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§ 862b. Sanctioning for testing positive for controlled substances

Type Statute
Publication 2026-03-26
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Department United States Congress
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§ 862b. Sanctioning for testing positive for controlled substances

Notwithstanding any other provision of law, States shall not be prohibited by the Federal Government from testing welfare recipients for use of controlled substances nor from sanctioning welfare recipients who test positive for use of controlled substances.

(Pub. L. 104–193, title IX, § 902, Aug. 22, 1996, 110 Stat. 2347.)

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Codification

Section was enacted as part of the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996, and not as part of the Controlled Substances Act which comprises this subchapter.

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