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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. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Drug-Free Workplace 
Program Reauthorization Act of 2004’’. 
SEC. 2. REAUTHORIZATION OF PAUL D. COVERDELL DRUG- 
FREE WORKPLACE PROGRAM. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Paragraph (1) of section 27(g) of 
the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 654(g)) is amended
(2) AUTHORIZATION.—Subsection (g) of section 
27 of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 654) is 
amended— 
(A) by redesignating paragraph (2) as 
paragraph (3); 
(B) by inserting after paragraph (1) the 
following new paragraph: 
‘‘(2) ADDITIONAL
AUTHORIZATION.—There is 
authorized to be appropriated to carry out this sub-
section, $1,500,000 for each of fiscal years 2004 
through 2006. Amounts made available under this 
paragraph shall remain available until expended.’’; 
and 
(C) in paragraph (1)— 
(i) by inserting ‘‘(other than sub-
section (b)(2))’’ after ‘‘this section’’; and 
(ii) by striking ‘‘this subsection’’ and 
inserting ‘‘this paragraph’’. 
(c) 2-YEAR GRANTS.—Subsection (b) of section 27 
of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 654), as amended 
by subsection (b), is further amended by adding at the 
end the following new paragraph: 
‘‘(3) 2-YEAR GRANTS.—Each grant made under 
this subsection shall be for a period of 2 years, sub-
ject to an annual performance review by the Admin-
istrator.’’. 
(d) ELIGIBILITY OF DRUG-FREE COMMUNITIES COA-
LITIONS.—Subparagraph (D) of section 27(a)(2) of the 
Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 654(a)(2)) is amended to 
read as follows: 
‘‘(D)(i) the purpose of which is— 
‘‘(I) to develop comprehensive drug- 
free workplace programs or to supply drug- 
free workplace services; or 
‘‘(II) to provide other forms of assist-
ance and services to small business con-
cerns; or 
‘‘(ii) that is eligible to receive a grant 
under chapter 2 of the National Narcotics 
Leadership Act of 1988 (21 U.S.C. 1521 et 
seq.).’’. 
(e) EVALUATION AND COORDINATION.—Section 27 
of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 654) is amended— 
(1) by striking subsection (d); 
(2) by redesignating subsections (e), (f), and 
(g) as subsections (f), (g), and (h), respectively; and 
(3) by inserting after subsection (c) the fol-
lowing new subsections:
‘‘(d) TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE.—The Administrator, 
after consultation with the Director of the Center for Sub-
stance Abuse and Prevention, shall provide technical as-
sistance and information to each eligible intermediary re-
ceiving a grant under subsection (b) regarding the most 
effective practices in establishing and carrying out drug- 
free workplace programs. 
‘‘(e) EVALUATION OF PROGRAM.— 
‘‘(1) DATA COLLECTION SYSTEM.—Each eligible 
intermediary receiving a grant under this section 
shall establish a system to collect and analyze infor-
mation regarding the effectiveness of drug-free 
workplace programs established with assistance pro-
vided under this section through the intermediary, 
including information regarding any increase or de-
crease among employees in drug use, awareness of 
the adverse consequences of drug use, and absentee-
ism, injury, and disciplinary problems related to 
drug use. Such system shall conform to such re-
quirements as the Administrator, after consultation 
with the Director of the Center for Substance Abuse 
and Prevention, may prescribe. Not more than 5 
percent of the amount of each grant made under 
subsection (b) shall be used by the eligible inter-
mediary to carry out this paragraph.
‘‘(2) METHOD OF EVALUATION.—The Adminis-
trator, after consultation with the Director of the 
Center for Substance Abuse and Prevention, shall 
provide technical assistance and guidance to each el-
igible intermediary receiving a grant under sub-
section (b) regarding the collection and analysis of 
information to evaluate the effectiveness of drug-free 
workplace programs established with assistance pro-
vided under this section, including the information 
referred to in paragraph (1). Such assistance shall 
include the identification of additional information 
suitable for measuring the benefits of drug-free 
workplace programs to the small business concern 
and to the concern’s employees and the identification 
of methods suitable for analyzing such information. 
‘‘(3) STUDY AND REPORT.—Not later than 18 
months after the date of the enactment of the Drug- 
Free Workplace Program Reauthorization Act of 
2004, the Administrator, in consultation with the 
Secretary of Labor, the Secretary of Health and 
Human Services, and the Director of National Drug 
Control Policy, shall— 
‘‘(A) compile and analyze the information 
collected under this subsection; 
‘‘(B) identify trends in such information;
‘‘(C) evaluate the effectiveness of the drug- 
free workplace programs established with assist-
ance provided under this section; and 
‘‘(D) submit to the Congress a report that 
describes the results of the analysis conducted 
under subparagraph (A), the trends identified 
under subparagraph (B), and the results of the 
evaluation 
conducted 
under 
subparagraph 
(C).’’. 
(f) SMALL BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT CENTERS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Subparagraph (T) of section 
21(c)(3) of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C 
648(c)(3)) is amended by striking ‘‘October 1, 
2003’’ and inserting ‘‘October 1, 2006’’. 
(2) LIMITATION.—Paragraph (3) of section 
27(h) of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 654(g)), 
as redesignated under subsection (b)(2) and (d), is 
amended— 
(A) by striking ‘‘$1,000,000’’ and inserting 
‘‘$500,000’’; and 
(B) by inserting ‘‘for fiscal years 2004 
through 2006’’ after ‘‘under this subsection’’. 
(g) ADMINISTRATIVE COSTS.—Subsection (h) of sec-
tion 27 of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 654), as
so redesignated, is amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing new paragraph: 
‘‘(4) ADMINISTRATIVE
COSTS.—Of the total 
amount made available under this subsection for any 
fiscal year, not more than 5 percent of such amount 
shall be used for administrative costs (determined 
without regard to the administrative costs of eligible 
intermediaries).’’. 
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