UPDATE TO DEPARTMENT OF THE NAVY PERSONNEL RELIABILITY PROGRAM DRUG TESTING POLICY - Navyadvancement : Job Details

CLASSIFICATION: UNCLASSIFIED/ROUTINER 221656Z JUL 25 MID180#######06UFM SECNAV WASHINGTON DCTO ALNAVINFO SECNAV WASHINGTON DCCNO WASHINGTON DCCMC WASHINGTON DCBTUNCLASALNAV 060/25MSGID/GENADMIN/SECNAV WASHINGTON DC/-/JUL//SUBJ/UPDATE TO DEPARTMENT OF THE NAVY PERSONNEL RELIABILITY PROGRAM DRUGTESTING POLICY//REF/A/DOC/MEMORANDUM/02OCT2024//REF/B/MSG/DIRSSP/121915ZOCT23//REF/C/DOC/SECNAVINST/31JULY2019//REF/D/DOC/DODINST/13SEP2012 AS AMENDED//REF/E/DOC/DODINST/22JUNE2012 AS AMENDED//NARR/REF A IS ASSISTANT SECRETARY OF DEFENSE FOR NUCLEAR, CHEMICAL,BIOLOGICAL DEFENSE PROGRAMS MEMORANDUM, REFINEMENT OF PERSONNEL RELIABILITYASSURANCE PROGRAM ANNUAL DRUG TESTING POLICY.REF B IS DIRECTOR, STRATEGIC SYSTEMS PROGRAMS (DIRSSP) MESSAGE TO CLARIFYPERSONNEL RELIABILITY PROGRAM DRUG TESTING REQUIREMENTS.REF C IS SECNAVINST 5510.35D, DEPARTMENT OF THE NAVY NUCLEAR WEAPONSPERSONNEL RELIABILITY PROGRAM.REF D IS DODI 1010.01, MILITARY PERSONNEL DRUG ABUSE TESTING PROGRAMS(MPDATP).REF E IS DODI 1010.09, DOD CIVILIAN EMPLOYEE DRUG-FREE WORKPLACE PROGRAM.//POC/SANTOMAURO, STEVEN/GS-15/EMAIL: [email protected]//RMKS/1. This ALNAV provides an update to the Department of the Navy(DON) Nuclear Weapons Personnel Reliability Program (PRP) policy.Reference (a) revises PRP drug testing policy and is effective immediatelywithin the DON. Reference (b) is cancelled.2. Reference (c) will be updated soon to include the current requirementsfor PRP drug testing per reference (a). Notable changes include updating thetesting requirement from 30 days to within 120 days prior to initialcertification, shifting the annual testing requirement from calendar year toFiscal Year (FY) and modifying the annual PRP reporting timeline and metrics.Paragraphs 3.a.-3.d. provide clarification specific to DON PRP policy.3. Personnel assigned to perform PRP duties will meet the followingrequirements:a. Initial certification. A drug test is required within 120 calendardays preceding initial PRP certification for military, civilian andcontractor personnel. This includes initial certifications and previouslycertified personnel returning to a PRP position.b. Continued eligibility. Pursuant to reference (d), all militarymembers must be drug tested at least once annually during each FY to maintainPRP eligibility. Department of Defense (DoD) civilian employees are subjectto drug testing per reference (e).Drug testing requirements for DoD contractor personnel will be prescribed inapplicable contracts in accordance with the corresponding Defense FederalAcquisition Regulation Supplement. PRP certifying and reviewing officialsmay consider suspending personnel from the PRP for non-compliance with annualdrug testing requirements on a case-by-case basis.c. Mandatory disqualification or decertification. PRP-certifiedpersonnel who test positive for illegal or unauthorized substances will besuspended from the PRP while the matter is investigated. If theinvestigation reveals unlawful substance use or a diagnosis of severesubstance use disorder, the individual will be decertified from the PRP andineligible for future PRP certification.d. The annual program status report will shift to FY reporting.The FY 2025 annual report is due to Director, Strategic Systems Programs(DIRSSP) SP00S31 no later than 1 November 2025 to capture 1 January - 30September 2025. All subsequent annual reports will capture the entire FY andbe submitted to DIRSSP SP00S31 no later than1 November 2025 for the corresponding FY. In addition to the data specifiedin reference (c), the FY 2025 and subsequent annual reports will include thenumber of PRP personnel (by category (military, civilian or contractor) andbillet (critical or controlled)) who completed initial PRP certification andthe number of PRP-certified personnel (by category (military, civilian orcontractor) and billet (critical or controlled)) who fulfilled annual drugtesting policy requirements. This information will be provided in tableformat and can be included on the cover letter or placed in the report. Forthe purpose of the annual report, initial PRP certification refers to anindividual being screened into the PRP for the first time. It does notinclude personnel who were previously certified in the PRP and returning to aPRP billet.4. PRP certifying officials will maintain a copy of this message untilreference (c) is updated. All references are available on Strategic SystemsPrograms website at .5. Direct any questions regarding PRP policy to [email protected](preferred) or [email protected]. Released by the Honorable John C. Phelan, Secretary of the Navy.//BT#0001NNNNCLASSIFICATION: UNCLASSIFIED/

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