117TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 172 

AN ACT 

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, 
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1 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

2 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘United States Anti3 Doping Agency Reauthorization Act of 2021’’. 

4 SEC. 2. FINDINGS. 

5 Congress makes the following findings: 

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

7 (A) is the independent national anti-doping 

8 organization of the United States; and 

9 (B) manages the anti-doping program, re10 sults management processes, drug reference re11 sources, and athlete education for all United 

12 States Olympic Committee-recognized national 

13 governing bodies and the athletes and events of 

14 such national governing bodies. 

15 (2) The United States Anti-Doping Agency con16 tributes to the advancement of clean sport through 

17 scientific research, anti-doping education, and out18 reach programs, and the mission of the United 

19 States Anti-Doping Agency is to preserve the integ20 rity of competition and protect the rights of athletes. 

21 (3) Participation in youth sports has the poten22 tial to equip young athletes with important skills 

23 and values necessary for success in life, and it is es24 sential that the culture of youth sports emphasizes 

25 such skills and values. 
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1 (4) The TrueSport program of the United 

2 States Anti-Doping Agency partners with youth 

3 sport organizations across the United States to pro4 mote sportsmanship, character building, and healthy 

5 performance through the use of targeted educational 

6 materials designed to promote a positive youth sport 

7 experience. 

8 (5) In modifying the authority of the United 

9 States Anti-Doping Agency to include the promotion 

10 of the positive values of youth sport, Congress sends 

11 a strong signal that the goals of youth sport should 

12 include instilling in young athletes the values of in13 tegrity, respect, teamwork, courage, and responsi14 bility. 

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

16 United States in the global community, adequate 

17 funding of the anti-doping and clean sport programs 

18 of the United States Anti-Doping Agency is impera19 tive to the preparation for the 2028 Summer Olym20 pic Games, which will be held in Los Angeles, Cali21 fornia. 

22 (7) Increased appropriations for fiscal years 

23 2022 through 2030 would enable the United States 

24 Anti-Doping Agency to directly affect the integrity 
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1 and well-being of sport, both domestically and inter2 nationally. 

3 SEC. 3. MODIFICATIONS OF AUTHORITY. 

4 Section 701 of the Office of National Drug Control 

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

6 amended— 

7 (1) in subsection (b)— 

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

9 follows: 

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

11 organization for the amateur athletic competitions 

12 recognized by the United States Olympic and 

13 Paralympic Committee; 

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

15 any testing conducted by international organizations 

16 under the World Anti-Doping Code for international 

17 amateur athletes and athletic competitions occurring 

18 within the jurisdiction of the United States; and 

19 ‘‘(C) be recognized worldwide as the inde20 pendent national anti-doping organization for the 

21 United States;’’; 

22 (B) in paragraph (4), by striking the pe23 riod at the end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 

24 (C) by adding at the end the following: 
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1 ‘‘(5) promote a positive youth sport experience 

2 by using a portion of the funding of the United 

3 States Anti-Doping Agency to provide educational 

4 materials on sportsmanship, character building, and 

5 healthy performance for the athletes, parents, and 

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

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

8 ‘‘(c) DUE PROCESS IN ARBITRATION PRO9 CEEDINGS.—Any action taken by the United States Anti10 Doping Agency to enforce a policy, procedure, or require11 ment of the United States Anti-Doping Agency against a 

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

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

14 other administrative action, shall be carried out in a man15 ner that provides due process protection to the person.’’. 

16 SEC. 4. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 

17 Section 703 of the Office of National Drug Control 

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

19 amended to read as follows: 

20 ‘‘SEC. 703. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 

21 ‘‘There are authorized to be appropriated to the 

22 United States Anti-Doping Agency— 

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

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

25 ‘‘(3) for fiscal year 2024, $16,900,000; 
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1 ‘‘(4) for fiscal year 2025, $17,700,000; 

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

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

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

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

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

7 SEC. 5. INFORMATION SHARING. 

8 Except as otherwise prohibited by law and except in 

9 cases in which the integrity of a criminal investigation 

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

11 States under Article 7 of the United Nations Educational, 

12 Scientific, and Cultural Organization International Con13 vention Against Doping in Sport done at Paris October 

14 19, 2005, and ratified by the United States in 2008, the 

15 Attorney General, the Secretary of Homeland Security, 

16 and the Commissioner of Food and Drugs shall provide 

17 to the United States Anti-Doping Agency any relevant in18 formation relating to the prevention of the use of perform19 ance-enhancing drugs or the prohibition of performance20 enhancing methods. 

Passed the House of Representatives April 14, 2021. 

Attest: 

Clerk. 

117TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 172 

AN ACT 

To reauthorize the United States Anti-Doping 

Agency, and for other purposes.