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114TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 3084 

To improve the integrity and safety of Thoroughbred horseracing by requiring 

a uniform anti-doping program to be developed and enforced by an 

independent Thoroughbred Horseracing Anti-Doping Authority. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

JULY 16, 2015 

Mr. BARR (for himself and Mr. TONKO) introduced the following bill; which 

was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce 

A BILL 

To improve the integrity and safety of Thoroughbred horseracing by requiring a uniform anti-doping program to 

be developed and enforced by an independent Thoroughbred Horseracing Anti-Doping Authority. 

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 ‘‘Thoroughbred Horse5 racing Integrity Act of 2015’’. 

6 SEC. 2. FINDINGS. 

7 Congress finds the following: 


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1 (1) Congress enacted the Interstate Horse2 racing Act of 1978 (15 U.S.C. 3001 et seq.) to regu3 late interstate commerce with respect to pari-mutuel 

4 wagering on Thoroughbred horseracing in order to 

5 protect and further the Thoroughbred horseracing 

6 industry of the United States. This Act does not 

7 modify or eliminate any of the consents, approvals, 

8 or agreements required by the Interstate Horse9 racing Act of 1978 or impair or restrict the oper10 ation and enforcement of State law or regulation of 

11 Thoroughbred horseracing with respect to matters 

12 unrelated to anti-doping or for violations of State or 

13 Federal criminal law. 

14 (2) The horseracing industry contributes ap15 proximately $25,000,000,000 to the United States 

16 economy annually and generates nearly 380,000 do17 mestic jobs. Approximately 50 percent of the 

18 317,000 starts by Thoroughbred horses in 2014 

19 were made by horses that competed in more than 

20 one State. 

21 (3) Uniform adoption of national anti-doping 

22 standards for Thoroughbred horseracing in the 

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1 chasers of breeding stock and to the wagering pub2 lic, will improve the marketplace for domestic and 

3 international sales of the American Thoroughbred, 

4 will provide a platform for consistency with all major 

5 international Thoroughbred horseracing standards, 

6 address growing domestic concerns over disparities 

7 with international rules, and provide for the safety 

8 and welfare of horses and jockeys. 

9 (4) The use of therapeutic medications in Thor10 oughbred horseracing in the United States must 

11 place the health and welfare of the horse at the 

12 highest level of priority while achieving consistency 

13 with the uses permitted in major international Thor14 oughbred horseracing jurisdictions, including the use 

15 of race-day medication. Because the various States 

16 have been unable to adopt a national uniform anti17 doping program, national uniform regulations with 

18 respect to the use of, and testing for, drugs capable 

19 of affecting the results of a Thoroughbred horse race 

20 and therapeutic medications used in Thoroughbred 

21 horseracing, such rules, procedures and enforcement 

22 policies should be implemented, consistent with 

23 internationally accepted best practices, by an inde24 pendent anti-doping organization authorized by an 

25 Act of Congress. 


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1 (5) For human sports, Congress has dem2 onstrated its commitment to fair competition 

3 through legislation, oversight, funding, and by its 

4 execution of an international treaty, the UNESCO 

5 International Convention Against Doping in Sport. 

6 By ratifying the UNESCO Convention, the United 

7 States agreed to adopt appropriate measures con8 sistent with the principles of the World Anti-Doping 

9 Code and to take appropriate action, including legis10 lation, regulation, policies or administrative practices 

11 to implement that commitment. 

12 (6) In the context of Olympic sports, Congress 

13 has recognized the United States Anti-Doping Agen14 cy as an independent anti-doping organization pos15 sessing high-level expertise and credibility in the de16 velopment and administration of an anti-doping pro17 gram. 

18 (7) Congress supports the establishment of an 

19 independent anti-doping organization to ensure the 

20 wagering public’s confidence in the fairness of Thor21 oughbred horseracing and to strengthen and har22 monize anti-doping rules and sanctions for Thor23 oughbred horseracing in order to ensure fair and 

24 transparent Thoroughbred horseraces and to deter 

25 the commission of anti-doping rule violations. 


