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Version 00 · Introduced in Senate · Jan 26, 2000
Amends the Federal criminal code to require the Attorney General to direct the Bureau of Prisons to establish and implement a mandatory drug testing program under which: (1) each prisoner shall be required to submit to a drug test for the use of a controlled substance not less than 30 nor more than 60 days prior to his or her release; and (2) the Bureau shall promptly notify the Attorney General if a prisoner tests positive; and (3) the Attorney General shall, not later than the scheduled date of the prisoner's release, issue an arrest warrant for the prisoner if the Attorney General has reasonable cause to believe, based on the test results, that the prisoner has violated a prohibition against providing or possessing contraband in prison, a prohibition under the Controlled Substances Act against simple possession of a controlled substance, or any other provision of Federal law.Authorizes appropriations for the establishment of an office within the Department of Justice for the investigation and prosecution of prisoners for whom such an arrest warrant is issued.
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Sen. Ashcroft, John [R-MO] · R–MO
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Introduced in Senate
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