defined in 15 U.S.C. 3710a.


Sec.  182.625  Criminal drug statute.

    Criminal drug statute means a Federal or non-Federal criminal 
statute involving the manufacture, distribution, dispensing, use, or 
possession of any controlled substance.


Sec.  182.630  Debarment.

    Debarment means an action taken by a Federal agency to prohibit a 
recipient from participating in Federal Government procurement 
contracts and covered nonprocurement transactions. A recipient so 
prohibited is debarred, in accordance with the Federal Acquisition 
Regulation for procurement contracts (48 CFR part 9, subpart 9.4) and 
agency regulations implementing the OMB guidance on nonprocurement 
debarment and suspension (2 CFR part 180, which implements Executive 
Orders 12549 and 12689).


Sec.  182.635  Drug-free workplace.

    Drug-free workplace means a site for the performance of work done 
in connection with a specific award at which employees of the recipient 
are prohibited from engaging in the unlawful manufacture, distribution, 
dispensing, possession, or use of a controlled substance.


Sec.  182.640  Employee.

    (a) Employee means the employee of a recipient directly engaged in 
the performance of work under the award, including--
    (1) All direct charge employees;
    (2) All indirect charge employees, unless their impact or 
involvement in the performance of work under the award is insignificant 
to the performance of the award; and
    (3) Temporary personnel and consultants who are directly engaged in 
the performance of work under the award and who are on the recipient's 
payroll.
    (b) This definition does not include workers not on the payroll of 
the recipient (e.g., volunteers, even if used to meet a matching 
requirement; consultants or independent contractors not on the payroll; 
or employees of subrecipients or subcontractors in covered workplaces).


Sec.  182.645  Federal agency or agency.

    Federal agency or agency means any United States executive 
department, military department, government corporation, government 
controlled corporation, any other establishment in the executive branch 
(including the Executive Office of the President), or any independent 
regulatory agency.


Sec.  182.650  Grant.

    Grant means an award of financial assistance that, consistent with 
31 U.S.C. 6304, is used to enter into a relationship--
    (a) The principal purpose of which is to transfer a thing of value 
to the recipient to carry out a public purpose of support or 
stimulation authorized by a law of the United States, rather than to 
acquire property or services for the Federal Government's direct 
benefit or use; and
    (b) In which substantial involvement is not expected between the 
Federal agency and the recipient when carrying out the activity 
contemplated by the award.


Sec.  182.655  Individual.

    Individual means a natural person.


Sec.  182.660  Recipient.

    Recipient means any individual, corporation, partnership, 
association, unit of government (except a Federal agency) or legal 
entity, however organized, that receives an award directly from a 
Federal agency.


Sec.  182.665  State.

    State means any of the States of the United States, the District of 
Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, or any territory or 
possession of the United States.


Sec.  182.670  Suspension.

    Suspension means an action taken by a Federal agency that 
immediately prohibits a recipient from participating in Federal 
Government procurement contracts and covered nonprocurement 
transactions for a temporary period, pending completion of an 
investigation and any judicial or administrative proceedings that may 
ensue. A recipient so prohibited is suspended, in

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accordance with the Federal Acquisition Regulation for procurement 
contracts (48 CFR part 9, subpart 9.4) and agency regulations 
implementing the OMB guidance on nonprocurement debarment and 
suspension (2 CFR part 180, which implements Executive Orders 12549 and 
12689). Suspension of a recipient is a distinct and separate action 
from suspension of an award or suspension of payments under an award.

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