,i  #aacth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #ajfi  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,march #ab1 #bjac    
,mr4 ,boustany introduced the following 
bill2 which was referred to the         
,committee on ,ways and ,means  ,a      
,,bill  ,to amend title ,,iv of the     
,social ,security ,act to require       
,states to implement a drug screening   
and testing program for applicants for  
and recipients of assistance under the  
,temporary ,assistance for ,needy       
,families 7,,tanf7 program1 and for     
other purposes4  #a4 ,short title ,this 
,act may be cited as the ,,tanf         
,substance ,abuse ,prevention ,act4  #b4
 ,drug screening and testing program for
 applicants for and recipients of       
assistance under ,state ,,tanf programs 
7a7 ,state plan requirement of drug     
testing program ,section #djb7;a7 of the
 ,social ,security ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4  
#fjb7;a77 is amended by adding at the   
end the following3  7#h7 ,certification 
that the ,state will operate an illegal 

drug use screening and testing program  
7,a7 ,in general ,a certification by the
 chief executive officer of the ,state  
that the ,state will operate a program  
in accordance with section #djh7;a77#ac7
 to screen all applicants for assistance
 under the ,state program funded under  
this part1 and all individuals described
 in subparagraph 7,c7 of such section1  
for the use of illegal drugs 7as defined
 in subparagraph 7,e7 of such section71 
and to test all such applicants and     
individuals who are found as a result of
 the screening to have a high risk of   
substance abuse4  7,b7 ,authority for   
continued testing ,the program described
 in subparagraph 7,a7 may include a plan
 to continue screening or testing       
individuals receiving assistance under  
the ,state program funded under this    
part for illegal drug use at random or  
set intervals after the initial         
screening or testing of the individuals1
 at the discretion of the ,state agency 
administering such ,state program4  4   

7b7 ,requirement that applicants and    
individuals receiving assistance be     
screened1 and if necessary tested1 for  
illegal drug use ,section #djh7;a7 of   
the ,social ,security ,act 7#db         
,u4,s4,c4 #fjh7;a77 is amended by adding
 at the end the following3  7#ac7       
,requirement for drug screening and     
testing2 denial of assistance for       
individuals not screened1 or if         
necessary1 tested for the use of illegal
 drugs  7,a7 ,in general ,a ,state to   
which a grant is made under section #djc
 shall not use any part of the grant to 
provide assistance to any individual who
 has not been screened for the use of   
illegal drugs1 or who1 having been found
 as a result of the screening to have a 
high risk of substance abuse1 has not   
been tested for the use of illegal      
drugs1 under the program required under 
section #djb7;a77#h74  7,b7 ,screening  
method ,the method by which substance   
abuse screening is to be conducted under
 this paragraph is by means of a survey 

that has been shown to be effective in  
identifying likely substance abuse and  
that is administered by an interview or 
a self-administered test designed to    
determine whether an individual should  
be further evaluated for substance      
abuse4  7,c7 ,transition rule ,in the   
case of an individual who is receiving  
assistance under the ,state program     
funded under this part on the effective 
date of this paragraph1 or whose        
application for assistance is approved  
before such date if the assistance has  
not begun as of such date1 a ,state may 
not provide assistance to the individual
 unless the individual is screened for  
illegal drug use in accordance with this
 paragraph after the #crd month that    
begins after such date and1 if found as 
a result of the screening to have a high
 risk of substance abuse1 is tested for 
the use of illegal drugs1 under the     
program so described4  7,d7 ,limitation 
on waiver authority ,the ,secretary may 
not waive the provisions of this        

paragraph under section #aaae4  7,e7    
,illegal drug defined ,in this          
paragraph1 the term illegal drug means a
 controlled substance as defined in     
section #ajb of the ,controlled         
,substances ,act 7#ba ,u4,s4,c4 #hjb74  
7,f7 ,preservation of assistance for    
other family members ,if an individual  
is denied assistance under this         
paragraph1 the ,state shall continue to 
provide the assistance that would       
otherwise be provided in respect of the 
other members of the family of the      
individual1 through protective or vendor
 payments to a #crd party for the       
benefit of the other family members4  4 
7c7 ,effective date  7#a7 ,in general   
,except as provided in paragraph 7#b71  
the amendments made by this section     
shall take effect on the #ast day of the
 #ast calendar quarter that begins on or
 after the date that is #a year after   
the date of the enactment of this ,act4 
7#b7 ,delay permitted if ,state         
legislation required ,in the case of a  

,state plan under section #djb7;a7 of   
the ,social ,security ,act which the    
,secretary of ,health and ,human        
,services determines requires ,state    
legislation 7other than legislation     
appropriating funds7 in order for the   
plan to meet the additional requirements
 imposed by the amendments made by this 
,act1 the ,state plan shall not be      
regarded as failing to comply with the  
requirements of such section #djb7;a7   
solely on the basis of the failure of   
the plan to meet such additional        
requirements before the #ast day of the 
#ast calendar quarter beginning after   
the close of the #ast regular session of
 the ,state legislature that begins     
after the date of enactment of this     
,act4 ,for purposes of the previous     
sentence1 in the case of a ,state that  
has a #b-year legislative session1 each 
year of such session shall be deemed to 
be a separate regular session of the    
,state legislature4