In the House of Representatives, U. S., 

January 29, 2018. 

Resolved, That the bill from the Senate (S. 534) entitled 

‘‘An Act to prevent the sexual abuse of minors and amateur 

athletes by requiring the prompt reporting of sexual abuse to 

law enforcement authorities, and for other purposes.’’, do 

pass with the following 

AMENDMENT: 

Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert: 

1 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS. 

2 (a) SHORT TITLE.—This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Pro3 tecting Young Victims from Sexual Abuse and Safe Sport 

4 Authorization Act of 2017’’. 

5 (b) TABLE OF CONTENTS.—The table of contents of this 

6 Act is as follows: 

Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents. 

TITLE I—PROTECTING YOUNG VICTIMS FROM SEXUAL ABUSE 

Sec. 101. Required reporting of child and sexual abuse. 

Sec. 102. Civil remedy for personal injuries. 

TITLE II—UNITED STATES CENTER FOR SAFE SPORT 

AUTHORIZATION 

Sec. 201. Expansion of the purposes of the corporation. 

Sec. 202. Designation of the United States Center for Safe Sport. 

Sec. 203. Additional requirements for granting sanctions for amateur athletic 

competitions. 

Sec. 204. General requirements for youth-serving amateur sports organizations. 
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1 TITLE I—PROTECTING YOUNG 

2 VICTIMS FROM SEXUAL ABUSE 

3 SEC. 101. REQUIRED REPORTING OF CHILD AND SEXUAL 

4 ABUSE. 

5 (a) REPORTING REQUIREMENT.—Section 226 of the 

6 Victims of Child Abuse Act of 1990 (34 U.S.C. 20341) is 

7 amended— 

8 (1) in subsection (a)— 

9 (A) by striking ‘‘A person who’’ and insert10 ing the following: 

11 ‘‘(1) COVERED PROFESSIONALS.—A person who’’; 

12 and 

13 (B) by adding at the end the following: 

14 ‘‘(2) COVERED INDIVIDUALS.—A covered indi15 vidual who learns of facts that give reason to suspect 

16 that a child has suffered an incident of child abuse, 

17 including sexual abuse, shall as soon as possible make 

18 a report of the suspected abuse to the agency des19 ignated by the Attorney General under subsection 

20 (d).’’; 

21 (2) in subsection (b), in the matter preceding 

22 paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘subsection (a)’’ and in23 serting ‘‘subsection (a)(1)’’; 

24 (3) in subsection (c)— 
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1 (A) in paragraph (7), by striking ‘‘and’’ at 

2 the end; 

3 (B) in paragraph (8), by striking the period 

4 at the end and inserting a semicolon; and 

5 (C) by adding at the end the following: 

6 ‘‘(9) the term ‘covered individual’ means an 

7 adult who is authorized, by a national governing 

8 body, a member of a national governing body, or an 

9 amateur sports organization that participates in 

10 interstate or international amateur athletic competi11 tion, to interact with a minor or amateur athlete at 

12 an amateur sports organization facility or at any 

13 event sanctioned by a national governing body, a 

14 member of a national governing body, or such an 

15 amateur sports organization; 

16 ‘‘(10) the term ‘event’ includes travel, lodging, 

17 practice, competition, and health or medical treat18 ment; 

19 ‘‘(11) the terms ‘amateur athlete’, ‘amateur ath20 letic competition’, ‘amateur sports organization’, 

21 ‘international amateur athletic competition’, and ‘na22 tional governing body’ have the meanings given the 

23 terms in section 220501(b) of title 36, United States 

24 Code; and 
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1 ‘‘(12) the term ‘as soon as possible’ means within 

2 a 24-hour period.’’; 

3 (4) in subsection (d), in the first sentence, by in4 serting ‘‘and for all covered individuals’’ after ‘‘re5 side’’; 

6 (5) in subsection (f), in the first sentence— 

7 (A) by striking ‘‘and on all’’ and inserting 

8 ‘‘on all’’; and 

9 (B) by inserting ‘‘and for all covered indi10 viduals,’’ after ‘‘lands,’’; 

11 (6) in subsection (h), by inserting ‘‘and all cov12 ered individuals,’’ after ‘‘facilities,’’; and 

13 (7) by adding at the end the following: 

14 ‘‘(i) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in this sec15 tion shall be construed to require a victim of child abuse 

16 to self-report the abuse.’’. 