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1 SEC. 3. DEFINITIONS. 

2 In this Act: 

3 (1) AUTHORITY.—The term ‘‘Authority’’ means 

4 the independent Thoroughbred Horseracing Anti5 Doping Authority established by section 5. 

6 (2) COVERED HORSERACE.—The term ‘‘covered 

7 horserace’’ means any horserace that involves only 

8 Thoroughbreds and that is the subject of interstate 

9 off-track wagers. 

10 (3) COVERED HORSE.—The term ‘‘covered 

11 horses’’ means any Thoroughbred horse, beginning 

12 on the date of the Thoroughbred horse’s first timed 

13 and reported workout at a race track that partici14 pates in races that are the subject of interstate off15 track wagers or a licensed Thoroughbred training fa16 cility until the Authority receives written notice that 

17 the horse has been retired. 

18 (4) COVERED PERSONS.—The term ‘‘covered 

19 persons’’ means all trainers, owners, veterinarians, 

20 and the agents and employees of such persons and 

21 other horse support personnel who are engaged in 

22 the care, training, or racing of covered horses. 

23 (5) HORSERACING ASSOCIATIONS.—The term 

24 ‘‘horseracing association’’ means a group or associa25 tion that represents entities licensed by a State rac26 ing commission to conduct covered races. 


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1 (6) INTERSTATE OFF-TRACK WAGER.—The 

2 term ‘‘interstate off-track wager’’ has the meaning 

3 given such term in section 3 of the Interstate Horse4 racing Act of 1978 (15 U.S.C. 3002). 

5 (7) JOCKEY.—The term ‘‘jockey’’ means a rider 

6 of a covered horse in covered races. 

7 (8) MEDICATION AND REGULATORY EXPERTS

8 GROUPS.—The term ‘‘medication and regulatory ex9 perts groups’’ means groups or associations that are, 

10 at the time of enactment, actively involved in the es11 tablishment of equine medication standards, or 

12 groups or associations representing entities respon13 sible for the current regulation of the Thoroughbred 

14 industry, or groups or associations representing 

15 equine practitioners and veterinarians. 

16 (9) OWNERS AND BREEDERS.—The term ‘‘own17 ers and breeders’’ means those persons who either 

18 hold ownership interests in covered horses or who 

19 are in the business of breeding covered horses. 

20 (10) PROHIBITED METHODS.—The term ‘‘pro21 hibited methods’’ means any methods that are on 

22 the list of prohibited methods identified in section 

23 7(b). 

24 (11) PROHIBITED SUBSTANCES.—The term 

25 ‘‘prohibited substances’’ means any substances that 


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1 are on the list of prohibited substances identified in 

2 section 7(b). 

3 (12) PERMITTED SUBSTANCES.—The term 

4 ‘‘permitted substances’’ means those substances con5 tained in the list of permitted substances identified 

6 in section 7(b). 

7 (13) PERMITTED METHODS.—The term ‘‘per8 mitted methods’’ means those methods identified in 

9 the list of permitted methods identified in section 

10 7(b). 

11 (14) STATE RACING COMMISSION.—The term 

12 ‘‘State racing commission’’ means that entity des13 ignated by State statute or, in the absence of stat14 ute, by regulation, with jurisdiction to regulate the 

15 conduct of Thoroughbred horseracing within the 

16 State. 

17 (15) TAKEOUT.—The term ‘‘takeout’’ means 

18 that portion of a wager that is deducted from or not 

19 included in the pari-mutuel pool, and that is distrib20 uted to persons other than those placing wagers. 

