Congress Weighs Federal Role in Testing College Athletes for Drugs

College athletes have been noticeably absent from Congressional debates over performance-enhancing drugs. But new legislation pending in both the House of Representatives and the Senate could trigger government oversight of drug testing in college sports.

The House measure, HR 2565, sponsored by Rep. Tom Davis, a Virginia Republican, would force professional sports leagues to adopt drug-testing policies at least as stringent as those of the U.S. Anti-Doping Agency, the independent

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