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kind: "diff"
citation: "H.R. 835"
bill: "116-hr-835"
heading: "Rodchenkov Anti-Doping Act of 2019"
from: "ih"
from_label: "Introduced in House"
to: "rh"
to_label: "Reported in House"
sections_amended: 3
sections_added: 0
sections_removed: 0
url: "https://uscodex.org/bills/116/hr/835/changes/rh"
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# H.R. 835 — what changed

H.R. 835, Rodchenkov Anti-Doping Act of 2019 — 3 sections amended between Introduced in House and Reported in House.

Edits are marked `<del>struck</del>` and `<ins>inserted</ins>`.

## Sec. 3 Definitions

- (1) Anti-doping organization— The term anti-doping organization has the meaning given the term in Article 2 of the Convention.
- (2) Athlete— The term athlete has the meaning given the term in Article 2 of the Convention.
- (3) Code— The term Code means the World Anti-Doping Code most recently adopted by WADA on March 5, 2003.
- (4) Convention— The term Convention means the United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization International Convention Against Doping in Sport done at Paris October 19, 2005, and ratified by the United States in 2008.
- (5) Major international sport competition— The term Major International Sport Competition means—
  - (A) a competition in which—
    - (i) 1 or more United States athletes and 3 or more athletes from other countries participate; and
    - (ii)
      - (I) the competition organizer or sanctioning body receives sponsorship or other financial support from an organization doing business in the United States; or
      - (II) the competition organizer or sanctioning body receives compensation for the right to broadcast the competition in the United States; and
- (5) <ins>Major international sport competition—</ins> <ins>The term “Major International Sport Competition”—</ins>
  - (A) <ins>means a competition—</ins>
    - (i) <ins>in which 1 or more United States athletes and 3 or more athletes from other countries participate;</ins>
    - (ii) <ins>that is governed by the anti-doping rules and principles of the Code; and</ins>
    - (iii) <ins>in which—</ins>
      - (I) <ins>the competition organizer or sanctioning body receives sponsorship or other financial support from an organization doing business in the United States; or</ins>
      - (II) <ins>the competition organizer or sanctioning body receives compensation for the right to broadcast the competition in the United States; and</ins>
  - (B) [was (6)(4)] includes a competition that is a single event or a competition that consists of a series of events held at different times which, when combined, qualify an athlete or team for an award or other recognition.
- (6) [was (7)] Person— The term person means any individual, partnership, corporation, association, or other entity.
- (7) [was (8)] Prohibited method— The term prohibited method has the meaning given the term in Article 2 of the Convention.
- (8) [was (9)] Prohibited substance— The term prohibited substance has the meaning given the term in Article 2 of the Convention.
- (9) [was (10)] Scheme in commerce— The term scheme in commerce means any scheme effectuated in whole or in part through the use in interstate or foreign commerce of any facility for transportation or communication.
- (10) [was (11)] USADA— The term USADA means the United States Anti-Doping Agency.
- (11) [was (12)] WADA— The term WADA means the World Anti-Doping Agency.

## Sec. 5 Criminal penalties and statute of limitations

- (a) In general—
  - (1) Criminal penalty— Whoever violates section 4 shall be sentenced to a term of imprisonment for not more than 10 years, fined $250,000 if the person is an individual or $1,000,000 if the defendant is other than an individual, or both.
  - (2) Forfeiture— Any property real or personal used in violation of section 4 may be seized and forfeited to the United States.
  - (2) <ins>Forfeiture—</ins> <ins>Any property real or personal, tangible or intangible, may be seized and criminally forfeited to the United States if that property—</ins>
    - (A) <ins>is used or intended to be used, in any manner, to commit or facilitate a violation of section 4; or</ins>
    - (B) <ins>constitutes or is traceable to the proceeds taken, obtained, or retained in connection with or as a result of a violation of section 4.</ins>
- (b) Limitation on prosecution—
  - (1) In general— No person shall be prosecuted, tried, or punished for violation of section 4 unless the indictment is returned or the information is filed within 10 years after the date on which the offense was completed.
  - (2) Tolling— Upon application in the United States, filed before a return of an indictment, indicating that evidence of an offense under this chapter is in a foreign country, the district court before which a grand jury is impaneled to investigate the offense shall suspend the running of this statute of limitation for the offense if the court finds by a preponderance of the evidence that an official request has been made for such evidence and that it reasonably appears, or reasonably cleared <ins>appeared </ins>at the time the request was made, that such evidence is, or was, in such foreign country.

## Sec. 7 Coordination and sharing of information with USADA

- Except as otherwise prohibited by <del>law, </del><ins>law and except in cases in which the integrity of a criminal investigation would be affected, </ins>in furtherance of the obligation of the United States under Article 7 of the Convention, the Department of Justice, the Department of Homeland Security, and the Food and Drug Administration shall coordinate with USADA with regard to any investigation related to a potential violation of section 4 of this Act or anti-doping rules adopted by USADA pursuant to the Code, to include sharing with USADA all information in the possession of the Department of Justice, the Department of Homeland Security, or the Food and Drug Administration which may be relevant to any such potential violation.