21 (16) THOROUGHBRED.—The term ‘‘Thorough22 bred’’ means a horse that has satisfied the rules and 

23 requirements set forth in The Jockey Club’s Prin24 cipal Rules and Requirements of the American Stud 


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1 Book and is registered in The Jockey Club’s The 

2 American Stud Book. 

3 (17) THOROUGHBRED CONSTITUENCIES.—The 

4 term ‘‘Thoroughbred constituencies’’ means, collec5 tively, the owners and breeders, trainers, horse rac6 ing associations, veterinarians, State racing commis7 sions and jockeys. 

8 (18) THOROUGHBRED INDUSTRY REPRESENTA9 TIVE.—The term ‘‘Thoroughbred industry represent10 ative’’ means an organization regularly and signifi11 cantly engaged in the Thoroughbred industry, in12 cluding, organizations that represent the interests 

13 of, and whose membership consists of, owners and 

14 breeders, trainers, horse racing associations, veteri15 narians, State racing commissions, and jockeys. 

16 (19) THOROUGHBRED HORSERACING ANTI17 DOPING PROGRAM.—The term ‘‘Thoroughbred horse18 racing anti-doping program’’ means the program es19 tablished in accordance with section 7. 

20 (20) TRAINERS.—The term ‘‘trainer’’ means an 

21 individual engaged in the training of covered horses. 

22 (21) VETERINARIAN.—The term ‘‘veterinarian’’ 

23 means a licensed veterinarian who provides veteri24 nary services to covered horses. 


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1 (22) WORKOUT.—The term ‘‘workout’’ means a 

2 timed running of a horse over a pre-determined dis3 tance not associated with a race. 

4 SEC. 4. JURISDICTION OF AUTHORITY FOR ANTI-DOPING 

5 MATTERS AND CONDITION FOR ACCEPTANCE 

6 OF WAGERS. 

7 (a) JURISDICTION FOR ANTI-DOPING MATTERS.— 

8 Effective January 1, 2017, the Authority shall have exclu9 sive jurisdiction for anti-doping matters over all covered 

10 horses, covered persons, and covered horseraces. 

11 (b) CONDITION FOR ACCEPTANCE OF WAGERS.—The 

12 jurisdiction and authority of the Authority are hereby im13 posed, in addition to compliance with the Interstate 

14 Horseracing Act of 1978 (15 U.S.C. 3001–3007), as con15 ditions upon the privilege to accept, receive or transmit 

16 wagers on covered horseraces and to participate in such 

17 races. 

18 (c) POWERS AND AUTHORITY.—The Authority shall 

19 be vested with the same powers over Thoroughbred horse20 racing licensees as the State racing commissions have in 

21 their respective States in respect to access to offices, track 

22 facilities and other places of business of licensees, search 

23 and seizure, issuance and enforcement of subpoenas and 

24 subpoenas duces tecum, and other investigatory powers. 

25 As a condition of eligibility to participate in covered 


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1 horseraces, covered persons agree that they and their cov2 ered horses shall be bound by the provisions of the Thor3 oughbred horseracing anti-doping program established in 

4 accordance with section 7(a). 

5 SEC. 5. INDEPENDENT ANTI-DOPING AUTHORITY FOR 

6 INTERSTATE HORSERACING. 

7 (a) ESTABLISHMENT.—There is established the 

8 Thoroughbred Horseracing Anti-Doping Authority, an 

9 independent organization with responsibility for devel10 oping and administering an anti-doping program for cov11 ered horses, covered persons, and covered horseraces. 

12 (b) COMPOSITION.—The Authority shall be a non13 profit corporation governed by a board initially comprised 

14 of the United States Anti-Doping Agency’s chief executive 

15 officer, five United States Anti-Doping Agency board 

16 members, and five individuals from different constitu17 encies of the Thoroughbred industry who shall be ap18 pointed by the United States Anti-Doping Agency, as fol19 lows: 

20 (1) The United States Anti-Doping Agency 

21 shall solicit lists of two candidates each from a 

22 cross-section of thoroughbred industry representa23 tives, the members of which include owners and 

24 breeders, trainers, veterinarians, racing associations, 

25 State racing commissions and jockeys. 


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1 (2) The United States Anti-Doping Agency 

2 may, in its sole discretion, include more than one 

3 thoroughbred industry representative from each such 

4 Thoroughbred constituency but shall make reason5 able efforts to include the largest and most broadly 

6 based organization or organizations from each Thor7 oughbred constituency. 

