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108TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 4119 

To amend the Small Business Act to reauthorize the Paul D. Coverdell 

Drug-Free Workplace Program, and for other purposes. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

APRIL 1, 2004 

Mr. PORTMAN (for himself and Mr. BISHOP of Georgia) introduced the 

following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Small Business 

A BILL 

To amend the Small Business Act to reauthorize the Paul 

D. Coverdell Drug-Free Workplace Program, and for 

other purposes. 

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 the ‘‘Drug-Free Workplace 

5 Program Reauthorization Act of 2004’’. 

6 SEC. 2. REAUTHORIZATION OF PAUL D. COVERDELL DRUG7 FREE WORKPLACE PROGRAM. 

8 (a) IN GENERAL.—Paragraph (1) of section 27(g) of 

9 the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 654(g)) is amended 
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1 by striking ‘‘2001 through 2003’’ and inserting ‘‘2004 

2 through 2006’’. 

3 (b) ADDITIONAL GRANTS FOR PROGRAMS CARRIED

4 OUT IN COOPERATION WITH SMALL BUSINESS DEVELOP5 MENT CENTERS.— 

6 (1) IN GENERAL.—Subsection (b) of section 27 

7 of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 654) is 

8 amended— 

9 (A) by striking ‘‘There is established’’ and 

10 inserting the following: 

11 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—There is established’’; and 

12 (B) by adding at the end the following new 

13 paragraph: 

14 ‘‘(2) ADDITIONAL GRANTS FOR PROGRAMS CAR15 RIED OUT IN COOPERATION WITH SMALL BUSINESS

16 DEVELOPMENT CENTERS.—The Administrator may 

17 make an additional grant to, or enter into a coopera18 tive agreement or contract with, any grantee under 

19 paragraph (1) for the purpose of providing, in co20 operation with one or more small business develop21 ment centers, technical assistance to small business 

22 concerns seeking to establish a drug-free workplace 

23 program.’’. 
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1 (2) AUTHORIZATION.—Subsection (g) of section 

2 27 of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 654) is 

3 amended— 

4 (A) by redesignating paragraph (2) as 

5 paragraph (3); 

6 (B) by inserting after paragraph (1) the 

7 following new paragraph: 

8 ‘‘(2) ADDITIONAL AUTHORIZATION.—There is 

9 authorized to be appropriated to carry out this sub10 section, $1,500,000 for each of fiscal years 2004 

11 through 2006. Amounts made available under this 

12 paragraph shall remain available until expended.’’; 

13 and 

14 (C) in paragraph (1)— 

15 (i) by inserting ‘‘(other than sub16 section (b)(2))’’ after ‘‘this section’’; and 

17 (ii) by striking ‘‘this subsection’’ and 

18 inserting ‘‘this paragraph’’. 

19 (c) 2-YEAR GRANTS.—Subsection (b) of section 27 

20 of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 654), as amended 

21 by subsection (b), is further amended by adding at the 

22 end the following new paragraph: 

23 ‘‘(3) 2-YEAR GRANTS.—Each grant made under 

24 this subsection shall be for a period of 2 years, sub-
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1 ject to an annual performance review by the Admin2 istrator.’’. 

3 (d) ELIGIBILITY OF DRUG-FREE COMMUNITIES COA4 LITIONS.—Subparagraph (D) of section 27(a)(2) of the 

5 Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 654(a)(2)) is amended to 

6 read as follows: 

7 ‘‘(D)(i) the purpose of which is— 

8 ‘‘(I) to develop comprehensive drug9 free workplace programs or to supply drug10 free workplace services; or 

11 ‘‘(II) to provide other forms of assist12 ance and services to small business con13 cerns; or 

14 ‘‘(ii) that is eligible to receive a grant 

15 under chapter 2 of the National Narcotics 

16 Leadership Act of 1988 (21 U.S.C. 1521 et 

17 seq.).’’. 

