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S. 2979 (116th)

Preventing Opioid and Drug Impairment in Transportation Act

openUnited States· United States Congress· EN

Introduced

4 December 2019

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Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 634.

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Summary

Preventing Opioid and Drug Impairment in Transportation Act This bill addresses drug and alcohol testing for transportation-related activities. Specifically, the bill requires the National Railroad Passenger Corporation (Amtrak) to report on methods it uses to ensure supervisors of employees in safety-sensitive positions receive the required training on how to detect drug and alcohol use; the Department of Transportation (DOT) to determine whether to mandate that Amtrak locomotive engineers and conductors report arrests due to drug or alcohol offenses; DOT to report on the ability of pipeline companies that operate from Canada or Mexico into the United States to conduct the same drug and alcohol tests of safety-sensitive personnel that are required in the United States; DOT to amend its auditing program to improve the efficiency of certain drug and alcohol regulations related to testing contractors working in multiple states; the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration to study the ways it can reduce and better detect impaired driving, including marijuana- and opioid-impaired driving; DOT to conduct a study regarding the accuracy of on-site oral fluid screening for tetrahydrocannabinol and opiate presence in order to reduce the potential impact on traffic safety due to drug and polysubstance-impaired drivers; the Government Accountability Office to review DOT's process for setting guidelines and drug testing requirements for transportation employees; and reports on whether to add fentanyl to the drug testing panel and the status of the guidelines for hair testing of transportation employees.

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