17 (b) PENALTY FOR FAILURE TO REPORT.—Section 

18 2258 of title 18, United States Code, is amended by insert19 ing ‘‘or a covered individual as described in subsection 

20 (a)(2) of such section 226 who,’’ after ‘‘facility,’’. 

21 SEC. 102. CIVIL REMEDY FOR PERSONAL INJURIES. 

22 Section 2255 of title 18, United States Code, is amend23 ed— 

24 (1) by striking subsection (a) and inserting the 

25 following: 
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1 ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—Any person who, while a minor, 

2 was a victim of a violation of section 1589, 1590, 1591, 

3 2241(c), 2242, 2243, 2251, 2251A, 2252, 2252A, 2260, 

4 2421, 2422, or 2423 of this title and who suffers personal 

5 injury as a result of such violation, regardless of whether 

6 the injury occurred while such person was a minor, may 

7 sue in any appropriate United States District Court and 

8 shall recover the actual damages such person sustains or 

9 liquidated damages in the amount of $150,000, and the cost 

10 of the action, including reasonable attorney’s fees and other 

11 litigation costs reasonably incurred. The court may also 

12 award punitive damages and such other preliminary and 

13 equitable relief as the court determines to be appropriate.’’; 

14 (2) in subsection (b), by striking ‘‘filed within’’ 

15 and all that follows through the end and inserting the 

16 following: ‘‘filed— 

17 ‘‘(1) not later than 10 years after the date on 

18 which the plaintiff reasonably discovers the later of— 

19 ‘‘(A) the violation that forms the basis for 

20 the claim; or 

21 ‘‘(B) the injury that forms the basis for the 

22 claim; or 

23 ‘‘(2) not later than 10 years after the date on 

24 which the victim reaches 18 years of age.’’; and 

25 (3) by adding at the end the following: 
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1 ‘‘(c) VENUE; SERVICE OF PROCESS.— 

2 ‘‘(1) VENUE.—Any action brought under sub3 section (a) may be brought in the district court of the 

4 United States that meets applicable requirements re5 lating to venue under section 1391 of title 28. 

6 ‘‘(2) SERVICE OF PROCESS.—In an action 

7 brought under subsection (a), process may be served 

8 in any district in which the defendant— 

9 ‘‘(A) is an inhabitant; or 

10 ‘‘(B) may be found.’’. 

11 TITLE II—UNITED STATES CEN12 TER FOR SAFE SPORT AU13 THORIZATION 

14 SEC. 201. EXPANSION OF THE PURPOSES OF THE CORPORA15 TION. 

16 Section 220503 of title 36, United States Code, is 

17 amended— 

18 (1) in paragraph (13), by striking ‘‘; and’’ and 

19 inserting a semicolon; 

20 (2) in paragraph (14), by striking the period at 

21 the end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 

22 (3) by adding at the end the following: 

23 ‘‘(15) to promote a safe environment in sports 

24 that is free from abuse, including emotional, physical, 

25 and sexual abuse, of any amateur athlete.’’. 
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1 SEC. 202. DESIGNATION OF THE UNITED STATES CENTER 

2 FOR SAFE SPORT. 

3 (a) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 2205 of title 36, United 

4 States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following: 

5 ‘‘Subchapter III—United States Center for 

6 Safe Sport 

7 ‘‘§ 220541. Designation of United States Center for 

8 Safe Sport 

9 ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The United States Center for Safe 

