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107TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 3683
To authorize the National Institute of Standards and Technology to assist
in the development of reliable and valid tests for banned performance-
enhancing substances and to establish a research program on the long-
term consequences of the use of such performance-enhancing substances.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
FEBRUARY 5, 2002
Mr. MATHESON introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Com-
mittee on Science, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Com-
merce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in
each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the
jurisdcition of the committee concerned
A BILL
To authorize the National Institute of Standards and Tech-
nology to assist in the development of reliable and valid
tests for banned performance-enhancing substances and
to establish a research program on the long-term con-
sequences of the use of such performance-enhancing sub-
stances.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Fair Play in Sport
Act of 2002’’.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
The Congress finds that—
(1) the National Commission on Sports and
Substance Abuse, sponsored by the National Center
on Addiction and Substance Abuse at Columbia Uni-
versity, found that most parties involved in Olympic
sports agree that doping (the use of banned per-
formance-enhancing substances) is a serious problem
for the Olympics and must be eliminated to preserve
the integrity of the competition;
(2) the use of performance-enhancing sub-
stances in sports threatens the health of our ath-
letes, the integrity and meaning of sport, and the
health and ethical values of our children;
(3) there is currently no set of long-term com-
prehensive studies on the effects of performance-en-
hancing substances;
(4) according to the Commission referred to in
paragraph (1), some problems which must be solved
to enable a fair and effective drug testing program
include developing highly accurate tests for perform-
ance-enhancing substances in the body and estab-
lishing and accrediting testing laboratories around
the world;
(5) the United States Government has recog-
nized the United States Anti-Doping Agency as the
official anti-doping agency for Olympic, Pan Amer-
ican, and Paralympic sport in the United States,
and provides significant financial support to such
Agency; and
(6) the National Institute of Standards and
Technology is the Federal Government’s premier
laboratory for the development of standards and
testing methodology as well as for developing rig-
orous testing laboratory accreditation procedures.
SEC. 3. RESEARCH FOR TESTING OF PERFORMANCE-EN-
HANCING SUBSTANCES.
The National Institute of Standards and Technology,
in consultation and cooperation with the United States
Anti-Doping Agency, shall establish a research program
to develop and improve the reliability, validity, and cost-
effectiveness of testing for performance-enhancing sub-
stances the use of which is prohibited in the Olympic
Games. Such research program shall—
(1) pay particular attention to the development
and improvement of tests for the use of steroids,
human growth hormone, and insulin-like growth fac-
tor;
(2) establish methods of ensuring that the abil-
ity to test for the use of newly banned performance-
enhancing substances is maintained; and
(3) develop standard reference materials to en-
sure the accuracy of measurements.
Development of the agenda for the research program es-
tablished under this section should be on the basis of the
best available technology, regardless of the type of sample
specimen used. All research projects should be evaluated
on a peer-reviewed basis.
SEC. 4. ACCREDITATION PROCEDURES FOR TESTING LAB-
ORATORIES.
The National Institute of Standards and Technology
shall provide review and assessment assistance to the
United States Anti-Doping Agency with respect to the lab-
oratory accreditation process and testing procedures delin-
eated in the International Olympic Committee’s Olympic
Movement Anti-Doping Code. Such assistance shall
include—
(1) procedures for accreditation of laboratories;
(2) sampling procedures in doping controls; and
(3) laboratory analysis procedures.
The National Institute of Standards and Technology shall
limit its assistance under this section to areas where it
has demonstrated technical competence.
SEC. 5. RESEARCH ON LONG-TERM CONSEQUENCES OF USE
OF 
PERFORMANCE-ENHANCING 
SUB-
STANCES.
The National Institute of Standards and Technology,
in consultation and cooperation with the United States
Anti-Doping Agency, shall establish a research program
to determine the long-term consequences of use of per-
formance-enhancing substances. Development of the re-
search agenda should place the highest priority on the
most potentially harmful and the most widely used per-
formance-enhancing substances. Priorities for research
shall include—
(1) the health effects of consumption of per-
formance-enhancing substances; and
(2) the efficacy and long-term effects of the use
of steroids, including precursor substances.
Population studies under this section should not be limited
to elite athletes but should include adolescent athletes as
well.
SEC. 6. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.
There are authorized to be appropriated to the Na-
tional Institute of Standards and Technology—
(1) for carrying out sections 3 and 4,
$5,000,000 for each of the fiscal years 2003 through
2007; and
(2) for carrying out section 5, $2,000,000 for
each of the fiscal years 2003 through 2007.
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