,,ii #aagth ,,congress #b;d ,session ,s4 #cfag ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of ,,the ,,united ,,states ,february #i1 #bjbb,mrs4 ,blackburn introduced the following bill2 which was read twice and referred to the ,committee on ,commerce1 ,science1 and ,transportation ,a ,,bill ,to amend the ,office of ,national ,drug ,control ,policy ,reauthorization ,act of #bjjf to modify the authority of the ,office of ,national ,drug ,control ,policy and the ,united ,states ,anti-,doping ,agency1 and for other purposes4 #a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited as the ,restoring ,confidence to the ,world ,anti-,doping ,agency ,act of #bjbb4 #b4 ,authority of the ,united ,states ,anti-,doping ,agency with respect to the ,world ,anti-,doping ,agency ,section #gja of the ,office of ,national ,drug ,control ,policy ,reauthorization ,act of #bjjf 7#ba ,u4,s4,c4 #bjja7 is amended-- 7#a7 in subsection 7a7-- 7,a7 by amending paragraph 7#a7 to read as follows3 7#a7 ,united ,states ,olympic and ,paralympic ,committee ,the term ,united ,states ,olympic and ,paralympic ,committee means the organization established by chapter #bbje of title #cf1 ,united ,states ,code4 2 7,b7 by redesignating paragraphs 7#a7 and 7#c7 as paragraphs 7#d7 and 7#a71 respectively1 and moving the paragraphs so as to appear in numeric order2 and 7,c7 by inserting after paragraph 7#b7 the following3 7#c7 ,independent athlete ,the term independent athlete means an amateur athlete who does not serve1 in any capacity1 in-- 7,a7 the ,international ,olympic ,committee2 7,b7 the ,international ,paralympic ,committee2 7,c7 an international sports federation recognized by the ,international ,olympic ,committee or the ,international ,paralympic ,committee2 7,d7 the ,united ,states ,olympic and ,paralympic ,committee2 or 7,e7 the ,world ,anti-,doping ,agency4 2 7#b7 in subsection 7b7-- 7,a7 by striking ,united ,states ,olympic ,committee each place it appears and inserting ,united ,states ,olympic and ,paralympic ,committee2 7,b7 in paragraph 7#d71 by striking the period at the end and inserting 2 and2 and 7,c7 by adding at the end the following3 7#e7 carry out responsibilities with respect to the ,world ,anti-,doping ,agency1 as described in subsection 7c74 2 and 7#c7 by adding at the end the following3 7c7 ,authority with respect to the ,world ,anti-,doping ,agency 7#a7 ,in general ,the ,office of ,national ,drug ,control ,policy1 in conjunction with the ,united ,states ,anti-,doping ,agency1 shall-- 7,a7 use all available tools to ensure that-- 7i7 the ,world ,anti-,doping ,agency maintains a proper conflict-of-interest policy that prohibits an individual from serving as a member of the ,executive ,committee of the ,world ,anti-,doping ,agency if1 during the preceding #b-year period1 the individual served in any capacity for a sports federation that is or was under the jurisdiction of the ,world ,anti-,doping ,agency2 and 7ii7 independent athletes from the ,united ,states and other democratic countries1 or representatives of such athletes1 have voting positions on the ,executive ,committee and governing bodies of the ,world ,anti-,doping ,agency1 including the foundation board and all standing committees and working groups2 7,b7 demonstrate leadership within the global community2 7,c7 have strict standards that work toward countering the state-sponsored doping system of the ,russian ,federation and other state-sponsored1 systemic fraud through doping2 and 7,d7 work collaboratively with democratic countries4 7#b7 ,determination 7,a7 ,in general ,not later than #ij days after the date of the enactment of this subsection1 the ,office of ,national ,drug ,control ,policy1 in conjunction with the ,united ,states ,anti-,doping ,agency1 shall make a determination as to whether the ,world ,anti-,doping ,agency-- 7i7 has a credible and independent governance model that provides for fair representation of the ,united ,states2 7ii7 maintains a conflict-of-interest policy described in paragraph 7#a77;,a77i72 and 7iii7 allows independent athletes from the ,united ,states and other democratic countries1 or representatives of such athletes1 to have voting positions on the ,executive ,committee and governing bodies of the ,world ,anti-,doping ,agency1 including the foundation board and all standing committees and working groups4 7,b7 ,accountability ,in the case of a determination under subparagraph 7,a7 that the ,world ,anti-,doping ,agency does not have such a governance model1 maintain such a conflict-of-interest policy1 or allow such voting positions1 the ,office of ,national ,drug ,control ,policy1 in conjunction with the ,united ,states ,anti-,doping ,agency1 shall-- 7i7 submit a request to the ,government ,accountability ,office to indicate the amount of ,united ,states taxpayer dollars used to pay dues to the ,world ,anti-,doping ,agency2 7ii7 demand that the ,united ,states have fair representation in ,world ,anti-,doping ,agency1 including not fewer than one representative on each of-- 7,i7 the ,executive ,committee of the ,world ,anti-,doping ,agency2 and 7,,ii7 any other governing body of the ,world ,anti-,doping ,agency for which the ,united ,states pays dues2 and 7iii7 issue a report that describes the justifications1 and the countries responsible1 for blocking the ,united ,states from the ,executive ,committee of the ,world ,anti-,doping ,agency4 7#c7 ,united ,states participation in ,executive ,committee of the ,world ,anti-,doping ,agency 7,a7 ,in general ,as a condition of ,united ,states participation in the ,world ,anti-,doping ,agency-- 7i7 the ,united ,states shall be allotted not fewer than one seat on the ,executive ,committee of the ,world ,anti-,doping ,agency for as long as such ,executive ,committee is a representative body as structured on the date of the enactment of this subsection2 and 7ii7 the ,world ,anti-,doping ,agency shall make a legal commitment to the ,office of ,national ,drug ,control ,policy and the ,united ,states ,anti-,doping ,agency that states there will be not fewer than one representative of the ,united ,states on such ,executive ,committee at all times4 7,b7 ,refund of dues ,if such ,executive ,committee appoints not fewer than one representative of the ,united ,states during the one-year period beginning on the date of the enactment of this subsection1 the ,office of ,national ,drug ,control ,policy or the ,united ,states ,anti-,doping ,agency may not appeal to the ,world ,anti-,doping ,agency for a refund of dues paid during the period in which the ,united ,states did not have a representative on such ,executive ,committee4 4