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106TH CONGRESS

2D SESSION S. 2340

To direct the National Institute of Standards and Technology to establish

a program to support research and training in methods of detecting

the use of performance-enhancing drugs by athletes, and for other purposes.

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

APRIL 3, 2000

Mr. MCCAIN (for himself, Mr. BROWNBACK, and Mr. LEAHY) introduced the

following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on

Commerce, Science, and Transportation

A BILL

To direct the National Institute of Standards and Technology

to establish a program to support research and training

in methods of detecting the use of performance-enhancing drugs by athletes, 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 ‘‘Amateur Sports Integ5 rity Act’’.
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1 TITLE I—PERFORMANCE

2 ENHANCING DRUGS

3 SEC. 101. SHORT TITLE.

4 This Title may be cited as ‘‘Athletic Performance-En5 hancing Drugs Research and Detection Act’’.

6 SEC. 102. RESEARCH AND DETECTION PROGRAM ESTAB7 LISHED.

8 (a) IN GENERAL.—The Director of the National In9 stitute of Standards and Technology shall establish and

10 administer a program under this title to support research

11 into the use of performance-enhancing substances by ath12 letes, and methods of detecting their use.

13 (b) GRANTS.—

14 (1) IN GENERAL.—The program shall include

15 grants of financial assistance, awarded on a competi16 tive basis, to support the advancement and improve17 ment of research into the use of performance-en18 hancing substances by athletes, and methods of de19 tecting their use.

20 (2) BANNED SUBSTANCES.—In carrying out the

21 program the Director shall consider research pro22 posals involving performance-enhancing substances

23 banned from use by competitors in events sanctioned

24 by organizations, such as the International Olympic

25 Committee, the United States Olympic Committee,
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1 the National Collegiate Athletic Association, the Na2 tional Football League, the National Basketball As3 sociation, and Major League Baseball.

4 (3) RESEARCH CONCENTRATION.—In carrying

5 out the program, the Director shall—

6 (A) fund research on the detection of natu7 rally-occurring steroids and other testosterone

8 precursors (e.g., androstendione), such as tes9 tosterone, and other substances, such as human

10 growth hormone and erythropoietin for which

11 no tests are available but for which there is evi12 dence of abuse or abuse potential;

13 (B) fund research that focuses on popu14 lation studies to ensure that tests are accurate

15 for men, women, all relevant age, and major

16 ethnic groups; and

17 (C) not fund research on drugs of abuse,

18 such as cocaine, phencyclidine, marijuana, mor19 phine/codeine, and methamphetamine/amphet20 amine.

21 (c) TECHNICAL AND SCIENTIFIC PEER REVIEW.—

22 (1) IN GENERAL.—The Director shall establish

23 appropriate technical and scientific peer review pro24 cedures for evaluating applications for grants under

25 the program.
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1 (2) IMPLEMENTATION.—The Director shall—

2 (A) ensure that grant applicants meet a

3 set of minimum criteria before receiving consid4 eration for an award under the program;

5 (B) give preference to laboratories with an

6 established record of athletic drug testing anal7 ysis; and

8 (C) establish a minimum grant award of

9 not less than $500,000.

10 (3) CRITERIA.—The list of minimum criteria

11 shall include requirements that each applicant—

12 (A) demonstrate a record of publication

13 and research in the area of athletic drug test14 ing;

15 (B) provide a plan detailing the direct

16 transference of the research findings to lab ap17 plications in athletic drug testing; and

18 (C) certify that it is a not-for-profit re19 search program.

20 (4) RESULTS.—The Director also shall estab21 lish appropriate technical and scientific peer review

22 procedures for evaluating the results of research

23 funded, in part or in whole, by grants provided

24 under the program. Each review conducted under

25 this paragraph shall include a written report of find-
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1 ings and, if appropriate, recommendations prepared

2 by the reviewer. The reviewer shall provide a copy of

3 the report to the Director within 30 days after the

4 conclusion of the review.

5 (d) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There

6 are authorized to be appropriated to the Director of the

7 National Institute of Standards and Technology

8 $4,000,000 per fiscal year to carry out this section for

9 fiscal years 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, and 2005.

