(i) relates to the direct financial inter-
est of any member of the Committee; and 
(ii) does not apply to all covered 
horses within a breed. 
(6) REMOVAL AND ETHICS.—The Board may 
remove by majority vote a member of the Committee 
for— 
(A) neglect of duty, unethical behavior, or 
malfeasance in office (including conduct deter-
mined by the Board to be injurious to the integ-
rity of horseracing, such as contract violations 
and perjury); or 
(B) conviction of a violation of a Federal 
or State civil or criminal law related to horse-
racing. 
(7) QUORUM.—In order to consider at a meet-
ing any rule being proposed to the Board, the Com-
mittee shall have in attendance at such a meeting 
(either in person or remotely) a majority of members 
of the Committee. 
(d) PROCESS FOR ADOPTION OF RULES.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 90 days be-
fore the consideration of a proposed rule (or a modi-
fication to such a rule), the Committee shall hold an 
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open meeting at which covered persons or their rep-
resentatives may provide input. 
(2) NOTICE OF MEETING.—Not less than 45 
days before the date on which the meeting referred 
to in paragraph (1) is to be held, the agenda, loca-
tion, and date of such meeting shall— 
(A) be posted on the internet website of 
the RHSO; 
(B) submitted to the Racing Medication 
and Testing Consortium, the Harness Racing 
Medication Collaborative, and the American 
Quarter Horse Association Medication; and 
(C) provided to any individual or entity re-
questing such information. 
(3) RECORDING OF INPUT.—If any input from 
a covered person (or a representative of a covered 
person) is provided during a meeting referred to in 
paragraph (1), or provided in writing, such input 
shall be transcribed and recorded and made part of 
the record of the Committee. 
SEC. 303. RACETRACK SAFETY RULES. 
(a) APPLICABILITY.—The racetrack safety rules es-
tablished pursuant to section 101(c)(2) shall apply with 
respect to covered horses, covered persons, and covered 
horseraces. 
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(b) DEVELOPMENT OF PROPOSED RULES.—In devel-
oping proposed racetrack safety rules, the Committee 
shall— 
(1) consult with the State racing commissions; 
and 
(2) take into consideration safety standards in 
use as of the date of the enactment of this Act, in-
cluding— 
(A) the National Thoroughbred Racing As-
sociation Safety and Integrity Alliance Code of 
Standards; and 
(B) the Association of Racing Commis-
sioners International Model Rules. 
(c) ELEMENTS.—The proposed rules referred to in 
subsection (b) shall include the following: 
(1) Training and racing safety standards and 
protocols that— 
(A) take into account regional differences 
and the character of different racing facilities 
that may cause variations based on geo-
graphical and environmental differences; 
(B) are otherwise uniform within each 
breed of covered horses and unique to the per-
formance model of each such breed; 
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(C) are consistent with the humane treat-
ment of covered horses; and 
(D) may include lists of permitted and pro-
hibited practices, methods, and track surfaces 
that affect safety. 
(2) Track safety standards and protocols, uni-
form within each breed of covered horses, which may 
include rules governing— 
(A) human and equine injury reporting 
and prevention; and 
(B) oversight and movement of covered 
horses. 
(3) With respect to the accreditation by the 
RHSO of racetracks within each breed of covered 
horses racing in covered horseraces— 
(A) safety, training, and performance 
standards of such accreditation; 
(B) the process by which a racetrack with-
in each breed may achieve and maintain such 
accreditation; and 
(C) the penalties to be imposed by the 
RHSO or a State racing commission, as appli-
cable, in the case of a racetrack not complying 
with such standards. 
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(4) In the case of a racetrack that does not, as 
of the date on which the rules established pursuant 
to section 101(c)(2) become effective, meet the 
standards for accreditation issued pursuant to para-
graph (2), a process for the extension of provisional 
or interim accreditation for a period not to exceed 
1 year— 
(A) to a racetrack accredited by the Na-
tional Thoroughbred Racing Association Safety 
and Integrity Alliance; and 
(B) that is— 
(i) determined at a meeting that takes 
place on a date during such 1-year period; 
and 
(ii) sanctioned by the United States 
Trotting Association or any entity empow-
ered to perform such function on behalf of 
the American Quarter Horse Association. 
(5) The establishment and process for main-
taining a racing surface quality maintenance system 
that— 
(A) takes into account regional environ-
mental differences and the character of dif-
ferent racing facilities, including differences 
among breeds; and 
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(B) may include requirements for— 
(i) track surface design and consist-
ency; and 
(ii) standard operating procedures re-
lated to track surface monitoring and 
maintenance, such as standardized sea-
sonal assessment, daily tracking, and 
measurement. 
(6) A process for injury and fatality analysis, 
which may include— 
(A) pre-training and post-training and race 
inspections; 
(B) use of a veterinarian’s list or a stew-
ard’s list that meet standards specified under 
section 101(c)(11); and 
(C) jockey, exercise rider, and driver con-
cussion protocols. 
