United States Anti-Doping Agency

United States Anti-Doping Agency
Abbreviation	USADA
Formation	October 1, 2000
Founder	United States Olympic Committee
Type	501(c)(3)
Purpose	Preserve the integrity of competition;; Inspire true sport;; Protect the rights of athletes;
Headquarters	5555 Tech Center Drive, Colorado Springs, Colorado
Region	United States of America
Fields	Doping in sport
Chief executive officer	Travis Tygart
Chair	Philip Dunn
Emeritus Chair	Edwin Moses
Revenue (2016)	US$19.7 million
Website	www.usantidoping.org

The United States Anti-Doping Agency (USADA, yoo-SAH-duh) is a non-profit, non-governmental^[2] 501(c)(3)^[1]^: 59 organization and the national anti-doping organization (NADO) for the United States. To protect clean competition and the integrity of sport and prevent doping in the United States with a performance-enhancing substance, the USADA provides education, leads scientific initiatives, conducts testing, and oversees the results management process. Headquartered in Colorado Springs, Colorado, USADA is a signatory to the World Anti-Doping Code, which harmonizes anti-doping practices around the world, and is widely considered the basis for the strongest and strictest anti-doping programs to prevent doping in sport.^[3]^[4]

In 2001, USADA was recognized by the U.S. Congress as "the official anti-doping agency for Olympic, Pan American and Paralympic sport in the United States."^[5] While USADA is not a government entity, it is partly funded by the Office of National Drug Control Policy (ONDCP), with its remaining budget generated from contracts for anti-doping services with sport organizations, most notably the United States Olympic and Paralympic Committee (USOPC).^[6] The United States has also ratified the UNESCO International Convention against Doping in Sport, the first global international treaty against doping in sport, and largely relies on USADA to carry out this commitment.

Travis Tygart has been the chief executive officer of USADA since September 2007.^[7]

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