Executive Order 13165



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:

. 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.

. Establishment of a White House Task Force on Drug Use in Sports.

. Participation in the World Anti-Doping Agency.

, August 9, 2000. [FR Doc. 00–20670 Filed 8–11–00; 8:45 am] Billing Code 3195–01–P