5 USC § 7362 - Alcohol abuse and alcoholism

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title: "5 USC § 7362 - Alcohol abuse and alcoholism"
title_number: 5
title_name: "GOVERNMENT ORGANIZATION AND EMPLOYEES"
section_number: "7362"
section_name: "Alcohol abuse and alcoholism"
chapter_number: 73
chapter_name: "SUITABILITY, SECURITY, AND CONDUCT"
subchapter_number: "VI"
subchapter_name: "DRUG ABUSE, ALCOHOL ABUSE, AND ALCOHOLISM"
part_number: "III"
part_name: "EMPLOYEES"
positive_law: true
currency: "119-84"
last_updated: "2026-04-17"
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source_credit: "(Added Pub. L. 99–570, title VI, § 6002(a)(1), Oct. 27, 1986, 100 Stat. 3207–157.)"
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# § 7362. Alcohol abuse and alcoholism

**(a)** The Office of Personnel Management shall be responsible for developing, in cooperation with the Secretary of Health and Human Services and with other agencies, and in accordance with applicable provisions of this subpart, appropriate prevention, treatment, and rehabilitation programs and services for alcohol abuse and alcoholism among employees. Such agencies are encouraged to extend, to the extent feasible, such programs and services to the families of alcoholic employees and to employees who have family members who are alcoholics. Such programs and services shall make optimal use of existing governmental facilities, services, and skills.

**1** Section 523 [^1] of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 290dd–3), relating to confidentiality of records, and any regulations prescribed thereunder, shall apply with respect to records maintained for the purpose of carrying out this section.

See References in Text note below.

**(c)** Each agency shall, with respect to any programs or services provided by such agency, submit such written reports as the Office may require in connection with any report required under section 7363 of this title.

**(d)** For the purpose of this section, the term “agency” means an Executive agency.

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**Source Credit**: (Added Pub. L. 99–570, title VI, § 6002(a)(1), Oct. 27, 1986, 100 Stat. 3207–157.)

## Editorial Notes

### References in Text

Section 523 of the Public Health Service Act, referred to in subsec. (b) and formerly classified to , The Public Health and Welfare, was renumbered section 544 of that Act by , ,  and then omitted in the general revision of Part D of Subchapter III–A of Chapter 6A of Title 42 by , , . Provisions relating to the confidentiality of patient records are now classified to .