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Calendar No. 121 

115TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION S. 534 

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. 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

MARCH 6, 2017 

Mrs. FEINSTEIN (for herself, Ms. COLLINS, Mr. GRASSLEY, Mr. NELSON, Mr. 

FLAKE, Mr. DONNELLY, Mr. RUBIO, Mrs. MCCASKILL, Mrs. ERNST, Ms. 

KLOBUCHAR, Mrs. SHAHEEN, Mr. BLUMENTHAL, Ms. WARREN, Ms. 

HARRIS, Ms. CORTEZ MASTO, Mr. YOUNG, Ms. HIRONO, Mr. FRANKEN, 

Mr. MARKEY, Mr. SULLIVAN, Mr. MERKLEY, Ms. STABENOW, Mr. 

HATCH, Mr. CRUZ, Mr. DURBIN, Mrs. GILLIBRAND, and Mr. MENENDEZ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to 

the Committee on the Judiciary 

JUNE 8, 2017 

Reported by Mr. GRASSLEY, with an amendment 

[Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in italic] 

A BILL 

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. 

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 


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1 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

2 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Protecting Young Vic3 tims from Sexual Abuse Act of 2017’’. 

4 SEC. 2. REQUIRED REPORTING OF CHILD AND SEXUAL 

5 ABUSE AT FACILITIES UNDER THE JURISDIC6 TION OF AMATEUR SPORTS ORGANIZATIONS 

7 RECOGNIZED BY THE UNITED STATES OLYM8 PIC COMMITTEE. 

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

10 Victims of Child Abuse Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 13031) 

11 is amended— 

12 (1) in subsection (a)— 

13 (A) by striking ‘‘A person who’’ and insert14 ing the following: 

15 ‘‘(1) COVERED PROFESSIONALS.—A person 

16 who’’; and 

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

18 ‘‘(2) INDIVIDUALS AT COVERED FACILITIES.—A 

19 covered individual who, while engaged in any activity 

20 sanctioned by a covered facility, learns of facts that 

21 give reason to suspect that a child has suffered an 

22 incident of child abuse, including sexual abuse, shall 

23 as soon as possible make a report of the suspected 

24 abuse to the agency designated by the Attorney Gen25 eral under subsection (d).’’; 


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

2 paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘subsection (a)’’ and in3 serting ‘‘subsection (a)(1)’’; 

4 (3) in subsection (c)— 

5 (A) in paragraph (7), by striking ‘‘and’’ at 

6 the end; 

7 (B) in paragraph (8), by striking the pe8 riod at the end and inserting a semicolon; and 

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

10 ‘‘(9) the term ‘covered facility’ means a facility 

11 over which a national governing body has jurisdic12 tion; 

13 ‘‘(10) the term ‘covered individual’ means an 

14 adult who is authorized by a covered facility or by 

15 a national governing body to interact with a minor 

16 or amateur athlete at the covered facility or at any 

17 event sanctioned by the covered facility; and 

18 ‘‘(11) the term ‘national governing body’ has 

19 the meaning given the term in section 220501(b) of 

20 title 36, United States Code.’’; 

21 (4) in subsection (d), in the first sentence, by 

22 inserting ‘‘and for all covered facilities’’ after ‘‘re23 side’’; 

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


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

2 ‘‘on all’’; and 

3 (B) by inserting ‘‘and for all covered facili4 ties,’’ after ‘‘lands,’’; and 

5 (6) in subsection (h), by inserting ‘‘and all cov6 ered individuals,’’ after ‘‘facilities,’’. 

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

8 2258 of title 18, United States Code, is amended— 

9 (1) by inserting ‘‘or while engaged in a profes10 sional capacity or activity at a covered facility as de11 scribed in subsection (a)(2) of such section 226’’ 

12 after ‘‘facility’’; and 

13 (2) by striking ‘‘not more than 1 year’’ and in14 serting ‘‘not more than 3 years’’. 

