[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 157 (Monday, August 14, 2000)]
[Presidential Documents]
[Pages 49469-49470]
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 The President

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                Executive Order 13165 of August 9, 2000

                
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

                By the authority vested in me as President by the 
                Constitution and the laws of the United States of 
                America, including the Office of National Drug Control 
                Reauthorization Act of 1998, (21 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.), 
                and in order to develop recommendations for Federal 
                agency actions to address the use of drugs in sports, 
                in particular among young people, it is hereby ordered 
                as follows:

                Section 1. Policy. The use of drugs in sports has 
                reached a level that endangers not just the legitimacy 
                of athletic competition but also the lives and health 
                of athletes--from the elite ranks to youth leagues. The 
                National Household Survey on Drug Abuse issued in 1999 
                found that in just 1 year's time the rate of steroid 
                use among young people rose roughly 50 percent among 
                both sexes and across all age groups. It is the policy 
                of my Administration to take the steps needed to help 
                eliminate illicit or otherwise banned drug use and 
                doping in sports at the State, national, and 
                international level.

                Sec. 2. Establishment of a White House Task Force on 
                Drug Use in Sports. (a) There is established a White 
                House Task Force on Drug Use in Sports (Task Force). 
                The Task Force shall comprise the co-vice chairs of the 
                White House Olympic Task Force (the ``Olympic Task 
                Force Vice Chairs''), and representatives designated by 
                the Office of National Drug Control Policy, the 
                Department of Health and Human Services, the Department 
                of Labor, the President's Council on Physical Fitness 
                and Sports, the Office of Management and Budget, the 
                National Security Council, the Department of State, the 
                Department of the Treasury, the Department of 
                Education, the Department of Justice, the Department of 
                Transportation, the National Institute on Drug Abuse, 
                and the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services 
                Administration.

                    (b) The Task Force shall develop recommendations 
                for the President on further executive and legislative 
                actions that can be undertaken to address the problem 
                of doping and drug use in sports. In developing the 
                recommendations, the Task Force shall consider, among 
                other things: (i) the health and safety of America's 
                athletes, in particular our Nation's young people; (ii) 
                the integrity of honest athletic competition; and (iii) 
                the views and recommendations of State and local 
                governments, the private sector, citizens, community 
                groups, and nonprofit organizations, on actions to 
                address this threat. The Task Force, through its 
                Chairs, shall submit its recommendations to the 
                President.
                    (c) The Director of the Office of National Drug 
                Control Policy (the Director), the Secretary of the 
                Department of Health and Human Services, and the 
                Olympic Task Force Vice Chairs or their designees shall 
                serve as the Task Force Chairs.
                    (d) To the extent permitted by law and at the 
                request of the Chairs, agencies shall cooperate with 
                and provide information to the Task Force.

                Sec. 3. Participation in the World Anti-Doping Agency. 
                (a) As part of my Administration's efforts to address 
                the problem of drug use in sports, the

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                United States has played a leading role in the 
                formation of a World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) by the 
                Olympic and sports community and the nations of the 
                world. Through these efforts, the United States has 
                been selected to serve as a governmental representative 
                on the board of the WADA. This order will authorize the 
                Director to serve as the United States Government's 
                representative on the WADA board.

                    (b) Pursuant to 21 U.S.C. 1701 et seq., the 
                Director, or in his absence his designee, is hereby 
                authorized to take all necessary and proper actions to 
                execute his responsibilities as United States 
                representative to the WADA.
                    (c) To assist the Director in carrying out these 
                responsibilities as the United States Government 
                representative to the WADA and to the extent permitted 
                by law, Federal employees may serve in their official 
                capacity, inter alia, on WADA Committees or WADA 
                advisory committees, serving as experts to the WADA.

                    (Presidential Sig.)

                THE WHITE HOUSE,

                     August 9, 2000.

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