18 (e) EVALUATION AND COORDINATION.—Section 27 

19 of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 654) is amended— 

20 (1) by striking subsection (d); 

21 (2) by redesignating subsections (e), (f), and 

22 (g) as subsections (f), (g), and (h), respectively; and 

23 (3) by inserting after subsection (c) the fol24 lowing new subsections: 
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1 ‘‘(d) TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE.—The Administrator, 

2 after consultation with the Director of the Center for Sub3 stance Abuse and Prevention, shall provide technical as4 sistance and information to each eligible intermediary re5 ceiving a grant under subsection (b) regarding the most 

6 effective practices in establishing and carrying out drug7 free workplace programs. 

8 ‘‘(e) EVALUATION OF PROGRAM.— 

9 ‘‘(1) DATA COLLECTION SYSTEM.—Each eligible 

10 intermediary receiving a grant under this section 

11 shall establish a system to collect and analyze infor12 mation regarding the effectiveness of drug-free 

13 workplace programs established with assistance pro14 vided under this section through the intermediary, 

15 including information regarding any increase or de16 crease among employees in drug use, awareness of 

17 the adverse consequences of drug use, and absentee18 ism, injury, and disciplinary problems related to 

19 drug use. Such system shall conform to such re20 quirements as the Administrator, after consultation 

21 with the Director of the Center for Substance Abuse 

22 and Prevention, may prescribe. Not more than 5 

23 percent of the amount of each grant made under 

24 subsection (b) shall be used by the eligible inter25 mediary to carry out this paragraph. 
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1 ‘‘(2) METHOD OF EVALUATION.—The Adminis2 trator, after consultation with the Director of the 

3 Center for Substance Abuse and Prevention, shall 

4 provide technical assistance and guidance to each el5 igible intermediary receiving a grant under sub6 section (b) regarding the collection and analysis of 

7 information to evaluate the effectiveness of drug-free 

8 workplace programs established with assistance pro9 vided under this section, including the information 

10 referred to in paragraph (1). Such assistance shall 

11 include the identification of additional information 

12 suitable for measuring the benefits of drug-free 

13 workplace programs to the small business concern 

14 and to the concern’s employees and the identification 

15 of methods suitable for analyzing such information. 

16 ‘‘(3) STUDY AND REPORT.—Not later than 18 

17 months after the date of the enactment of the Drug18 Free Workplace Program Reauthorization Act of 

19 2004, the Administrator, in consultation with the 

20 Secretary of Labor, the Secretary of Health and 

21 Human Services, and the Director of National Drug 

22 Control Policy, shall— 

23 ‘‘(A) compile and analyze the information 

24 collected under this subsection; 

25 ‘‘(B) identify trends in such information; 
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1 ‘‘(C) evaluate the effectiveness of the drug2 free workplace programs established with assist3 ance provided under this section; and 

4 ‘‘(D) submit to the Congress a report that 

5 describes the results of the analysis conducted 

6 under subparagraph (A), the trends identified 

7 under subparagraph (B), and the results of the 

8 evaluation conducted under subparagraph 

9 (C).’’. 

10 (f) SMALL BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT CENTERS.— 

11 (1) IN GENERAL.—Subparagraph (T) of section 

12 21(c)(3) of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C 

13 648(c)(3)) is amended by striking ‘‘October 1, 

14 2003’’ and inserting ‘‘October 1, 2006’’. 

15 (2) LIMITATION.—Paragraph (3) of section 

16 27(h) of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 654(g)), 

17 as redesignated under subsection (b)(2) and (d), is 

18 amended— 

19 (A) by striking ‘‘$1,000,000’’ and inserting 

20 ‘‘$500,000’’; and 

21 (B) by inserting ‘‘for fiscal years 2004 

22 through 2006’’ after ‘‘under this subsection’’. 

23 (g) ADMINISTRATIVE COSTS.—Subsection (h) of sec24 tion 27 of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 654), as 
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1 so redesignated, is amended by adding at the end the fol2 lowing new paragraph: 

3 ‘‘(4) ADMINISTRATIVE COSTS.—Of the total 

4 amount made available under this subsection for any 

5 fiscal year, not more than 5 percent of such amount 

6 shall be used for administrative costs (determined 

7 without regard to the administrative costs of eligible 

8 intermediaries).’’. 

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