15 SEC. 3. CIVIL REMEDY FOR PERSONAL INJURIES. 

16 Section 2255 of title 18, United States Code, is 

17 amended— 

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

19 following: 

20 ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—Any person who, while a minor, 

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

22 2241(c), 2242, 2243, 2251, 2251A, 2252, 2252A, 2260, 

23 2421, 2422, or 2423 of this title and who suffers personal 

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

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


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1 sue in any appropriate United States District Court and 

2 shall recover the actual damages such person sustains or 

3 liquidated damages in the amount of $150,000, and the 

4 cost of the action, including reasonable attorney’s fees and 

5 other litigation costs reasonably incurred. The court may 

6 also award punitive damages and such other preliminary 

7 and equitable relief as the court determines to be appro8 priate.’’; 

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

10 and all that follows through the end and inserting 

11 the following: ‘‘filed— 

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

13 which the plaintiff discovers the later of— 

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

15 the claim; or 

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

17 the claim; or 

18 ‘‘(2) in the case of a person under a legal dis19 ability, not later than 10 years after the date on 

20 which the disability ends.’’; and 

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

22 ‘‘(c) VENUE; SERVICE OF PROCESS.— 

23 ‘‘(1) VENUE.—Any action brought under sub24 section (a) may be brought in the district court of 

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1 ments relating to venue under section 1391 of title 

2 28. 

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

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

5 in any district in which the defendant— 

6 ‘‘(A) is an inhabitant; or 

7 ‘‘(B) may be found.’’. 

8 SEC. 4. EXPANSION OF AUTHORITIES AND DUTIES OF AMA9 TEUR SPORTS ORGANIZATIONS RECOGNIZED 

10 BY THE UNITED STATES OLYMPIC COM11 MITTEE TO PREVENT THE ABUSE OF MINOR 

12 AND AMATEUR ATHLETES. 

13 (a) EXPANSION OF AUTHORITIES.—Section 

14 220523(a) of title 36, United States Code, is amended— 

15 (1) in paragraph (6), by striking ‘‘; and’’ and 

16 inserting a semicolon; 

17 (2) in paragraph (7), by striking the period and 

18 inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 

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

20 ‘‘(8) develop training, oversight practices, poli21 cies, and procedures to prevent the abuse, including 

22 physical abuse and sexual abuse, of any minor or 

23 amateur athlete by any adult.’’. 

24 (b) ADDITIONAL DUTIES.—Section 220524 of such 

25 title is amended— 


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1 (1) in paragraph (8), by striking ‘‘; and’’ and 

2 inserting a semicolon; 

3 (2) in paragraph (9), by striking the period and 

4 inserting a semicolon; and 

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

6 ‘‘(10) develop and enforce policies, mechanisms, 

7 and procedures to prevent the abuse, including phys8 ical abuse and sexual abuse, of any minor or ama9 teur athlete, including— 

10 ‘‘(A) requiring all members of the national 

11 governing body or a facility under the jurisdic12 tion of the national governing body and adults 

13 authorized by such members to interact with 

14 minor or amateur athletes, to immediately re15 port all allegations of sexual abuse to law en16 forcement authorities and other appropriate au17 thorities whenever such members or adults 

18 learn of facts leading them to reasonably sus19 pect that a minor or amateur athlete has suf20 fered an incident of sexual abuse; 

21 ‘‘(B) establishing a mechanism, approved 

22 by a trained expert on child abuse, that allows 

23 a complainant to easily report an incident of 

24 sexual abuse committed by a member or adult 

25 described in subparagraph (A) to interact with 


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1 a minor or amateur athlete, to the national gov2 erning body or another authority; 

3 ‘‘(C) procedures to ensure that each ama4 teur athlete who is a minor is prevented from 

5 being in a one-on-one situation with an adult 

6 (who is not the minor’s legal guardian) at a fa7 cility under the jurisdiction of the national gov8 erning body without being in an observable and 

