As the Olympics heat up in Paris, lawmakers in Washington are trying to make sure the Games are fair.
A bipartisan, bicameral group of lawmakers is introducing legislation that would audit the World Anti-Doping Agency to determine whether it’s operating free from the interference of other governments — and dangles the possibility of the United States withholding funds from WADA if the U.S. doesn’t at least get fair representation within the agency. (Of the annual contributions from foreign governments to WADA, the U.S. makes the largest, around $3.6 million.)
The group — led by Republican Marsha Blackburn of Tennessee and Chris Van Hollen of Maryland in the Senate, and Republican John Moolenaar of Michigan and Raja Krishnamoorthi of Illinois in the House — aims to implement stricter testing standards and ensure there are no conflicts of interest on WADA’s executive committee.