10 Sport shall— 

11 ‘‘(1) serve as the independent national safe sport 

12 organization and be recognized worldwide as the 

13 independent national safe sport organization for the 

14 United States; 

15 ‘‘(2) exercise jurisdiction over the corporation, 

16 each national governing body, and each paralympic 

17 sports organization with regard to safeguarding ama18 teur athletes against abuse, including emotional, 

19 physical, and sexual abuse, in sports; 

20 ‘‘(3) maintain an office for education and out21 reach that shall develop training, oversight practices, 

22 policies, and procedures to prevent the abuse, includ23 ing emotional, physical, and sexual abuse, of amateur 

24 athletes participating in amateur athletic activities 

25 through national governing bodies and paralympic 

26 sports organizations; 
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1 ‘‘(4) maintain an office for response and resolu2 tion that shall establish mechanisms that allow for the 

3 reporting, investigation, and resolution, pursuant to 

4 subsection (c), of alleged sexual abuse in violation of 

5 the Center’s policies and procedures; and 

6 ‘‘(5) ensure that the mechanisms under para7 graph (4) provide fair notice and an opportunity to 

8 be heard and protect the privacy and safety of com9 plainants. 

10 ‘‘(b) POLICIES AND PROCEDURES.—The policies and 

11 procedures developed under subsection (a)(3) shall apply as 

12 though they were incorporated in and made a part of sec13 tion 220524 of this title. 

14 ‘‘(c) BINDING ARBITRATION.— 

15 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Center may, in its dis16 cretion, utilize a neutral arbitration body and develop 

17 policies and procedures to resolve allegations of sexual 

18 abuse within its jurisdiction to determine the oppor19 tunity of any amateur athlete, coach, trainer, man20 ager, administrator, or official, who is the subject of 

21 such an allegation, to participate in amateur athletic 

22 competition. 

23 ‘‘(2) PRESERVATION OF RIGHTS.—Nothing in 

24 this section shall be construed as altering, super25 seding, or otherwise affecting the right of an indi-
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1 vidual within the Center’s jurisdiction to pursue civil 

2 remedies through the courts for personal injuries aris3 ing from abuse in violation of the Center’s policies 

4 and procedures, nor shall the Center condition the 

5 participation of any such individual in a proceeding 

6 described in paragraph (1) upon an agreement not to 

7 pursue such civil remedies. 

8 ‘‘(d) LIMITATION ON LIABILITY.— 

9 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in para10 graph (2), an applicable entity shall not be liable for 

11 damages in any civil action for defamation, libel, 

12 slander, or damage to reputation arising out of any 

13 action or communication, if the action arises from the 

14 execution of the responsibilities or functions described 

15 in this section, section 220542, or section 220543. 

16 ‘‘(2) EXCEPTION.—Paragraph (1) shall not 

17 apply in any action in which an applicable entity 

18 acted with actual malice, or provided information or 

19 took action not pursuant to this section, section 

20 220542, or section 220543. 

21 ‘‘(3) DEFINITION OF APPLICABLE ENTITY.—In 

22 this subsection, the term ‘applicable entity’ means— 

23 ‘‘(A) the Center; 

24 ‘‘(B) a national governing body; 

25 ‘‘(C) a paralympic sports organization; 
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1 ‘‘(D) an amateur sports organization or 

2 other person sanctioned by a national governing 

3 body under section 220525; 

4 ‘‘(E) an amateur sports organization re5 porting under section 220530; 

6 ‘‘(F) any officer, employee, agent, or mem7 ber of an entity described in subparagraph (A), 

8 (B), (C), (D), or (E); and 

9 ‘‘(G) any individual participating in a 

10 proceeding pursuant to this section. 

11 ‘‘§ 220542. Additional duties. 