8 (3) The United States Anti-Doping Agency 

9 shall endeavor to provide diversity of industry mem10 bership on the board by allocating board positions 

11 among the nominees from those Thoroughbred con12 stituencies to the greatest extent practicable and 

13 consistent with the standards for board membership 

14 set forth in this section. 

15 (4) Should such Agency not fill all open board 

16 positions from among the initially listed candidates, 

17 it shall ask each of the Thoroughbred industry rep18 resentatives to submit an additional list of two per19 sons from which the Agency may fill the then re20 maining open board positions. 

21 (5) Should such Agency choose not to fill any 

22 of the then remaining open board positions from the 

23 second set of candidate lists, it may choose one or 

24 more persons at large with substantial experience in 

25 the Thoroughbred industry as board members. 


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1 (c) CONFLICTS OF INTEREST.—To avoid any conflict 

2 of interest, no nominee or board member shall be— 

3 (1) an individual who has a financial interest in 

4 or provides goods or services to covered horses; 

5 (2) an official, officer, or serve in any govern6 ance or policymaking capacity for any Thoroughbred 

7 industry representative; or 

8 (3) an employee or have a business or commer9 cial relationship with any of the individuals or orga10 nizations described in paragraphs (1) or (2). 

11 (d) TERMS; VACANCIES.—The terms of board mem12 bers shall be three years and shall be staggered so that 

13 the terms of no more than four board members expire in 

14 any year. Board members may serve for no more than two 

15 consecutive full terms. Vacancies among board positions 

16 held by Thoroughbred industry candidates shall be filled 

17 pursuant to the provisions of subsection (b) and any other 

18 vacancies will be filled pursuant to the provisions of the 

19 Authority’s bylaws. 

20 (e) STANDING COMMITTEES.—The Authority shall 

21 establish one or more standing advisory and technical 

22 committees, which shall include qualified representatives 

23 from horseracing industry constituencies including train24 ers, owners, the breed registry, veterinarians, regulators, 

25 race tracks, testing laboratories, customers, and jockeys. 


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1 The Authority shall designate a representative of the 

2 medication and regulatory experts groups to a standing 

3 advisory and technical committee on permitted and pro4 hibited substances and methods. The committees will as5 sist the Authority in establishing and administering the 

6 Thoroughbred horseracing anti-doping program. 

7 (f) REPORTS TO CONGRESS.—Following the third an8 niversary of the date on which the anti-doping program 

9 identified in section 7(a) takes effect, and every four years 

10 thereafter, the Comptroller General of the United States 

11 shall analyze the Authority’s operations and provide to 

12 Congress a report regarding the performance of the Au13 thority, limited to the Authority’s effectiveness as an anti14 doping organization and the efficiency of such anti-doping 

15 program. 

16 SEC. 6. AUTHORITY AND POWERS OF THOROUGHBRED 

17 HORSERACING ANTI–DOPING AUTHORITY. 

18 (a) IN GENERAL.—The Authority, after notice to and 

19 with appropriate opportunity for comment from Thor20 oughbred industry representatives and the public, shall de21 velop and administer the Thoroughbred horseracing anti22 doping program for covered horses, covered persons, and 

23 covered horseraces. The Thoroughbred horseracing anti24 doping program shall include— 


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1 (1) lists of permitted and prohibited substances 

2 and methods; 

3 (2) a schedule of sanctions for violations; 

4 (3) programs relating to anti-doping research 

5 and education; 

6 (4) testing procedures, standards, and protocols 

7 for both in-competition and out-of-competition test8 ing; 

9 (5) procedures for investigating, charging, and 

10 adjudicating violations and for the enforcement of 

11 sanctions for violations; and 

12 (6) laboratory standards for accreditation and 

13 testing requirements, procedures, and protocols. 

