36 U.S.C. § 220513 — Annual amateur athlete survey

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 standards of such entities is insufficient to fill the roster for an event. (Added Pub. L. 105–277, div. C, title I, § 142(k)(1), Oct. 21, 1998, 112 Stat. 2681–606; amended Pub. L. 109–284, § 5(19), Sept. 27, 2006, 120 Stat. 1212; Pub. L. 116–189, §§ 4(a)(8), 7(a)(2)(A)(ii), Oct. 30, 2020, 134 Stat. 945, 956.) Editorial Notes AMENDMENTS 2020—Pub. L. 116–189 substituted ‘‘Pan-American Games, and Parapan American Games’’ for ‘‘and Pan- American Games’’ and struck out ‘‘or paralympic sports organization’’ after ‘‘appropriate national gov- erning body’’. 2006—Pub. L. 109–284 substituted ‘‘and the corpora- tion’’ for ‘‘and the Corporation’’. § 220513. Annual amateur athlete survey (a) IN GENERAL.—Not less frequently than an- nually, the corporation shall cause an inde- pendent third-party organization, under con- tract, to conduct an anonymous survey of ama- teur athletes who are actively engaged in ama- teur athletic competition with respect to— (1) their satisfaction with the corporation and the applicable national governing body; and (2) the behaviors, attitudes, and feelings within the corporation and the applicable na- tional governing body relating to sexual har- assment and abuse. (b) CONSULTATION.—A contract under sub- section (a) shall require the independent third- party organization to develop the survey in con- sultation with the Center. (c) PROHIBITION ON INTERFERENCE.—If the cor- poration or a national governing body makes any effort to undermine the independence of, in- troduce bias into, or otherwise influence a sur- vey under subsection (a), such activity shall be reported immediately to Congress. (d) PUBLIC AVAILABILITY.— The corporation shall make the results of each such survey avail- able to the public on an internet website of the corporation. (Added Pub. L. 116–189, § 6(g)(1), Oct. 30, 2020, 134 Stat. 955.) § 220514. Annual report on equal treatment of athletes (a) IN GENERAL.—Not less frequently than an- nually, the corporation shall submit to Congress a report on the compliance of the corporation with paragraphs (1)(D) and (2) of section 220505(d). (b) MATTERS TO BE INCLUDED.—Each report re- quired by subsection (a) shall include detailed information on the median, minimum, and max- imum stipends and bonuses provided to athletes, disaggregated by gender, race, and, as applica- ble, status of participation on a professional sports team. (Added Pub. L. 117–340, § 2(a)(2)(A), Jan. 5, 2023, 136 Stat. 6176.) Editorial Notes CODIFICATION Section 2(a)(2)(A) of Pub. L. 117–340, which directed that this section be added at the end of ‘‘subchapter I of title 36, United States Code’’, was executed by adding this section at the end of subchapter I of this chapter, to reflect the probable intent of Congress. Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries RULE OF CONSTRUCTION For construction of Pub. L. 117–340 as it pertains to certain rights of athletes, see section 2(d) of Pub. L. 117–340, set out as a note under section 220505 of this title. SUBCHAPTER II—NATIONAL GOVERNING BODIES § 220521. Certification of national governing bod- ies (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-per- formance management organization, or a paralympic sports organization that files an