§706. Definitions

For purposes of this chapter-

(1) the term "drug-free workplace" means a site for the performance of work done in connection with a specific grant or contract described in section 701 or 702 of this title of an entity at which employees of such entity are prohibited from engaging in the unlawful manufacture, distribution, dispensation, possession, or use of a controlled substance in accordance with the requirements of this Act;

(2) the term "employee" means the employee of a grantee or contractor directly engaged in the performance of work pursuant to the provisions of the grant or contract described in section 701 or 702 of this title;

(3) the term "controlled substance" means a controlled substance in schedules I through V of section 812 of title 21;

(4) the term "conviction" means a finding of guilt (including a plea of nolo contendere) or imposition of sentence, or both, by any judicial body charged with the responsibility to determine violations of the Federal or State criminal drug statutes;

(5) the term "criminal drug statute" means a criminal statute involving manufacture, distribution, dispensation, use, or possession of any controlled substance;

(6) the term "grantee" means the department, division, or other unit of a person responsible for the performance under the grant;

(7) the term "contractor" means the department, division, or other unit of a person responsible for the performance under the contract; and

(8) the term "Federal agency" means an agency as that term is defined in section 552(f) of title 5.

( Pub. L. 100–690, title V, §5157, Nov. 18, 1988, 102 Stat. 4308 .)

References in Text

This Act, referred to in par. (1), is Pub. L. 100–690, Nov. 18, 1988, 102 Stat. 4181 , known as the Anti-Drug Abuse Act of 1988. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see Short Title note set out under former section 1501 of Title 21, Food and Drugs, and Tables.

Section Referred to in Other Sections

This section is referred to in title 42 section 12644.