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the Project, whether before, on, or after the 
date of enactment of this Act.’’; and 
(3) in paragraph (7), by striking ‘‘ $8,250,000.’’ 
and inserting the following: ‘‘the lesser of— 
‘‘(A) not more than 65 percent of the total 
cost of carrying out the Project; and 
‘‘(B) $5,350,000.’’. 
SEC. 1109. AQUATIC ECOSYSTEM RESTORATION. 
(a) DEFINITION OF ELIGIBLE ENTITY.—In this sec-
tion, the term ‘‘eligible entity’’ means— 
(1) any State, Indian Tribe, irrigation district, 
or water district; 
(2) any State, regional, or local authority, the 
members of which include 1 or more organizations 
with water or power delivery authority; 
(3) any other entity or organization that owns 
a facility that is eligible for upgrade, modification or 
removal under this section; 
(4) any nonprofit conservation organization, act-
ing in partnership with any entity listed in para-
graphs (1) through (3), with respect to a project in-
volving land or infrastructure owned by the entity; 
and 
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(5) an agency established under State law for the 
joint exercise of powers or a combination of entities 
described in paragraphs (1) through (4). 
(b) GENERAL AUTHORITY.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Subject to the requirements of 
this section and paragraph (2), on request of any eli-
gible entity the Secretary may negotiate and enter 
into an agreement on behalf of the United States to 
fund the design, study, and construction of an aquatic 
ecosystem restoration and protection project in a Rec-
lamation State if the Secretary determines that the 
project is likely to improve the health of fisheries, 
wildlife or aquatic habitat, including through habitat 
restoration and improved fish passage via the removal 
or bypass of barriers to fish passage. 
(2) EXCEPTION.—With respect to an aquatic eco-
system restoration and protection project under this 
section that removes a dam or modifies a dam in a 
manner that reduces storage or diversion capacity, 
the Secretary may only negotiate and enter into an 
agreement to fund— 
(A) the design or study of such project if the 
Secretary has received consent from the owner of 
the applicable dam; or 
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(B) the construction of such project if the 
Secretary— 
(i) identifies any eligible entity that 
receives water or power from the facility 
that is under consideration for removal or 
modification at the time of the request; 
(ii) notifies each eligible entity identi-
fied in clause (i) that the dam removal or 
modification project has been requested; and 
(iii) does not receive, by the date that 
is 120 days after the date on which all eligi-
ble entities have been notified under clause 
(ii), written objection from 1 or more eligi-
ble entities that collectively receive 1⁄3 or 
more of the water or power delivered from 
the facility that is under consideration for 
removal or modification at the time of the 
request. 
(c) REQUIREMENTS.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—The Secretary shall accept 
and consider public comment prior to initiating de-
sign, study or development of a project under this sec-
tion. 
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(2) PRECONDITIONS.—Construction of a project 
under this section shall be a voluntary project initi-
ated only after— 
(A) an eligible entity has entered into an 
agreement with the Secretary to pay no less than 
35 percent of the costs of project construction; 
(B) an eligible entity has entered an agree-
ment to pay 100 percent of any operation, main-
tenance, and replacement and rehabilitation 
costs with respect to the project; 
(C) the Secretary determines the proposed 
project— 
(i) will not result in an unmitigated 
adverse impact on fulfillment of existing 
water delivery obligations consistent with 
historical operations and applicable con-
tracts; 
(ii) will not result in an unmitigated 
adverse effect on the environment; 
(iii) is consistent with the responsibil-
ities of the Secretary— 
(I) in the role as trustee for feder-
ally recognized Indian Tribes; and 
(II) to ensure compliance with 
any applicable international and Trib-
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al treaties and agreements and inter-
state compacts and agreements; 
(iv) is in the financial interest of the 
United States based on a determination 
that the project advances Federal objectives 
including environmental enhancement objec-
tives in a Reclamation State; and 
(v) complies with all applicable Fed-
eral and State law, including environ-
mental laws; and 
(D) the Secretary has complied with all ap-
plicable environmental laws, including— 
(i) the National Environmental Policy 
Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.); 
(ii) the Endangered Species Act of 
1973 (16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.); and 
(iii) subtitle III of title 54, United 
States Code. 
(d) FUNDING.—There is authorized to be appropriated 
to carry out this section $15,000,000 for each of fiscal years 
2022 through 2026, to remain available until expended. 
(e) EFFECTS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Nothing in this section super-
sedes or limits any existing authority provided, or re-
sponsibility conferred, by any provision of law. 
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(2) EFFECT ON STATE WATER LAW.—Nothing in 
this section preempts or affects any— 
(A) State water law; or 
(B) interstate compact governing water. 
(f) COMPLIANCE REQUIRED.—The Secretary shall 
comply with applicable State water laws in carrying out 
this section. 
(g) PRIORITY FOR PROJECTS PROVIDING REGIONAL 
BENEFITS AND ASSISTANCE FOR AGING ASSETS.—When 
funding projects under this section, the Secretary shall 
prioritize projects that— 
(1) are jointly developed and supported by a di-
verse array of stakeholders including representatives 
of irrigated agricultural production, hydroelectric 
production, potable water purveyors and industrial 
water users, Indian Tribes, commercial fishing inter-
ests, and nonprofit conservation organizations; 
(2) affect water resources management in 2 or 
more river basins while providing regional benefits 
not limited to fisheries restoration; 
(3) are a component of a broader strategy or 
plan to replace aging facilities with 1 or more alter-
nate facilities providing similar benefits; and 
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(4) contribute to the restoration of anadromous 
fish species listed under the Endangered Species Act 
of 1973 (16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.). 
SEC. 1110. CLEAN WATER FOR RURAL COMMUNITIES. 
(a) SHORT TITLE.—This section may be cited as the 
‘‘Clean Water for Rural Communities Act’’. 
(b) PURPOSE.—The purpose of this Act is to ensure 
a safe and adequate municipal, rural, and industrial water 
supply for the citizens of— 
(1) Dawson, Garfield, McCone, Prairie, Rich-
land, Judith Basin, Wheatland, Golden Valley, Fer-
gus, Yellowstone, and Musselshell Counties in the 
State of Montana; and 
(2) McKenzie County, North Dakota. 
(c) DEFINITIONS.—In this Act: 
(1) 
AUTHORITY.—The 
term 
‘‘Authority’’ 
means— 
(A) the Central Montana Regional Water 
Authority, a publicly owned nonprofit water au-
thority formed in accordance with Mont. Code 
Ann. Sec. 75–6–302 (2007); and 
(B) any nonprofit successor entity to the 
Authority described in subparagraph (A). 
(2) MUSSELSHELL-JUDITH RURAL WATER SYS-
TEM.—The term ‘‘Musselshell-Judith Rural Water 
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System’’ means the Musselshell-Judith Rural Water 
System authorized under subsection (d)(1), with a 
project service area that includes— 
(A) Judith Basin, Wheatland, Golden Val-
ley, and Musselshell Counties in the State; 
(B) the portion of Yellowstone County in 
the State within 2 miles of State Highway 3 and 
within 4 miles of the county line between Golden 
Valley and Yellowstone Counties in the State, in-
clusive of the Town of Broadview, Montana; and 
(C) the portion of Fergus County in the 
State within 2 miles of U.S. Highway 87 and 
within 4 miles of the county line between Fergus 
and Judith Basin Counties in the State, inclu-
sive of the Town of Moore, Montana. 
(3) STATE.—The term ‘‘State’’ means the State 
of Montana. 
(d) MUSSELSHELL-JUDITH RURAL WATER SYSTEM.— 
(1) AUTHORIZATION.—The Secretary may carry 
out the planning, design, and construction of the 
Musselshell-Judith Rural Water System in a manner 
that is substantially in accordance with the feasibility 
report entitled ‘‘Musselshell-Judith Rural Water Sys-
tem Feasibility Report’’ (including any and all revi-
sions of the report). 
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(2) COOPERATIVE AGREEMENT.—The Secretary 
shall enter into a cooperative agreement with the Au-
thority to provide Federal assistance for the planning, 
design, and construction of the Musselshell-Judith 
Rural Water System. 
(3) COST-SHARING REQUIREMENT.— 
(A) FEDERAL SHARE.— 
(i) IN GENERAL.—The Federal share of 
the costs relating to the planning, design, 
and construction of the Musselshell-Judith 
Rural Water System shall not exceed 65 
percent of the total cost of the Musselshell- 
Judith Rural Water System. 
(ii) 
LIMITATION.—Amounts 
made 
available under clause (i) shall not be re-
turnable or reimbursable under the reclama-
tion laws. 
(B) USE OF FEDERAL FUNDS.— 
(i) GENERAL USES.—Subject to clause 
(ii), the Musselshell-Judith Rural Water 
System may use Federal funds made avail-
able to carry out this subsection for— 
(I) facilities relating to— 
(aa) water pumping; 
(bb) water treatment; 
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(cc) water storage; 
(dd) water supply wells; 
(ee) distribution pipelines; 
and 
(ff) control systems; 
(II) transmission pipelines; 
(III) pumping stations; 
(IV) 
appurtenant 
buildings, 
maintenance equipment, and access 
roads; 
(V) any interconnection facility 
that 
connects 
a 
pipeline 
of 
the 
Musselshell-Judith Rural Water Sys-
tem to a pipeline of a public water sys-
tem; 
(VI) electrical power transmission 
and distribution facilities required for 
the operation and maintenance of the 
Musselshell-Judith Rural Water Sys-
tem; 
(VII) any other facility or service 
required for the development of a rural 
water distribution system, as deter-
mined by the Secretary; and 
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(VIII) any property or property 
right required for the construction or 
operation of a facility described in this 
subsection. 
(ii) LIMITATION.—Federal funds made 
available to carry out this subsection shall 
not be used for the operation, maintenance, 
or replacement of the Musselshell-Judith 
Rural Water System. 
(iii) TITLE.—Title to the Musselshell- 
Judith Rural Water System shall be held by 
the Authority. 
(e) DRY-REDWATER FEASIBILITY STUDY.— 
(1) DEFINITIONS.—In this subsection: 
(A) DRY-REDWATER REGIONAL WATER AU-
THORITY.—The term ‘‘Dry-Redwater Regional 
Water Authority’’ means— 
(i) the Dry-Redwater Regional Water 
Authority, a publicly owned nonprofit 
water authority formed in accordance with 
Mont. Code Ann. § 75–6–302 (2007); and 
(ii) any nonprofit successor entity to 
the Authority described in clause (i). 
(B) DRY-REDWATER REGIONAL WATER AU-
THORITY
SYSTEM.—The term ‘‘Dry-Redwater 
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Regional Water Authority System’’ means the 
project entitled the ‘‘Dry-Redwater Regional 
Water Authority System’’, with a project service 
area that includes— 
(i) Garfield and McCone Counties in 
the State; 
(ii) the area west of the Yellowstone 
River in Dawson and Richland Counties in 
the State; 
(iii) T. 15 N. (including the area north 
of the Township) in Prairie County in the 
State; and 
(iv) the portion of McKenzie County, 
North Dakota, that includes all land that is 
located west of the Yellowstone River in the 
State of North Dakota. 
(C) 
RECLAMATION
FEASIBILITY
STAND-
ARDS.—The term ‘‘reclamation feasibility stand-
ards’’ means the eligibility criteria and feasi-
bility study requirements described in section 
106 of the Reclamation Rural Water Supply Act 
of 2006 (43 U.S.C. 2405) (as in effect on Sep-
tember 29, 2016). 
(D) SUBMITTED FEASIBILITY STUDY.—The 
term ‘‘submitted feasibility study’’ means the 
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feasibility study entitled ‘‘Dry-Redwater Re-
gional Water System Feasibility Study’’ (includ-
ing revisions of the study), which received fund-
ing from the Bureau of Reclamation on Sep-
tember 1, 2010. 
(2) STUDY.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary, in con-
sultation with the Dry-Redwater Regional Water 
Authority, may undertake a study, including a 
review of the submitted feasibility study, to de-
termine the feasibility of constructing the Dry- 
Redwater Regional Water System. 
(B) REQUIREMENT.—The study under sub-
paragraph (A) shall comply with the reclama-
tion feasibility standards. 
(3) COOPERATIVE AGREEMENT.—If the Secretary 
determines that the study under paragraph (2) does 
not comply with the reclamation feasibility stand-
ards, the Secretary may enter into a cooperative 
agreement with the Dry-Redwater Regional Water 
Authority to complete additional work to ensure that 
the study complies with the reclamation feasibility 
standards. 
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(4) AUTHORIZATION
OF
APPROPRIATIONS.— 
There is authorized to be appropriated to the Sec-
retary $5,000,000 to carry out this subsection. 
(5) TERMINATION.—The authority provided by 
this subsection shall expire on the date that is 5 years 
after the date of enactment of this Act. 
