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116TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 5373 

To reauthorize the United States Anti-Doping Agency, and for other purposes. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

DECEMBER 9, 2019 

Mr. THOMPSON of California (for himself, Mr. JOHNSON of Ohio, and Ms. 

DEGETTE) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce 

A BILL 

To reauthorize the United States Anti-Doping Agency, and 

for other purposes. 

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘United States Anti5 Doping Agency Reauthorization Act of 2019’’. 

6 SEC. 2. FINDINGS. 

7 Congress finds the following: 

8 (1) The United States Anti-Doping Agency (re9 ferred to in this Act as the ‘‘USADA’’) is the na10 tional anti-doping organization in the United States 


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1 and is charged with managing the anti-doping pro2 gram, results management processes, drug reference 

3 resources, and athlete education for all United 

4 States Olympic Committee (referred to in this Act 

5 as the ‘‘USOC’’) recognized sport national governing 

6 bodies, their athletes, and events. 

7 (2) The USADA also contributes to the ad8 vancement of clean sport through scientific research, 

9 anti-doping education, and outreach programs, and 

10 its vision is to be a guardian of the values and life 

11 lessons learned through true sport. 

12 (3) Participation in youth sports has the poten13 tial to equip young athletes with important skills 

14 and values necessary for success in life, but it is es15 sential that the culture of youth sports emphasizes 

16 those skills and values. 

17 (4) The USADA’s TrueSport program partners 

18 with youth sport organizations across the country to 

19 promote sportsmanship, character building, and 

20 healthy performance through the use of targeted 

21 education materials designed to promote a positive 

22 youth sport experience. 

23 (5) By including the promotion of the positive 

24 values of youth sport in USADA’s mandate, Con25 gress sends a strong signal that the goals of youth 


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1 sport should include instilling the values of integrity, 

2 respect, teamwork, courage, and responsibility in our 

3 young athletes. 

4 (6) Furthermore, because the United States is 

5 in a unique position to exert leadership and influ6 ence within the global community, it is imperative 

7 that USADA be adequately funded for its anti8 doping and clean sport programs in preparation for 

9 the 2028 Summer Olympic Games, which will be 

10 held in Los Angeles, California. 

11 (7) By increasing USADA’s authorization of 

12 appropriations in fiscal years 2021 through 2027, 

13 the Federal Government can empower USADA to di14 rectly affect the integrity and well-being of sport, 

15 both domestically and on a global scale. 

16 SEC. 3. PROMOTION OF YOUTH SPORTS. 

17 Section 701(b) of the Office of National Drug Control 

18 Policy Reauthorization Act of 2006 (21 U.S.C. 2001(b)) 

19 is amended— 

20 (1) in paragraph (4), by striking the period at 

21 the end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 

22 (2) by adding at the end the following: 

23 ‘‘(5) promote a positive youth sport experience 

24 by using a portion of its funding to provide edu25 cational materials on sportsmanship, character 


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1 building, and healthy performance for athletes, par2 ents, and coaches participating in youth sports.’’. 

3 SEC. 4. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 

4 Section 703 of the Office of National Drug Control 

5 Policy Reauthorization Act of 2006 (21 U.S.C. 2003) is 

6 amended to read as follows: 

7 ‘‘SEC. 703. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 

8 ‘‘There are authorized to be appropriated to the 

9 United States Anti-Doping Agency— 

10 ‘‘(1) for fiscal year 2020, $14,800,000; 

11 ‘‘(2) for fiscal year 2021, $15,500,000; 

12 ‘‘(3) for fiscal year 2022, $16,200,000; 

13 ‘‘(4) for fiscal year 2023, $16,900,000; 

14 ‘‘(5) for fiscal year 2024, $17,700,000; 

15 ‘‘(6) for fiscal year 2025, $18,500,000; 

16 ‘‘(7) for fiscal year 2026, $21,900,000; and 

17 ‘‘(8) for fiscal year 2027, $22,800,000.’’. 

18 SEC. 5. COORDINATION AND SHARING OF INFORMATION 

19 WITH USADA. 

20 (a) INFORMATION SHARING.—Except as otherwise 

21 prohibited by law and except in cases in which the integ22 rity of a criminal investigation would be affected, in fur23 therance of the obligation of the United States under Arti24 cle 7 of the Convention, the Department of Justice, the 

25 Department of Homeland Security, and the Food and 


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1 Drug Administration shall coordinate with USADA with 

2 regard to any effort to prevent the use of performance3 enhancing drugs or prohibit performance-enhancing meth4 ods adopted by the Agency by sharing with USADA all 

5 information in the possession of the Department of Jus6 tice, the Department of Homeland Security, or the Food 

7 and Drug Administration which may be relevant to pre8 venting the use of such performance-enhancing drugs or 

9 prohibiting such performance-enhancing methods. 

10 (b) CONVENTION DEFINED.—In this section, the 

11 term ‘‘Convention’’ means the United Nations Edu12 cational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization Inter13 national Convention Against Doping in Sport done at 

14 Paris October 19, 2005, and ratified by the United States 

15 in 2008. 

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