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15 U.S.C. § 654 — Paul D. Coverdell drug-free workplace program
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**(a) Definitions** In this section:
(1) **Drug-free workplace program** — The term “drug-free workplace program” means a program that includes—
(A) a written policy, including a clear statement of expectations for workplace behavior, prohibitions against reporting to work or working under the influence of illegal drugs or alcohol, prohibitions against the use or possession of illegal drugs in the workplace, and the consequences of violating those expectations and prohibitions;
(B) drug and alcohol abuse prevention training for a total of not less than 2 hours for each employee, and additional voluntary drug and alcohol abuse prevention training for employees who are parents;
(C) employee illegal drug testing, with analysis conducted by a drug testing laboratory certified by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, or approved by the College of American Pathologists for forensic drug testing, and a review of each positive test result by a medical review officer;
(D) employee access to an employee assistance program, including confidential assessment, referral, and short-term problem resolution; and
(E) continuing alcohol and drug abuse prevention education.
(2) **Eligible intermediary** — The term “eligible intermediary” means an organization—
(A) that has not less than 2 years of experience in carrying out drug-free workplace programs;
(B) that has a drug-free workplace policy in effect;
(C) that is located in a State, the District of Columbia, or a territory of the United States; and
(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;
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**(a) Definitions** In this section:
(1) **Drug-free workplace program** — The term “drug-free workplace program” means a program that includes—
(A) a written policy, including a clear statement of expectations for workplace behavior, prohibitions against reporting to work or working under the influence of illegal drugs or alcohol, prohibitions against the use or possession of illegal drugs in the workplace, and the consequences of violating those expectations and prohibitions;
(B) drug and alcohol abuse prevention training for a total of not less than 2 hours for each employee, and additional voluntary drug and alcohol abuse prevention training for employees who are parents;
(C) employee illegal drug testing, with analysis conducted by a drug testing laboratory certified by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, or approved by the College of American Pathologists for forensic drug testing, and a review of each positive test result by a medical review officer;
(D) employee access to an employee assistance program, including confidential assessment, referral, and short-term problem resolution; and
(E) continuing alcohol and drug abuse prevention education.
(2) **Eligible intermediary** — The term “eligible intermediary” means an organization—
(A) that has not less than 2 years of experience in carrying out drug-free workplace programs;
(B) that has a drug-free workplace policy in effect;
(C) that is located in a State, the District of Columbia, or a territory of the United States; and
(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](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title21-section1521&num=0&edition=prelim) et seq.).
(3) **Employee** — The term “employee” includes any—
(A) applicant for employment;
(B) employee;
(C) supervisor;
(D) manager;
(E) officer of a small business concern who is active in management of the concern; and
(F) owner of a small business concern who is active in management of the concern.
(4) **Medical review officer** — The term “medical review officer”—
(A) means a licensed physician with knowledge of substance abuse disorders; and
(B) does not include any—
(i) employee of the small business concern; or
(ii) employee or agent of, or any person having a financial interest in, the laboratory for which the illegal drug test results are being reviewed.
**(b) Establishment**
(1) **In general** — There is established a drug-free workplace demonstration program, under which the Administrator may make grants to, or enter into cooperative agreements or contracts with, eligible intermediaries for the purpose of providing financial and technical assistance to small business concerns seeking to establish a drug-free workplace program.
(2) **Additional grants for technical assistance** — In addition to grants under paragraph (1), the Administrator may make grants to, or enter into cooperative agreements or contracts with, any grantee 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.
(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.
**(c) Promotion of effective practices of eligible intermediaries**
(1) **Technical assistance and information** — 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 under subsection (b) regarding the most effective practices in establishing and carrying out drug-free workplace programs.
(2) **Evaluation of program**
(A) *Data collection and analysis* — 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.
(B) *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.
**(d) Evaluation and coordination** Not later than 18 months after October 21, 1998, the Administrator, in coordination with the Secretary of Labor, the Secretary of Health and Human Services, and the Director of National Drug Control Policy, shall—
(1) evaluate the drug-free workplace programs established with assistance made available under this section; and
(2) submit to Congress a report describing the results of the evaluation under paragraph (1).
**(e) Contract authority** In carrying out this section, the Administrator may—
(1) contract with public and private entities to provide assistance related to carrying out the program under this section; and
(2) compensate those entities for provision of that assistance.
**(f) Construction** Nothing in this section may be construed to require an employer who attends a program offered by an intermediary to contract for any service offered by the intermediary.
**(g) Authorization**
(1) **In general** — There is authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section (other than subsection (b)(2)), $5,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2005 and 2006. Amounts made available under this paragraph shall remain available until expended.
(2) **Small business development centers** — Of the total amount made available under paragraph (1) for each of fiscal years 2005 and 2006, not more than the greater of 10 percent or $500,000 may be used to carry out [section 648(c)(3)(T) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title15-section648/c/3/T&num=0&edition=prelim).
(3) **Additional authorization for technical assistance grants** — There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out subsection (b)(2), $1,500,000 for each of fiscal years 2005 and 2006. Amounts made available under this paragraph shall remain available until expended.
(4) **Limitation on administrative costs** — Not more than 5 percent of the total amount made available under this subsection for any fiscal year shall be used for administrative costs (determined without regard to the administrative costs of eligible intermediaries).
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**(a) In general**
(1) **Technical assistance and agreements** — With respect to any grant recipient or other organization, the Administrator may—
(A) offer technical assistance and training; and
(B) enter into contracts and cooperative agreements.
