[Weekly Compilation of Presidential Documents Volume 36, Number 32 (Monday, August 14, 2000)]
[Pages 1817-1818]
[Online from the Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]

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Executive Order 13165--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

August 9, 2000

    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.

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    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 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.
                                            William J. Clinton
The White House,
 August 9, 2000.

[Filed with the Office of the Federal Register, 8:45 a.m., August 11, 
2000]

Note: This Executive order was published in the Federal Register on 
August 14.