to deter the commission of anti-doping and medica-
tion control rule violations. 
(8) The movement of horses among the States 
for 
the 
purpose 
of 
participating 
in 
covered 
horseraces, the widespread acceptance, receipt, and 
transmission of wagers on covered horseraces in 
interstate commerce, and the need to ensure integ-
rity of competition in, and wagering on, covered 
horseraces warrant congressional action as set forth 
in this Act. 
SEC. 3. DEFINITIONS. 
In this Act: 
(1) AUTHORITY.—The term ‘‘Authority’’ means 
the independent Horseracing Anti-Doping and Medi-
cation Control Authority established by section 5. 
(2) COMMISSION.—The term ‘‘Commission’’ 
means the Federal Trade Commission. 
(3) COVERED HORSERACE.—The term ‘‘covered 
horserace’’ means any horserace that has a substan-
tial relation to interstate commerce, including any 
horserace that is the subject of interstate off-track 
wagers. 
(4) COVERED
HORSE.—The term ‘‘covered 
horse’’ means any Thoroughbred, Quarter, or 
Standardbred horse, beginning on the date of the 
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horse’s first timed and reported workout at a race 
track that participates in covered horseraces or a li-
censed training facility until the Authority receives 
written notice that the horse has been retired. 
(5) COVERED
PERSONS.—The term ‘‘covered 
persons’’ means all trainers, owners, veterinarians, 
persons (legal and natural) licensed by a state rac-
ing commission and the agents, assigns and employ-
ees of such persons and other horse support per-
sonnel who are engaged in the care, training, or rac-
ing of covered horses. 
(6) 
EQUINE
CONSTITUENCIES.—The 
term 
‘‘equine constituencies’’ means, collectively, the own-
ers and breeders, trainers, racetracks, veterinarians, 
State racing commissions, and jockeys. 
(7) 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 and breeders, trainers, racetracks, 
veterinarians, State racing commissions, and jock-
eys. 
(8) HORSERACING ANTI-DOPING AND MEDICA-
TION CONTROL PROGRAM.—The term ‘‘horseracing 
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anti-doping and medication control program’’ means 
the program established under section 6. 
(9) 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). 
(10) JOCKEY.—The term ‘‘jockey’’ means a 
rider or driver of a covered horse in covered 
horseraces. 
(11) 
MEDICATION
AND
REGULATORY
EX-
PERTS.—The term ‘‘medication and regulatory ex-
perts’’ means organizations or associations that are 
actively involved in the establishment of equine 
medication standards, or groups or associations rep-
resenting entities responsible for the current regula-
tion of the equine industry, or groups or associations 
representing equine practitioners and veterinarians. 
(12) OWNERS
AND
BREEDERS.—The term 
‘‘owners and breeders’’ means those persons who ei-
ther hold ownership interests in covered horses or 
who are in the business of breeding covered horses. 
(13) PROHIBITED METHODS.—The term ‘‘pro-
hibited methods’’ means any methods that are on 
the list of prohibited methods identified in section 
6(g). 
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(14) PROHIBITED
SUBSTANCES.—The term 
‘‘prohibited substances’’ means any substances that 
are on the list of prohibited substances identified in 
section 6(g). 
(15) PERMITTED METHODS.—The term ‘‘per-
mitted methods’’ means those methods identified in 
the list of permitted methods identified in section 
6(g). 
(16) 
PERMITTED
SUBSTANCES.—The 
term 
‘‘permitted substances’’ means those substances con-
tained in the list of permitted substances identified 
in section 6(g). 
(17) 
RACETRACK.—The 
term 
‘‘racetrack’’ 
means an organization licensed by a State racing 
commission to conduct covered horseraces. 
(18) STATE
RACING
COMMISSION.—The term 
‘‘State racing commission’’ means that entity des-
ignated by State statute or, in the absence of stat-
ute, by regulation, with jurisdiction to regulate the 
conduct of horseracing within the State. 
(19) TAKEOUT.—The term ‘‘takeout’’ means 
that portion of a wager that is deducted from or not 
included in the pari-mutuel pool, and that is distrib-
uted to persons other than those placing wagers. 
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(20) TRAINERS.—The term ‘‘trainer’’ means an 
individual engaged in the training of covered horses. 
(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, with regard to 
a horse taking part in harness or pace racing, its 
first qualifying race. 
SEC. 4. JURISDICTION FOR HORSERACING ANTI-DOPING 
AND MEDICATION CONTROL MATTERS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Effective upon the effective date 
of the anti-doping and medication control program as set 
forth in section 10, the Authority shall exercise authority 
over all horseracing anti-doping and medication control 
matters consistent with the provisions of this Act. 
(b) POWERS AND AUTHORITY.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Authority shall be es-
tablished as a private, independent, self-regulatory, 
non-profit corporation with responsibility for devel-
oping and administering an anti-doping and medica-
tion control program for covered horses, covered per-
sons, and covered horseraces consistent with the pro-
visions of this Act. 
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