12 ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The Center shall— 

13 ‘‘(1) develop training, oversight practices, poli14 cies, and procedures for implementation by a na15 tional governing body or paralympic sports organiza16 tion to prevent the abuse, including emotional, phys17 ical, and sexual abuse, of any amateur athlete; and 

18 ‘‘(2) include in the policies and procedures devel19 oped under section 220541(a)(3)— 

20 ‘‘(A) a requirement that all adult members 

21 of a national governing body, a paralympic 

22 sports organization, or a facility under the juris23 diction of a national governing body or 

24 paralympic sports organization, and all adults 

25 authorized by such members to interact with an 
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1 amateur athlete, report immediately any allega2 tion of child abuse of an amateur athlete who is 

3 a minor to— 

4 ‘‘(i) the Center, whenever such members 

5 or adults learn of facts leading them to sus6 pect reasonably that an amateur athlete 

7 who is a minor has suffered an incident of 

8 child abuse; and 

9 ‘‘(ii) law enforcement consistent with 

10 section 226 of the Victims of Child Abuse 

11 Act of 1990 (34 U.S.C. 20341); 

12 ‘‘(B) a mechanism, approved by a trained 

13 expert on child abuse, that allows a complainant 

14 to report easily an incident of child abuse to the 

15 Center, a national governing body, law enforce16 ment authorities, or other appropriate authori17 ties; 

18 ‘‘(C) reasonable procedures to limit one-on19 one interactions between an amateur athlete who 

20 is a minor and an adult (who is not the minor’s 

21 legal guardian) at a facility under the jurisdic22 tion of a national governing body or paralympic 

23 sports organization without being in an observ24 able and interruptible distance from another 

25 adult, except under emergency circumstances; 
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1 ‘‘(D) procedures to prohibit retaliation, by 

2 any national governing body or paralympic 

3 sports organization, against any individual who 

4 makes a report under subparagraph (A) or sub5 paragraph (B); 

6 ‘‘(E) oversight procedures, including regular 

7 and random audits conducted by subject matter 

8 experts unaffiliated with, and independent of, a 

9 national governing body or a paralympic sports 

10 organization of each national governing body 

11 and paralympic sports organization to ensure 

12 that policies and procedures developed under 

13 that section are followed correctly and that con14 sistent training is offered and given to all adult 

15 members who are in regular contact with ama16 teur athletes who are minors, and subject to pa17 rental consent, to members who are minors, re18 garding prevention of child abuse; and 

19 ‘‘(F) a mechanism by which a national gov20 erning body or paralympic sports organization 

21 can— 

22 ‘‘(i) share confidentially a report of 

23 suspected child abuse of an amateur athlete 

24 who is a minor by a member of a national 

25 governing body or paralympic sports orga-
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1 nization, or an adult authorized by a na2 tional governing body, paralympic sports 

3 organization, or an amateur sports organi4 zation to interact with an amateur athlete 

5 who is a minor, with the Center, which in 

6 turn, may share with relevant national gov7 erning bodies, paralympic sports organiza8 tions, and other entities; and 

9 ‘‘(ii) withhold providing to an adult 

10 who is the subject of an allegation of child 

11 abuse authority to interact with an ama12 teur athlete who is a minor until the resolu13 tion of such allegation. 

14 ‘‘(b) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in this sec15 tion shall be construed to limit the ability of a national 

16 governing body or paralympic sports organization to im17 pose an interim measure to prevent an individual who is 

18 the subject of an allegation of sexual abuse from interacting 

19 with an amateur athlete prior to the Center exercising its 

20 jurisdiction over a matter. 

21 ‘‘§ 220543. Records, audits, and reports 

22 ‘‘(a) RECORDS.—The Center shall keep correct and 

23 complete records of account. 

24 ‘‘(b) REPORT.—The Center shall submit an annual re25 port to Congress, including— 
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1 ‘‘(1) an audit conducted and submitted in ac2 cordance with section 10101; and 

3 ‘‘(2) a description of the activities of the Cen4 ter.’’. 

