5 U.S.C. § 7361 Drug Abuse

• Library: United States Statutes
• Currency: Current through P.L. 118-19 (published on www.congress.gov on 10/06/2023)
• Citation: 5 U.S.C. § 7361

(a) The Office of Personnel Management shall be responsible for developing, in cooperation with the President, with the Secretary of Health and Human Services (acting through the National Institute on Drug Abuse), and with other agencies, and in accordance with applicable provisions of this subchapter, appropriate prevention, treatment, and rehabilitation programs and services for drug abuse among employees. Such agencies are encouraged to extend, to the extent feasible, such programs and services to the families of employees and to employees who have family members who are drug abusers. Such programs and services shall make optimal use of existing governmental facilities, services, and skills.

(b) Section 527 ¹ of the Public Health Service Act ( 42 U.S.C. 290ee-3 ), relating to confidentiality of records, and any regulations prescribed thereunder, shall apply with respect to records maintained for the purpose of carrying out this section.

(c) Each agency shall, with respect to any programs or services provided by such agency, submit such written reports as the Office may require in connection with any report required under section 7363 of this title.

(d) For the purpose of this section, the term "agency" means an Executive agency.

¹ See References in Text note below.

Cite as 5 U.S.C. § 7361

Source: Added Pub. L. 99-570, title VI, §6002(a)(1), Oct. 27, 1986, 100 Stat. 3207-157.

Notes from the Office of Law Revision Counsel

current through 8/1/2023

EDITORIAL NOTES

REFERENCES IN TEXT

Section 527 of the Public Health Service Act, referred to in subsec. (b) and formerly classified to section 290ee-3 of Title 42, The Public Health and Welfare, was renumbered section 548 of that Act by Pub. L. 100-77, title VI, §611(2), July 22, 1987, 101 Stat. 516 and then omitted in the general revision of Part D of Subchapter III-A of Chapter 6A of Title 42 by Pub. L. 102-321, title I, §131, July 10, 1992, 106 Stat. 366. Provisions relating to the confidentiality of patient records are now classified to section 290dd-2 of Title 42.