§ 2401. Definitions

• (1) The term “anti-doping organization” has the meaning given the term in Article 2 of the Convention.
• (2) The term “athlete” has the meaning given the term in Article 2 of the Convention.
• (3) The term “Code” means the World Anti-Doping Code most recently adopted by WADA on March 5, 2003 .
• (4) 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) The term “Major International Sport Competition”— 1 1 So in original. Term is not capitalized as used in this chapter.
  • (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) The term “person” means any individual, partnership, corporation, association, or other entity.
• (7) The term “prohibited method” has the meaning given the term in Article 2 of the Convention.
• (8) The term “prohibited substance” has the meaning given the term in Article 2 of the Convention.
• (9) 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) The term “USADA” means the United States Anti-Doping Agency.
• (11) The term “WADA” means the World Anti-Doping Agency.