Fair Play in Sports Act of 2002

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Bill Number

HR 3683

Introduced

Feb 5, 2002

Latest Action

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Chairman.

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Topics

Cost effectiveness Drug abuse Drug testing Drugs and athletes Drugs and youth Economics and Public Finance Families Federal aid to medical research Federal aid to research Health Laboratories Law Licenses Medical research Olympic games Science, Technology, Communications Sports and Recreation Steroids

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Summary

Fair Play in Sport Act of 2002 - Directs the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), in consultation and cooperation with the United States Anti-Doping Agency, to: (1) establish a research program to develop and improve the reliability, validity, and cost-effectiveness of testing for performance-enhancing substances the use of which is prohibited in the Olympic Games; and (2) establish a research program to determine the long-term consequences of the use of such substances. Requires NIST to provide review and assessment assistance to the Agency with respect to the laboratory accreditation process and testing procedures delineated in the International Olympic Committee's Olympic Movement Anti-Doping Code.

Actions

Mar 5, 2002

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Chairman.
Feb 11, 2002

Referred to the Subcommittee on Environment, Technology, and Standards.
Feb 5, 2002

Referred to the Committee on Science, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Feb 5, 2002

Introduced in House

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