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124 STAT. 3826 PUBLIC LAW 111–350—JAN. 4, 2011 period beginning with the date the contracting officer receives the contractor’s claim, pursuant to section 7103(a) of this title, until the date of payment of the claim. (2) DEFECTIVE CERTIFICATION.—On a claim for which the certification under section 7103(b)(1) of this title is found to be defective, any interest due under this section shall be paid for the period beginning with the date the contracting officer initially receives the contractor’s claim until the date of pay- ment of the claim. (b) RATE.—Interest shall accrue and be paid at a rate which the Secretary of the Treasury shall specify as applicable for each successive 6-month period. The rate shall be determined by the Secretary of the Treasury taking into consideration current private commercial rates of interest for new loans maturing in approxi- mately 5 years. Subtitle IV—Miscellaneous Chapter Sec. 81. Drug-Free Workplace ............................................................................. 8101 83. Buy American ........................................................................................... 8301 85. Committee for Purchase From People Who Are Blind or Se- verely Disabled. 8501 87. Kickbacks .................................................................................................. 8701 CHAPTER 81—DRUG-FREE WORKPLACE Sec. 8101. Definitions and construction. 8102. Drug-free workplace requirements for Federal contractors. 8103. Drug-free workplace requirements for Federal grant recipients. 8104. Employee sanctions and remedies. 8105. Waiver. 8106. Regulations. § 8101. Definitions and construction (a) DEFINITIONS.—In this chapter: (1) CONTRACTOR.—The term ‘‘contractor’’ means the depart- ment, division, or other unit of a person responsible for the performance under the contract. (2) CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE.—The term ‘‘controlled sub- stance’’ 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 responsi- bility 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, dis- tribution, dispensation, use, or possession of a controlled sub- stance. (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, dis- pensation, possession, or use of a controlled substance in