(f) WATER RIGHTS.—Nothing in this Act— 
(1) preempts or affects any State water law; or 
(2) affects any authority of a State, as in effect 
on the date of enactment of this Act, to manage water 
resources within that State. 
(g) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.— 
(1) AUTHORIZATION.—There is authorized to be 
appropriated to carry out the planning, design, and 
construction of the Musselshell-Judith Rural Water 
System, substantially in accordance with the cost esti-
mate set forth in the feasibility report described in 
subsection (d)(1), $56,650,000. 
(2) COST INDEXING.—The amount authorized to 
be appropriated under paragraph (1) may be in-
creased or decreased in accordance with ordinary 
fluctuations in development costs incurred after No-
vember 1, 2014, as indicated by any available engi-
neering cost indices applicable to construction activi-
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ties that are similar to the construction of the 
Musselshell-Judith Rural Water System. 
SEC. 1111. SNOW WATER SUPPLY FORECASTING. 
(a) SHORT TITLE.—This section may be cited as the 
‘‘Snow Water Supply Forecasting Program Authorization 
Act’’. 
(b) DEFINITION OF PROGRAM.—In this Act, the term 
‘‘program’’ means the Snow Water Supply Forecasting Pro-
gram established by subsection (c). 
(c) SNOW WATER SUPPLY FORECASTING PROGRAM.— 
(1) 
PROGRAM
ESTABLISHMENT.—The 
Snow 
Water Supply Forecasting Program is hereby estab-
lished within the Department of the Interior. 
(2) PROGRAM IMPLEMENTATION.—To implement 
the program, the Secretary shall— 
(A) develop the program framework in co-
ordination with other Federal agencies pursuant 
to subsection (d), culminating in the report re-
quired under subsection (d)(3); and 
(B) after submitting the report required by 
subsection (d)(3), implement activities to im-
prove snowpack measurement in particular wa-
tersheds pursuant to subsection (e). 
(d) DEVELOPMENT OF PROGRAM FRAMEWORK IN CO-
ORDINATION WITH OTHER FEDERAL AGENCIES.— 
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(1) SNOWPACK MEASUREMENT DATA.—When de-
termining water supply forecasts or allocations to 
Federal water contractors, the Secretary, acting 
through the Commissioner of the Bureau of Reclama-
tion, shall incorporate, to the greatest extent prac-
ticable, information from emerging technologies for 
snowpack measurement, such as— 
(A) synthetic aperture radar; 
(B) laser altimetry; and 
(C) other emerging technologies that the 
Secretary determines are likely to provide more 
accurate or timely snowpack measurement data. 
(2) COORDINATION.—In carrying out paragraph 
(1), the Secretary shall coordinate data use and col-
lection efforts with other Federal agencies that use or 
may benefit from the use of emerging technologies for 
snowpack measurement. 
(3) EMERGING
TECHNOLOGIES
REPORT.—Not 
later than October 1, 2021, the Secretary shall submit 
to Congress a report that— 
(A) summarizes the use of emerging tech-
nologies pursuant to this Act; 
(B) describes benefits derived from the use of 
technologies summarized under subparagraph 
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(A) related to the environment and increased 
water supply reliability; and 
(C) describes how Federal agencies will co-
ordinate to implement emerging technologies. 
(e) PROGRAM IMPLEMENTATION.— 
(1) ACTIVITIES
IMPLEMENTING
FRAMEWORK.— 
After submitting the report required under subsection 
(d)(3), the Secretary shall participate with program 
partners in implementing activities to improve 
snowpack measurement in particular watersheds. 
(2) FOCUS.—The program shall focus on activi-
ties that will maintain, establish, expand, or advance 
snowpack measurement consistent with the report re-
quired by subsection (d)(3), with an emphasis on— 
(A) enhancing activities in river basins to 
achieve improved snow and water supply fore-
casting results; 
(B) activities in river basins where snow 
water supply forecasting related activities de-
scribed in this Act are not occurring on the date 
of the enactment of this Act; and 
(C) demonstrating or testing new, or im-
proving existing, snow and water supply fore-
casting technology. 
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(3) INFORMATION SHARING.—The Secretary may 
provide information collected and analyzed under this 
Act to program partners through appropriate mecha-
nisms, including interagency agreements with Federal 
agencies, States, State agencies, or a combination 
thereof, leases, contracts, cooperative agreements, 
grants, loans, and memoranda of understanding. 
(4) PROGRAM
PARTNERS.—Program partners 
with whom the Secretary enters into cooperative 
agreements pursuant to paragraph (5) may include 
water districts, irrigation districts, water associa-
tions, universities, State agencies, other Federal agen-
cies, private sector entities, non-governmental organi-
zations, and other entities, as determined by the Sec-
retary. 
(5) COOPERATIVE AGREEMENTS.—The Secretary 
may— 
(A) enter into cooperative agreements with 
program partners to allow the program to be ad-
ministered efficiently and cost effectively through 
cost-sharing or by providing additional in-kind 
resources necessary for program implementation; 
and 
(B) 
provide 
nonreimbursable 
matching 
funding for programmatic and operational ac-
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tivities under this Act in consultation with pro-
gram partners. 
(6) ENVIRONMENTAL LAWS.—Nothing in this Act 
shall modify any obligation of the Secretary to com-
ply with applicable Federal and State environmental 
laws in carrying out this Act. 
(f) PROGRAM IMPLEMENTATION REPORT.—Not later 
than 4 years after the date of the enactment of this Act, 
the Secretary shall submit a report to the Committee on 
Natural Resources and the Committee on Appropriations 
of the House of Representatives and the Committee on En-
ergy and Natural Resources and the Committee on Appro-
priations of the Senate, that includes— 
(1) a list of basins and sub-basins for which 
snowpack measurement technologies are being used 
under the program, including a description of each 
technology used; and 
(2) a list of Federal agencies and program part-
ners participating in each basin or sub-basin listed 
in paragraph (1). 
(g) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There is 
authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary to carry out 
this Act $15,000,000, in the aggregate, for fiscal years 2022 
through 2026. 
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SEC. 1112. WATER TECHNOLOGY INVESTMENT. 
The Water Desalination Act of 1996 (Public Law 104– 
298; 42 U.S.C. 10301 note) is amended— 
(1) in section 4(a)(1), by inserting ‘‘, including 
modules specifically designed for brine management’’ 
after ‘‘and concepts’’; and 
(2) in section 8(b)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘3,000,000’’ and inserting 
‘‘20,000,000’’; and 
(B) by striking ‘‘2017 through 2021’’ and 
inserting ‘‘2022 through 2026, in addition to the 
authorization of appropriations for projects in 
section 4(a)(2)(F)’’. 
SEC. 1113. SHARING ARRANGEMENTS WITH FEDERAL AGEN-
CIES. 
Section 405 of the Indian Health Care Improvement 
Act (25 U.S.C. 1645) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (a)(1), by inserting ‘‘urban In-
dian organizations,’’ before ‘‘and tribal organiza-
tions’’; and 
(2) in subsection (c)— 
(A) by inserting ‘‘urban Indian organiza-
tion,’’ before ‘‘or tribal organization’’; and 
(B) by inserting ‘‘an urban Indian organi-
zation,’’ before ‘‘or a tribal organization’’. 
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SEC. 1114. AMENDMENT TO THE INDIAN HEALTH CARE IM-
PROVEMENT ACT. 
Section 409 of the Indian Health Care Improvement 
Act (25 U.S.C. 1647b) is amended by striking ‘‘(25 U.S.C. 
450 et seq.)’’ and inserting ‘‘(25 U.S.C. 5301 et seq.) or 
the Tribally Controlled Schools Act of 1988 (25 U.S.C. 2501 
et seq.)’’. 
SEC. 1115. DEFINITIONS. 
In this title: 
(1) INDIAN TRIBE.—The term ‘‘Indian Tribe’’ 
has the meaning given the term in section 4 of the In-
dian Self-Determination and Education Assistance 
Act (25 U.S.C. 5304). 
(2) RECLAMATION STATE.—The term ‘‘Reclama-
tion State’’ means a State or territory described in 
the first section of the Act of June 17, 1902 (32 Stat. 
388, chapter 1093; 43 U.S.C. 391). 
(3) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means 
the Secretary of the Interior. 
TITLE XII—HORSERACING 
INTEGRITY AND SAFETY 
SEC. 1201. SHORT TITLE. 
This title may be cited as the ‘‘Horseracing Integrity 
and Safety Act of 2020’’. 
SEC. 1202. DEFINITIONS. 
In this Act the following definitions apply: 
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(1) AUTHORITY.—The term ‘‘Authority’’ means 
the Horseracing Integrity and Safety Authority des-
ignated by section 1203(a). 
(2) BREEDER.—The term ‘‘breeder’’ means a 
person who is in the business of breeding covered 
horses. 
(3) 
COMMISSION.—The 
term 
‘‘Commission’’ 
means the Federal Trade Commission. 
(4) COVERED HORSE.—The term ‘‘covered horse’’ 
means any Thoroughbred horse, or any other horse 
made subject to this Act by election of the applicable 
State racing commission or the breed governing orga-
nization for such horse under section 1205(k), during 
the period— 
(A) beginning on the date of the horse’s first 
timed and reported workout at a racetrack that 
participates in covered horseraces or at a train-
ing facility; and 
(B) ending on the date on which the Au-
thority receives written notice that the horse has 
been retired. 
(5) COVERED HORSERACE.—The term ‘‘covered 
horserace’’ means any horserace involving covered 
horses that has a substantial relation to interstate 
commerce, including any Thoroughbred horserace that 
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is the subject of interstate off-track or advance deposit 
wagers. 
(6) COVERED PERSONS.—The term ‘‘covered per-
sons’’ means all trainers, owners, breeders, jockeys, 
racetracks, veterinarians, persons (legal and natural) 
licensed by a State racing commission and the agents, 
assigns, and employees of such persons and other 
horse support personnel who are engaged in the care, 
training, or racing of covered horses. 
(7) 
EQUINE
CONSTITUENCIES.—The 
term 
‘‘equine constituencies’’ means, collectively, owners, 
breeders, trainers, racetracks, veterinarians, State 
racing commissions, and jockeys who are engaged in 
the care, training, or racing of covered horses. 
(8) EQUINE
INDUSTRY
REPRESENTATIVE.—The 
term ‘‘equine industry representative’’ means an or-
ganization regularly and significantly engaged in the 
equine industry, including organizations that rep-
resent the interests of, and whose membership consists 
of, owners, breeders, trainers, racetracks, veterinar-
ians, State racing commissions, and jockeys. 
(9) HORSERACING
ANTI-DOPING
AND
MEDICA-
TION
CONTROL
PROGRAM.—The term ‘‘horseracing 
anti-doping and medication control program’’ means 
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the anti-doping and medication program established 
under section 1206(a). 
(10) IMMEDIATE
FAMILY
MEMBER.—The term 
‘‘immediate family member’’ shall include a spouse, 
domestic partner, mother, father, aunt, uncle, sibling, 
or child. 
(11) INTERSTATE OFF-TRACK WAGER.—The term 
‘‘interstate off-track wager’’ has the meaning given 
such term in section 3 of the Interstate Horseracing 
Act of 1978 (15 U.S.C. 3002). 
(12) JOCKEY.—The term ‘‘jockey’’ means a rider 
or driver of a covered horse in covered horseraces. 
(13) OWNER.—The term ‘‘owner’’ means a per-
son who holds an ownership interest in one or more 
covered horses. 
(14) PROGRAM
EFFECTIVE
DATE.—The term 
‘‘program effective date’’ means July 1, 2022. 
(15) RACETRACK.—The term ‘‘racetrack’’ means 
an organization licensed by a State racing commis-
sion to conduct covered horseraces. 
(16) RACETRACK SAFETY PROGRAM.—The term 
‘‘racetrack safety program’’ means the program estab-
lished under section 1207(a). 
(17) STAKES
RACE.—The term ‘‘stakes race’’ 
means any race so designated by the racetrack at 
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which such race is run, including, without limitation, 
the races comprising the Breeders’ Cup World Cham-
pionships and the races designated as graded stakes 
by the American Graded Stakes Committee of the 
Thoroughbred Owners and Breeders Association. 
(18) STATE
RACING
COMMISSION.—The term 
‘‘State racing commission’’ means an entity des-
ignated by State law or regulation that has jurisdic-
tion over the conduct of horseracing within the appli-
cable State. 
(19) TRAINER.—The term ‘‘trainer’’ means an 
individual engaged in the training of covered horses. 
(20) TRAINING FACILITY.—The term ‘‘training 
facility’’ means a location that is not a racetrack li-
censed by a State racing commission that operates 
primarily to house covered horses and conduct official 
timed workouts. 
