Drug-Free Workplace Act (1988)

1) Link to the Text of the Act
Read the statute (41 U.S.C. § 8101 et seq.)

2) Why It Was Done
The Act was passed to require federal contractors and grantees to maintain drug-free workplaces as a condition of receiving federal funding, part of the broader “War on Drugs.”

3) Pre-existing Law or Constitutional Rights
Prior federal laws regulated controlled substances but did not impose workplace drug-free requirements tied to federal contracts or grants. This Act created that obligation.