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36 U.S.C. § 220521 — Certification of national governing bodies

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36 U.S.C. § 220521 — Certification of national governing bodies

**(a) In General.—** With respect to each sport included on the program of the Olympic Games, the Paralympic Games, the Pan-American Games, or the Parapan American Games, the corporation— (1) may certify as a national governing body an amateur sports organization, a high-performance management organization, or a paralympic sports organization that files an application and is eligible for such certification under section 220522; and (2) may not certify more than 1 national governing body. **(b) Public Hearing.—** Before certifying an organization as a national governing body, the corporation shall hold at least 2 public hearings on the application. The corporation shall publish notice of the time, place, and nature of the hearings. Publication shall be made in a regular issue of the corporation’s principal publication at least 30 days, but not more than 60 days, before the date of the hearings. The corporation shall send written notice, which shall include a copy of the application, at least 30 days prior to the date of any such public hearing to all amateur sports organizations known to the corporation in that sport. **(c) Recommendation to International Sports Federation.—** Within 61 days after certifying an organization as a national governing body, the corporation shall recommend and support in any appropriate manner the national governing body to the appropriate international sports federation as the representative of the United States for that sport. **(d) Review of Certification.—** Not later than 8 years after the date of the enactment of the Empowering Olympic, Paralympic, and Amateur Athletes Act of 2020, and not less frequently than once every 4 years thereafter, the corporation— (1) shall review all matters related to the continued certification of an

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36 U.S.C. § 220522 — Eligibility requirements

An amateur sports organization, a high-performance management organization, or a paralympic sports organization is eligible to be certified, or to continue to be certified, as a national governing body only if it— (1) is incorporated under the laws of a State of the United States or the District of Columbia as a not-for-profit corporation having as its purpose the advancement of amateur athletic competition; (2) has the managerial and financial capability to plan and execute its obligations, including the ability to provide and enforce required athlete protection policies and procedures; (3) submits— (A) an application, in the form required by the corporation, for certification as a national governing body; (B) a copy of its corporate charter and bylaws; and (C) any additional information considered necessary or appropriate by the corporation; (4) agrees to submit to binding arbitration in any controversy involving— (A) its certification as a national governing body, as provided for in [section 220529 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title36-section220529&num=0&edition=prelim), upon demand of the corporation; and (B) the opportunity of any amateur athlete, coach, trainer, manager, administrator or official to participate in amateur athletic competition, upon demand of the corporation or any aggrieved amateur athlete, coach, trainer, manager, administrator or official, which arbitration under this paragraph shall be conducted in accordance with the standard commercial arbitration rules of an established major national provider of arbitration and mediation services based in the United States and designated by the corporation with the concurrence of the Athletes’ Advisory Council and the National Governing Bodie

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36 U.S.C. § 220501 — Short title and definitions

**(a) Short Title.—** This chapter may be cited as the “Ted Stevens Olympic and Amateur Sports Act”. **(b) Definitions.—** For purposes of this chapter— (1) “amateur athlete” means an athlete who meets the eligibility standards established by the national governing body or paralympic sports organization for the sport in which the athlete competes. (2) “amateur athletic competition” means a contest, game, meet, match, tournament, regatta, or other event in which amateur athletes compete. (3) “amateur sports organization” means a not-for-profit corporation, association, or other group organized in the United States that sponsors or arranges an amateur athletic competition. (4) “Athletes’ Advisory Council” means the entity established and maintained under section 220504(b)(2)(A) that— (A) is composed of, and elected by, amateur athletes to ensure communication between the corporation and currently active amateur athletes; and (B) serves as a source of amateur-athlete opinion and advice with respect to policies and proposed policies of the corporation. (5) “Center” means the United States Center for SafeSport designated under section 220541. (6) “child abuse” has the meaning given the term in section 212 of the Victims of Child Abuse Act of 1990 ([34 U.S.C. 20302](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title34-section20302&num=0&edition=prelim)). (7) “corporation” means the United States Olympic and Paralympic Committee. (8) “international amateur athletic competition” means an amateur athletic competition between one or more athletes representing the United States, individually or as a team, and one or more athletes representing a foreign country. (9) “national governing body” means an amateur sports organization, a high-performance ma

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36 U.S.C. § 220504 — Membership