14 (b) COVERED HORSES AND PERSONS.—The Thor15 oughbred horseracing anti-doping program developed pur16 suant to subsection (a) shall apply to all covered horses, 

17 covered persons, and covered horseraces. As a condition 

18 of eligibility to participate in covered horseraces, covered 

19 persons agree that they and their covered horses shall be 

20 bound by the provisions of the Thoroughbred horseracing 

21 anti-doping program developed pursuant to subsection (a). 

22 (c) LIMITATION OF AUTHORITY.—The jurisdiction 

23 and authority of the Authority shall be prospective only. 

24 It shall have no authority or responsibility to investigate, 

25 prosecute, adjudicate or penalize conduct occurring prior 


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1 to the effective date of its Thoroughbred horseracing anti2 doping program as set forth in section 7. State racing 

3 commissions shall retain authority over such matters until 

4 the final resolution of any resulting charges. 

5 SEC. 7. OUTLINE OF THE THOROUGHBRED HORSERACING 

6 ANTI-DOPING PROGRAM. 

7 (a) IN GENERAL.—The Thoroughbred horseracing 

8 anti-doping program shall take into consideration inter9 national anti-doping standards, including the World Anti10 Doping Code and the Principles of Veterinary Medical 

11 Ethics of the American Veterinary Medical Association, 

12 that could be applicable to the Thoroughbred horseracing 

13 anti-doping program and shall take effect upon January 

14 1, 2017. The Thoroughbred horseracing anti-doping pro15 gram shall be updated from time to time and shall in16 clude— 

17 (1) a uniform set of anti-doping rules; 

18 (2) a list of permitted and prohibited sub19 stances and methods; 

20 (3) a process for sample collection and analysis 

21 and test distribution; 

22 (4) programs for in-competition and out-of-com23 petition testing (including no-advance-notice testing 

24 and mandatory reporting of each horse’s location for 

25 testing); 


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1 (5) investigations related to anti-doping rule 

2 violations; 

3 (6) management of violation results; 

4 (7) laboratory accreditation; and 

5 (8) disciplinary hearings, which may include 

6 binding arbitration, sanctions, research and edu7 cation. 

8 (b) LISTS OF PROHIBITED SUBSTANCES AND METH9 ODS.— 

10 (1) IN GENERAL.—The Authority shall develop, 

11 maintain, and publish lists of permitted and prohib12 ited substances and methods. The initial list of pro13 hibited substances and methods developed by the 

14 Authority, which shall be in effect until amended by 

15 the Authority, shall include any substance or method 

16 that is included on either— 

17 (A) class 1, 2, 3, and 4 drugs, medications 

18 and substances in the Uniform Classification 

19 Guidelines for Foreign Substances of the Asso20 ciation of Racing Commissioners International, 

21 Version 9.0, revised April 2015, or 

22 (B) the 2015 Prohibited List, Inter23 national Standard, of the World Anti-Doping 

24 Code, 


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1 unless and to the extent that such a substance or 

2 method described in subparagraph (A) or (B) is con3 tained on the list of permitted substances and meth4 ods identified on the Association of Racing Commis5 sioners International Therapeutic Medication Sched6 ule for Horses, Version 2.2. 

7 (2) DEADLINES.—The lists of permitted and 

8 prohibited substances and methods effective as of 

9 January 1, 2017, including all modifications to the 

10 initial lists, shall be developed and published by the 

11 Authority not later than 120 days prior to the effec12 tive date of the Thoroughbred horseracing anti13 doping program as set forth in subsection (a). 

