PUBLIC LAW 99-570—OCT. 27, 1986
100 STAT. 3207-158
ism among employees. Such agencies are encoursiged to extend, to the extent feasible, such programs and services to the families of alcoholic employees and to employees who have family members who are alcoholics. Such programs and services shall make optimal use of existing governmental facilities, services, and skills. "(b) Section 523 of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 290dd-3), relating to confidentiality of records, and any regulations prescribed thereunder, shall apply with respect to records maintained for the purpose of carrying out this section. "(c) Each agency shall, with respect to any programs or services provided by such agency, submit such written reports as the Office may require in connection with any report required under section 7363 of this title. "(d) For the purpose of this section, the term 'agency' means an Executive agency. "§ 7363. Reports to Congress "(a) The Office of Personnel Management shall, within 6 months after the date of the enactment of the Federal Employee Substance Abuse Education and Treatment Act of 1986 and annually thereafter, submit to each House of Congress a report containing the matters described in subsection (b)"(b) Each report under this section shall include— "(1) a description of any programs or services provided under section 7361 or 7362 of this title, including the costs associated with each such program or service and the source and adequacy of any funding such program or service; "(2) a description of the levels of participation in each program and service provided under section 7361 or 7362 of this title, and the effectiveness of such programs and services; "(3) a description of the training and qualifications required of the personnel providing any program or service under section 7361 or 7362 of this title; "(4) a description of the training given to supervisory personnel in connection with recognizing the symptoms of drug or alcohol abuse and the procedures (including those relating to confidentiality) under which individuals are referred for treatment, rehabilitation, or other assistance; "(5) any recommendations for legislation considered appropriate by the Office and any proposed administrative actions; and "(6) information describing any other related activities under section 7904 of this title, and any other matter which the Office considers appropriate.". (2) The analysis for chapter 73 of title 5, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following: "SUBCHAPTER VI—DRUG ABUSE, ALCOHOL ABUSE, AND ALCOHOUSM "Sec. "7361. Drug abuse. "7362. Alcohol abuse and alcoholism. "7363. Reports to Congress.". (b) TECHNICAL AND CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.—
The Public
Health Service Act is amended— (1) in section 521 (42 U.S.C. 290dd-l)— (A) by striking out subsection (a); (B) by striking out "similar" in subsection (b)(D; and
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