(21) VETERINARIAN.—The term ‘‘veterinarian’’ 
means a licensed veterinarian who provides veteri-
nary services to covered horses. 
(22) WORKOUT.—The term ‘‘workout’’ means a 
timed running of a horse over a predetermined dis-
tance not associated with a race or its first qualifying 
race, if such race is made subject to this Act by elec-
tion under section 1205(k) of the horse’s breed gov-
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erning organization or the applicable State racing 
commission. 
SEC. 1203. RECOGNITION OF THE HORSERACING INTEGRITY 
AND SAFETY AUTHORITY. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The private, independent, self-regu-
latory, nonprofit corporation, to be known as the ‘‘Horse-
racing Integrity and Safety Authority’’, is recognized for 
purposes of developing and implementing a horseracing 
anti-doping and medication control program and a race-
track safety program for covered horses, covered persons, 
and covered horseraces. 
(b) BOARD OF DIRECTORS.— 
(1) MEMBERSHIP.—The Authority shall be gov-
erned by a board of directors (in this section referred 
to as the ‘‘Board’’) comprised of nine members as fol-
lows: 
(A) INDEPENDENT MEMBERS.—Five mem-
bers of the Board shall be independent members 
selected from outside the equine industry. 
(B) INDUSTRY MEMBERS.— 
(i) IN GENERAL.—Four members of the 
Board shall be industry members selected 
from among the various equine constitu-
encies. 
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(ii) REPRESENTATION OF EQUINE CON-
STITUENCIES.—The industry members shall 
be representative of the various equine con-
stituencies, and shall include not more than 
one industry member from any one equine 
constituency. 
(2) CHAIR.—The chair of the Board shall be an 
independent member described in paragraph (1)(A). 
(3) BYLAWS.—The Board of the Authority shall 
be governed by bylaws for the operation of the Author-
ity with respect to— 
(A) the administrative structure and em-
ployees of the Authority; 
(B) the establishment of standing commit-
tees; 
(C) the procedures for filling vacancies on 
the Board and the standing committees; 
(D) term limits for members and termi-
nation of membership; and 
(E) any other matter the Board considers 
necessary. 
(c) STANDING COMMITTEES.— 
(1) ANTI-DOPING
AND
MEDICATION
CONTROL 
STANDING COMMITTEE.— 
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(A) IN GENERAL.—The Authority shall es-
tablish an anti-doping and medication control 
standing committee, which shall provide advice 
and guidance to the Board on the development 
and maintenance of the horseracing anti-doping 
and medication control program. 
(B) MEMBERSHIP.—The anti-doping and 
medication control standing committee shall be 
comprised of seven members as follows: 
(i) INDEPENDENT MEMBERS.—A ma-
jority of the members shall be independent 
members selected from outside the equine in-
dustry. 
(ii) INDUSTRY MEMBERS.—A minority 
of the members shall be industry members 
selected to represent the various equine con-
stituencies, and shall include not more than 
one industry member from any one equine 
constituency. 
(iii) QUALIFICATION.—A majority of 
individuals selected to serve on the anti- 
doping and medication control standing 
committee shall have significant, recent ex-
perience in anti-doping and medication 
control rules. 
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(C) CHAIR.—The chair of the anti-doping 
and medication control standing committee shall 
be an independent member of the Board de-
scribed in subsection (b)(1)(A). 
(2) 
RACETRACK
SAFETY
STANDING
COM-
MITTEE.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—The Authority shall es-
tablish a racetrack safety standing committee, 
which shall provide advice and guidance to the 
Board on the development and maintenance of 
the racetrack safety program. 
(B) MEMBERSHIP.—The racetrack safety 
standing committee shall be comprised of seven 
members as follows: 
(i) INDEPENDENT MEMBERS.—A ma-
jority of the members shall be independent 
members selected from outside the equine in-
dustry. 
(ii) INDUSTRY MEMBERS.—A minority 
of the members shall be industry members 
selected to represent the various equine con-
stituencies. 
(C) CHAIR.—The chair of the racetrack 
safety standing committee shall be an industry 
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member of the Board described in subsection 
(b)(1)(B). 
(d) NOMINATING COMMITTEE.— 
(1) MEMBERSHIP.— 
(A) IN
GENERAL.—The nominating com-
mittee of the Authority shall be comprised of 
seven independent members selected from busi-
ness, sports, and academia. 
(B) INITIAL
MEMBERSHIP.—The initial 
nominating committee members shall be set forth 
in the governing corporate documents of the Au-
thority. 
(C) VACANCIES.—After the initial com-
mittee members are appointed in accordance 
with subparagraph (B), vacancies shall be filled 
by the Board pursuant to rules established by the 
Authority. 
(2) CHAIR.—The chair of the nominating com-
mittee shall be selected by the nominating committee 
from among the members of the nominating com-
mittee. 
(3) SELECTION OF MEMBERS OF THE BOARD AND 
STANDING COMMITTEES.— 
(A) INITIAL
MEMBERS.—The nominating 
committee shall select the initial members of the 
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Board and the standing committees described in 
subsection (c). 
(B) SUBSEQUENT MEMBERS.— The nomi-
nating committee shall recommend individuals 
to fill any vacancy on the Board or on such 
standing committees. 
(e) CONFLICTS OF INTEREST.—To avoid conflicts of 
interest, the following individuals may not be selected as 
a member of the Board or as an independent member of 
a nominating or standing committee under this section: 
(1) An individual who has a financial interest 
in, or provides goods or services to, covered horses. 
(2) An official or officer— 
(A) of an equine industry representative; or 
(B) who serves in a governance or policy-
making capacity for an equine industry rep-
resentative. 
(3) An employee of, or an individual who has a 
business or commercial relationship with, an indi-
vidual described in paragraph (1) or (2). 
(4) An immediate family member of an indi-
vidual described in paragraph (1) or (2). 
(f) FUNDING.— 
(1) INITIAL FUNDING.— 
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(A) IN GENERAL.—Initial funding to estab-
lish the Authority and underwrite its operations 
before the program effective date shall be pro-
vided by loans obtained by the Authority. 
(B) BORROWING.—The Authority may bor-
row funds toward the funding of its operations. 
(C) ANNUAL CALCULATION OF AMOUNTS RE-
QUIRED.— 
(i) IN GENERAL.—Not later than the 
date that is 90 days before the program ef-
fective date, and not later than November 1 
each year thereafter, the Authority shall de-
termine and provide to each State racing 
commission the estimated amount required 
from the State— 
(I) to fund the State’s propor-
tionate share of the horseracing anti- 
doping and medication control pro-
gram and the racetrack safety program 
for the next calendar year; and 
(II) to liquidate the State’s pro-
portionate share of any loan or fund-
ing shortfall in the current calendar 
year and any previous calendar year. 
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(ii) BASIS
OF
CALCULATION.—The 
amounts calculated under clause (i) shall— 
(I) be based on— 
(aa) the annual budget of the 
Authority for the following cal-
endar year, as approved by the 
Board; and 
(bb) the projected amount of 
covered racing starts for the year 
in each State; and 
(II) 
take 
into 
account 
other 
sources of Authority revenue. 
(iii) 
REQUIREMENTS
REGARDING 
BUDGETS OF AUTHORITY.— 
(I) INITIAL BUDGET.—The initial 
budget of the Authority shall require 
the approval of 2⁄3 of the Board. 
(II) 
SUBSEQUENT
BUDGETS.— 
Any subsequent budget that exceeds the 
budget of the preceding calendar year 
by more than 5 percent shall require 
the approval of 2⁄3 of the Board. 
(iv) RATE INCREASES.— 
(I) IN GENERAL.—A proposed in-
crease in the amount required under 
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this subparagraph shall be reported to 
the Commission. 
(II) NOTICE AND COMMENT.—The 
Commission shall publish in the Fed-
eral Register such a proposed increase 
and provide an opportunity for public 
comment. 
(2) ASSESSMENT AND COLLECTION OF FEES BY 
STATES.— 
(A) NOTICE OF ELECTION.—Any State rac-
ing commission that elects to remit fees pursuant 
to this subsection shall notify the Authority of 
such election not later than 60 days before the 
program effective date. 
(B) REQUIREMENT TO REMIT FEES.—After 
a State racing commission makes a notification 
under subparagraph (A), the election shall re-
main in effect and the State racing commission 
shall be required to remit fees pursuant to this 
subsection according to a schedule established in 
rule developed by the Authority and approved by 
the Commission. 
(C) WITHDRAWAL OF ELECTION.—A State 
racing commission may cease remitting fees 
under this subsection not earlier than one year 
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after notifying the Authority of the intent of the 
State racing commission to do so. 
(D) DETERMINATION OF METHODS.—Each 
State racing commission shall determine, subject 
to the applicable laws, regulations, and contracts 
of the State, the method by which the requisite 
amount of fees, such as foal registration fees, 
sales contributions, starter fees, and track fees, 
and other fees on covered persons, shall be allo-
cated, assessed, and collected. 
(3) ASSESSMENT AND COLLECTION OF FEES BY 
THE AUTHORITY.— 
(A) CALCULATION.—If a State racing com-
mission does not elect to remit fees pursuant to 
paragraph (2) or withdraws its election under 
such paragraph, the Authority shall, not less fre-
quently than monthly, calculate the applicable 
fee per racing start multiplied by the number of 
racing starts in the State during the preceding 
month. 
(B) ALLOCATION.—The Authority shall allo-
cate equitably the amount calculated under sub-
paragraph (A) collected among covered persons 
involved with covered horseraces pursuant to 
such rules as the Authority may promulgate. 
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(C) ASSESSMENT AND COLLECTION.— 
(i) IN GENERAL.—The Authority shall 
assess a fee equal to the allocation made 
under subparagraph (B) and shall collect 
such fee according to such rules as the Au-
thority may promulgate. 
(ii) REMITTANCE
OF
FEES.—Covered 
persons described in subparagraph (B) shall 
be required to remit such fees to the Author-
ity. 
(D) LIMITATION.—A State racing commis-
sion that does not elect to remit fees pursuant to 
paragraph (2) or that withdraws its election 
under such paragraph shall not impose or collect 
from any person a fee or tax relating to anti- 
doping and medication control or racetrack safe-
ty matters for covered horseraces. 
(4) FEES AND FINES.—Fees and fines imposed 
by the Authority shall be allocated toward funding of 
the Authority and its activities. 
(5) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in this 
Act shall be construed to require— 
(A) the appropriation of any amount to the 
Authority; or 
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(B) the Federal Government to guarantee 
the debts of the Authority. 
(g) QUORUM.—For all items where Board approval is 
required, the Authority shall have present a majority of 
independent members. 
SEC. 1204. FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION OVERSIGHT. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Authority shall submit to the 
Commission, in accordance with such rules as the Commis-
sion may prescribe under section 553 of title 5, United 
States Code, any proposed rule, or proposed modification 
to a rule, of the Authority relating to— 
(1) the bylaws of the Authority; 
(2) a list of permitted and prohibited medica-
tions, substances, and methods, including allowable 
limits of permitted medications, substances, and 
methods; 
(3) laboratory standards for accreditation and 
protocols; 
(4) standards for racing surface quality mainte-
nance; 
(5) racetrack safety standards and protocols; 
(6) a program for injury and fatality data anal-
ysis; 
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(7) a program of research and education on safe-
ty, performance, and anti-doping and medication 
control; 
(8) a description of safety, performance, and 
anti-doping and medication control rule violations 
applicable to covered horses and covered persons; 
(9) a schedule of civil sanctions for violations; 
(10) a process or procedures for disciplinary 
hearings; and 
(11) a formula or methodology for determining 
assessments described in section 1203(f). 
(b) PUBLICATION AND COMMENT.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Commission shall— 
(A) publish in the Federal Register each 
proposed rule or modification submitted under 
subsection (a); and 
(B) provide an opportunity for public com-
ment. 
(2) APPROVAL REQUIRED.—A proposed rule, or 
a proposed modification to a rule, of the Authority 
shall not take effect unless the proposed rule or modi-
fication has been approved by the Commission. 
(c) DECISION ON PROPOSED RULE OR MODIFICATION 
TO A RULE.— 
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(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 60 days after 
the date on which a proposed rule or modification is 
published in the Federal Register, the Commission 
shall approve or disapprove the proposed rule or 
modification. 
(2) CONDITIONS.—The Commission shall ap-
prove a proposed rule or modification if the Commis-
sion finds that the proposed rule or modification is 
consistent with— 
(A) this Act; and 
(B) applicable rules approved by the Com-
mission. 
(3) REVISION OF PROPOSED RULE OR MODIFICA-
TION.— 
(A) IN
GENERAL.—In the case of dis-
approval of a proposed rule or modification 
under this subsection, not later than 30 days 
after the issuance of the disapproval, the Com-
mission shall make recommendations to the Au-
thority to modify the proposed rule or modifica-
tion. 