14 (3) PERIODIC REVIEW.—The inclusion of per15 mitted or prohibited substances or methods on the 

16 lists shall be subject to periodic review by the Au17 thority for modification, substitution, addition to or 

18 deletion from the lists. The Authority shall also es19 tablish a notice, consultation, and comment process, 

20 involving Thoroughbred industry representatives and 

21 the public, in connection with modifying, sub22 stituting, adding or deleting permitted and prohib23 ited substances and methods from the lists. 

24 (c) ANTI-DOPING RULE VIOLATIONS.—The Author25 ity, after notice to and with appropriate opportunity for 


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1 comment from Thoroughbred industry representatives and 

2 the public, shall establish a list of anti-doping rule viola3 tions applicable to either horses or covered persons includ4 ing— 

5 (1) strict liability for the presence of a prohib6 ited substance or method in a horse’s sample or the 

7 use of a prohibited substance or method; 

8 (2) attempted use of a prohibited substance or 

9 method; 

10 (3) possession of any prohibited substance or 

11 method; 

12 (4) attempted possession of any prohibited sub13 stance or method; 

14 (5) administration or attempted administration 

15 of any prohibited substance or method; 

16 (6) refusing or failing without compelling jus17 tification to submit a horse for sample collection; 

18 (7) tampering or attempted tampering with any 

19 part of doping control; and 

20 (8) trafficking or attempted trafficking in any 

21 prohibited substance or method and complicity in 

22 any anti-doping rule violation. 

23 (d) TESTING LABORATORIES.—Not later than 120 

24 days prior to the effective date of the Thoroughbred horse25 racing anti-doping program as set forth in subsection (a), 


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1 the Authority shall establish standards of accreditation for 

2 laboratories involved in the testing of samples taken from 

3 Thoroughbred horses, the process for achieving and main4 taining accreditation, and the standards and protocols for 

5 testing of samples. The Authority may, in its sole discre6 tion, extend provisional or interim accreditation to labora7 tories accredited by the Racing Medication and Testing 

8 Consortium, Inc. Each State racing commission shall de9 termine the laboratory to be used in testing samples taken 

10 within its jurisdiction, provided that the laboratory se11 lected has been accredited by, and complies with the test12 ing protocols and standards established by, the organiza13 tion. 

14 (e) RESULTS MANAGEMENT AND DISCIPLINARY

15 PROCESS.—Not later than 120 days prior to the effective 

16 date of this Act, the Authority, after notice to and with 

17 appropriate opportunity for comment from Thoroughbred 

18 industry representatives and the public, shall establish 

19 rules for anti-doping results management and the discipli20 nary process for anti-doping rule violation results manage21 ment including, provisions for notification of anti-doping 

22 rule violations, hearing procedures, burden of proof, pre23 sumptions, evidentiary rules, appeals and guidelines for 

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1 tial hearing officers or tribunals commensurate with the 

2 seriousness of the alleged anti-doping rule violation and 

3 the possible sanctions for such violation. 

4 (f) SANCTIONS.—The Authority, after notice to and 

5 with appropriate opportunity for comment from Thor6 oughbred industry representatives and the public, shall es7 tablish uniform rules imposing sanctions against covered 

8 persons and/or covered horses for anti-doping rule viola9 tions. The sanctioning rules shall take into account the 

10 unique aspects of Thoroughbred horseracing, and shall be 

11 designed to ensure fair and transparent Thoroughbred 

12 horseraces and deter the commission of anti-doping rule 

13 violations. The rules shall impose sanctions up to and in14 cluding a lifetime ban from horseracing and shall include 

15 opportunities for anti-doping rule violators to reduce the 

16 otherwise applicable sanctions generally comparable to 

17 those opportunities afforded by the United States Anti18 Doping Agency’s Protocol for Olympic Movement Testing. 

