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116TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 2285 

To require the Secretary of Health and Human Services to revise the Mandatory Guidelines for Federal Workplace Drug Testing Programs to include 

testing for methadone use and to require the Secretary of Transportation 

to issue regulations to include testing for methadone use in Department 

of Transportation drug tests. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

APRIL 10, 2019 

Mr. SMITH of New Jersey introduced the following bill; which was referred 

to the Committee on Oversight and Reform, and in addition to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such 

provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned 

A BILL 

To require the Secretary of Health and Human Services 

to revise the Mandatory Guidelines for Federal Workplace Drug Testing Programs to include testing for 

methadone use and to require the Secretary of Transportation to issue regulations to include testing for methadone use in Department of Transportation drug tests. 

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

4 This Act may be cited as ‘‘Heidi’s Law’’. 


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1 SEC. 2. INCLUSION OF TESTING FOR METHADONE USE IN 

2 CERTAIN DRUG TESTING PROCEDURES. 

3 (a) REVISION OF MANDATORY GUIDELINES.—Not 

4 later than 90 days after the date of enactment of this Act, 

5 the Secretary of Health and Human Services shall revise 

6 the Mandatory Guidelines for Federal Workplace Drug 

7 Testing Programs, established pursuant to section 503(a) 

8 of Public Law 100–71 (5 U.S.C. 7301 note), to expand 

9 the opiate category on the list of substances authorized 

10 for testing to include methadone. 

11 (b) PUBLICATION OF NOTICE.—Upon completion of 

12 the revision required under subsection (a), the Secretary 

13 shall publish a final notice in the Federal Register of such 

14 revision. 

15 SEC. 3. INCLUSION OF METHADONE IN DEPARTMENT OF 

16 TRANSPORTATION DRUG TESTS. 

17 Not later than 60 days after the final notice required 

18 under section 2(b) is published, the Secretary of Transpor19 tation shall issue such regulations as are necessary to up20 date any regulations containing procedures for transpor21 tation employee workplace drug and alcohol testing pro22 grams to include testing for methadone use in drug-testing 

23 panels, consistent with the Mandatory Guidelines for Fed24 eral Workplace Drug Testing Programs as revised by the 

25 Secretary of Health and Human Services under section 

26 2. 


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1 SEC. 4. TO COMPEL THE SECRETARY TO PERIODICALLY UP2 DATE THE MANDATORY GUIDELINES FOR 

3 FEDERAL WORKPLACE DRUG TESTING. 

4 (a) IN GENERAL.—On an annual basis, the Secretary 

5 of Health and Human Services shall review and if nec6 essary revise the Mandatory Guidelines for Federal Work7 place Drug Testing Programs, established pursuant to 

8 section 503(a) of Public Law 100–71 (5 U.S.C. 7301 

9 note), to expand the list of substances authorized for test10 ing to include any such drugs which may not have been 

11 previously included, and which the Secretary believes 

12 should be included. 

13 (b) PUBLICATION OF NOTICE.—Upon completion of 

14 the revision required under subsection (a), the Secretary 

15 shall publish a final notice in the Federal Register of such 

16 revision. 

17 SEC. 5. INCLUSION OF NEWLY ESTABLISHED DRUGS IN DE18 PARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION DRUG 

19 TESTS. 

20 Not later than 60 days after the final notice required 

21 under section 4(b) is published, the Secretary of Transpor22 tation shall issue such regulations as are necessary to up23 date any regulations containing procedures for transpor24 tation employee workplace drug and alcohol testing pro25 grams to include testing for newly identified substances 

26 in drug-testing panels, consistent with the Mandatory 


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1 Guidelines for Federal Workplace Drug Testing Programs 

2 as revised by the Secretary of Health and Human Services 

3 under section 4. 

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