(B) RESUBMISSION.—The Authority may 
resubmit for approval by the Commission a pro-
posed rule or modification that incorporates the 
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modifications recommended under subparagraph 
(A). 
(d) PROPOSED STANDARDS AND PROCEDURES.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Authority shall submit to 
the Commission any proposed rule, standard, or pro-
cedure developed by the Authority to carry out the 
horseracing anti-doping and medication control pro-
gram or the racetrack safety program. 
(2) NOTICE
AND
COMMENT.—The Commission 
shall publish in the Federal Register any such pro-
posed rule, standard, or procedure and provide an op-
portunity for public comment. 
(e) INTERIM FINAL RULES.—The Commission may 
adopt an interim final rule, to take effect immediately, 
under conditions specified in section 553(b)(B) of title 5, 
United States Code, if the Commission finds that such a 
rule is necessary to protect— 
(1) the health and safety of covered horses; or 
(2) the integrity of covered horseraces and wager-
ing on those horseraces. 
SEC. 1205. JURISDICTION OF THE COMMISSION AND THE 
HORSERACING INTEGRITY AND SAFETY AU-
THORITY. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Beginning on the program effective 
date, the Commission, the Authority, and the anti-doping 
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and medication control enforcement agency, each within the 
scope of their powers and responsibilities under this Act, 
as limited by subsection (j), shall— 
(1) implement and enforce the horseracing anti- 
doping and medication control program and the race-
track safety program; 
(2) exercise independent and exclusive national 
authority over— 
(A) the safety, welfare, and integrity of cov-
ered 
horses, 
covered 
persons, 
and 
covered 
horseraces; and 
(B) all horseracing safety, performance, and 
anti-doping and medication control matters for 
covered horses, covered persons, and covered 
horseraces; and 
(3) have safety, performance, and anti-doping 
and medication control authority over covered persons 
similar to such authority of the State racing commis-
sions before the program effective date. 
(b) PREEMPTION.—The rules of the Authority promul-
gated in accordance with this Act shall preempt any provi-
sion of State law or regulation with respect to matters with-
in the jurisdiction of the Authority under this Act, as lim-
ited by subsection (j). Nothing contained in this Act shall 
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be construed to limit the authority of the Commission under 
any other provision of law. 
(c) DUTIES.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Authority— 
(A) shall develop uniform procedures and 
rules authorizing— 
(i) access to offices, racetrack facilities, 
other places of business, books, records, and 
personal property of covered persons that 
are used in the care, treatment, training, 
and racing of covered horses; 
(ii) issuance and enforcement of sub-
poenas and subpoenas duces tecum; and 
(iii) other investigatory powers of the 
nature and scope exercised by State racing 
commissions before the program effective 
date; and 
(B) with respect to an unfair or deceptive 
act or practice described in section 1210, may 
recommend that the Commission commence an 
enforcement action. 
(2) APPROVAL OF COMMISSION.—The procedures 
and rules developed under paragraph (1)(A) shall be 
subject to approval by the Commission in accordance 
with section 1204. 
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(d) REGISTRATION OF COVERED PERSONS WITH AU-
THORITY.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—As a condition of partici-
pating in covered races and in the care, ownership, 
treatment, and training of covered horses, a covered 
person shall register with the Authority in accordance 
with rules promulgated by the Authority and ap-
proved by the Commission in accordance with section 
1204. 
(2) AGREEMENT WITH RESPECT TO AUTHORITY 
RULES, STANDARDS, AND PROCEDURES.—Registration 
under this subsection shall include an agreement by 
the covered person to be subject to and comply with 
the rules, standards, and procedures developed and 
approved under subsection (c). 
(3) COOPERATION.—A covered person registered 
under this subsection shall, at all times— 
(A) cooperate with the Commission, the Au-
thority, the anti-doping and medication control 
enforcement agency, and any respective designee, 
during any civil investigation; and 
(B) respond truthfully and completely to the 
best of the knowledge of the covered person if 
questioned by the Commission, the Authority, the 
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anti-doping and medication control enforcement 
agency, or any respective designee. 
(4) FAILURE TO COMPLY.—Any failure of a cov-
ered person to comply with this subsection shall be a 
violation of section 1208(a)(2)(G). 
(e) ENFORCEMENT OF PROGRAMS.— 
(1) ANTI-DOPING AND MEDICATION CONTROL EN-
FORCEMENT AGENCY.— 
(A) AGREEMENT
WITH
USADA.—The Au-
thority shall seek to enter into an agreement 
with the United States Anti-Doping Agency 
under which the Agency acts as the anti-doping 
and medication control enforcement agency 
under this Act for services consistent with the 
horseracing anti-doping and medication control 
program. 
(B) AGREEMENT WITH OTHER ENTITY.—If 
the Authority and the United States Anti- 
Doping Agency are unable to enter into the 
agreement described in subparagraph (A), the 
Authority shall enter into an agreement with an 
entity that is nationally recognized as being a 
medication regulation agency equal in qualifica-
tion to the United States Anti-Doping Agency to 
act as the anti-doping and medication control 
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enforcement agency under this Act for services 
consistent with the horseracing anti-doping and 
medication control program. 
(C) 
NEGOTIATIONS.—Any 
negotiations 
under this paragraph shall be conducted in good 
faith and designed to achieve efficient, effective 
best practices for anti-doping and medication 
control and enforcement on commercially reason-
able terms. 
(D) 
ELEMENTS
OF
AGREEMENT.—Any 
agreement under this paragraph shall include a 
description of the scope of work, performance 
metrics, reporting obligations, and budgets of the 
United States Anti-Doping Agency while acting 
as the anti-doping and medication control en-
forcement agency under this Act, as well as a 
provision for the revision of the agreement to in-
crease in the scope of work as provided for in 
subsection (k), and any other matter the Author-
ity considers appropriate. 
(E) DUTIES AND POWERS OF ENFORCEMENT 
AGENCY.—The anti-doping and medication con-
trol enforcement agency under an agreement 
under this paragraph shall— 
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(i) serve as the independent anti- 
doping and medication control enforcement 
organization for covered horses, covered per-
sons, and covered horseraces, implementing 
the anti-doping and medication control pro-
gram on behalf of the Authority; 
(ii) ensure that covered horses and cov-
ered persons are deterred from using or ad-
ministering medications, substances, and 
methods in violation of the rules established 
in accordance with this Act; 
(iii) implement anti-doping education, 
research, testing, compliance and adjudica-
tion programs designed to prevent covered 
persons and covered horses from using or 
administering medications, substances, and 
methods in violation of the rules established 
in accordance with this Act; 
(iv) exercise the powers specified in 
section 1206(c)(4) in accordance with that 
section; and 
(v) implement and undertake any 
other responsibilities specified in the agree-
ment. 
(F) TERM AND EXTENSION.— 
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(i) TERM OF INITIAL AGREEMENT.— 
The initial agreement entered into by the 
Authority under this paragraph shall be in 
effect for the 5-year period beginning on the 
program effective date. 
(ii) EXTENSION.—At the end of the 5- 
year period described in clause (i), the Au-
thority may— 
(I) extend the term of the initial 
agreement under this paragraph for 
such additional term as is provided by 
the rules of the Authority and con-
sistent with this Act; or 
(II) enter into an agreement meet-
ing the requirements of this paragraph 
with an entity described by subpara-
graph (B) for such term as is provided 
by such rules and consistent with this 
Act. 
(2) AGREEMENTS FOR ENFORCEMENT BY STATE 
RACING COMMISSIONS.— 
(A) STATE RACING COMMISSIONS.— 
(i) RACETRACK
SAFETY
PROGRAM.— 
The Authority may enter into agreements 
with State racing commissions for services 
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consistent with the enforcement of the race-
track safety program. 
(ii) ANTI-DOPING
AND
MEDICATION 
CONTROL PROGRAM.—The anti-doping and 
medication control enforcement agency may 
enter into agreements with State racing 
commissions for services consistent with the 
enforcement of the anti-doping and medica-
tion control program. 
(B) ELEMENTS
OF
AGREEMENTS.—Any 
agreement under this paragraph shall include a 
description of the scope of work, performance 
metrics, reporting obligations, budgets, and any 
other matter the Authority considers appro-
priate. 
(3) ENFORCEMENT
OF
STANDARDS.—The Au-
thority may coordinate with State racing commis-
sions and other State regulatory agencies to monitor 
and enforce racetrack compliance with the standards 
developed under paragraphs (1) and (2) of section 
1207(c). 
(f) PROCEDURES WITH RESPECT TO RULES OF AU-
THORITY.— 
(1) ANTI-DOPING AND MEDICATION CONTROL.— 
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(A) IN
GENERAL.—Recommendations for 
rules regarding anti-doping and medication con-
trol shall be developed in accordance with section 
1206. 
(B) CONSULTATION.—The anti-doping and 
medication control enforcement agency shall con-
sult with the anti-doping and medication control 
standing committee and the Board of the Author-
ity on all anti-doping and medication control 
rules of the Authority. 
(2) RACETRACK SAFETY.—Recommendations for 
rules regarding racetrack safety shall be developed by 
the racetrack safety standing committee of the Author-
ity. 
(g) ISSUANCE OF GUIDANCE.— 
(1) The Authority may issue guidance that— 
(A) sets forth— 
(i) an interpretation of an existing 
rule, standard, or procedure of the Author-
ity; or 
(ii) a policy or practice with respect to 
the administration or enforcement of such 
an existing rule, standard, or procedure; 
and 
(B) relates solely to— 
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(i) the administration of the Authority; 
or 
(ii) any other matter, as specified by 
the Commission, by rule, consistent with the 
public interest and the purposes of this sub-
section. 
(2) SUBMITTAL TO COMMISSION.—The Authority 
shall submit to the Commission any guidance issued 
under paragraph (1). 
(3) IMMEDIATE EFFECT.—Guidance issued under 
paragraph (1) shall take effect on the date on which 
the guidance is submitted to the Commission under 
paragraph (2). 
(h) SUBPOENA AND INVESTIGATORY AUTHORITY.—The 
Authority shall have subpoena and investigatory authority 
with respect to civil violations committed under its jurisdic-
tion. 
(i) CIVIL PENALTIES.—The Authority shall develop a 
list of civil penalties with respect to the enforcement of rules 
for covered persons and covered horseraces under its juris-
diction. 
(j) CIVIL ACTIONS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—In addition to civil sanctions 
imposed under section 1208, the Authority may com-
mence a civil action against a covered person or race-
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track that has engaged, is engaged, or is about to en-
gage, in acts or practices constituting a violation of 
this Act or any rule established under this Act in the 
proper district court of the United States, the United 
States District Court for the District of Columbia, or 
the United States courts of any territory or other 
place subject to the jurisdiction of the United States, 
to enjoin such acts or practices, to enforce any civil 
sanctions imposed under that section, and for all 
other relief to which the Authority may be entitled. 
(2) INJUNCTIONS AND RESTRAINING ORDERS.— 
With respect to a civil action commenced under para-
graph (1), upon a proper showing, a permanent or 
temporary injunction or restraining order shall be 
granted without bond. 
(k) LIMITATIONS ON AUTHORITY.— 
(1) PROSPECTIVE
APPLICATION.—The jurisdic-
tion and authority of the Authority and the Commis-
sion with respect to the horseracing anti-doping and 
medication control program and the racetrack safety 
program shall be prospective only. 
(2) PREVIOUS MATTERS.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—The Authority and the 
Commission may not investigate, prosecute, ad-
judicate, or penalize conduct in violation of the 
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horseracing anti-doping and medication control 
program and the racetrack safety program that 
occurs before the program effective date. 
(B) STATE RACING COMMISSION.—With re-
spect to conduct described in subparagraph (A), 
the applicable State racing commission shall re-
tain authority until the final resolution of the 
matter. 
(3) OTHER LAWS UNAFFECTED.—This Act shall 
not be construed to modify, impair or restrict the op-
eration of the general laws or regulations, as may be 
amended from time to time, of the United States, the 
States and their political subdivisions relating to 
criminal conduct, cruelty to animals, matters unre-
lated to antidoping, medication control and racetrack 
and racing safety of covered horses and covered races, 
and the use of medication in human participants in 
covered races. 
(l) ELECTION FOR OTHER BREED COVERAGE UNDER 
ACT.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—A State racing commission or 
a breed governing organization for a breed of horses 
other than Thoroughbred horses may elect to have 
such breed be covered by this Act by the filing of a 
designated election form and subsequent approval by 
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the Authority. A State racing commission may elect 
to have a breed covered by this Act for the applicable 
State only. 
