,i  #aafth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #ecgc  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,december #i1        
#bjai,mr4 ,thompson of ,california 7for 
himself1 ,mr4 ,johnson of ,ohio1 and    
,ms4 ,de,gette7 introduced the following
 bill2 which was referred to the        
,committee on ,energy and ,commerce  ,a 
,,bill  ,to reauthorize the ,united     
,states ,anti-,doping ,agency1 and for  
other purposes4  #a4 ,short title ,this 
,act may be cited as the ,united ,states
 ,anti-,doping ,agency ,reauthorization 
,act of #bjai4  #b4 ,findings ,congress 
finds the following3  7#a7 ,the ,united 
,states ,anti-,doping ,agency 7referred 
to in this ,act as the ,,usada7 is the  
national anti-doping organization in the
 ,united ,states and is charged with    
managing the anti-doping program1       
results management processes1 drug      
reference resources1 and athlete        
education for all ,united ,states       
,olympic ,committee 7referred to in this
 ,act as the ,,usoc7 recognized sport   

national governing bodies1 their        
athletes1 and events4  7#b7 ,the ,,usada
 also contributes to the advancement of 
clean sport through scientific research1
 anti-doping education1 and outreach    
programs1 and its vision is to be a     
guardian of the values and life lessons 
learned through true sport4  7#c7       
,participation in youth sports has the  
potential to equip young athletes with  
important skills and values necessary   
for success in life1 but it is essential
 that the culture of youth sports       
emphasizes those skills and values4     
7#d7 ,the ,,usada's ,true,sport program 
partners with youth sport organizations 
across the country to promote           
sportsmanship1 character building1 and  
healthy performance through the use of  
targeted education materials designed to
 promote a positive youth sport         
experience4  7#e7 ,by including the     
promotion of the positive values of     
youth sport in ,,usada's mandate1       
,congress sends a strong signal that the

 goals of youth sport should include    
instilling the values of integrity1     
respect1 teamwork1 courage1 and         
responsibility in our young athletes4   
7#f7 ,furthermore1 because the ,united  
,states is in a unique position to exert
 leadership and influence within the    
global community1 it is imperative that 
,,usada be adequately funded for its    
anti-doping and clean sport programs in 
preparation for the #bjbh ,summer       
,olympic ,games1 which will be held in  
,los ,angeles1 ,california4  7#g7 ,by   
increasing ,,usada's authorization of   
appropriations in fiscal years #bjba    
through #bjbg1 the ,federal ,government 
can empower ,,usada to directly affect  
the integrity and well-being of sport1  
both domestically and on a global scale4
  #c4 ,promotion of youth sports        
,section #gja7;b7 of the ,office of     
,national ,drug ,control ,policy        
,reauthorization ,act of #bjjf 7#ba     
,u4,s4,c4 #bjja7;b77 is amended--  7#a7 
in paragraph 7#d71 by striking the      

period at the end and inserting 2 and2  
and  7#b7 by adding at the end the      
following3  7#e7 promote a positive     
youth sport experience by using a       
portion of its funding to provide       
educational materials on sportsmanship1 
character building1 and healthy         
performance for athletes1 parents1 and  
coaches participating in youth sports4  
4  #d4 ,authorization of appropriations 
,section #gjc of the ,office of         
,national ,drug ,control ,policy        
,reauthorization ,act of #bjjf 7#ba     
,u4,s4,c4 #bjjc7 is amended to read as  
follows3  #gjc4 ,authorization of       
appropriations ,there are authorized to 
be appropriated to the ,united ,states  
,anti-,doping ,agency-- 7#a7 for fiscal 
year #bjbj1 #ad1hjj1jjj2  7#b7 for      
fiscal year #bjba1 #ae1ejj1jjj2  7#c7   
for fiscal year #bjbb1 #af1bjj1jjj2     
7#d7 for fiscal year #bjbc1 #af1ijj1jjj2
  7#e7 for fiscal year #bjbd1           
#ag1gjj1jjj2  7#f7 for fiscal year      
#bjbe1 #ah1ejj1jjj2  7#g7 for fiscal    

year #bjbf1 #ba1ijj1jjj2 and  7#h7 for  
fiscal year #bjbg1 #bb1hjj1jjj4  4  #e4 
,coordination and sharing of information
 with ,,usada  7a7 ,information sharing 
,except as otherwise prohibited by law  
and except in cases in which the        
integrity of a criminal investigation   
would be affected1 in furtherance of the
 obligation of the ,united ,states under
 ,article #g of the ,convention1 the    
,department of ,justice1 the ,department
 of ,homeland ,security1 and the ,food  
and ,drug ,administration shall         
coordinate with ,,usada with regard to  
any effort to prevent the use of        
performance-enhancing drugs or prohibit 
performance-enhancing methods adopted by
 the ,agency by sharing with ,,usada all
 information in the possession of the   
,department of ,justice1 the ,department
 of ,homeland ,security1 or the ,food   
and ,drug ,administration which may be  
relevant to preventing the use of such  
performance-enhancing drugs or          
prohibiting such performance-enhancing  

methods4  7b7 ,convention defined ,in   
this section1 the term ,convention means
 the ,united ,nations ,educational1     
,scientific1 and ,cultural ,organization
 ,international ,convention ,against    
,doping in ,sport done at ,paris        
,october #ai1 #bjje1 and ratified by the
 ,united ,states in #bjjh4