Sec. 554. Prioritizing and supporting the Human Intervention Motivation Study (HIMS) program and the Flight Attendant Drug and Alcohol Program (FADAP)
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The Administration shall continue to prioritize and support the Human Intervention Motivation Study
(HIMS)program for flight crewmembers and the Flight Attendant Drug and Alcohol Program (FADAP) for flight attendants. The Secretary of Transportation shall enter into an agreement with the Transportation Research Board (in this subsection referred to as the Board ) under which the Board shall— conduct a study on the Human Intervention Motivation Study
(HIMS)program, the Flight Attendant Drug and Alcohol Program (FADAP), and any other drug and alcohol programs within the other modal administrations within the Department of Transportation; to the extent justified by the findings from the study described in subparagraph (A), make recommendations to the Federal Aviation Administration and other administrations within the Department of Transportation on how to implement programs, or changes to existing programs, that seek to help transportation workers get treatment for drug and alcohol abuse and return to work; and upon the completion of the study described in subparagraph (A), submit to the appropriate committees of Congress a report on such study, including the Board's findings, conclusions, and recommendations. In conducting the study under paragraph (1), the Board shall identify— best policies and practices within existing programs; and best prevention, early intervention, and return to work practices specifically around prescription medication abuse, with a special emphasis on employee use of opioids.