Amends the Ted Stevens Olympic and Amateur Sports Act to make it unlawful to sponsor, operate, advertise, promote, license, or authorize a betting, gambling, or wagering scheme based on a competitive game at the Summer or Winter Olympics or in which high school or college athletes participate.
[Congressional Bills 108th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 1002 Introduced in Senate (IS)]
108th CONGRESS
1st Session
S. 1002
To direct the National Institute of Standards and Technology to
establish a program to support research and training in methods of
detecting the use of performance-enhancing drugs by athletes, and for
other purposes.
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IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
May 6, 2003
Mr. McCain (for himself, Mr. Brownback, Mr. Edwards, and Mr. Graham of
South Carolina) introduced the following bill which was read twice and
referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation
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A BILL
To direct the National Institute of Standards and Technology to
establish a program to support research and training in methods of
detecting the use of performance-enhancing drugs by athletes, 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 ``Amateur Sports Integrity Act''.
TITLE I--PERFORMANCE ENHANCING DRUGS
SEC. 101. SHORT TITLE.
This Title may be cited as ``Athletic Performance-Enhancing Drugs
Research and Detection Act''.
SEC. 102. RESEARCH AND DETECTION PROGRAM ESTABLISHED.
(a) In General.--The Director of the National Institute of
Standards and Technology shall establish and administer a program under
this title to support research into the use of performance-enhancing
substances by athletes, and methods of detecting their use.
(b) Grants.--
(1) In general.--The program shall include grants of
financial assistance, awarded on a competition basis, to
support the advancement and improvement of research into the
use of performance-enhancing substances by athletes, and
methods of detecting their use.
(2) Banned substances.--In carrying out the program the
Director shall consider research proposals involving
performance-enhancing substances banned from use by competitors
in events sanctioned by organizations, such as the
International Olympic Committee, the United States Olympic
Committee, the National Collegiate Athletic Association, the
National Football League, the National Basketball Association,
and Major League Baseball.
(3) Research concentration.--In carrying out the program,
the Director shall--
(A) fund research on the detection of naturally-
occurring steroids, such as testosterone, and other
testosterone precursors (e.g., androstendione), and
other substances, such as human growth hormone and
erythropoietin for which no tests are available but for
which there is evidence of abuse or abuse potential;
(B) fund research that focuses on population
studies to ensure that tests are accurate for men,
women, all relevant age, and major ethnic groups; and
(C) not fund research on drugs of abuse, such as
cocaine, phencyclidine, marijuana, morphine/codeine,
benzodiazepines, barbiturates, and methamphetamine/
amphetamine.
(c) Technical and Scientific Peer Review.--
(1) In general.--The Director shall establish appropriate
technical and scientific peer review procedures for evaluating
applications for grants under the program.
(2) Implementation.--The Director shall--
(A) ensure that grant applicants meet a set of
minimum criteria before receiving consideration for an
award under the program;
(B) give preference to laboratories with an
established record of athletic drug testing analysis;
and
(C) establish a minimum individual grant award of
not less than $500,000 per fiscal year.
(3) Criteria.--The list of minimum criteria shall include
requirements that each applicant--
(A) demonstrate a record of publication and
research in the area of drug testing;
(B) provide a plan detailing the direct
transference of the research findings to lab
applications in athletic drug testing; and
(C) certify that it is a not-for-profit research
program.
(4) Results.--The Director also shall establish appropriate
technical and scientific peer review procedures for evaluating
the results of research funded, in part or in whole, by grants
provided under the program. Each review conducted under this
paragraph shall include a written report of findings and, if
appropriate, recommendations prepared by the reviewer. The
reviewer shall provide a copy of the report to the Director
within 30 days after the conclusion of the review.
(d) Authorization of Appropriations.--There are authorized to be
appropriated to the Director of the National Institute of Standards and
Technology $4,000,000 per fiscal year to carry out this section for
fiscal years 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, and 2008.
SEC. 103. PREVENTION AND INTERVENTION PROGRAMS.
(a) In General.--The Director of the National Institute of
Standards and Technology shall develop a grant program to fund
educational substance abuse prevention and intervention programs
related to the use of performance-enhancing substances described in
section 102(b)(2) by high school and college student athletes. The
Director shall establish a set of minimum criteria for applicants to
receive consideration for an award under the program. The list of
minimum criteria shall include requirements that each applicant--
(1) propose an intervention and prevention program based on
methodologically sound evaluation with evidence of drug
prevention efficacy; and
(2) demonstrate a record of publication and research in the
area of athletic drug use prevention.
(b) Minimum Grant Award.--The Director shall establish a minimum
individual grant award of not less than $300,000 per fiscal year.
(c) Authorization of Appropriations.--There are authorized to be
appropriated to the Director of the National Institute of Standards and
Technology $3,000,000 per fiscal year to carry out this section for
fiscal years 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, and 2008.
TITLE II--GAMBLING
SEC. 201. PROHIBITION ON GAMBLING ON COMPETITIVE GAMES INVOLVING HIGH
SCHOOL AND COLLEGE ATHLETES AND THE OLYMPICS.
(a) In General.--The Ted Stevens Olympic and Amateur Sports Act
(chapter 2205 of title 36, United States Code) is amended by adding at
the end the following new subchapter:
``SUBCHAPTER III--MISCELLANEOUS
``Sec. 220541. Unlawful sports gambling: Olympics; high school and
college athletes
``(a) Prohibition.--It shall be unlawful for--
``(1) a governmental entity to sponsor, operate, advertise,
promote, license, or authorize by law or compact, or
``(2) a person to sponsor, operate, advertise, or promote,
pursuant to law or compact of a governmental entity,
a lottery, sweepstakes, or other betting, gambling, or wagering scheme
based, directly or indirectly, on a competitive game or performance
described in subsection (b).
``(b) Covered Games and Performances.--A competitive game or
performance described in this subsection is the following:
``(1) One or more competitive games at the Summer or Winter
Olympics.
``(2) One or more competitive games in which high school or
college athletes participate.
``(3) One or more performances of high school or college
athletes in a competitive game.
``(c) Applicability.--The prohibition in subsection (a) applies to
activity described in that subsection without regard to whether the
activity would otherwise be permitted under subsection (a) or (b) of
3704 of title 28.
``(d) Injunctions.--A civil action to enjoin a violation of
subsection (a) may be commenced in an appropriate district court of the
United States by the Attorney General of the United States, a local
educational agency, college, or sports organization, including an
amateur sports organization or the corporation, whose competitive game
is alleged to be the basis of such violation.
``(e) Definitions.--In this section:
``(1) High school.--The term `high school' has the meaning
given the term `secondary school' in section 14101 of the
Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C.
8801).
``(2) College.--The term `college' has the meaning given
the term `institution of higher education' in section 101 of
the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 8801).
``(3) Local educational agency.--The term `local
educational agency' has the meaning given that term in section
14101 of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20
U.S.C. 8801).''.
(b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of sections at the beginning of
that Act (chapter 2205 of title 36, United States Code) is amended by
adding at the end the following:
``subchapter iii--miscellaneous
``220541. Unlawful sports gambling: Olympics; high school and college
athletes.''.
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Introduced in Senate
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S5784-5785)
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. (text of measure as introduced: CR S5785-5786)
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