“To require drug testing for special Government employees, and for other purposes.”
No CRS summary available for this bill.
This section requires, in accordance with the Mandatory Guidelines for Federal Workplace Drug Testing Programs, (1) pre-appointment drug testing for any individual proposed to serve as a special Government employee (SGE), as defined in 18 U.S.C. 202 (i.e., a temporary executive or legislative branch officer or employee serving no more than 130 days during any 365-day period); and (2) establishment by agency heads, within 90 days of enactment, of random drug testing programs for any SGE in a sensitive position (i.e., with access to classified information, affecting national security or public safety, requiring high trust, or designated mission critical) serving on the enactment date. The section further provides that a positive test for a controlled substance renders prospective SGEs ineligible for appointment and requires removal from civil service of current SGEs, with a 12-month ban on SGE appointment in both cases.