9 interruptible distance from another adult; and 

10 ‘‘(D) oversight procedures, including reg11 ular and random audits conducted by subject 

12 matter experts unaffiliated with the national 

13 governing body, of all members and adults de14 scribed in subparagraph (A) to ensure that poli15 cies and procedures developed under this para16 graph are followed correctly and that consistent 

17 training is offered and given to all members re18 garding prevention of sexual abuse; and 

19 ‘‘(11) in the case of a national governing body 

20 with jurisdiction over more than one athletic facility, 

21 establish a mechanism by which— 

22 ‘‘(A) the national governing body can— 

23 ‘‘(i) receive a report from one of such 

24 facilities regarding a case in which an 

25 adult authorized by the facility to interact 


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1 with a minor or amateur athlete at such 

2 facility is expelled from or leaves such fa3 cility for sexual misconduct, including be4 cause of a mere allegation of sexual mis5 conduct; and 

6 ‘‘(ii) share a report received under 

7 subparagraph (A) with each of the other 

8 athletic facilities under the jurisdiction of 

9 the national governing body; and 

10 ‘‘(B) an athletic facility under the jurisdic11 tion of the national governing body can— 

12 ‘‘(i) review the reports received by the 

13 national governing body under subpara14 graph (A)(i) to assess any allegations of 

15 sexual misconduct made in such reports; 

16 and 

17 ‘‘(ii) withhold providing to an adult 

18 who is the subject of an allegation of sex19 ual misconduct in a report reviewed under 

20 clause (i) authority to interact with a 

21 minor or amateur athlete at such facility 

22 until such time as the facility determines 

23 that there is no risk to a minor or amateur 

24 athlete at such facility.’’. 


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1 (c) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.—Section 220522 of 

2 such title is amended by adding at the end the following: 

3 ‘‘(c) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in para4 graph (a) shall be construed to limit the ability of a na5 tional governing body to develop a policy or procedure to 

6 prevent an individual who is the subject of an allegation 

7 of sexual misconduct from interacting with a minor or 

8 amateur athlete until such time as the national governing 

9 body, or any person under the jurisdiction of the national 

10 governing body, determines that there is no risk to the 

11 minor or amateur athlete by allowing the individual to 

12 interact with the minor or amateur athlete.’’. 

13 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

14 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Protecting Young Vic15 tims from Sexual Abuse Act of 2017’’. 

16 SEC. 2. REQUIRED REPORTING OF CHILD AND SEXUAL 

17 ABUSE. 

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

19 Victims of Child Abuse Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 13031) is 

20 amended— 

21 (1) in subsection (a)— 

22 (A) by striking ‘‘A person who’’ and insert23 ing the following: 

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

25 and 


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

2 ‘‘(2) COVERED INDIVIDUALS.—A covered indi3 vidual who learns of facts that give reason to suspect 

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

5 including sexual abuse, shall as soon as possible make 

6 a report of the suspected abuse to the agency des7 ignated by the Attorney General under subsection 

8 (d).’’; 

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

10 paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘subsection (a)’’ and in11 serting ‘‘subsection (a)(1)’’; 

12 (3) in subsection (c)— 

13 (A) in paragraph (7), by striking ‘‘and’’ at 

14 the end; 

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

16 at the end and inserting a semicolon; and 

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

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

19 adult who is authorized by a national governing body 

20 or a member of a national governing body to interact 

21 with a minor or amateur athlete at an amateur 

22 sports organization facility or at any event sanc23 tioned by a national governing body or a member of 

24 a national governing body; 


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1 ‘‘(10) the term ‘event’ includes travel, practice, 

2 competition, and health or medical treatment; 

3 ‘‘(11) the terms ‘amateur athlete’, ‘amateur 

4 sports organization’, and ‘national governing body’ 

