Drug Testing for Special Government Employees Act
Sponsored By: Representative Sherrill
Introduced
Summary
Mandatory drug testing for special Government employees in sensitive roles. This bill would require pre-service tests and a random testing program for special Government employees who hold or perform sensitive duties. Positive tests would block appointment or remove current SGEs and carry a minimum 12-month ineligibility.
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- Nominees for special Government employee roles would need a drug test before their first day, and a positive result would make them ineligible for appointment for at least 12 months.
- Existing SGEs in sensitive positions would be entered into a random drug testing program within 90 days after enactment, and a positive test would remove them from civil service and bar reappointment for at least 12 months.
- Agency heads would implement testing under the Mandatory Guidelines for Federal Workplace Drug Testing Programs across agencies including the Executive Office of the President and the Office of Management and Budget. "Sensitive position" covers access to classified information and roles that affect safety, security, national security, or mission-critical duties.
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Penalties for special Government employees who test positive
If enacted, a positive pre‑service test would make a person ineligible for appointment as a special Government employee for at least 12 months. The 12 months would start when the agency head decides the result was positive. For current special Government employees, a positive random test would require removal from civil service and at least 12 months of ineligibility. That ineligibility period would also start on the agency’s decision date.
New drug tests for special Government employees
This bill would require drug tests for special Government employees. Before the first day, proposed hires would take a test under federal workplace drug‑testing guidelines. Current special Government employees in sensitive jobs would enter random testing within 90 days of enactment. Agency heads would run and enforce these programs.
Who is covered: agencies and sensitive jobs
This bill would define who is covered. "Agency" would follow 5 U.S.C. 551 and include the Executive Office of the President and OMB. "Sensitive position" would include jobs with classified access or duties affecting safety or national security, including mission‑critical roles. It would adopt existing law for "controlled substance" (21 U.S.C. 802) and "special Government employee" (18 U.S.C. 202). These definitions would decide who must be tested and who can be appointed.
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Sponsors & CoSponsors
Sponsor
Sherrill
NJ • D
Cosponsors
There are no cosponsors for this bill.
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