Title: United States Anti-Doping Agency Reauthorization Act of 2021
Policy area: Sports and Recreation

Summary:
United States Anti-Doping Agency Reauthorization Act of 2021
This bill authorizes appropriations for the U.S. Anti-Doping Agency (USADA) through FY2030.
The bill adds requirements that USADA
The bill requires any action taken by USADA to enforce a policy, procedure, or requirement against a person with respect to a violation of federal law, including an investigation, disciplinary action, sanction, or any other administrative action, to be carried out in a manner that provides due process protection.
The Department of Justice, the Department of Homeland Security, and the Food and Drug Administration must provide to USADA information relating to the prevention of the use of performance-enhancing drugs or the prohibition of performance-enhancing methods.

[Congressional Bills 117th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 172 Introduced in House (IH)]

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117th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 172

  To reauthorize the United States Anti-Doping Agency, and for other 
                               purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            January 4, 2021

 Mr. Thompson of California (for himself, Mr. Johnson of Ohio, and Ms. 
   DeGette) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
                    Committee on Energy and Commerce

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                                 A BILL


 
  To reauthorize the United States Anti-Doping Agency, and for other 
                               purposes.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``United States Anti-Doping Agency 
Reauthorization Act of 2021''.

SEC. 2. FINDINGS.

    Congress makes the following findings:
            (1) The United States Anti-Doping Agency--
                    (A) is the independent national anti-doping 
                organization of the United States; and
                    (B) manages the anti-doping program, results 
                management processes, drug reference resources, and 
                athlete education for all United States Olympic 
                Committee-recognized national governing bodies and the 
                athletes and events of such national governing bodies.
            (2) The United States Anti-Doping Agency contributes to the 
        advancement of clean sport through scientific research, anti-
        doping education, and outreach programs, and the mission of the 
        United States Anti-Doping Agency is to preserve the integrity 
        of competition and protect the rights of athletes.
            (3) Participation in youth sports has the potential to 
        equip young athletes with important skills and values necessary 
        for success in life, and it is essential that the culture of 
        youth sports emphasizes such skills and values.
            (4) The TrueSport program of the United States Anti-Doping 
        Agency partners with youth sport organizations across the 
        United States to promote sportsmanship, character building, and 
        healthy performance through the use of targeted educational 
        materials designed to promote a positive youth sport 
        experience.
            (5) In modifying the authority of the United States Anti-
        Doping Agency to include the promotion of the positive values 
        of youth sport, Congress sends a strong signal that the goals 
        of youth sport should include instilling in young athletes the 
        values of integrity, respect, teamwork, courage, and 
        responsibility.
            (6) Due to the unique leadership position of the United 
        States in the global community, adequate funding of the anti-
        doping and clean sport programs of the United States Anti-
        Doping Agency is imperative to the preparation for the 2028 
        Summer Olympic Games, which will be held in Los Angeles, 
        California.
            (7) Increased appropriations for fiscal years 2022 through 
        2030 would enable the United States Anti-Doping Agency to 
        directly affect the integrity and well-being of sport, both 
        domestically and internationally.

SEC. 3. MODIFICATIONS OF AUTHORITY.

    Section 701 of the Office of National Drug Control Policy 
Reauthorization Act of 2006 (21 U.S.C. 2001) is amended--
            (1) in subsection (b)--
                    (A) by amending paragraph (1) to read as follows:
            ``(1)(A) serve as the independent anti-doping organization 
        for the amateur athletic competitions recognized by the United 
        States Olympic and Paralympic Committee;
            ``(B) be responsible for certifying in advance any testing 
        conducted by international organizations under the World Anti-
        Doping Code for international amateur athletes and athletic 
        competitions occurring within the jurisdiction of the United 
        States; and
            ``(C) be recognized worldwide as the independent national 
        anti-doping organization for the United States;'';
                    (B) in paragraph (4), by striking the period at the 
                end and inserting ``; and''; and
                    (C) by adding at the end the following:
            ``(5) promote a positive youth sport experience by using a 
        portion of the funding of the United States Anti-Doping Agency 
        to provide educational materials on sportsmanship, character 
        building, and healthy performance for the athletes, parents, 
        and coaches who participate in youth sports.''; and
            (2) by adding at the end the following:
    ``(c) Due Process in Arbitration Proceedings.--Any action taken by 
the United States Anti-Doping Agency to enforce a policy, procedure, or 
requirement of the United States Anti-Doping Agency against a person 
with respect to a violation of Federal law, including an investigation, 
a disciplinary action, a sanction, or any other administrative action, 
shall be carried out in a manner that provides due process protection 
to the person.''.

SEC. 4. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

    Section 703 of the Office of National Drug Control Policy 
Reauthorization Act of 2006 (21 U.S.C. 2003) is amended to read as 
follows:

``SEC. 703. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

    ``There are authorized to be appropriated to the United States 
Anti-Doping Agency--
            ``(1) for fiscal year 2022, $15,500,000;
            ``(2) for fiscal year 2023, $16,200,000;
            ``(3) for fiscal year 2024, $16,900,000;
            ``(4) for fiscal year 2025, $17,700,000;
            ``(5) for fiscal year 2026, $18,500,000;
            ``(6) for fiscal year 2027, $19,800,000;
            ``(7) for fiscal year 2028, $22,100,000;
            ``(8) for fiscal year 2029, $24,900,000; and
            ``(9) for fiscal year 2030, $23,700,000.''.

SEC. 5. INFORMATION SHARING.

    Except as otherwise prohibited by law and except in cases in which 
the integrity of a criminal investigation would be affected, pursuant 
to the obligation of the United States under Article 7 of the United 
Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization 
International Convention Against Doping in Sport done at Paris October 
19, 2005, and ratified by the United States in 2008, the Attorney 
General, the Secretary of Homeland Security, and the Commissioner of 
Food and Drugs shall provide to the United States Anti-Doping Agency 
any relevant information relating to the prevention of the use of 
performance-enhancing drugs or the prohibition of performance-enhancing 
methods.
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