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117TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 172 

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

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

JANUARY 4, 2021 

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 2021’’. 

6 SEC. 2. FINDINGS. 

7 Congress makes the following findings: 

8 (1) The United States Anti-Doping Agency— 

9 (A) is the independent national anti-doping 

10 organization of the United States; and 


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1 (B) manages the anti-doping program, re2 sults management processes, drug reference re3 sources, and athlete education for all United 

4 States Olympic Committee-recognized national 

5 governing bodies and the athletes and events of 

6 such national governing bodies. 

7 (2) The United States Anti-Doping Agency con8 tributes to the advancement of clean sport through 

9 scientific research, anti-doping education, and out10 reach programs, and the mission of the United 

11 States Anti-Doping Agency is to preserve the integ12 rity of competition and protect the rights of athletes. 

13 (3) Participation in youth sports has the poten14 tial to equip young athletes with important skills 

15 and values necessary for success in life, and it is es16 sential that the culture of youth sports emphasizes 

17 such skills and values. 

18 (4) The TrueSport program of the United 

19 States Anti-Doping Agency partners with youth 

20 sport organizations across the United States to pro21 mote sportsmanship, character building, and healthy 

22 performance through the use of targeted educational 

23 materials designed to promote a positive youth sport 

24 experience. 


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1 (5) In modifying the authority of the United 

2 States Anti-Doping Agency to include the promotion 

3 of the positive values of youth sport, Congress sends 

4 a strong signal that the goals of youth sport should 

5 include instilling in young athletes the values of in6 tegrity, respect, teamwork, courage, and responsi7 bility. 

8 (6) Due to the unique leadership position of the 

9 United States in the global community, adequate 

10 funding of the anti-doping and clean sport programs 

11 of the United States Anti-Doping Agency is impera12 tive to the preparation for the 2028 Summer Olym13 pic Games, which will be held in Los Angeles, Cali14 fornia. 

15 (7) Increased appropriations for fiscal years 

16 2022 through 2030 would enable the United States 

17 Anti-Doping Agency to directly affect the integrity 

18 and well-being of sport, both domestically and inter19 nationally. 

20 SEC. 3. MODIFICATIONS OF AUTHORITY. 

21 Section 701 of the Office of National Drug Control 

22 Policy Reauthorization Act of 2006 (21 U.S.C. 2001) is 

23 amended— 

24 (1) in subsection (b)— 


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1 (A) by amending paragraph (1) to read as 

2 follows: 

3 ‘‘(1)(A) serve as the independent anti-doping 

4 organization for the amateur athletic competitions 

5 recognized by the United States Olympic and 

6 Paralympic Committee; 

7 ‘‘(B) be responsible for certifying in advance 

8 any testing conducted by international organizations 

9 under the World Anti-Doping Code for international 

10 amateur athletes and athletic competitions occurring 

11 within the jurisdiction of the United States; and 

12 ‘‘(C) be recognized worldwide as the inde13 pendent national anti-doping organization for the 

14 United States;’’; 

15 (B) in paragraph (4), by striking the pe16 riod at the end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 

17 (C) by adding at the end the following: 

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

19 by using a portion of the funding of the United 

20 States Anti-Doping Agency to provide educational 

21 materials on sportsmanship, character building, and 

22 healthy performance for the athletes, parents, and 

23 coaches who participate in youth sports.’’; and 

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


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1 ‘‘(c) DUE PROCESS IN ARBITRATION PRO2 CEEDINGS.—Any action taken by the United States Anti3 Doping Agency to enforce a policy, procedure, or require4 ment of the United States Anti-Doping Agency against a 

5 person with respect to a violation of Federal law, including 

6 an investigation, a disciplinary action, a sanction, or any 

7 other administrative action, shall be carried out in a man8 ner that provides due process protection to the person.’’. 

9 SEC. 4. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 

10 Section 703 of the Office of National Drug Control 

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

12 amended to read as follows: 

13 ‘‘SEC. 703. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 

14 ‘‘There are authorized to be appropriated to the 

15 United States Anti-Doping Agency— 

16 ‘‘(1) for fiscal year 2022, $15,500,000; 

17 ‘‘(2) for fiscal year 2023, $16,200,000; 

18 ‘‘(3) for fiscal year 2024, $16,900,000; 

19 ‘‘(4) for fiscal year 2025, $17,700,000; 

20 ‘‘(5) for fiscal year 2026, $18,500,000; 

21 ‘‘(6) for fiscal year 2027, $19,800,000; 

22 ‘‘(7) for fiscal year 2028, $22,100,000; 

23 ‘‘(8) for fiscal year 2029, $24,900,000; and 

24 ‘‘(9) for fiscal year 2030, $23,700,000.’’. 


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1 SEC. 5. INFORMATION SHARING. 

2 Except as otherwise prohibited by law and except in 

3 cases in which the integrity of a criminal investigation 

4 would be affected, pursuant to the obligation of the United 

5 States under Article 7 of the United Nations Educational, 

6 Scientific, and Cultural Organization International Con7 vention Against Doping in Sport done at Paris October 

8 19, 2005, and ratified by the United States in 2008, the 

9 Attorney General, the Secretary of Homeland Security, 

10 and the Commissioner of Food and Drugs shall provide 

11 to the United States Anti-Doping Agency any relevant in12 formation relating to the prevention of the use of perform13 ance-enhancing drugs or the prohibition of performance14 enhancing methods. 

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