,,ii  #aacth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #afbe  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,october #cj1  
#bjac,mr4 ,pryor 7for himself and ,mr4  
,boozman7 introduced the following bill2
 which was read twice and referred to   
the ,committee on ,commerce1 ,science1  
and ,transportation  ,a ,,bill  ,to     
amend section #cacjf of title #di1      
,united ,states ,code1 to recognize hair
 as an alternative specimen for         
preemployment and random controlled     
substances testing of commercial motor  
vehicle drivers and for other purposes4 
#a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited
 as the ,drug ,free ,commercial ,driver 
,act of #bjac4  #b4 ,authorization of   
hair testing as an acceptable procedure 
for preemployment and random controlled 
substance tests ,section #cacjf of title
 #di1 ,united ,states ,code1 is         
amended-- 7#a7 in subsection 7b77#a7--  
7,a7 by redesignating subparagraph 7,b7 
as subparagraph 7,c72 and  7,b7 in      
subparagraph 7,a71 by striking ,the     

regulations shall permit such motor     
carriers to conduct preemployment       
testing of such employees for the use of
 alcohol4 and inserting the following3  
7,b7 ,the regulations prescribed under  
subparagraph 7,a7 shall permit motor    
carriers-- 7i7 to conduct preemployment 
testing of commercial motor vehicle     
operators for the use of alcohol2  7ii7 
to use hair testing as an acceptable    
alternative to urinalysis-- 7,i7 in     
conducting preemployment screening for  
the use of a controlled substance2 and  
7,,ii7 in conducting random screening   
for the use of a controlled substance if
 such method is also used for           
preemployment screening4  2 and  7#b7 in
 subsection 7c77#b7-- 7,a7 in           
subparagraph 7,b71 by striking and at   
the end2  7,b7 in subparagraph 7,c71 by 
inserting and after the semicolon2 and  
7,c7 by adding at the end the following3
  7,d7 laboratory protocols and cut-off 
levels for hair testing to detect the   
use of a controlled substance2  4  #c4  

,exemption from mandatory urinalysis    
7a7 ,in general ,any motor carrier that 
demonstrates1 to the satisfaction of the
 ,administrator of the ,federal ,motor  
,carrier ,safety ,administration1 that  
it has consistently carried out a       
generally applicable hair testing       
program to detect the use of a          
controlled substance by commercial motor
 vehicle operators during the most      
recent #a-year period1 may apply to the 
,administrator for an exemption from the
 mandatory urinalysis testing           
requirements set forth in subpart ,c of 
part #chb of title #di1 ,code of        
,federal ,regulations until a final rule
 is issued implementing the amendments  
made by section #b4  7b7 ,reporting     
requirement ,any motor carrier that is  
granted an exemption under subsection   
7a7 shall submit records to the national
 clearinghouse established under section
 #cacjf;a of title #di1 ,united ,states 
,code1 relating to all positive test    
results and test refusals from the hair 

testing program described in that       
subsection4  #d4 ,annual report to      
,congress ,the ,secretary of            
,transportation shall submit an annual  
report to ,congress that-- 7#a7         
summarizes the results of preemployment 
and random drug testing using both hair 
testing and urinalysis2  7#b7 evaluates 
the efficacy of each method2 and  7#c7  
determines which method provides the    
most accurate means of detecting the use
 of controlled substances over time4