21 U.S.C. § 2401: Definitions

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Defines important words used later in the law. Some terms use the same meanings found in Article 2 of the UNESCO convention: "anti-doping organization," "athlete," "prohibited method," and "prohibited substance." "Code" means the World Anti-Doping Code adopted by WADA on March 5, 2003. "Convention" means the UNESCO International Convention Against Doping in Sport, done in Paris on October 19, 2005, and ratified by the United States in 2008. "Major international sport competition" means a contest that has at least one U.S. athlete and at least three athletes from other countries, is run under the Code’s anti-doping rules, and whose organizer gets U.S.-related sponsorship or payment for U.S. broadcast rights. It can be a single event or a series of events that together qualify athletes for awards. "Person" means any individual or organization. "Scheme in commerce" means a plan carried out across state lines or international borders using transport or communications. "USADA" means the United States Anti-Doping Agency. "WADA" means the World Anti-Doping Agency.

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(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”—

(A)means a competition—

(i)in which one or more United States athletes and three or more athletes from other countries participate;

(ii)that is governed by the anti-doping rules and principles of the Code; and

(iii)in which—

(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

(B)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)Person

The term “person” means any individual, partnership, corporation, association, or other entity.

(7)Prohibited method

The term “prohibited method” has the meaning given the term in Article 2 of the Convention.

(8)Prohibited substance

The term “prohibited substance” has the meaning given the term in Article 2 of the Convention.

(9)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)USADA

The term “USADA” means the United States Anti-Doping Agency.

(11)WADA

The term “WADA” means the World Anti-Doping Agency.

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

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Pub. L. 116–206, § 1, Dec. 4, 2020, 134 Stat. 998, provided that: “This Act [enacting this chapter and amending section 3663A of Title 18, Crimes and Criminal Procedure] may be cited as the ‘Rodchenkov Anti-Doping Act of 2019’.”

§2401 Definitions

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