Referred to the Committee on Oversight and Government 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.
H.R. 7967 requires the federal government to add methadone testing to workplace drug-testing programs for federal employees and transportation workers. Specifically, the bill directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services to revise federal drug-testing guidelines within 90 days to include methadone in the opiate testing category, and requires the Secretary of Transportation to update its drug-testing regulations for transportation employees within 60 days of that revision. The bill also establishes an annual review process requiring the Health and Human Services Secretary to assess and potentially add newly identified drugs to the federal testing guidelines, with the Transportation Department updating its procedures accordingly within 60 days of each annual review. The legislation affects federal employees and all workers in transportation-related positions subject to federal drug-testing requirements, though no specific funding is allocated in the bill.
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