2016 US Code
Title 41 - Public Contracts
Subtitle IV - Miscellaneous
Chapter 81 - Drug-Free Workplace
Sec. 8101 - Definitions and construction

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Citation 41 U.S.C. § 8101 (2016)
Section Name §8101. Definitions and construction
Section Text

(a) Definitions.—In this chapter:

(1) Contractor.—The term "contractor" means the department, division, or other unit of a person responsible for the performance under the contract.

(2) Controlled substance.—The term "controlled substance" means a controlled substance in schedules I through V of section 202 of the Comprehensive Drug Abuse Prevention and Control Act of 1970 (21 U.S.C. 812).

(3) Conviction.—The term "conviction" means a finding of guilt (including a plea of nolo contendere), an imposition of sentence, or both, by a judicial body charged with the responsibility to determine violations of Federal or State criminal drug statutes.

(4) Criminal drug statute.—The term "criminal drug statute" means a criminal statute involving manufacture, distribution, dispensation, use, or possession of a controlled substance.

(5) Drug-free workplace.—The term "drug-free workplace" means a site of an entity—

(A) for the performance of work done in connection with a specific contract or grant described in section 8102 or 8103 of this title; and

(B) at which employees of the entity are prohibited from engaging in the unlawful manufacture, distribution, dispensation, possession, or use of a controlled substance in accordance with the requirements of the Anti-Drug Abuse Act of 1988 (Public Law 100–690, 102 Stat. 4181).


(6) Employee.—The term "employee" means the employee of a contractor or grantee directly engaged in the performance of work pursuant to the contract or grant described in section 8102 or 8103 of this title.

(7) Federal agency.—The term "Federal agency" means an agency as defined in section 552(f) of title 5.

(8) Grantee.—The term "grantee" means the department, division, or other unit of a person responsible for the performance under the grant.


(b) Construction.—This chapter does not require law enforcement agencies to comply with this chapter if the head of the agency determines it would be inappropriate in connection with the agency's undercover operations.

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(Pub. L. 111–350, §3, Jan. 4, 2011, 124 Stat. 3826.)

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Source (U.S. Code)Source (Statutes at Large)
8101(a)(1) 41:706(7). Pub. L. 100–690, title V, §§5157, 5158, Nov. 18, 1988, 102 Stat. 4308.
8101(a)(2) 41:706(3).
8101(a)(3) 41:706(4).
8101(a)(4) 41:706(5).
8101(a)(5) 41:706(1).
8101(a)(6) 41:706(2).
8101(a)(7) 41:706(8).
8101(a)(8) 41:706(6).
8101(b) 41:707.
Publication Title United States Code, 2012 Edition, Supplement 4, Title 41 - PUBLIC CONTRACTS
Category Bills and Statutes
Collection United States Code
SuDoc Class Number Y 1.2/5:
Contained Within Title 41 - PUBLIC CONTRACTS
Subtitle IV - Miscellaneous
CHAPTER 81 - DRUG-FREE WORKPLACE
Sec. 8101 - Definitions and construction
Contains section 8101
Date 2016
Laws In Effect As Of Date January 6, 2017
Positive Law Yes
Disposition standard
Statutes at Large References 102 Stat. 4181, 4308
124 Stat. 3826
Public Law References Public Law 100-690, Public Law 111-350
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