118 STAT. 3451 PUBLIC LAW 108–447—DEC. 8, 2004 SEC. 126. PROMOTION OF EFFECTIVE PRACTICES OF ELIGIBLE INTER MEDIARIES. Section 27(c) of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 654(c)) is amended to read as follows: ‘‘(c) PROMOTION OF EFFECTIVE PRACTICES OF ELIGIBLE INTER MEDIARIES.— ‘‘(1) TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE AND INFORMATION.—The Administrator, after consultation with the Director of the Center for Substance Abuse and Prevention, shall provide tech nical assistance and information to each eligible intermediary under subsection (b) regarding the most effective practices in establishing and carrying out drug free workplace programs. ‘‘(2) EVALUATION OF PROGRAM.— ‘‘(A) DATA COLLECTION AND ANALYSIS.—Each eligible intermediary receiving a grant under this section shall establish a system to collect and analyze information regarding the effectiveness of drug free workplace programs established with assistance provided under this section through the intermediary, including information regarding any increase or decrease among employees in drug use, awareness of the adverse consequences of drug use, and absenteeism, injury, and disciplinary problems related to drug use. Such system shall conform to such requirements as the Administrator, after consultation with the Director of the Center for Substance Abuse and Prevention, may prescribe. Not more than 5 percent of the amount of each grant made under subsection (b) shall be used by the eligible intermediary to carry out this paragraph. ‘‘(B) METHOD OF EVALUATION.—The Administrator, after consultation with the Director of the Center for Sub stance Abuse and Prevention, shall provide technical assist ance and guidance to each eligible intermediary receiving a grant under subsection (b) regarding the collection and analysis of information to evaluate the effectiveness of drug free workplace programs established with assistance provided under this section, including the information referred to in paragraph (1). Such assistance shall include the identification of additional information suitable for measuring the benefits of drug free workplace programs to the small business concern and to the concern’s employees and the identification of methods suitable for analyzing such information.’’. SEC. 127. REPORT TO CONGRESS. Not later than March 31, 2006, the Administrator, in consulta tion with the Secretary of Labor, the Secretary of Health and Human Services, and the Director of National Drug Control Policy, shall submit to Congress a report that— (1) analyzes the information collected under section 27(c) of the Small Business Act; (2) identifies trends in such information; and (3) evaluates the effectiveness of the drug free workplace programs established with assistance under section 27 of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 654).
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