(2) ELECTION CONDITIONAL ON FUNDING MECHA-
NISM.—A commission or organization may not make 
an election under paragraph (1) unless the commis-
sion or organization has in place a mechanism to 
provide sufficient funds to cover the costs of the ad-
ministration of this Act with respect to the horses that 
will be covered by this Act as a result of the election. 
(3) APPORTIONMENT.—The Authority shall ap-
portion costs described in paragraph (2) in connec-
tion with an election under paragraph (1) fairly 
among all impacted segments of the horseracing in-
dustry, subject to approval by the Commission in ac-
cordance with section 1204. Such apportionment may 
not provide for the allocation of costs or funds among 
breeds of horses. 
SEC. 1206. HORSERACING ANTI-DOPING AND MEDICATION 
CONTROL PROGRAM. 
(a) PROGRAM REQUIRED.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than the program 
effective date, and after notice and an opportunity for 
public comment in accordance with section 1204, the 
Authority shall establish a horseracing anti-doping 
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and medication control program applicable to all cov-
ered horses, covered persons, and covered horseraces in 
accordance with the registration of covered persons 
under section 1205(d). 
(2) CONSIDERATION OF OTHER BREEDS.—In de-
veloping the horseracing anti-doping and medication 
control program with respect to a breed of horse that 
is made subject to this Act by election of a State rac-
ing commission or the breed governing organization 
for such horse under section 1205(k), the Authority 
shall consider the unique characteristics of such breed. 
(b) CONSIDERATIONS
IN DEVELOPMENT
OF PRO-
GRAM.—In developing the horseracing anti-doping and 
medication control program, the Authority shall take into 
consideration the following: 
(1) Covered horses should compete only when 
they are free from the influence of medications, other 
foreign substances, and methods that affect their per-
formance. 
(2) Covered horses that are injured or unsound 
should not train or participate in covered races, and 
the use of medications, other foreign substances, and 
treatment methods that mask or deaden pain in order 
to allow injured or unsound horses to train or race 
should be prohibited. 
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(3) Rules, standards, procedures, and protocols 
regulating medication and treatment methods for cov-
ered horses and covered races should be uniform and 
uniformly administered nationally. 
(4) To the extent consistent with this Act, consid-
eration should be given to international anti-doping 
and medication control standards of the International 
Federation of Horseracing Authorities and the Prin-
ciples of Veterinary Medical Ethics of the American 
Veterinary Medical Association. 
(5) The administration of medications and treat-
ment methods to covered horses should be based upon 
an examination and diagnosis that identifies an issue 
requiring treatment for which the medication or 
method represents an appropriate component of treat-
ment. 
(6) The amount of therapeutic medication that a 
covered horse receives should be the minimum nec-
essary to address the diagnosed health concerns iden-
tified during the examination and diagnostic process. 
(7) The welfare of covered horses, the integrity of 
the sport, and the confidence of the betting public re-
quire full disclosure to regulatory authorities regard-
ing the administration of medications and treatments 
to covered horses. 
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(c) ACTIVITIES.—The following activities shall be car-
ried out under the horseracing anti-doping and medication 
control program: 
(1) STANDARDS FOR ANTI-DOPING AND MEDICA-
TION CONTROL.—Not later than 120 days before the 
program effective date, the Authority shall issue, by 
rule— 
(A) uniform standards for— 
(i) the administration of medication to 
covered horses by covered persons; and 
(ii) laboratory testing accreditation 
and protocols; and 
(B) a list of permitted and prohibited medi-
cations, substances, and methods, including al-
lowable limits of permitted medications, sub-
stances, and methods. 
(2) REVIEW PROCESS FOR ADMINISTRATION OF 
MEDICATION.—The development of a review process 
for the administration of any medication to a covered 
horse during the 48-hour period preceding the next 
racing start of the covered horse. 
(3) AGREEMENT REQUIREMENTS.—The develop-
ment of requirements with respect to agreements 
under section 1205(e). 
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(4) ANTI-DOPING AND MEDICATION CONTROL EN-
FORCEMENT AGENCY.— 
(A) CONTROL RULES, PROTOCOLS, ETC.— 
Except as provided in paragraph (5), the anti- 
doping and medication control program enforce-
ment agency under section 1205(e) shall, in con-
sultation with the anti-doping and medication 
control standing committee of the Authority and 
consistent with international best practices, de-
velop and recommend anti-doping and medica-
tion control rules, protocols, policies, and guide-
lines for approval by the Authority. 
(B) RESULTS
MANAGEMENT.—The anti- 
doping and medication control enforcement 
agency shall conduct and oversee anti-doping 
and medication control results management, in-
cluding independent investigations, charging and 
adjudication of potential medication control rule 
violations, and the enforcement of any civil sanc-
tions for such violations. Any final decision or 
civil sanction of the anti-doping and medication 
control enforcement agency under this subpara-
graph shall be the final decision or civil sanction 
of the Authority, subject to review in accordance 
with section 1209. 
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(C) TESTING.—The anti-doping enforcement 
agency shall perform and manage test distribu-
tion planning (including intelligence-based test-
ing), the sample collection process, and in-com-
petition and out-of-competition testing (includ-
ing no-advance-notice testing). 
(D) TESTING
LABORATORIES.—The anti- 
doping and medication control enforcement 
agency shall accredit testing laboratories based 
upon the standards established under this Act, 
and shall monitor, test, and audit accredited lab-
oratories to ensure continuing compliance with 
accreditation standards. 
(5) ANTI-DOPING
AND
MEDICATION
CONTROL 
STANDING COMMITTEE.—The anti-doping and medi-
cation control standing committee shall, in consulta-
tion with the anti-doping and medication control en-
forcement agency, develop lists of permitted and pro-
hibited medications, methods, and substances for rec-
ommendation to, and approval by, the Authority. 
Any such list may prohibit the administration of any 
substance or method to a horse at any time after such 
horse becomes a covered horse if the Authority deter-
mines such substance or method has a long-term de-
grading effect on the soundness of a horse. 
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(d) PROHIBITION.—Except as provided in subsections 
(e) and (f), the horseracing anti-doping and medication 
control program shall prohibit the administration of any 
prohibited or otherwise permitted substance to a covered 
horse within 48 hours of its next racing start, effective as 
of the program effective date. 
(e) ADVISORY COMMITTEE STUDY AND REPORT.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than the program 
effective date, the Authority shall convene an advisory 
committee comprised of horseracing anti-doping and 
medication control industry experts, including a 
member designated by the anti-doping and medica-
tion control enforcement agency, to conduct a study 
on the use of furosemide on horses during the 48-hour 
period before the start of a race, including the effect 
of furosemide on equine health and the integrity of 
competition and any other matter the Authority con-
siders appropriate. 
(2) REPORT.—Not later than three years after 
the program effective date, the Authority shall direct 
the advisory committee convened under paragraph (1) 
to submit to the Authority a written report on the 
study conducted under that paragraph that includes 
recommended changes, if any, to the prohibition in 
subsection (d). 
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(3) MODIFICATION OF PROHIBITION.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—After receipt of the re-
port required by paragraph (2), the Authority 
may, by unanimous vote of the Board of the Au-
thority, modify the prohibition in subsection (d) 
and, notwithstanding subsection (f), any such 
modification shall apply to all States beginning 
on the date that is three years after the program 
effective date. 
(B) CONDITION.—In order for a unanimous 
vote described in subparagraph (A) to effect a 
modification of the prohibition in subsection (d), 
the vote must include unanimous adoption of 
each of the following findings: 
(i) That the modification is warranted. 
(ii) That the modification is in the best 
interests of horse racing. 
(iii) That furosemide has no perform-
ance enhancing effect on individual horses. 
(iv) That public confidence in the in-
tegrity and safety of racing would not be 
adversely affected by the modification. 
(f) EXEMPTION.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in para-
graph (2), only during the three-year period begin-
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ning on the program effective date, a State racing 
commission may submit to the Authority, at such 
time and in such manner as the Authority may re-
quire, a request for an exemption from the prohibition 
in subsection (d) with respect to the use of furosemide 
on covered horses during such period. 
(2) EXCEPTIONS.—An exemption under para-
graph (1) may not be requested for— 
(A) two-year-old covered horses; or 
(B) covered horses competing in stakes 
races. 
(3) CONTENTS OF REQUEST.—A request under 
paragraph (1) shall specify the applicable State rac-
ing commission’s requested limitations on the use of 
furosemide that would apply to the State under the 
horseracing anti-doping and medication control pro-
gram during such period. Such limitations shall be 
no less restrictive on the use and administration of 
furosemide than the restrictions set forth in State’s 
laws and regulations in effect as of September 1, 
2020. 
(4) GRANT
OF
EXEMPTION.—Subject to sub-
section (e)(3), the Authority shall grant an exemption 
requested under paragraph (1) for the remainder of 
such period and shall allow the use of furosemide on 
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covered horses in the applicable State, in accordance 
with the requested limitations. 
(g) BASELINE ANTI-DOPING AND MEDICATION CON-
TROL RULES.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Subject to paragraph (3), the 
baseline anti-doping and medication control rules de-
scribed in paragraph (2) shall— 
(A) constitute the initial rules of the horse-
racing anti-doping and medication control pro-
gram; and 
(B) except as exempted pursuant to sub-
sections (e) and (f), remain in effect at all times 
after the program effective date. 
(2) BASELINE
ANTI-DOPING
MEDICATION
CON-
TROL RULES DESCRIBED.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—The baseline anti-doping 
and medication control rules described in this 
paragraph are the following: 
(i) The lists of permitted and prohib-
ited substances (including drugs, medica-
tions, and naturally occurring substances 
and synthetically occurring substances) in 
effect for the International Federation of 
Horseracing 
Authorities, 
including 
the 
International Federation of Horseracing 
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Authorities International Screening Limits 
for urine, dated May 2019, and the Inter-
national Federation of Horseracing Au-
thorities International Screening Limits for 
plasma, dated May 2019. 
(ii) The World Anti-Doping Agency 
International Standard for Laboratories 
(version 10.0), dated November 12, 2019. 
(iii) The Association of Racing Com-
missioners International out-of-competition 
testing standards, Model Rules of Racing 
(version 9.2). 
(iv) The Association of Racing Com-
missioners International penalty and mul-
tiple medication violation rules, Model 
Rules of Racing (version 6.2). 
(B) CONFLICT OF RULES.—In the case of a 
conflict among the rules described in subpara-
graph (A), the most stringent rule shall apply. 
(3) MODIFICATIONS TO BASELINE RULES.— 
(A) DEVELOPMENT
BY
ANTI-DOPING
AND 
MEDICATION CONTROL STANDING COMMITTEE.— 
The anti-doping and medication control stand-
ing committee, in consultation with the anti- 
doping and medication control enforcement 
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agency, may develop and submit to the Author-
ity for approval by the Authority proposed modi-
fications to the baseline anti-doping and medica-
tion control rules. 
(B) AUTHORITY APPROVAL.—If the Author-
ity approves a proposed modification under this 
paragraph, the proposed modification shall be 
submitted to and considered by the Commission 
in accordance with section 1204. 
(C) ANTI-DOPING
AND
MEDICATION
CON-
TROL
ENFORCEMENT
AGENCY
VETO
AUTHOR-
ITY.—The Authority shall not approve any pro-
posed modification that renders an anti-doping 
and medication control rule less stringent than 
the baseline anti-doping and medication control 
rules described in paragraph (2) (including by 
increasing permitted medication thresholds, add-
ing permitted medications, removing prohibited 
medications, or weakening enforcement mecha-
nisms) without the approval of the anti-doping 
and medication control enforcement agency. 
SEC. 1207. RACETRACK SAFETY PROGRAM. 
(a) ESTABLISHMENT AND CONSIDERATIONS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than the program 
effective date, and after notice and an opportunity for 
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public comment in accordance with section 1204, the 
Authority shall establish a racetrack safety program 
applicable to all covered horses, covered persons, and 
covered horseraces in accordance with the registration 
of covered persons under section 1205(d). 
(2) CONSIDERATIONS IN DEVELOPMENT OF SAFE-
TY PROGRAM.—In the development of the horseracing 
safety program for covered horses, covered persons, 
and covered horseraces, the Authority and the Com-
mission shall take into consideration existing safety 
standards including the National Thoroughbred Rac-
ing Association Safety and Integrity Alliance Code of 
Standards, the International Federation of Horse-
racing Authority’s International Agreement on Breed-
ing, Racing, and Wagering, and the British Horse-
racing Authority’s Equine Health and Welfare pro-
gram. 
(b) ELEMENTS
OF
HORSERACING
SAFETY
PRO-
GRAM.—The horseracing safety program shall include the 
following: 
(1) A set of training and racing safety standards 
and protocols taking into account regional differences 
and the character of differing racing facilities. 
