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DRUG-FREE WORKPLACE ACT OF 1998

SEC. 901. SHORT TITLE.

This title may be cited as the ``Drug-Free Workplace Act of 1998''.

SEC. 902. FINDINGS; PURPOSES.

(A) FINDINGS.--Congress finds that--

(1) 74 percent of adults who use illegal drugs are employed;

(2) small business concerns employ over 50 percent of the Nation's workforce;

(B) PURPOSES.--The purposes of this title are to--

(1) educate small business concerns about the advantages of a drug-free workplace;

(2) provide grants and technical assistance in addition to financial incentives to enable small business concerns to create a drug-free workplace;

SEC. 903. SENSE OF CONGRESS.

It is the sense of Congress that--

(1) businesses should adopt drug-free workplace programs;

(2) States should consider incentives to encourage businesses to adopt drug-free workplace programs; and

SEC. 904. DRUG-FREE WORKPLACE DEMONSTRATION PROGRAM.

Section 27 of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 654) is amended to read as follows:

SEC. 27. DRUG-FREE WORKPLACE DEMONSTRATION PROGRAM.

(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;

(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, $10,000,000 for fiscal years 1999 and 2000. Amounts made available under this subsection shall remain available until expended.

SEC. 905. SMALL BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT CENTERS.

Section 21(c)(3) of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 648(c)(3)) is amended--

(1) in subparagraph (R), by striking "and" at the end;

"(T) providing information and assistance to small business concerns with respect to establishing drug-free workplace programs on or before October 1, 2000."

 
 

 

 
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