10 SEC. 103. PREVENTION AND INTERVENTION PROGRAMS.

11 (a) IN GENERAL.—The Director of the National In12 stitute of Standards and Technology shall develop a grant

13 program to fund educational substance abuse prevention

14 and intervention programs related to the use of perform15 ance-enhancing substances described in section 102(b)(2)

16 by high school and college student athletes. The Director

17 shall establish a set of minimum criteria for applicants

18 to receive consideration for an award under the program.

19 The list of minimum criteria shall include requirements

20 that each applicant—

21 (1) propose an intervention and prevention pro22 gram based on methodologically sound evaluation

23 with evidence of drug prevention efficacy; and

24 (2) demonstrate a record of publication and re25 search in the area of athletic drug use prevention.
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1 (b) MINIMUM GRANT AWARD.—The Director shall

2 establish a minimum grant award of not less than

3 $300,000 per recipient.

4 (c) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There

5 are authorized to be appropriated to the Director of the

6 National Institute of Standards and Technology

7 $3,000,000 per fiscal year to carry out this section for

8 fiscal years 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, and 2005.

9 TITLE II—GAMBLING

10 SEC. 201. PROHIBITION ON GAMBLING ON COMPETITIVE

11 GAMES INVOLVING HIGH SCHOOL AND COL12 LEGE ATHLETES AND THE OLYMPICS.

13 (a) IN GENERAL.—The Ted Stevens Olympic and

14 Amateur Sports Act (chapter 2205 of title 36, United

15 States Code) is amended by adding at the end the fol16 lowing new subchapter:

17 ‘‘SUBCHAPTER III—MISCELLANEOUS

18 ‘‘§220541. Unlawful sports gambling: Olympics; high

19 school and college athletes

20 ‘‘(a) PROHIBITION.—It shall be unlawful for—

21 ‘‘(1) a governmental entity to sponsor, operate,

22 advertise, promote, license, or authorize by law or

23 compact, or
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1 ‘‘(2) a person to sponsor, operate, advertise, or

2 promote, pursuant to law or compact of a govern3 mental entity,

4 a lottery, sweepstakes, or other betting, gambling, or wa5 gering scheme based, directly or indirectly, on a competi6 tive game or performance described in subsection (b).

7 ‘‘(b) COVERED GAMES AND PERFORMANCES.—A

8 competitive game or performance described in this sub9 section is the following:

10 ‘‘(1) One or more competitive games at the

11 Summer or Winter Olympics.

12 ‘‘(2) One or more competitive games in which

13 high school or college athletes participate.

14 ‘‘(3) One or more performances of high school

15 or college athletes in a competitive game.

16 ‘‘(c) APPLICABILITY.—The prohibition in subsection

17 (a) applies to activity described in that subsection without

18 regard to whether the activity would otherwise be per19 mitted under subsection (a) or (b) of 3704 of title 28.

20 ‘‘(d) INJUNCTIONS.—A civil action to enjoin a viola21 tion of subsection (a) may be commenced in an appro22 priate district court of the United States by the Attorney

23 General of the United States, a local educational agency,

24 college, or sports organization, including an amateur
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1 sports organization or the corporation, whose competitive

2 game is alleged to be the basis of such violation.

3 ‘‘(e) DEFINITIONS.—In this section:

4 ‘‘(1) The term ‘high school’ has the meaning

5 given the term ‘secondary school’ in section 14101

6 of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of

7 1965 (U.S.C. 8801).

8 ‘‘(2) The term ‘college’ has the meaning given

9 the term ‘institution of higher education’ in section

10 101 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20

11 U.S.C. 8801).

12 ‘‘(3) The term ‘local educational agency’ has

13 the meaning given that term in section 14101 of the

14 Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965.’’

15 (U.S.C. 8801).

16 (b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sections

17 at the beginning of that Act (chapter 2205 of title 36,

18 United States Code) is amended by adding at the end the

19 following:

‘‘SUBCHAPTER III—MISCELLANEOUS

‘‘220541. Unlawful sports gambling: Olympics; high school and college athletes.’’.

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