(2) any covered horse or covered person from a 
State that is not a member State that seeks to race 
in a covered horserace in a member State. 
(b) DEVELOPMENT OF PROPOSED RULES.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—In developing proposed sci-
entific medication control rules with respect to a 
breed of covered horses, to the extent possible, a sci-
entific medication control committee shall— 
(A) use scientific methods; 
(B) address all topics set forth in sub-
section (c); and 
(C) take into account the unique charac-
teristics and needs of such breed and its racing 
performance model, including the varying num-
ber and nature of races each year for the breed. 
(2) TRANSITION.—Until the date on which 
rules issued by the RHSO pursuant to section 
101(c) become effective, the rules of the State con-
cerned shall apply with respect to the administration 
of medication to covered horses racing in covered 
horseraces. 
(c) ELEMENTS.—The proposed rules referred to in 
subsection (b) shall provide— 
(1) that— 
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(A) a covered horse may only compete in 
a covered horserace if the horse is— 
(i) free from the active pharma-
cological effect of medications, other for-
eign substances, and methods that enhance 
the natural performance of the covered 
horse; and 
(ii) unencumbered by— 
(I) foreign substances; and 
(II) diseases or conditions; 
(B) a covered horse that is injured or de-
termined by a veterinarian to be unsound may 
not train or participate in a covered horserace; 
and 
(C) the use of medications, other foreign 
substances, and treatment methods that mask 
pain in order to allow an injured or unsound 
covered horse to train or race in a covered 
horserace shall be prohibited; 
(D) with respect to the uniformity of rules, 
standards, procedures, and protocols regulating 
medication and treatment methods for covered 
horses and covered horseraces, such rules, 
standards, procedures, and protocols— 
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(i) shall be uniform within each breed 
of covered horse; and 
(ii) shall not be imposed on all 3 
breeds unless specifically adopted by the 
scientific medication control committee for 
each breed; and 
(E) breed-specific rules, standards, proce-
dures, and protocols shall include breed-specific 
permissible thresholds, medication withdrawal 
guidelines, and other breed-specific concerns 
with respect to the administration of medica-
tion; and 
(2) for— 
(A) the development, in consultation with 
the State racing commissions and the National 
Veterinary Services Laboratories of the Animal 
and Plant Health Inspection Service, of a list of 
permitted and prohibited medications, methods, 
and substances, for each breed of covered horse; 
(B) a process for the review by the sci-
entific medication control committee concerned 
for the administration of any medication to a 
covered horse during the 24-hour period pre-
ceding the next racing start of the covered 
horse; and 
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(C) the performance and management of 
test distribution planning (including intel-
ligence-based testing), the sample collection 
process, and in-competition and out-of-competi-
tion testing (including no-advance-notice test-
ing). 
TITLE III—RACETRACK SAFETY 
SEC. 301. DEFINITION OF COMMITTEE. 
In this title, the term ‘‘Committee’’ means the Race-
track Safety Committee established under section 302. 
SEC. 302. RACETRACK SAFETY COMMITTEE. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—For the purposes of developing, 
updating, and implementing mandatory horseracing race-
track safety rules for covered horses, covered persons, and 
covered horseraces under this Act, the RHSO shall estab-
lish a Racetrack Safety Committee. 
(b) DUTIES.—The Committee shall— 
(1) draft proposed rules with respect to race-
track safety for each horse breed competing in cov-
ered horseraces, in accordance with subsection (d); 
(2) recommend such proposed rules to the 
Board; and 
(3) for purposes of making such recommenda-
tions, obtain testimony or other documented com-
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ment from racetrack superintendents from each af-
fected breed of covered horses. 
(c) MEMBERSHIP.—The Committee shall be com-
posed of 7 members as follows: 
(1) REGULATORY MEMBERS.—Three such mem-
bers shall be representatives of the equine industry, 
selected by the Board for their knowledge of race-
track safety, management, and maintenance. 
(2) INDUSTRY MEMBERS.—Four such members 
shall be appointed as follows: 
(A) One member shall be appointed by the 
United States Trotting Association. 
(B) One member shall be appointed by the 
American Quarter Horse Association. 
(C) One member shall be appointed by the 
National Horsemen’s Benevolent and Protective 
Association. 
(D) One member shall be a racetrack su-
perintendent appointed by the Association of 
Racing Commissioners International. 
(3) TERM.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in 
subparagraph (B), the term of each member of 
the Committee shall not exceed 3 years. Such 
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term is renewable for an indefinite number of 
terms. 
(B) INITIAL TERM.—For purposes of stag-
gering the terms of appointment, the members 
first appointed under paragraph (1) shall serve 
an initial term of 4 years. 
(4) CHAIRPERSON.—The chairperson of the 
Committee shall be elected annually from among the 
members of the Committee by majority vote of the 
Committee. 
(5) CONFLICTS OF INTEREST.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—Each member of the 
Committee shall— 
(i) before accepting appointment as a 
member of the Committee, disclose any po-
tential conflict of interest; and 
(ii) notify the full Board immediately 
upon engaging in any activity that the 
RHSO determines may be perceived as a 
conflict. 
(B) RECUSAL REQUIRED.—A member of 
the Committee shall recuse himself or herself 
from discussion of any item at a meeting of the 
Committee if such discussion— 
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