(2) A uniform set of training and racing safety 
standards and protocols consistent with the humane 
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treatment of covered horses, which may include lists 
of permitted and prohibited practices or methods 
(such as crop use). 
(3) A racing surface quality maintenance system 
that— 
(A) takes into account regional differences 
and the character of differing racing facilities; 
and 
(B) may include requirements for track sur-
face design and consistency and established 
standard operating procedures related to track 
surface, monitoring, and maintenance (such as 
standardized seasonal assessment, daily tracking, 
and measurement). 
(4) A uniform set of track safety standards and 
protocols, that may include rules governing oversight 
and movement of covered horses and human and 
equine injury reporting and prevention. 
(5) Programs for injury and fatality data anal-
ysis, that may include pre- and post-training and 
race inspections, use of a veterinarian’s list, and con-
cussion protocols. 
(6) The undertaking of investigations at race-
track and non-racetrack facilities related to safety 
violations. 
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(7) Procedures for investigating, charging, and 
adjudicating violations and for the enforcement of 
civil sanctions for violations. 
(8) A schedule of civil sanctions for violations. 
(9) Disciplinary hearings, which may include 
binding arbitration, civil sanctions, and research. 
(10) Management of violation results. 
(11) Programs relating to safety and perform-
ance research and education. 
(12) An evaluation and accreditation program 
that ensures that racetracks in the United States meet 
the standards described in the elements of the Horse-
racing Safety Program. 
(c) ACTIVITIES.—The following activities shall be car-
ried out under the racetrack safety program: 
(1) STANDARDS FOR RACETRACK SAFETY.—The 
development, by the racetrack safety standing com-
mittee of the Authority in section 1203(c)(2) of uni-
form standards for racetrack and horseracing safety. 
(2) STANDARDS FOR SAFETY AND PERFORMANCE 
ACCREDITATION.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 120 days 
before the program effective date, the Authority, 
in consultation with the racetrack safety stand-
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ing committee, shall issue, by rule in accordance 
with section 1204— 
(i) safety and performance standards 
of accreditation for racetracks; and 
(ii) the process by which a racetrack 
may achieve and maintain accreditation by 
the Authority. 
(B) MODIFICATIONS.— 
(i) IN GENERAL.—The Authority may 
modify rules establishing the standards 
issued under subparagraph (A), as the Au-
thority considers appropriate. 
(ii) 
NOTICE
AND
COMMENT.—The 
Commission shall publish in the Federal 
Register any proposed rule of the Authority, 
and provide an opportunity for public com-
ment with respect to, any modification 
under clause (i) in accordance with section 
1204. 
(C) EXTENSION
OF
PROVISIONAL
OR
IN-
TERIM ACCREDITATION.—The Authority may, by 
rule in accordance with section 1204, extend pro-
visional or interim accreditation to a racetrack 
accredited by the National Thoroughbred Racing 
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Association Safety and Integrity Alliance on a 
date before the program effective date. 
(3) NATIONWIDE
SAFETY
AND
PERFORMANCE 
DATABASE.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—Not later than one year 
after the program effective date, and after notice 
and an opportunity for public comment in ac-
cordance with section 1204, the Authority, in 
consultation with the Commission, shall develop 
and maintain a nationwide database of race-
horse safety, performance, health, and injury in-
formation for the purpose of conducting an epi-
demiological study. 
(B) COLLECTION OF INFORMATION.—In ac-
cordance with the registration of covered persons 
under section 1205(d), the Authority may re-
quire covered persons to collect and submit to the 
database described in subparagraph (A) such in-
formation as the Authority may require to fur-
ther the goal of increased racehorse welfare. 
SEC. 1208. RULE VIOLATIONS AND CIVIL SANCTIONS. 
(a) DESCRIPTION OF RULE VIOLATIONS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Authority shall issue, by 
rule in accordance with section 1204, a description of 
safety, performance, and anti-doping and medication 
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control rule violations applicable to covered horses 
and covered persons. 
(2) ELEMENTS.—The description of rule viola-
tions established under paragraph (1) may include 
the following: 
(A) With respect to a covered horse, strict li-
ability for covered trainers for— 
(i) the presence of a prohibited sub-
stance or method in a sample or the use of 
a prohibited substance or method; 
(ii) the presence of a permitted sub-
stance in a sample in excess of the amount 
allowed by the horseracing anti-doping and 
medication control program; and 
(iii) the use of a permitted method in 
violation of the applicable limitations estab-
lished under the horseracing anti-doping 
and medication control program. 
(B) Attempted use of a prohibited substance 
or method on a covered horse. 
(C) Possession of any prohibited substance 
or method. 
(D) Attempted possession of any prohibited 
substance or method. 
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(E) Administration or attempted adminis-
tration of any prohibited substance or method on 
a covered horse. 
(F) Refusal or failure, without compelling 
justification, to submit a covered horse for sam-
ple collection. 
(G) Failure to cooperate with the Authority 
or an agent of the Authority during any inves-
tigation. 
(H) Failure to respond truthfully, to the 
best of a covered person’s knowledge, to a ques-
tion of the Authority or an agent of the Author-
ity with respect to any matter under the juris-
diction of the Authority. 
(I) Tampering or attempted tampering with 
the application of the safety, performance, or 
anti-doping and medication control rules or 
process adopted by the Authority, including— 
(i) the intentional interference, or an 
attempt to interfere, with an official or 
agent of the Authority; 
(ii) the procurement or the provision of 
fraudulent information to the Authority or 
agent; and 
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(iii) the intimidation of, or an attempt 
to intimidate, a potential witness. 
(J) Trafficking or attempted trafficking in 
any prohibited substance or method. 
(K) Assisting, encouraging, aiding, abet-
ting, conspiring, covering up, or any other type 
of intentional complicity involving a safety, per-
formance, or anti-doping and medication control 
rule violation or the violation of a period of sus-
pension or eligibility. 
(L) Threatening or seeking to intimidate a 
person with the intent of discouraging the person 
from the good faith reporting to the Authority, 
an agent of the Authority or the Commission, or 
the anti-doping and medication control enforce-
ment agency under section 1205(e), of informa-
tion that relates to— 
(i) an alleged safety, performance, or 
anti-doping and medication control rule 
violation; or 
(ii) alleged noncompliance with a safe-
ty, performance, or anti-doping and medi-
cation control rule. 
(b) TESTING LABORATORIES.— 
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(1) ACCREDITATION AND STANDARDS.—Not later 
than 120 days before the program effective date, the 
Authority shall, in consultation with the anti-doping 
and medication control enforcement agency, establish, 
by rule in accordance with section 1204— 
(A) standards of accreditation for labora-
tories involved in testing samples from covered 
horses; 
(B) the process for achieving and maintain-
ing accreditation; and 
(C) the standards and protocols for testing 
such samples. 
(2) ADMINISTRATION.—The accreditation of lab-
oratories and the conduct of audits of accredited lab-
oratories to ensure compliance with Authority rules 
shall be administered by the anti-doping and medica-
tion control enforcement agency. The anti-doping and 
medication control enforcement agency shall have the 
authority to require specific test samples to be di-
rected to and tested by laboratories having special ex-
pertise in the required tests. 
(3) EXTENSION OF PROVISIONAL OR INTERIM AC-
CREDITATION.—The Authority may, by rule in ac-
cordance with section 1204, extend provisional or in-
terim accreditation to a laboratory accredited by the 
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Racing Medication and Testing Consortium, Inc., on 
a date before the program effective date. 
(4) SELECTION OF LABORATORIES.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in 
paragraph (2), a State racing commission may 
select a laboratory accredited in accordance with 
the standards established under paragraph (1) to 
test samples taken in the applicable State. 
(B) SELECTION BY THE AUTHORITY.—If a 
State racing commission does not select an ac-
credited laboratory under subparagraph (A), the 
Authority shall select such a laboratory to test 
samples taken in the State concerned. 
(c) RESULTS MANAGEMENT AND DISCIPLINARY PROC-
ESS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 120 days be-
fore the program effective date, the Authority shall es-
tablish in accordance with section 1204— 
(A) rules for safety, performance, and anti- 
doping and medication control results manage-
ment; and 
(B) the disciplinary process for safety, per-
formance, and anti-doping and medication con-
trol rule violations. 
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(2) ELEMENTS.—The rules and process estab-
lished under paragraph (1) shall include the fol-
lowing: 
(A) Provisions for notification of safety, 
performance, and anti-doping and medication 
control rule violations. 
(B) Hearing procedures. 
(C) Standards for burden of proof. 
(D) Presumptions. 
(E) Evidentiary rules. 
(F) Appeals. 
(G) Guidelines for confidentiality and pub-
lic reporting of decisions. 
(3) DUE PROCESS.—The rules established under 
paragraph (1) shall provide for adequate due process, 
including impartial hearing officers or tribunals com-
mensurate with the seriousness of the alleged safety, 
performance, or anti-doping and medication control 
rule violation and the possible civil sanctions for such 
violation. 
(d) CIVIL SANCTIONS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Authority shall establish 
uniform rules, in accordance with section 1204, im-
posing civil sanctions against covered persons or cov-
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ered horses for safety, performance, and anti-doping 
and medication control rule violations. 
(2) 
REQUIREMENTS.—The 
rules 
established 
under paragraph (1) shall— 
(A) take into account the unique aspects of 
horseracing; 
(B) be designed to ensure fair and trans-
parent horseraces; and 
(C) deter safety, performance, and anti- 
doping and medication control rule violations. 
(3) SEVERITY.—The civil sanctions under para-
graph (1) may include— 
(A) 
lifetime 
bans 
from 
horseracing, 
disgorgement of purses, monetary fines and pen-
alties, and changes to the order of finish in cov-
ered races; and 
(B) with respect to anti-doping and medica-
tion control rule violators, an opportunity to re-
duce the applicable civil sanctions that is com-
parable to the opportunity provided by the Pro-
tocol for Olympic Movement Testing of the 
United States Anti-Doping Agency. 
(e) MODIFICATIONS.—The Authority may propose a 
modification to any rule established under this section as 
the Authority considers appropriate, and the proposed 
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modification shall be submitted to and considered by the 
Commission in accordance with section 1204. 
SEC. 1209. REVIEW OF FINAL DECISIONS OF THE AUTHOR-
ITY. 
(a) NOTICE OF CIVIL SANCTIONS.— If the Authority 
imposes a final civil sanction for a violation committed by 
a covered person pursuant to the rules or standards of the 
Authority, the Authority shall promptly submit to the Com-
mission notice of the civil sanction in such form as the 
Commission may require. 
(b) REVIEW BY ADMINISTRATIVE LAW JUDGE.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—With respect to a final civil 
sanction imposed by the Authority, on application by 
the Commission or a person aggrieved by the civil 
sanction filed not later than 30 days after the date 
on which notice under subsection (a) is submitted, the 
civil sanction shall be subject to de novo review by an 
administrative law judge. 
(2) NATURE OF REVIEW.— 
(A) IN
GENERAL.—In matters reviewed 
under this subsection, the administrative law 
judge shall determine whether— 
(i) a person has engaged in such acts 
or practices, or has omitted such acts or 
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practices, as the Authority has found the 
person to have engaged in or omitted; 
(ii) such acts, practices, or omissions 
are in violation of this Act or the anti- 
doping and medication control or racetrack 
safety rules approved by the Commission; or 
(iii) the final civil sanction of the Au-
thority was arbitrary, capricious, an abuse 
of discretion, or otherwise not in accordance 
with law. 
(B) CONDUCT OF HEARING.—An adminis-
trative law judge shall conduct a hearing under 
this subsection in such a manner as the Commis-
sion may specify by rule, which shall conform to 
section 556 of title 5, United States Code. 
(3) 
DECISION
BY
ADMINISTRATIVE
LAW 
JUDGE.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—With respect to a matter 
reviewed under this subsection, an administra-
tive law judge— 
(i) shall render a decision not later 
than 60 days after the conclusion of the 
hearing; 
(ii) may affirm, reverse, modify, set 
aside, or remand for further proceedings, in 
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whole or in part, the final civil sanction of 
the Authority; and 
(iii) may make any finding or conclu-
sion that, in the judgment of the adminis-
trative law judge, is proper and based on 
the record. 
(B) FINAL
DECISION.—A decision under 
this paragraph shall constitute the decision of 
the Commission without further proceedings un-
less a notice or an application for review is 
timely filed under subsection (c). 
(c) REVIEW BY COMMISSION.— 
(1) NOTICE OF REVIEW BY COMMISSION.—The 
Commission may, on its own motion, review any de-
cision of an administrative law judge issued under 
subsection (b)(3) by providing written notice to the 
Authority and any interested party not later than 30 
days after the date on which the administrative law 
judge issues the decision. 
