TESTING FOR DRUG, CHEMICAL, AND ALCOHOL USE AND DEPENDENCY BEFORE ENTRY INTO THE ARMED FORCES

SEC. 513. TESTING FOR DRUG, CHEMICAL, AND ALCOHOL USE AND DEPENDENCY BEFORE ENTRY INTO THE ARMED FORCES (a) Mandatory Testing.—(1)Section 978 of title 10, United States Code, is amended to read as follows: “§ 978. Mandatory testing for drug, chemical, and alcohol abuse “(a) Before a person becomes a member of the armed forces, such person shall be required to undergo testing for drug, chemical, and alcohol use and dependency. “(b) A person who refuses to consent to testing required by subsection (a) may not be accepted for an original enlistment in the armed forces or given an original appointment as an officer in the armed forces unless that person consents to such testing. “(c) A person determined, as the result of testing conducted under subsection (a), to be dependent on drugs, chemicals, or alcohol shall be— “(1) denied entrance into the armed forces; and “(2) referred to a civilian treatment facility. “(d) The testing required by subsection (a) shall be carried out under regulations prescribed by the Secretary of Defense in consultation with the Secretary of Transportation. Those regulations shall apply uniformly throughout the armed forces.”. (2) The item relating to that section in the table of sections at the beginning of chapter 49 of such title is amended to read as follows: “978. Mandatory testing for drug, chemical, and alcohol abuse.”. (b) Implementation.—(1) The Secretary of Defense shall prescribe regulations for the implementation of section 978 of title 10, United States Code, as amended by subsection (a), not later than 45 days after the date of the enactment of this Act. (2) The effective date for initiation of the testing program prescribed by that section shall be no later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act.