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Title 21 - Food and Drugs
Chapter 13 - Drug Abuse Prevention and Control
Subchapter I - Control and Enforcement
Part D - Offenses and Penalties
Sec. 862b - Sanctioning for testing positive for controlled substances
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| 21 U.S.C. § 862b (2022) |
| §862b. Sanctioning for testing positive for controlled substances |
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Notwithstanding any other provision of law, States shall not be prohibited by the Federal Government from testing welfare recipients for use of controlled substances nor from sanctioning welfare recipients who test positive for use of controlled substances. |
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(Pub. L. 104–193, title IX, §902, Aug. 22, 1996, 110 Stat. 2347.) |
| EDITORIAL NOTES
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Section was enacted as part of the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996, and not as part of the Controlled Substances Act which comprises this subchapter. |
| United States Code, 2018 Edition, Supplement 4, Title 21 - FOOD AND DRUGS |
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| Title 21 - FOOD AND DRUGS CHAPTER 13 - DRUG ABUSE PREVENTION AND CONTROL SUBCHAPTER I - CONTROL AND ENFORCEMENT Part D - Offenses and Penalties Sec. 862b - Sanctioning for testing positive for controlled substances |
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| 2022 |
| January 5, 2023 |
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| 110 Stat. 2347 |
| Public Law 104-193 |
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