tial hearing officers or tribunals commensurate with the 
seriousness of the alleged anti-doping rule violation and 
the possible sanctions for such violation. 
(f) SANCTIONS.—The Authority, after notice to and 
with appropriate opportunity for comment from Thor-
oughbred industry representatives and the public, shall es-
tablish uniform rules imposing sanctions against covered 
persons and/or covered horses for anti-doping rule viola-
tions. The sanctioning rules shall take into account the 
unique aspects of Thoroughbred horseracing, and shall be 
designed to ensure fair and transparent Thoroughbred 
horseraces and deter the commission of anti-doping rule 
violations. The rules shall impose sanctions up to and in-
cluding a lifetime ban from horseracing and shall include 
opportunities for anti-doping rule violators to reduce the 
otherwise applicable sanctions generally comparable to 
those opportunities afforded by the United States Anti- 
Doping Agency’s Protocol for Olympic Movement Testing. 
SEC. 8. OTHER LAWS UNAFFECTED. 
This Act shall not be construed to modify, impair, 
or restrict the operation or effectiveness of State or Fed-
eral statutes and regulations directed at— 
(1) any of the consents, approvals, or agree-
ments required by the Interstate Horseracing Act of 
1978; 
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(2) criminal conduct by covered persons and 
others; 
(3) Thoroughbred horseracing matters unre-
lated to anti-doping as addressed in this Act; or 
(4) the use of medication in human participants 
in covered races. 
SEC. 9. STATE DELEGATION; DUTY OF COOPERATION. 
(1) The Authority may enter into agreements 
with one or more State racing commissions to imple-
ment within their respective jurisdictions any of the 
components of the Thoroughbred horseracing anti- 
doping program established by the Authority if the 
Authority determines, in its sole discretion, that a 
particular State racing commission will be able to 
implement a component of the Thoroughbred horse-
racing anti-doping program in accordance with the 
standards and requirements established by the Au-
thority. Any such agreement shall remain in effect 
as long as the Authority, in its sole discretion, deter-
mines the applicable racing commission to be imple-
menting the components of the medication regula-
tion program covered by the agreement in compli-
ance with the standards and requirements estab-
lished by the Authority. 
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(2) Where conduct by any person subject to the 
Thoroughbred horseracing anti-doping program may 
involve both an anti-doping rule violation and viola-
tion of State or Federal law, this Act imposes a duty 
to cooperate and share information between the Au-
thority and State and Federal law enforcement au-
thorities. 
SEC. 10. RULES OF CONSTRUCTION. 
The Authority shall not have the power to impose 
criminal sanctions and shall not be considered nor con-
strued to be an agent of, or an actor on behalf of, the 
United States Government or any State. 
SEC. 11. EFFECTIVE DATE. 
The Thoroughbred horseracing anti-doping program 
established by this Act shall take effect on January 1, 
2017. The Authority and State regulatory authorities shall 
work cooperatively to develop transition rules with respect 
to doping conduct, sanctions, and investigations arising 
prior to the effective date of the Thoroughbred horse-
racing anti-doping program established in accordance with 
in this Act. 
SEC. 12. FUNDING. 
Nothing in this Act requires the United States Gov-
ernment to provide funding for or to guarantee the debts 
of the Authority. The funds necessary for the establish-
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ment and administration of the Thoroughbred horseracing 
anti-doping program shall be paid entirely by the Thor-
oughbred horseracing industry in accordance with the fol-
lowing provisions: 
(1) Initial funding to establish the Authority 
and underwrite its operations prior to the effective 
date shall be provided by loans obtained by and do-
nations made to the Authority; the Authority is em-
powered to borrow money and to accept private do-
nations and contributions toward the funding of its 
operations. 
(2) By November 1, 2016, and prior to Novem-
ber 1 of each year thereafter, the Authority shall de-
termine and provide to each State racing commission 
the estimated amount required per racing starter to 
fund the Thoroughbred horseracing anti-doping pro-
gram for the coming year and to liquidate any loans 
or funding shortfall in the current year and any 
prior years. Such amount shall be based upon the 
annual budget of the Authority for the succeeding 
year, as approved by the Authority’s board of direc-
tors. The Authority’s initial budget shall require the 
approval of two-thirds of its board of directors and 
any subsequent budget that exceeds the preceding 
year’s budget by more than 5 percent shall also re-
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quire the approval of two-thirds of the Authority’s 
board of directors. 
(3) On or before the 20th day of each calendar 
month, each State racing commission shall remit to 
the Authority an amount equal to the applicable fee 
per racing start multiplied by the number of racing 
starts in the State in the previous month. 
(4) Each State racing commission shall deter-
mine, subject to the applicable laws and regulations 
of the State, the method by which the requisite 
amount shall be allocated, assessed, and collected, 
provided that in no event shall the funds be obtained 
by means of an increase in the takeout. 
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