II 
116TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 1754 
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 
SEPTEMBER 30 (legislative day, SEPTEMBER 29), 2020 
Received 
AN ACT 
To improve the integrity and safety of horseracing by requir-
ing a uniform anti-doping and medication control pro-
gram to be developed and enforced by an independent 
Horseracing Anti-Doping and Medication Control Au-
thority. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Horseracing Integrity 
and Safety Act of 2020’’. 
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS. 
In this Act the following definitions apply: 
(1) AUTHORITY.—The term ‘‘Authority’’ means 
the Horseracing Integrity and Safety Authority des-
ignated by section 3(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 ap-
plicable State racing commission or the breed gov-
erning organization for such horse under section 
5(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 
training facility; and 
(B) ending on the date on which the Au-
thority receives written notice that the horse 
has been retired. 
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(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 is the subject of interstate off-track or advance 
deposit wagers. 
(6) COVERED
PERSONS.—The term ‘‘covered 
persons’’ means all trainers, owners, breeders, jock-
eys, 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 con-
sists of, owners, breeders, trainers, racetracks, vet-
erinarians, State racing commissions, and jockeys. 
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(9) HORSERACING ANTI-DOPING AND MEDICA-
TION CONTROL PROGRAM.—The term ‘‘horseracing 
anti-doping and medication control program’’ means 
the anti-doping and medication program established 
under section 6(a). 
(10) IMMEDIATE FAMILY MEMBER.—The term 
‘‘immediate family member’’ shall include a spouse, 
domestic partner, mother, father, aunt, uncle, sib-
ling, 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 Horse-
racing 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 
commission to conduct covered horseraces. 
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(16) RACETRACK SAFETY PROGRAM.—The term 
‘‘racetrack safety program’’ means the program es-
tablished under section 7(a). 
(17) STAKES RACE.—The term ‘‘stakes race’’ 
means any race so designated by the racetrack at 
which such race is run, including, without limitation, 
the races comprising the Breeders’ Cup World 
Championships 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 ap-
plicable 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 offi-
cial timed workouts. 
(21) VETERINARIAN.—The term ‘‘veterinarian’’ 
means a licensed veterinarian who provides veteri-
nary services to covered horses. 
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(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 quali-
fying race, if such race is made subject to this Act 
by election under section 5(k) of the horse’s breed 
governing organization or the applicable State racing 
commission. 
SEC. 3. RECOGNITION OF THE HORSERACING INTEGRITY 
AND SAFETY AUTHORITY. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The private, independent, self- 
regulatory, nonprofit corporation, to be known as the 
‘‘Horseracing Integrity and Safety Authority’’, is recog-
nized for purposes of developing and implementing a 
horseracing anti-doping and medication control program 
and a racetrack safety program for covered horses, cov-
ered persons, and covered horseraces. 
(b) BOARD OF DIRECTORS.— 
(1) MEMBERSHIP.—The Authority shall be gov-
erned by a board of directors (in this section re-
ferred to as the ‘‘Board’’) comprised of nine mem-
bers as follows: 
(A) INDEPENDENT MEMBERS.—Five mem-
bers of the Board shall be independent mem-
bers selected from outside the equine industry. 
(B) INDUSTRY MEMBERS.— 
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(i) IN GENERAL.—Four members of 
the Board shall be industry members se-
lected from among the various equine con-
stituencies. 
(ii) REPRESENTATION
OF
EQUINE 
CONSTITUENCIES.—The industry members 
shall be representative of the various 
equine constituencies, 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 Au-
thority 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. 
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(C) CHAIR.—The chair of the racetrack 
safety standing committee shall be an industry 
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 Authority. 
(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.— 
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(A) INITIAL
MEMBERS.—The nominating 
committee shall select the initial members of 
the Board and the standing committees de-
scribed 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). 
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(f) FUNDING.— 
(1) INITIAL FUNDING.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—Initial funding to es-
tablish the Authority and underwrite its oper-
ations before the program effective date shall be 
provided 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 
REQUIRED.— 
(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 
determine 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 pro-
gram for the next calendar year; and 
(II) to liquidate the State’s pro-
portionate share of any loan or fund-
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ing shortfall in the current calendar 
year and any previous calendar year. 
(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 
calendar 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 re-
quire the approval of 2⁄3 of the Board. 
(iv) RATE INCREASES.— 
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(I) IN GENERAL.—A proposed in-
crease in the amount required under 
this subparagraph shall be reported to 
the Commission. 
(II) NOTICE
AND
COMMENT.— 
The Commission shall publish in the 
Federal Register such a proposed in-
crease and provide an opportunity for 
public comment. 
(2) ASSESSMENT AND COLLECTION OF FEES BY 
STATES.— 
(A) NOTICE
OF
ELECTION.—Any State 
racing commission that elects to remit fees pur-
suant to this subsection shall notify the Author-
ity of such election not later than 60 days be-
fore the program effective date. 
(B) REQUIREMENT
TO
REMIT
FEES.— 
After a State racing commission makes a notifi-
cation under subparagraph (A), the election 
shall remain in effect and the State racing com-
mission shall be required to remit fees pursuant 
to this subsection according to a schedule estab-
lished in rule developed by the Authority and 
approved by the Commission. 
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(C) WITHDRAWAL OF ELECTION.—A State 
racing commission may cease remitting fees 
under this subsection not earlier than one year 
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, sub-
ject to the applicable laws, regulations, and con-
tracts of the State, the method by which the 
requisite amount of fees, such as foal registra-
tion fees, sales contributions, starter fees, and 
track fees, and other fees on covered persons, 
shall be allocated, 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 
frequently than monthly, calculate the applica-
ble fee per racing start multiplied by the num-
ber of racing starts in the State during the pre-
ceding month. 
(B) ALLOCATION.—The Authority shall al-
locate equitably the amount calculated under 
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