§8103 Drug-free Workplace Requirements for Federal Grant Recipients

Summary

Requires organizations that get federal grants to keep their workplaces free of illegal drugs. They must have a written policy banning illegal drug use and saying what will happen to employees who break the rule. They must run a drug-awareness program that teaches the dangers, the policy, available counseling and rehab, and possible penalties. Every employee who works on the grant must get a copy of the policy and must follow it. Employees must tell their employer within 5 days if they are convicted of a workplace drug crime. The employer must tell the grant agency within 10 days after learning of a conviction. Employers must punish or require rehab for convicted employees as required by law and must make a good-faith effort to keep the workplace drug-free. Individuals getting grants must agree not to use or deal illegal drugs while doing grant work. If a grantee breaks these rules, the agency can suspend payments, end the grant, or bar the grantee from future grants under applicable law (including Executive Order 12549). A bar can last up to 5 years.