HR 3084 · 109th Congress · Health
Drug Free Sports Act
Bill Progress
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Introduced2
Committee3
House Vote4
Senate5
EnactedLatest: Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 133.(2005-09-30)
Plain Language Summary
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Drug Free Sports Act - Directs the Secretary of Commerce to issue regulations requiring professional sports associations to adopt and enforce policies and procedures for the random testing of athletes (a minimum of five times throughout each year, without advance notification) for the use of performance-enhancing substances. Requires the Secretary to: (1) prescribe the substances for which each athlete is to be tested and include prohibited substances as determined by the World Anti-Doping Agency and substances designed to conceal the presence of performance-enhancing substances in the body; (2) establish criteria for exemptions for documented legitimate medical or therapeutic usage; (3) establish criteria for tests to be administered by an independent party; and (4) establish criteria for suspension reduction for an athlete who has tested positive but who establishes that he or she bears no fault or negligence or no significant fault or negligence. Directs that the penalty for a positive test result is suspension for one-half of the season of play for the first violation, one full season of play for the second violation, and permanent suspension for a third violation. Requires dis…
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CBO Cost Estimate
Congressional Budget OfficeH.R. 3084, Drug Free Sports Act
Jul 18, 2005<p>Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the House Committee on Energy and Commerce on June 29, 2005</p>
Full CBO report ↗H.R. 3084, Drug Free Sports Act
Jul 18, 2005Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the House Committee on Energy and Commerce on June 29, 2005
Full CBO report ↗Official non-partisan budget analysis by the Congressional Budget Office