(2) APPLICATION FOR REVIEW.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—The Authority or a per-
son aggrieved by a decision issued under sub-
section (b)(3) may petition the Commission for 
review of such decision by filing an application 
for review not later than 30 days after the date 
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on which the administrative law judge issues the 
decision. 
(B) EFFECT
OF
DENIAL
OF
APPLICATION 
FOR
REVIEW.—If an application for review 
under subparagraph (A) is denied, the decision 
of the administrative law judge shall constitute 
the decision of the Commission without further 
proceedings. 
(C) DISCRETION OF COMMISSION.— 
(i) IN GENERAL.—A decision with re-
spect to whether to grant an application for 
review under subparagraph (A) is subject to 
the discretion of the Commission. 
(ii) MATTERS TO BE CONSIDERED.—In 
determining whether to grant such an ap-
plication for review, the Commission shall 
consider whether the application makes a 
reasonable showing that— 
(I) a prejudicial error was com-
mitted in the conduct of the pro-
ceeding; or 
(II) the decision involved— 
(aa) an erroneous applica-
tion of the anti-doping and medi-
cation control or racetrack safety 
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rules approved by the Commis-
sion; or 
(bb) an exercise of discretion 
or a decision of law or policy that 
warrants review by the Commis-
sion. 
(3) NATURE OF REVIEW.— 
(A) IN
GENERAL.—In matters reviewed 
under this subsection, the Commission may— 
(i) affirm, reverse, modify, set aside, or 
remand for further proceedings, in whole or 
in part, the decision of the administrative 
law judge; and 
(ii) make any finding or conclusion 
that, in the judgement of the Commission, is 
proper and based on the record. 
(B) DE
NOVO
REVIEW.—The Commission 
shall review de novo the factual findings and 
conclusions of law made by the administrative 
law judge. 
(C) CONSIDERATION
OF
ADDITIONAL
EVI-
DENCE.— 
(i) 
MOTION
BY
COMMISSION.—The 
Commission may, on its own motion, allow 
the consideration of additional evidence. 
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(ii) MOTION BY A PARTY.— 
(I) IN GENERAL.—A party may 
file a motion to consider additional 
evidence at any time before the 
issuance of a decision by the Commis-
sion, which shall show, with particu-
larity, that— 
(aa) such additional evidence 
is material; and 
(bb) there were reasonable 
grounds for failure to submit the 
evidence previously. 
(II) PROCEDURE.—The Commis-
sion may— 
(aa) accept or hear addi-
tional evidence; or 
(bb) remand the proceeding 
to the administrative law judge 
for the consideration of additional 
evidence. 
(d) STAY OF PROCEEDINGS.—Review by an adminis-
trative law judge or the Commission under this section shall 
not operate as a stay of a final civil sanction of the Author-
ity unless the administrative law judge or Commission or-
ders such a stay. 
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SEC. 1210. UNFAIR OR DECEPTIVE ACTS OR PRACTICES. 
The sale of a covered horse, or of any other horse in 
anticipation of its future participation in a covered race, 
shall be considered an unfair or deceptive act or practice 
in or affecting commerce under section 5(a) of the Federal 
Trade Commission Act (15 U.S.C. 45(a)) if the seller— 
(1) knows or has reason to know the horse has 
been administered— 
(A) a bisphosphonate prior to the horse’s 
fourth birthday; or 
(B) any other substance or method the Au-
thority determines has a long-term degrading ef-
fect on the soundness of the covered horse; and 
(2) fails to disclose to the buyer the administra-
tion of the bisphosphonate or other substance or meth-
od described in paragraph (1)(B). 
SEC. 1211. STATE DELEGATION; COOPERATION. 
(a) STATE DELEGATION.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Authority may enter into 
an agreement with a State racing commission to im-
plement, within the jurisdiction of the State racing 
commission, a component of the racetrack safety pro-
gram or, with the concurrence of the anti-doping and 
medication control enforcement agency under section 
1205(e), a component of the horseracing anti-doping 
and medication control program, if the Authority de-
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termines that the State racing commission has the 
ability to implement such component in accordance 
with the rules, standards, and requirements estab-
lished by the Authority. 
(2) IMPLEMENTATION BY STATE RACING COMMIS-
SION.—A State racing commission or other appro-
priate regulatory body of a State may not implement 
such a component in a manner less restrictive than 
the rule, standard, or requirement established by the 
Authority. 
(b) COOPERATION.—To avoid duplication of functions, 
facilities, and personnel, and to attain closer coordination 
and greater effectiveness and economy in administration of 
Federal and State law, where conduct by any person subject 
to the horseracing medication control program or the race-
track safety program may involve both a medication control 
or racetrack safety rule violation and violation of Federal 
or State law, the Authority and Federal or State law en-
forcement authorities shall cooperate and share informa-
tion. 
SEC. 1212. DETERMINATION OF BUDGETARY EFFECTS. 
The budgetary effects of this Act, for the purpose of 
complying with the Statutory Pay-As-You-Go Act of 2010, 
shall be determined by reference to the latest statement titled 
‘‘Budgetary Effects of PAYGO Legislation’’ for this Act, 
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submitted for printing in the Congressional Record by the 
Chairman of the House Budget Committee, provided that 
such statement has been submitted prior to the vote on pas-
sage. 
TITLE XIII—COMMUNITY 
DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANTS 
SEC. 1301. COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANTS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Funds previously made available 
in chapter 9 of title X of the Disaster Relief Appropriations 
Act, 2013 (Public Law 113–2, division A; 127 Stat. 36) 
under the heading ‘‘DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND 
URBAN DEVELOPMENT—Community Planning and 
Development—Community Development Fund’’ that were 
available for obligation through fiscal year 2017 are to re-
main available through fiscal year 2023 for the liquidation 
of valid obligations incurred in fiscal years 2013 through 
2017. 
(b) EMERGENCY.—Amounts repurposed pursuant to 
this section that were previously designated by the Congress 
as an emergency requirement pursuant to the Balanced 
Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 are des-
ignated by the Congress as an emergency requirement pur-
suant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget and 
Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. 
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TITLE XIV—COVID–19 CONSUMER 
PROTECTION ACT 
SEC. 1401. PROHIBITING DECEPTIVE ACTS OR PRACTICES 
IN 
CONNECTION 
WITH 
THE 
NOVEL 
CORONAVIRUS. 
(a) SHORT TITLE.—This section may be cited as the 
‘‘COVID–19 Consumer Protection Act’’. 
(b) IN GENERAL.—For the duration of a public health 
emergency declared pursuant to section 319 of the Public 
Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 247d) as a result of con-
firmed cases of the 2019 novel coronavirus (COVID–19), in-
cluding any renewal thereof, it shall be unlawful for any 
person, partnership, or corporation to engage in a deceptive 
act or practice in or affecting commerce in violation of sec-
tion 5(a) of the Federal Trade Commission Act (15 U.S.C. 
45(a)) that is associated with— 
(1) the treatment, cure, prevention, mitigation, 
or diagnosis of COVID–19; or 
(2) a government benefit related to COVID–19. 
(c) ENFORCEMENT BY THE FEDERAL TRADE COMMIS-
SION.— 
(1) VIOLATION.—A violation of subsection (b) 
shall be treated as a violation of a rule defining an 
unfair or deceptive act or practice prescribed under 
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section 18(a)(1)(B) of the Federal Trade Commission 
Act (15 U.S.C. 57a(a)(1)(B)). 
(2) POWERS OF THE FEDERAL TRADE COMMIS-
SION.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—The Federal Trade Com-
mission shall enforce subsection (b) in the same 
manner, by the same means, and with the same 
jurisdiction, powers, and duties as though all ap-
plicable terms and provisions of the Federal 
Trade Commission Act (15 U.S.C. 41 et seq.) 
were incorporated into and made a part of this 
Act. 
(B) PRIVILEGES
AND
IMMUNITIES.—Any 
person who violates this Act shall be subject to 
the penalties and entitled to the privileges and 
immunities provided in the Federal Trade Com-
mission Act. 
(3) EFFECT ON OTHER LAWS.—Nothing in this 
Act shall be construed to limit the authority of the 
Federal Trade Commission under any other provision 
of law. 
(d) SEVERABILITY.—If any provision of this Act, or 
the application thereof to any person or circumstance, is 
held invalid, the remainder of this Act and the application 
of such provision to other persons not similarly situated or 
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to other circumstances shall not be affected by the invalida-
tion. 
TITLE XV—AMERICAN COMPETE 
ACT 
SEC. 1501. AMERICAN COMPETITIVENESS OF A MORE PRO-
DUCTIVE EMERGING TECH ECONOMY. 
(a) SHORT TITLE.—This title may be cited as the 
‘‘American Competitiveness Of a More Productive Emerg-
ing Tech Economy Act’’ or the ‘‘American COMPETE Act’’. 
(b) STUDY TO ADVANCE ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.— 
(A) STUDY REQUIRED.—Not later than 1 
year after the date of enactment of this Act, the 
Secretary of Commerce and the Federal Trade 
Commission shall complete a study on the state 
of the artificial intelligence industry and the im-
pact of such industry on the United States econ-
omy. 
(B) REQUIREMENTS FOR STUDY.—In con-
ducting the study, the Secretary and the Com-
mission shall— 
(i) develop and conduct a survey of the 
artificial intelligence industry through out-
reach to participating entities as appro-
priate to— 
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(I) establish a list of industry sec-
tors that implement and promote the 
use of artificial intelligence; 
(II) establish a list of public-pri-
vate partnerships focused on promoting 
the adoption and use of artificial intel-
ligence, as well as industry-based bod-
ies, including international bodies, 
which have developed, or are devel-
oping, mandatory or voluntary stand-
ards for artificial intelligence; 
(III) the status of such industry- 
based mandatory or voluntary stand-
ards; and 
(IV) provide a description of the 
ways entities or industry sectors imple-
ment and promote the use of artificial 
intelligence; 
(ii) develop a comprehensive list of 
Federal agencies with jurisdiction over the 
entities and industry sectors identified 
under clause (i); 
(iii) identify which Federal agency or 
agencies listed under clause (ii) each entity 
or industry sector interacts with; 
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(iv) identify all interagency activities 
that are taking place among the Federal 
agencies listed under clause (ii), such as 
working groups or other coordinated efforts; 
(v) develop a brief description of the 
jurisdiction and expertise of the Federal 
agencies listed under clause (ii) with regard 
to such entities and industry sectors; 
(vi) identify all regulations, guidelines, 
mandatory standards, voluntary standards, 
and other policies implemented by each of 
the Federal agencies identified under clause 
(ii), as well as all guidelines, mandatory 
standards, voluntary standards, and other 
policies implemented by industry-based bod-
ies; 
(vii) identify Federal Government re-
sources that exist for consumers and small 
businesses to evaluate the use of artificial 
intelligence; and 
(viii) consult with the Office of Science 
and Technology Policy and interagency ef-
forts on artificial intelligence to minimize 
duplication of activities among the Federal 
agencies identified under clause (ii). 
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(2) MARKETPLACE
AND
SUPPLY
CHAIN
SUR-
VEY.—The Secretary and Commission shall conduct a 
survey of the marketplace and supply chain of artifi-
cial intelligence to— 
(A) identify and assess risks posed to such 
marketplace and supply chain; 
(B) review the ability of foreign govern-
ments or third parties to exploit the supply 
chain in a manner that raises risks to the eco-
nomic and national security of the United 
States; and 
(C) identify emerging risks and long-term 
trends in such marketplace and supply chain. 
(3) REPORT TO CONGRESS.—Not later than 6 
months after the completion of the study required 
under paragraph (1), the Secretary and the Commis-
sion shall submit to the Committee on Energy and 
Commerce and the Committee on Science, Space, and 
Technology of the House of Representatives, and the 
Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transpor-
tation of the Senate, and make publicly available on 
their respective websites, a report that contains— 
(A) the results of the study conducted pursu-
ant to paragraph (1) and the survey conducted 
pursuant to paragraph (2); and 
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(B) recommendations to— 
(i) grow the United States economy 
through the secure advancement of artificial 
intelligence; 
(ii) develop a national strategy to ad-
vance the United States business sectors’ po-
sition in the world on the adoption of arti-
ficial intelligence; 
(iii) develop strategies to mitigate cur-
rent and emerging risks to the marketplace 
and supply chain of artificial intelligence; 
and 
(iv) develop legislation that— 
(I) advances the expeditious adop-
tion of artificial intelligence applica-
tions in interstate commerce that takes 
into account findings from available 
Federal 
advisory 
committees 
that 
produce recommendations on artificial 
intelligence to the extent possible; and 
(II) addresses societal priorities 
related to the expeditious adoption of 
artificial intelligence applications in 
interstate commerce, including but not 
limited to maintaining ethics, reducing 
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bias, and protecting privacy and secu-
rity. 
