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[Congressional Bills 117th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 3617 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

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117th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                S. 3617

To amend the Office of National Drug Control Policy Reauthorization Act 
of 2006 to modify the authority of the Office of National Drug Control 
    Policy and the United States Anti-Doping Agency, and for other 
                               purposes.

_______________________________________________________________________

                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                            February 9, 2022

Mrs. Blackburn introduced the following bill; which was read twice and 
   referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL

 
To amend the Office of National Drug Control Policy Reauthorization Act 
of 2006 to modify the authority of the Office of National Drug Control 
    Policy and the United States Anti-Doping Agency, and for other 
                               purposes.

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

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Restoring Confidence to the World 
Anti-Doping Agency Act of 2022''.

SEC. 2. AUTHORITY OF THE UNITED STATES ANTI-DOPING AGENCY WITH RESPECT 
              TO THE WORLD ANTI-DOPING AGENCY.

    Section 701 of the Office of National Drug Control Policy 
Reauthorization Act of 2006 (21 U.S.C. 2001) is amended--
            (1) in subsection (a)--
                    (A) by amending paragraph (1) to read as follows:
            ``(1) United states olympic and paralympic committee.--The 
        term `United States Olympic and Paralympic Committee' means the 
        organization established by chapter 2205 of title 36, United 
        States Code.'';
                    (B) by redesignating paragraphs (1) and (3) as 
                paragraphs (4) and (1), respectively, and moving the 
                paragraphs so as to appear in numeric order; and
                    (C) by inserting after paragraph (2) the following:
            ``(3) Independent athlete.--The term `independent athlete' 
        means an amateur athlete who does not serve, in any capacity, 
        in--
                    ``(A) the International Olympic Committee;
                    ``(B) the International Paralympic Committee;
                    ``(C) an international sports federation recognized 
                by the International Olympic Committee or the 
                International Paralympic Committee;
                    ``(D) the United States Olympic and Paralympic 
                Committee; or
                    ``(E) the World Anti-Doping Agency.'';
            (2) in subsection (b)--
                    (A) by striking ``United States Olympic Committee'' 
                each place it appears and inserting ``United States 
                Olympic and Paralympic Committee'';
                    (B) in paragraph (4), by striking the period at the 
                end and inserting ``; and''; and
                    (C) by adding at the end the following:
            ``(5) carry out responsibilities with respect to the World 
        Anti-Doping Agency, as described in subsection (c).''; and
            (3) by adding at the end the following:
    ``(c) Authority With Respect to the World Anti-Doping Agency.--
            ``(1) In general.--The Office of National Drug Control 
        Policy, in conjunction with the United States Anti-Doping 
        Agency, shall--
                    ``(A) use all available tools to ensure that--
                            ``(i) the World Anti-Doping Agency 
                        maintains a proper conflict-of-interest policy 
                        that prohibits an individual from serving as a 
                        member of the Executive Committee of the World 
                        Anti-Doping Agency if, during the preceding 2-
                        year period, the individual served in any 
                        capacity for a sports federation that is or was 
                        under the jurisdiction of the World Anti-Doping 
                        Agency; and
                            ``(ii) independent athletes from the United 
                        States and other democratic countries, or 
                        representatives of such athletes, have voting 
                        positions on the Executive Committee and 
                        governing bodies of the World Anti-Doping 
                        Agency, including the foundation board and all 
                        standing committees and working groups;
                    ``(B) demonstrate leadership within the global 
                community;
                    ``(C) have strict standards that work toward 
                countering the state-sponsored doping system of the 
                Russian Federation and other state-sponsored, systemic 
                fraud through doping; and
                    ``(D) work collaboratively with democratic 
                countries.
            ``(2) Determination.--
                    ``(A) In general.--Not later than 90 days after the 
                date of the enactment of this subsection, the Office of 
                National Drug Control Policy, in conjunction with the 
                United States Anti-Doping Agency, shall make a 
                determination as to whether the World Anti-Doping 
                Agency--
                            ``(i) has a credible and independent 
                        governance model that provides for fair 
                        representation of the United States;
                            ``(ii) maintains a conflict-of-interest 
                        policy described in paragraph (1)(A)(i); and
                            ``(iii) allows independent athletes from 
                        the United States and other democratic 
                        countries, or representatives of such athletes, 
                        to have voting positions on the Executive 
                        Committee and governing bodies of the World 
                        Anti-Doping Agency, including the foundation 
                        board and all standing committees and working 
                        groups.
                    ``(B) Accountability.--In the case of a 
                determination under subparagraph (A) that the World 
                Anti-Doping Agency does not have such a governance 
                model, maintain such a conflict-of-interest policy, or 
                allow such voting positions, the Office of National 
                Drug Control Policy, in conjunction with the United 
                States Anti-Doping Agency, shall--
                            ``(i) submit a request to the Government 
                        Accountability Office to indicate the amount of 
                        United States taxpayer dollars used to pay dues 
                        to the World Anti-Doping Agency;
                            ``(ii) demand that the United States have 
                        fair representation in World Anti-Doping 
                        Agency, including not fewer than one 
                        representative on each of--
                                    ``(I) the Executive Committee of 
                                the World Anti-Doping Agency; and
                                    ``(II) any other governing body of 
                                the World Anti-Doping Agency for which 
                                the United States pays dues; and
                            ``(iii) issue a report that describes the 
                        justifications, and the countries responsible, 
                        for blocking the United States from the 
                        Executive Committee of the World Anti-Doping 
                        Agency.
            ``(3) United states participation in executive committee of 
        the world anti-doping agency.--
                    ``(A) In general.--As a condition of United States 
                participation in the World Anti-Doping Agency--
                            ``(i) the United States shall be allotted 
                        not fewer than one seat on the Executive 
                        Committee of the World Anti-Doping Agency for 
                        as long as such Executive Committee is a 
                        representative body as structured on the date 
                        of the enactment of this subsection; and
                            ``(ii) the World Anti-Doping Agency shall 
                        make a legal commitment to the Office of 
                        National Drug Control Policy and the United 
                        States Anti-Doping Agency that states there 
                        will be not fewer than one representative of 
                        the United States on such Executive Committee 
                        at all times.
                    ``(B) Refund of dues.--If such Executive Committee 
                appoints not fewer than one representative of the 
                United States during the one-year period beginning on 
                the date of the enactment of this subsection, the 
                Office of National Drug Control Policy or the United 
                States Anti-Doping Agency may not appeal to the World 
                Anti-Doping Agency for a refund of dues paid during the 
                period in which the United States did not have a 
                representative on such Executive Committee.''.
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