Drug testing reporting

46 U.S.C. § 7706

• Title: 46 — Shipping
• Chapter: 77 — SUSPENSION AND REVOCATION

Text

(a) Release of Drug Test Results to Coast Guard.—Not later than 2 weeks after receiving from a Medical Review Officer a report of a verified positive drug test or verified test violation by a civilian employee of a Federal agency, an applicant for employment by a Federal agency, an officer in the Public Health Services, or an officer in the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Commissioned Officer Corps, who is employed in any capacity on board a vessel operated by the agency, the head of the agency shall release to the Commandant the report.
(b) Standards, Procedures, and Regulations.—The head of a Federal agency shall carry out a release under subsection (a) in accordance with the standards, procedures, and regulations applicable to the disclosure and reporting to the Coast Guard of drug tests results and drug test records of individuals employed on vessels documented under the laws of the United States.
(c) Waiver.—Notwithstanding section 503(e) of the Supplemental Appropriations Act, 1987 (5 U.S.C. 7301 note), the report of a drug test of an employee or an applicant for employment by a Federal agency may be released under this section without the prior written consent of the employee or the applicant.

History

(Added Pub. L. 108–293, title IV, §414(a), Aug. 9, 2004, 118 Stat. 1046; amended Pub. L. 113–281, title III, §304, Dec. 18, 2014, 128 Stat. 3043; Pub. L. 115–232, div. C, title XXXV, §3541(b)(13), Aug. 13, 2018, 132 Stat. 2323.)

Editorial Notes

Editorial Notes

References in Text
Section 503(e) of the Supplemental Appropriations Act, 1987, referred to in subsec. (c), is section 503(e) of Pub. L. 100–71, which is set out as a note under section 7301 of Title 5, Government Organization and Employees.

Amendments
2018—Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 115–232 struck out "of the Coast Guard" after "Commandant".
2014—Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 113–281, §304(1), inserted "an applicant for employment by a Federal agency," after "Federal agency,".
Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 113–281, §304(2), inserted "or an applicant for employment by a Federal agency" after "an employee" and substituted "the employee or the applicant" for "the employee".

Historical and Revision Notes
Part F provides for the manning of vessels including requirements generally for the number of individuals required, qualifications and conditions of employment, and duties; for masters and other licenses and registered individuals; for pilots; for unlicensed personnel; for small vessels; for tank vessels; and for pilotage on the Great Lakes. The Committee intends that all manning provisions throughout this subtitle will be interpreted to be consistent with one another.

Historical and Revision Notes
Chapter 81 provides for the composition, citizenship, working hours, and other limitations affecting the complement of licensed individuals and crew on certain vessels, a safety watch onboard passenger vessels, membership in the Naval Reserve for certain deck and engineer officers, and penalties for violating, and regulatory authority for implementing its provisions.

Editorial Notes

Amendments
2025—Pub. L. 119–60, div. G, title LXXIII, §7301(b)(3)(C), Dec. 18, 2025, 139 Stat. 1753, substituted "Citizenship or noncitizen nationality and Navy Reserve requirements" for "Citizenship and Navy Reserve requirements" in item 8103.
2018—Pub. L. 115–282, title VI, §601(c)(3)(A), Dec. 4, 2018, 132 Stat. 4289, struck out item 8108 "Merchant Marine Personnel Advisory Committee".
2014—Pub. L. 113–281, title III, §310(b), Dec. 18, 2014, 128 Stat. 3047, added item 8108.
2010—Pub. L. 111–281, title IX, §§903(c)(1), 912(b), Oct. 15, 2010, 124 Stat. 3011, 3017, inserted period at end of item 8106 and added item 8107.
2006—Pub. L. 109–241, title III, §312(d), July 11, 2006, 120 Stat. 534, added item 8106.
Pub. L. 109–163, div. A, title V, §515(f)(3)(C), Jan. 6, 2006, 119 Stat. 3236, substituted "Citizenship and Navy Reserve requirements" for "Citizenship and Naval Reserve requirements" in item 8103.
1996—Pub. L. 104–324, title XI, §1146(b), Oct. 19, 1996, 110 Stat. 3993, added item 8105.
1990—Pub. L. 101–595, title VI, §603(7)(B), Nov. 16, 1990, 104 Stat. 2993, struck out item 8105 "Regulations".