EXECUTIVE ORDER |
EO 13165 Effective Date: August 11, 2000 |
Responsible Office: Office of Life and Microgravity Sciences and Applications |
Subject: 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 Repre |
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. (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 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. /s/William J. Clinton
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