(c) STUDY TO ADVANCE INTERNET OF THINGS IN MAN-
UFACTURING.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.— 
(A) STUDY REQUIRED.—Not later than 1 
year after the date of enactment of this Act, the 
Secretary of Commerce, in coordination with the 
head of any other appropriate Federal agency, 
shall complete a study on the use of internet-con-
nected devices and internet-connected solutions 
in manufacturing in the United States. 
(B) REQUIREMENTS FOR STUDY.—In con-
ducting the study, the Secretary shall— 
(i) develop and conduct a survey of the 
manufacturing industry through outreach to 
participating entities as appropriate to— 
(I) establish a list of the industry 
sectors that implement and promote 
the use of internet-connected devices 
and internet-connected solutions in 
manufacturing; 
(II) establish a list of public-pri-
vate partnerships focused on promoting 
the adoption and use of internet-con-
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nected devices and internet-connected 
solutions in manufacturing, as well as 
industry-based bodies, including inter-
national bodies, that have developed, or 
are developing, mandatory or vol-
untary standards for such uses; 
(III) the status of such industry- 
based mandatory or voluntary stand-
ards; 
(IV) provide a description of the 
ways entities or industry sectors imple-
ment and promote the use of internet- 
connected devices and internet-con-
nected solutions in manufacturing; 
(ii) develop a comprehensive list of 
Federal agencies with jurisdiction over the 
entities and industry sectors identified 
under clause (i); 
(iii) identify which Federal agency or 
agencies listed under clause (ii) each entity 
or industry sector interacts with; 
(iv) identify all interagency activities 
that are taking place among the Federal 
agencies listed under clause (ii), such as 
working groups or other coordinated efforts; 
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(v) develop a brief description of the 
jurisdiction and expertise of the Federal 
agencies listed under clause (ii) with regard 
to such entities and industry sectors; 
(vi) identify all regulations, guidelines, 
mandatory standards, voluntary standards, 
and other policies implemented by each of 
the Federal agencies identified under clause 
(ii), as well as all guidelines, mandatory 
standards, voluntary standards, and other 
policies implemented by industry-based bod-
ies; and 
(vii) identify Federal Government re-
sources that exist for consumers and small 
businesses to evaluate the use of internet- 
connected devices and internet-connected so-
lutions in manufacturing. 
(2) MARKETPLACE
AND
SUPPLY
CHAIN
SUR-
VEY.—The Secretary shall conduct a survey of the 
marketplace and supply chain of internet-connected 
devices and internet-connected solutions used in man-
ufacturing to— 
(A) assess the severity of risks posed to such 
marketplace and supply chain; 
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(B) review the ability of foreign govern-
ments or third parties to exploit the supply 
chain in a manner that raises risks to the eco-
nomic and national security of the United 
States; and 
(C) identify emerging risks and long-term 
trends in such marketplace and supply chain. 
(3) REPORT TO CONGRESS.—Not later than 6 
months after the completion of the study required 
pursuant to paragraph (1), the Secretary shall submit 
to the Committee on Energy and Commerce and the 
Committee on Science, Space, and Technology of the 
House of Representatives, and the Committee on Com-
merce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate, 
and make publicly available on the website of the De-
partment of Commerce, a report that contains— 
(A) the results of the study conducted pursu-
ant to paragraph (1) and the surveys conducted 
pursuant to paragraph (2); and 
(B) recommendations to— 
(i) grow the United States economy 
through the secure advancement of the use of 
internet-connected devices and internet-con-
nected solutions in manufacturing; 
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(ii) develop a national strategy to ad-
vance the United States business sectors’ po-
sition in the world on the adoption of inter-
net-connected devices and internet-connected 
solutions used in manufacturing; 
(iii) develop strategies to mitigate cur-
rent and emerging risks to the marketplace 
and supply chain of internet-connected de-
vices and internet-connected solutions used 
in manufacturing; 
(iv) develop policies that States can 
adopt to encourage the growth of manufac-
turing, including the use of internet-con-
nected devices and internet-connected solu-
tions in manufacturing; and 
(v) develop legislation that may ad-
vance the expeditious adoption of the use of 
internet-connected devices and internet-con-
nected solutions in manufacturing. 
(d) STUDY TO ADVANCE QUANTUM COMPUTING.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.— 
(A) STUDY REQUIRED.—Not later than 1 
year after the date of enactment of this Act, the 
Secretary of Commerce and the Federal Trade 
Commission shall complete a study on the state 
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of the quantum computing industry and the im-
pact of such industry on the United States econ-
omy. 
(B) REQUIREMENTS FOR STUDY.—In con-
ducting the study, the Secretary and the Com-
mission shall— 
(i) develop and conduct a survey of the 
quantum computing industry through out-
reach to participating entities as appro-
priate to— 
(I) establish a list of industry sec-
tors that implement and promote the 
use of quantum computing; 
(II) establish a list of public-pri-
vate partnerships focused on promoting 
the adoption and use of quantum com-
puting, as well as industry-based bod-
ies, including international bodies, 
which have developed, or are devel-
oping, mandatory or voluntary stand-
ards for quantum computing; 
(III) the status of such industry- 
based mandatory or voluntary stand-
ards; and 
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(IV) provide a description of the 
ways entities or industry sectors imple-
ment and promote the use of quantum 
computing; 
(ii) develop a comprehensive list of 
Federal agencies with jurisdiction over the 
entities and industry sectors identified 
under clause (i); 
(iii) identify which Federal agency or 
agencies listed under clause (ii) each entity 
or industry sector interacts with; 
(iv) identify all interagency activities 
that are taking place among the Federal 
agencies listed under clause (ii), such as 
working groups or other coordinated efforts; 
(v) develop a brief description of the 
jurisdiction and expertise of the Federal 
agencies listed under clause (ii) with regard 
to such entities and industry sectors; 
(vi) identify all regulations, guidelines, 
mandatory standards, voluntary standards, 
and other policies implemented by each of 
the Federal agencies identified under clause 
(ii), as well as all guidelines, mandatory 
standards, voluntary standards, and other 
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policies implemented by industry-based bod-
ies; 
(vii) identify Federal Government re-
sources that exist for consumers and small 
businesses to evaluate the use of quantum 
computing; and 
(viii) consult with the Office of Science 
and Technology Policy and interagency ef-
forts on quantum authorized by sections 102 
and 103 of the National Quantum Initia-
tive Act (Public Law 115–368) to minimize 
duplication of activities in this subpara-
graph among the Federal agencies listed 
under clause (ii). 
(2) MARKETPLACE
AND
SUPPLY
CHAIN
SUR-
VEY.—The Secretary and Commission shall conduct a 
survey of the marketplace and supply chain of quan-
tum computing to— 
(A) assess the severity of risks posed to such 
marketplace and supply chain; 
(B) review the ability of foreign govern-
ments or third parties to exploit the supply 
chain in a manner that raises risks to the eco-
nomic and national security of the United 
States; and 
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(C) identify emerging risks and long-term 
trends in such marketplace and supply chain. 
(3) REPORT TO CONGRESS.—Not later than 6 
months after the completion of the study required 
pursuant to paragraph (1), the Secretary and the 
Commission shall submit to the Committee on Energy 
and Commerce and the Committee on Science, Space, 
and Technology of the House of Representatives, and 
the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transpor-
tation of the Senate, and make publicly available on 
their respective websites, a report that contains— 
(A) the results of the study conducted pursu-
ant to paragraph (1) and the survey conducted 
pursuant to paragraph (2); and 
(B) recommendations to— 
(i) grow the United States economy 
through the secure advancement of quantum 
computing; 
(ii) develop a national strategy to ad-
vance the United States business sectors’ po-
sition in the world on the adoption of quan-
tum computing; 
(iii) develop strategies to mitigate cur-
rent and emerging risks to the marketplace 
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and supply chain of quantum computing; 
and 
(iv) develop legislation that may ad-
vance the expeditious adoption of quantum 
computing. 
(e) STUDY TO ADVANCE BLOCKCHAIN TECHNOLOGY.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.— 
(A) STUDY REQUIRED.—Not later than 1 
year after the date of enactment of this Act, the 
Secretary of Commerce and the Federal Trade 
Commission shall complete a study on the state 
of the blockchain technology industry and the 
impact of such industry on the United States 
economy. 
(B) REQUIREMENTS FOR STUDY.—In con-
ducting the study, the Secretary and the Com-
mission shall— 
(i) develop and conduct a survey of the 
blockchain technology industry through out-
reach to participating entities as appro-
priate to— 
(I) establish a list of industry sec-
tors that implement and promote the 
use of blockchain technology; 
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(II) establish a list of public-pri-
vate partnerships focused on promoting 
the adoption and use of blockchain 
technology, as well as industry-based 
bodies, including international bodies, 
which have developed, or are devel-
oping, mandatory or voluntary stand-
ards for blockchain technology; 
(III) the status of such industry- 
based mandatory or voluntary stand-
ards; and 
(IV) provide a description of the 
ways entities or industry sectors imple-
ment 
and 
promote 
the 
use 
of 
blockchain technology; 
(ii) develop a comprehensive list of 
Federal agencies with jurisdiction over the 
entities and industry sectors identified 
under clause (i); 
(iii) identify which Federal agency or 
agencies listed under clause (ii) each entity 
or industry sector interacts with; 
(iv) identify all interagency activities 
that are taking place among the Federal 
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agencies listed under clause (ii), such as 
working groups or other coordinated efforts; 
(v) develop a brief description of the 
jurisdiction and expertise of the Federal 
agencies listed under clause (ii) with regard 
to such entities and industry sectors; 
(vi) identify all regulations, guidelines, 
mandatory standards, voluntary standards, 
and other policies implemented by each of 
the Federal agencies identified under clause 
(ii), as well as all guidelines, mandatory 
standards, voluntary standards, and other 
policies implemented by industry-based bod-
ies; and 
(vii) identify Federal Government re-
sources that exist for consumers and small 
businesses to evaluate the use of blockchain 
technology. 
(2) MARKETPLACE
AND
SUPPLY
CHAIN
SUR-
VEY.—The Secretary and Commission shall conduct a 
survey of the marketplace and supply chain of 
blockchain technology to— 
(A) assess the severity of risks posed to such 
marketplace and supply chain; 
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(B) review the ability of foreign govern-
ments or third parties to exploit the supply 
chain in a manner that raises risks to the eco-
nomic and national security of the United 
States; and 
(C) identify emerging risks and long-term 
trends in such marketplace and supply chain. 
(3) REPORT TO CONGRESS.—Not later than 6 
months after the completion of the study required 
pursuant to paragraph (1), the Secretary and the 
Commission shall submit to the Committee on Energy 
and Commerce and the Committee on Science, Space, 
and Technology of the House of Representatives, and 
the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transpor-
tation of the Senate, and make publicly available on 
their respective websites, a report that contains— 
(A) the results of the study conducted pursu-
ant to paragraph (1) and the survey conducted 
pursuant to paragraph (2); and 
(B) recommendations to— 
(i) grow the United States economy 
through 
the 
secure 
advancement 
of 
blockchain technology; 
(ii) develop a national strategy to ad-
vance the United States business sectors’ po-
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sition in the world on the adoption of 
blockchain technology; 
(iii) develop strategies to mitigate cur-
rent and emerging risks to the marketplace 
and supply chain of blockchain technology; 
and 
(iv) develop legislation that may ad-
vance the expeditious adoption of blockchain 
technology. 
(f) STUDY TO ADVANCE NEW AND ADVANCED MATE-
RIALS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.— 
(A) STUDY REQUIRED.—Not later than 1 
year after the date of enactment of this Act, the 
Secretary of Commerce and the Federal Trade 
Commission, in coordination with the head of 
any other appropriate Federal agency, shall 
complete a study on the state of new and ad-
vanced 
materials 
industry, 
including 
syn-
thetically derived or enhanced natural prop-
erties, and the impact of such industry on the 
United States economy. 
(B) REQUIREMENTS FOR STUDY.—In con-
ducting the study, the Secretary and the Com-
mission shall— 
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(i) develop and conduct a survey of the 
new and advanced materials industry 
through outreach to participating entities 
as appropriate to— 
(I) establish a list of industry sec-
tors that implement and promote the 
use of new and advanced materials; 
(II) establish a list of public-pri-
vate partnerships focused on promoting 
the adoption and use of new and ad-
vanced materials, as well as industry- 
based bodies, including international 
bodies, which have developed, or are de-
veloping, 
mandatory 
or 
voluntary 
standards for new and advanced mate-
rials; 
(III) the status of such industry- 
based mandatory or voluntary stand-
ards; and 
(IV) provide a description of the 
ways entities or industry sectors imple-
ment and promote the use of new and 
advanced materials; 
(ii) develop a comprehensive list of 
Federal agencies with jurisdiction over the 
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