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36 U.S.C. § 220523 — Authority of national governing bodies
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**(a) Authority.—** For the sport that it governs, a national governing body may—
(1) represent the United States in the appropriate international sports federation;
(2) establish national goals and encourage the attainment of those goals;
(3) serve as the coordinating body for amateur athletic activity in the United States;
(4) exercise jurisdiction over international amateur athletic activities and sanction international amateur athletic competition held in the United States and sanction the sponsorship of international amateur athletic competition held outside the United States;
(5) conduct amateur athletic competition, including national championships, and international amateur athletic competition in the United States, and establish procedures for determining eligibility standards for participation in competition, except for amateur athletic competition specified in [section 220526 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title36-section220526&num=0&edition=prelim);
(6) recommend to the corporation individuals and teams to represent the United States in the Olympic Games, the Paralympic Games, the Pan-American Games, and the Parapan American Games; and
(7) designate individuals and teams to represent the United States in international amateur athletic competition (other than the Olympic Games, the Paralympic Games, the Pan-American Games, and the Parapan American Games) and certify, in accordance with applicable international rules, the amateur eligibility of those individuals and teams.
**(b) Replacement of National Governing Body Pursuant to Arbitration.—** A national governing body may not exercise any authority under subsection (a) of this section for a particular sport after another amateur sports organization has bee
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**(a) Authority.—** For the sport that it governs, a national governing body may—
(1) represent the United States in the appropriate international sports federation;
(2) establish national goals and encourage the attainment of those goals;
(3) serve as the coordinating body for amateur athletic activity in the United States;
(4) exercise jurisdiction over international amateur athletic activities and sanction international amateur athletic competition held in the United States and sanction the sponsorship of international amateur athletic competition held outside the United States;
(5) conduct amateur athletic competition, including national championships, and international amateur athletic competition in the United States, and establish procedures for determining eligibility standards for participation in competition, except for amateur athletic competition specified in [section 220526 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title36-section220526&num=0&edition=prelim);
(6) recommend to the corporation individuals and teams to represent the United States in the Olympic Games, the Paralympic Games, the Pan-American Games, and the Parapan American Games; and
(7) designate individuals and teams to represent the United States in international amateur athletic competition (other than the Olympic Games, the Paralympic Games, the Pan-American Games, and the Parapan American Games) and certify, in accordance with applicable international rules, the amateur eligibility of those individuals and teams.
**(b) Replacement of National Governing Body Pursuant to Arbitration.—** A national governing body may not exercise any authority under subsection (a) of this section for a particular sport after another amateur sports organization has been declared (in accordance with binding arbitration proceedings prescribed by the organic documents of the corporation) entitled to replace that national governing body as the member of the corporation for that sport.
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**(a) Exclusive Jurisdiction.—** An amateur sports organization that conducts amateur athletic competition shall have exclusive jurisdiction over that competition if participation is restricted to a specific class of amateur athletes, such as high school students, college students, members of the Armed Forces, or similar groups or categories.
**(b) Sanctions for International Competition.—** An amateur sports organization under subsection (a) of this section shall obtain a sanction from the appropriate national governing body if the organization wishes to—
(1) conduct international amateur athletic competition in the United States; or
(2) sponsor international amateur athletic competition to be held outside the United States.
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**(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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TITLE 36—PATRIOTIC AND NATIONAL OBSERVANCES, CEREMONIES,
AND ORGANIZATIONS
§ 220524
1998—Pub. L. 105–277, § 142(m)(1), designated existing
provisions as subsec. (a) and inserted heading.
Subsec. (a)(4). Pub. L. 105–277, § 142(m)(2), added par.
(4) and struck out former par. (4) which read as follows:
‘‘agrees to submit, on demand by the corporation, to
binding arbitration conducted in accordance with the
commercial rules of the American Arbitration Associa-
tion in any controversy involving—
‘‘(A) its recognition as a national governing body,
as provided for in section 220529 of this title; or
‘‘(B) the opportunity of any amateur athlete, coach,
trainer, manager, administrator, or official to par-
ticipate in amateur athletic competition, as provided
for in the corporation’s constitution and bylaws;’’.
Subsec. (a)(10). Pub. L. 105–277, § 142(m)(3), added par.
(10) and struck out former par. (10) which read as fol-
lows: ‘‘demonstrates that—
‘‘(A) its board of directors or other governing board
includes among its voting members—
‘‘(i) individuals who are actively engaged in ama-
teur athletic competition in the sport for which
recognition is sought; or
‘‘(ii) individuals who, within the prior 10 years,
have represented the United States in international
amateur athletic competition in the sport for which
recognition is sought; and
‘‘(B) the individuals described in subclause (A) of
this clause hold at least 20 percent of the membership
and voting power on the board;’’.
Subsec. (a)(14). Pub. L. 105–277, § 142(m)(4), inserted
‘‘or to participation in the Olympic Games, the
Paralympic Games, or the Pan-American Games’’ after
‘‘amateur status’’.
Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 105–277, § 142(m)(5), added subsec.
(b).
§ 220523. Authority of nationa
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