5 (b) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—Section 220501(b) of 

6 title 36, United States Code, is amended— 

7 (1) by redesignating paragraphs (4) through (8) 

8 as paragraphs (6) through (10), respectively; and 

9 (2) by inserting after paragraph (3), the fol10 lowing: 

11 ‘‘(4) ‘Center’ means the United States Center for 

12 Safe Sport designated under section 220541. 

13 ‘‘(5) ‘child abuse’ has the meaning given the 

14 term in section 212 of the Victims of Child Abuse Act 

15 of 1990 (34 U.S.C. 20302).’’. 

16 (c) TECHNICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of contents of 

17 chapter 2205 of title 36, United States Code, is amended 

18 by adding at the end the following: 

‘‘SUBCHAPTER III—UNITED STATES CENTER FOR SAFE SPORT

‘‘220541. Designation of United States Center for Safe Sport. 

‘‘220542. Additional duties. 

‘‘220543. Records, audits, and reports.’’. 

19 SEC. 203. ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS FOR GRANTING 

20 SANCTIONS FOR AMATEUR ATHLETIC COM21 PETITIONS. 

22 Section 220525(b)(4) is amended— 
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1 (1) in subparagraph (E), by striking ‘‘; and’’ 

2 and inserting a semicolon; 

3 (2) in subparagraph (F), by striking the period 

4 at the end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 

5 (3) by adding at the end the following: 

6 ‘‘(G) the amateur sports organization or 

7 person requesting sanction from a national gov8 erning body will implement and abide by the 

9 policies and procedures to prevent the abuse, in10 cluding emotional, physical, and child abuse, of 

11 amateur athletes participating in amateur ath12 letic activities applicable to such national gov13 erning body.’’. 

14 SEC. 204. GENERAL REQUIREMENTS FOR YOUTH-SERVING 

15 AMATEUR SPORTS ORGANIZATIONS. 

16 (a) IN GENERAL.—Subchapter II of chapter 2205 of 

17 title 36, United States Code, is amended by adding at the 

18 end the following: 

19 ‘‘§ 220530. Other amateur sports organizations 

20 ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—An applicable amateur sports or21 ganization shall— 

22 ‘‘(1) comply with the reporting requirements of 

23 section 226 of the Victims of Child Abuse Act of 1990 

24 (34 U.S.C. 20341); 
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1 ‘‘(2) establish reasonable procedures to limit one2 on-one interactions between an amateur athlete who 

3 is a minor and an adult (who is not the minor’s legal 

4 guardian) at a facility under the jurisdiction of the 

5 applicable amateur sports organization without being 

6 in an observable and interruptible distance from an7 other adult, except under emergency circumstances; 

8 ‘‘(3) offer and provide consistent training to all 

9 adult members who are in regular contact with ama10 teur athletes who are minors, and subject to parental 

11 consent, to members who are minors, regarding pre12 vention and reporting of child abuse to allow a com13 plainant to report easily an incident of child abuse 

14 to appropriate persons; and 

15 ‘‘(4) prohibit retaliation, by the applicable ama16 teur sports organization, against any individual who 

17 makes a report under paragraph (1). 

18 ‘‘(b) DEFINITION OF APPLICABLE AMATEUR SPORTS

19 ORGANIZATION.—In this section, the term ‘applicable ama20 teur sports organization’ means an amateur sports organi21 zation— 

22 ‘‘(1) that is not otherwise subject to the require23 ments under subchapter III; 

24 ‘‘(2) that participates in an interstate or inter25 national amateur athletic competition; and 
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1 ‘‘(3) whose membership includes any adult who 

2 is in regular contact with an amateur athlete who is 

3 a minor.’’. 

4 (b) TECHNICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of contents of 

5 chapter 2205 of title 36, United States Code, is amended 

6 by inserting after the item relating to section 220529 the 

7 following: 

‘‘220530. Other amateur sports organizations.’’. 

Attest: 

Clerk. 
115TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION S. 534 

AMENDMENT