(7) øRequirements relating to the conduct of¿ 
safety and performance research. 
(8) øRules relating to the establishment of¿ 
educational programs. 
TITLE IV—RULE VIOLATIONS 
SEC. 401. PROHIBITED ACTS. 
In enforcing the rules issued under section 101(c), 
the Board shall prohibit the following: 
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(1) Certain nontherapeutic medications and 
substances, including— 
(A) the administration to a covered horse 
of such a medication or substance; 
(B) the presence of such a medication or 
substance in a blood, urine, or hair sample of 
a covered horse; 
(C) the use or attempted use of such a 
medication or substance on a covered horse; 
(D) possession or attempted possession of 
such a medication or substance; 
(E) trafficking or attempted trafficking in 
any such medication or substance; and 
(F) manufacturing, producing, or formu-
lating such a medication or substance. 
(2) Certain therapeutic medications and sub-
stances in quantitative amounts that exceed the ir-
relevant concentration present in a covered horse 
during a prohibited timeframe before or after the 
covered horse races in a covered horserace, includ-
ing— 
(A) the administration to a covered horse 
of such a medication or substance; 
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(B) the presence of such a medication or 
substance in a blood, urine, or hair sample of 
a covered horse; and 
(C) the use or attempted use of such a 
medication or substance on a covered horse; 
(3) Refusal or failure— 
(A) without compelling justification, to 
submit a covered horse for collection of a blood, 
urine, or hair sample; 
(B) to cooperate with the RHSO, a State 
racing commission, or an agent thereof during 
any investigation; 
(C) to respond truthfully, to the best of a 
covered person’s knowledge, to a question of the 
RHSO, a State racing commission, or an agent 
thereof with respect to any matter under the ju-
risdiction of such entity; and 
(D) in the case of a racetrack, to be in 
compliance with track safety standards. 
(4) Tampering or attempted tampering with the 
application of the rules issued by or process adopted 
by the RHSO under section 101(c), including— 
(A) the intentional interference, or an at-
tempt to interfere, with the RHSO, a State rac-
ing commission, or an agent thereof; 
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(B) the procurement or the provision of 
fraudulent information to the RHSO, a State 
racing commission, or an agent thereof; and 
(C) the intimidation of, or an attempt to 
intimidate, a potential witness. 
(5) Assisting, encouraging, aiding, abetting, 
conspiring, covering up, or any other type of inten-
tional complicity involving a violation of a rule 
issued under section 101(c) or the violation of a pe-
riod of suspension or eligibility imposed on a covered 
person, covered horse, or covered horserace. 
(6) Threatening or seeking to intimidate a per-
son with the intent of discouraging the person from 
the good faith reporting to the RHSO, a State rac-
ing commission, or an agent thereof, of information 
that relates to— 
(A) an alleged violation of a rule issued by 
the RHSO under section 101(c); or 
(B) alleged noncompliance with such a 
rule. 
SEC. 402. RESULTS MANAGEMENT AND DISCIPLINARY 
PROCESS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Board shall issue rules with 
respect to the disciplinary process for safety, performance, 
and scientific medication control rule violations, which 
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may include the existing Model Rules of the Association 
of Racing Commissioners International. 
(b) ELEMENTS.—The rules and processes issued 
under subsection (a) shall include the following: 
(1) The undertaking of investigations at race-
track and nonracetrack facilities related to safety 
violations. In performing investigations, the RHSO 
and State racing commissions shall seek assistance 
as needed. 
(2) Procedures for— 
(A) investigating, charging, and adjudi-
cating violations; and 
(B) the enforcement of administrative 
sanctions. 
(3) A schedule of administrative sanctions for 
violations. 
(4) Disciplinary hearings, which may include 
binding arbitration, mediation, administrative sanc-
tions, and research. 
(5) Management of violation results. 
(6) Referral for criminal law enforcement inves-
tigation. 
(7) Provisions for notification of safety, per-
formance, and scientific medication control rule vio-
lations. 
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(8) A process by which a noncompliant member 
State may be removed by unanimous vote of the re-
maining member States. 
(9) Hearing procedures. 
(10) Standards for burden of proof. 
(11) Presumptions, including a rebuttable pre-
sumption of liability for covered persons who are 
trainers for any violations of the scientific medica-
tion control rules under section 101(c)(1). 
(12) Evidentiary rules. 
(13) Appeals. 
(14) Guidelines for confidentiality and public 
reporting of decisions. 
(c) DUE PROCESS.—The rules established under sub-
section (a) shall provide for adequate due process, includ-
ing— 
(1) impartial hearing officers or tribunals com-
mensurate with the seriousness of the alleged safety, 
performance, or scientific medication control rule 
violation and the possible civil sanctions for such vio-
lation; 
(2) the right to counsel, to confront witnesses, 
and to have a transcribed record of the proceedings; 
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