This bill requires federal agencies to implement drug testing for special government employees—temporary workers hired for specific projects or advisory roles. Before starting work, all prospective special government employees in "sensitive positions" must pass a drug test, with those in sensitive positions already employed required to enter a random testing program within 90 days of the law's enactment. Sensitive positions are defined as those with access to classified information, roles affecting safety or national security, or positions requiring a high degree of trust. Anyone who tests positive for controlled substances faces at least a 12-month ban from appointment as a special government employee, and current employees who fail testing are immediately removed from the civil service. The bill establishes no specific funding mechanism, but requires agencies to implement these testing requirements according to existing federal workplace drug testing guidelines.
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