§8101 Definitions and Construction

Summary

Defines key terms used in the chapter and lets law enforcement be exempt when undercover work would be harmed. It gives one-line meanings for eight words: contractor — the department, division, or unit of a person that must perform the contract work; controlled substance — drugs listed in schedules I–V of federal law (21 U.S.C. 812); conviction — a court finding of guilt (including a nolo contendere plea), or sentencing, for violating federal or state drug laws; criminal drug statute — a criminal law about making, selling, giving, using, or possessing a controlled substance; drug-free workplace — the work site for a specific contract or grant where employees are barred from unlawful drug activity under the Anti-Drug Abuse Act of 1988 (Pub. L. 100–690, 102 Stat. 4181); employee — a worker directly doing the contract or grant work for the contractor or grantee; Federal agency — as defined in 5 U.S.C. 552(f); grantee — the department, division, or unit of a person that must perform the grant work. The chapter does not require law enforcement agencies to follow it if the agency head says doing so would be inappropriate for undercover operations.