Creation of the White House Task Force on Drug Use in Sports and Authorization for the Director of the Office of National Drug Control Policy To Serve as the United States Government's Representative on the Board of the World Anti-Doping Agency
Headline: Creates White House Task Force to Combat Drug Use in Sports
What it does: Agencies must cooperate with a new Task Force to develop federal recommendations to prevent drug use in sports, and the Director of the Office of National Drug Control Policy is authorized to represent the United States on the World Anti-Doping Agency.
- Creates a federal Task Force to recommend actions to reduce drug use in sports.
- Authorizes the United States drug-control director to sit on the World Anti-Doping Agency board.
- Allows federal employees to serve as experts on World Anti-Doping Agency committees.
Summary
This order creates a White House Task Force on Drug Use in Sports to develop recommendations for federal actions to stop doping, especially among young people. The Task Force will consider athlete health, fair competition, and input from state and local governments, community groups, and the private sector.
The Director of the Office of National Drug Control Policy is authorized to serve as the United States Government's representative on the World Anti-Doping Agency, and federal employees may serve as experts on its committees.
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