19 SEC. 8. OTHER LAWS UNAFFECTED. 

20 This Act shall not be construed to modify, impair, 

21 or restrict the operation or effectiveness of State or Fed22 eral statutes and regulations directed at— 

23 (1) any of the consents, approvals, or agree24 ments required by the Interstate Horseracing Act of 

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1 (2) criminal conduct by covered persons and 

2 others; 

3 (3) Thoroughbred horseracing matters unre4 lated to anti-doping as addressed in this Act; or 

5 (4) the use of medication in human participants 

6 in covered races. 

7 SEC. 9. STATE DELEGATION; DUTY OF COOPERATION. 

8 (1) The Authority may enter into agreements 

9 with one or more State racing commissions to imple10 ment within their respective jurisdictions any of the 

11 components of the Thoroughbred horseracing anti12 doping program established by the Authority if the 

13 Authority determines, in its sole discretion, that a 

14 particular State racing commission will be able to 

15 implement a component of the Thoroughbred horse16 racing anti-doping program in accordance with the 

17 standards and requirements established by the Au18 thority. Any such agreement shall remain in effect 

19 as long as the Authority, in its sole discretion, deter20 mines the applicable racing commission to be imple21 menting the components of the medication regula22 tion program covered by the agreement in compli23 ance with the standards and requirements estab24 lished by the Authority. 


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1 (2) Where conduct by any person subject to the 

2 Thoroughbred horseracing anti-doping program may 

3 involve both an anti-doping rule violation and viola4 tion of State or Federal law, this Act imposes a duty 

5 to cooperate and share information between the Au6 thority and State and Federal law enforcement au7 thorities. 

8 SEC. 10. RULES OF CONSTRUCTION. 

9 The Authority shall not have the power to impose 

10 criminal sanctions and shall not be considered nor con11 strued to be an agent of, or an actor on behalf of, the 

12 United States Government or any State. 

13 SEC. 11. EFFECTIVE DATE. 

14 The Thoroughbred horseracing anti-doping program 

15 established by this Act shall take effect on January 1, 

16 2017. The Authority and State regulatory authorities shall 

17 work cooperatively to develop transition rules with respect 

18 to doping conduct, sanctions, and investigations arising 

19 prior to the effective date of the Thoroughbred horse20 racing anti-doping program established in accordance with 

21 in this Act. 

22 SEC. 12. FUNDING. 

23 Nothing in this Act requires the United States Gov24 ernment to provide funding for or to guarantee the debts 

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1 ment and administration of the Thoroughbred horseracing 

2 anti-doping program shall be paid entirely by the Thor3 oughbred horseracing industry in accordance with the fol4 lowing provisions: 

5 (1) Initial funding to establish the Authority 

6 and underwrite its operations prior to the effective 

7 date shall be provided by loans obtained by and do8 nations made to the Authority; the Authority is em9 powered to borrow money and to accept private do10 nations and contributions toward the funding of its 

11 operations. 

12 (2) By November 1, 2016, and prior to Novem13 ber 1 of each year thereafter, the Authority shall de14 termine and provide to each State racing commission 

15 the estimated amount required per racing starter to 

16 fund the Thoroughbred horseracing anti-doping pro17 gram for the coming year and to liquidate any loans 

18 or funding shortfall in the current year and any 

19 prior years. Such amount shall be based upon the 

20 annual budget of the Authority for the succeeding 

21 year, as approved by the Authority’s board of direc22 tors. The Authority’s initial budget shall require the 

23 approval of two-thirds of its board of directors and 

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1 quire the approval of two-thirds of the Authority’s 

2 board of directors. 

3 (3) On or before the 20th day of each calendar 

4 month, each State racing commission shall remit to 

5 the Authority an amount equal to the applicable fee 

6 per racing start multiplied by the number of racing 

7 starts in the State in the previous month. 

8 (4) Each State racing commission shall deter9 mine, subject to the applicable laws and regulations 

10 of the State, the method by which the requisite 

11 amount shall be allocated, assessed, and collected, 

12 provided that in no event shall the funds be obtained 

13 by means of an increase in the takeout. 

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