**(a) Eligibility.—** Eligibility for membership in the corporation is as provided in the constitution and bylaws of the corporation, and membership shall be available only to national governing bodies. **(b) Required Provisions for Representation.—** In its constitution and bylaws, the corporation shall establish and maintain provisions with respect to its governance and the conduct of its affairs for reasonable representation of— (1) national governing bodies, including through provisions that establish and maintain a National Governing Bodies’ Council that is composed of representatives of the national governing bodies who are selected by their boards of directors or other governing boards to ensure effective communication between the corporation and the national governing bodies; (2) amateur athletes who are actively engaged in amateur athletic competition or who have represented the United States in international amateur athletic competition, including through provisions that— (A) establish and maintain an Athletes’ Advisory Council; (B) ensure that the chair of the Athletes’ Advisory Council, or the designee of the chair, holds voting power on the board of directors of the corporation and in the committees and entities of the corporation; (C) require that— (i) not less than ⅓ of the membership of the board of directors of the corporation shall be composed of, and elected by, such amateur athletes; and (ii) not less than 20 percent of the membership of the board of directors of the corporation shall be composed of amateur athletes who— (I) are actively engaged in representing the United States in international amateur athletic competition; or (II) have represented the United States in international amateur athletic competition du

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36 U.S.C. § 220551 — Definitions

In this subchapter, the term “joint resolution” means a joint resolution— (1) which does not have a preamble; and (2) for which— (A) (i) the title is only as follows: “A joint resolution to dissolve the board of directors of the United States Olympic and Paralympic Committee”; and (ii) the matter after the resolving clause— (I) is as follows: “That Congress finds that dissolving the board of directors of the United States Olympic and Paralympic Committee would not unduly interfere with the operations of chapter 2205 of title 36, United States Code”; and (II) prescribes adequate procedures for forming a board of directors of the corporation as expeditiously as possible and in a manner that safeguards the membership and voting power of the representatives of amateur athletes at all times, consistent with the membership and voting power of amateur athletes under section 220504(b)(2); or (B) (i) the title is only as follows: “A joint resolution relating to terminating the recognition of a national governing body”; and (ii) the matter after the resolving clause is only as follows: “That Congress determines that _________, which is recognized as a national governing body under [section 220521 of title 36](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title36-section220521&num=0&edition=prelim), United States Code, has failed to fulfill its duties, as described in [section 220524 of title 36](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title36-section220524&num=0&edition=prelim), United States Code”, the blank space being filled in with the name of the applicable national governing body.

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36 U.S.C. § 220521 — Certification of national governing bod-

Page 309 TITLE 36—PATRIOTIC AND NATIONAL OBSERVANCES, CEREMONIES, AND ORGANIZATIONS § 220521 HISTORICAL AND REVISION NOTES Revised Section Source (U.S. Code) Source (Statutes at Large) 220511 ......... 36:382a(a). Sept. 21, 1950, ch. 975, title I, § 113(a), as added Nov. 8, 1978, Pub. L. 95–606, § 1(b), 92 Stat. 3049. In subsection (a)(1), the words ‘‘full and’’ are omitted as unnecessary. Editorial Notes AMENDMENTS 2020—Pub. L. 116–189 amended section generally. Prior to amendment, section related to reports to be sub- mitted by the United States Olympic Committee. 2006—Pub. L. 109–284 substituted ‘‘Report’’ for ‘‘An- nual report’’ in section catchline. 1998—Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 105–277 amended heading and text of subsec. (a) generally. Prior to amendment, text read as follows: ‘‘Not later than June 1 of each year, the corporation shall submit simultaneously to the President and to each House of Congress a detailed report of its operations during the prior calendar year, including— ‘‘(1) a complete statement of the corporation’s re- ceipts and expenditures; and ‘‘(2) a comprehensive description of the activities and accomplishments of the corporation during the prior year.’’ § 220512. Complete teams In obtaining representation for the United States in each competition and event of the Olympic Games, Paralympic Games, Pan-Amer- ican Games, and Parapan American Games, the corporation, either directly or by delegation to the appropriate national governing body, may select, but is not obligated to select (even if not selecting will result in an incomplete team for an event), athletes who have not met the eligi- bility standard of the national governing body and the corporation when the number of ath- letes who have met the eligibility sta

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