(2) **Coordination of programs** — The Administrator may facilitate the coordination of programs between a grant recipient and other organizations and entities.
**(b) Training** The Administrator may provide training to any representative designated by a grant recipient in—
(1) coalition building;
(2) task force development;
(3) mediation and facilitation, direct service, assessment and evaluation; or
(4) any other activity related to the purposes of the Program.
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**(a) Aid, counsel, assistance, etc., to small business concerns** The essence of the American economic system of private enterprise is free competition. Only through full and free competition can free markets, free entry into business, and opportunities for the expression and growth of personal initiative and individual judgment be assured. The preservation and expansion of such competition is basic not only to the economic well-being but to the security of this Nation. Such security and well-being cannot be realized unless the actual and potential capacity of small business is encouraged and developed. It is the declared policy of the Congress that the Government should aid, counsel, assist, and protect, insofar as is possible, the interests of small-business concerns in order to preserve free competitive enterprise, to insure that a fair proportion of the total purchases and contracts or subcontracts for property and services for the Government (including but not limited to contracts or subcontracts for maintenance, repair, and construction) be placed with small-business enterprises, to insure that a fair proportion of the total sales of Government property be made to such enterprises, and to maintain and strengthen the overall economy of the Nation.
**(b) Assistance to compete in international markets**
(1) It is the declared policy of the Congress that the Federal Government, through the Administrator of the Small Business Administration, acting through the Associate Administrator for International Trade, and in cooperation with the Department of Commerce and other relevant State and Federal agencies, should aid and assist small businesses, as defined under this chapter, to increase their ability to compete in international markets by—
(A) enhancing their abil
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TITLE 15—COMMERCE AND TRADE
§ 654
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
CATALOG OF PROGRAMS TO ASSIST RURAL SMALL
BUSINESS CONCERNS
Pub. L. 101–574, title III, § 304, Nov. 15, 1990, 104 Stat.
2829, required the Small Business Administration to
compile a catalog of programs administered by Federal
and State departments and agencies which offer assist-
ance to small business concerns in rural areas by no
later than 180 days after Nov. 15, 1990, and to issue up-
dates of the catalog by Feb. 1, 1993, and Feb. 1, 1995.
RURAL SMALL BUSINESS CONFERENCES
Pub. L. 101–574, title III, § 306, Nov. 15, 1990, 104 Stat.
2829, provided that:
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The Chief Counsel for Advocacy of
the Small Business Administration shall, as soon as
practicable after the catalog (described in section 305
[probably means section 304, set out above] and herein-
after referred to as the ‘catalog’) is issued, but not
later than 90 days after the date such catalog is issued,
convene regional rural conferences in 5 cities or towns
in the United States.
‘‘(b) PREPARATIONS.—Prior to the conferences, the Of-
fice of Advocacy shall—
‘‘(1) select the sites for the conferences in order to
encourage the maximum participation of all inter-
ested parties including private citizens and represent-
atives of business, government, educational and non-
profit institutions; and
‘‘(2) distribute the catalog of programs and such
other background materials prepared by the Office of
Advocacy as the Chief Counsel deems appropriate.
‘‘(c) PURPOSES OF THE CONFERENCES.—The conference
shall—
‘‘(1) review the effectiveness of current Federal pro-
grams to promote rural small business and its needs,
with particular reference to the catalog of such pro-
grams;
‘‘(2) review how current
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TITLE 21—FOOD AND DRUGS
§ 1521
EFFECTIVE DATE OF REPEAL
Repeal effective Sept. 30, 1997, see section 1009 of Pub.
L. 100–690, which was formerly classified to section 1506
of this title.
§ 1509. Repealed. Pub. L. 109–469, title XI,
§ 1101(b), Dec. 29, 2006, 120 Stat. 3539
Section, Pub. L. 100–690, title VI, § 6073, Nov. 18, 1988,
102 Stat. 4323; Pub. L. 101–647, title XX, § 2001(b), Nov. 29,
1990, 104 Stat. 4854; Pub. L. 102–393, title VI, § 638(c), Oct.
6, 1992, 106 Stat. 1788; Pub. L. 103–322, title IX, § 90205(a),
(d), Sept. 13, 1994, 108 Stat. 1994, 1995; Pub. L. 105–277,
div. C, title VII, § 712, Oct. 21, 1998, 112 Stat. 2681–692, re-
lated to establishment of Special Forfeiture Fund.
SUBCHAPTER II—DRUG-FREE
COMMUNITIES
Editorial Notes
CODIFICATION
This subchapter is chapter 2 of subtitle A of title I of
Pub. L. 100–690. Section 1009 of Pub. L. 100–690 [former
21 U.S.C. 1506] repealed subtitle A effective Sept. 30,
1997. However, that repeal was not executed to this sub-
chapter because of Pub. L. 105–20, § 2(a)(1), (b), which
not only designated subtitle A as chapter 1 of subtitle
A, but also provided that any existing reference to sub-
title A was to be deemed to be a reference to chapter
1 of subtitle A (see note set out under former section
1501 of this title). Based on that provision, the repeal
was executed in the Code only to subchapter I of this
chapter, which comprises chapter 1 of subtitle A, and
not to this subchapter, which comprises chapter 2. Nev-
ertheless, Pub. L. 115–271, title VIII, § 8203(a)(1), (2), Oct.
24, 2018, 132 Stat. 4110 (set out as a note under section
1521 of this title), directed the revival and restoration
of chapter 2 (this subchapter), except for subchapter II
thereof (part B of this subchapter),
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