5 have the meanings given the terms in section 

6 220501(b) of title 36, United States Code; and 

7 ‘‘(12) the term ‘as soon as possible’ means within 

8 a 24-hour period.’’; 

9 (4) in subsection (d), in the first sentence, by in10 serting ‘‘and for all covered individuals’’ after ‘‘re11 side’’; 

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

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

14 ‘‘on all’’; and 

15 (B) by inserting ‘‘and for all covered indi16 viduals,’’ after ‘‘lands,’’; 

17 (6) in subsection (h), by inserting ‘‘and all cov18 ered individuals,’’ after ‘‘facilities,’’; and 

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

20 ‘‘(i) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in this sec21 tion shall be construed to require a victim of child abuse 

22 to self-report the abuse.’’. 

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

24 2258 of title 18, United States Code, is amended— 


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1 (1) by inserting ‘‘or a covered individual as de2 scribed in subsection (a)(2) of such section 226 who,’’ 

3 after ‘‘facility,’’; and 

4 (2) by striking ‘‘not more than 1 year’’ and in5 serting ‘‘not more than 3 years’’. 

6 SEC. 3. CIVIL REMEDY FOR PERSONAL INJURIES. 

7 Section 2255 of title 18, United States Code, is amend8 ed— 

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

10 following: 

11 ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—Any person who, while a minor, 

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

13 2241(c), 2242, 2243, 2251, 2251A, 2252, 2252A, 2260, 

14 2421, 2422, or 2423 of this title and who suffers personal 

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

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

17 sue in any appropriate United States District Court and 

18 shall recover the actual damages such person sustains or 

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

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

21 litigation costs reasonably incurred. The court may also 

22 award punitive damages and such other preliminary and 

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


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

2 and all that follows through the end and inserting the 

3 following: ‘‘filed— 

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

5 which the plaintiff discovers the later of— 

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

7 the claim; or 

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

9 claim; or 

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

11 which a legal disability ends.’’; and 

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

13 ‘‘(c) VENUE; SERVICE OF PROCESS.— 

14 ‘‘(1) VENUE.—Any action brought under sub15 section (a) may be brought in the district court of the 

16 United States that meets applicable requirements re17 lating to venue under section 1391 of title 28. 

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

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

20 in any district in which the defendant— 

21 ‘‘(A) is an inhabitant; or 

22 ‘‘(B) may be found.’’. 


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1 SEC. 4. EXPANSION OF AUTHORITIES AND DUTIES OF NA2 TIONAL GOVERNING BODIES RECOGNIZED BY 

3 THE UNITED STATES OLYMPIC COMMITTEE 

4 TO PREVENT THE ABUSE OF MINOR AND AMA5 TEUR ATHLETES. 

6 (a) EXPANSION OF AUTHORITIES.—Section 220523(a) 

7 of title 36, United States Code, is amended— 

8 (1) in paragraph (6), by striking ‘‘; and’’ and 

9 inserting a semicolon; 

10 (2) in paragraph (7), by striking the period and 

11 inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 

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

13 ‘‘(8) develop training, oversight practices, poli14 cies, and procedures to prevent the abuse, including 

15 physical abuse and sexual abuse, of any minor or 

16 amateur athlete by any adult.’’. 

17 (b) ADDITIONAL DUTIES.—Section 220524 of title 36, 

18 United States Code, is amended— 

19 (1) by inserting ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—’’ before 

20 ‘‘For the sport’’; 

21 (2) in paragraph (8), by striking ‘‘; and’’ and 

22 inserting a semicolon; 

23 (3) in paragraph (9), by striking the period and 

24 inserting a semicolon; and 

25 (4) by adding at the end the following: 


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1 ‘‘(10) develop and enforce policies, mechanisms, 

2 and procedures to prevent the abuse, including phys3 ical abuse and sexual abuse, of any minor or amateur 

4 athlete, including— 

5 ‘‘(A) requiring all adults authorized by a 

6 national governing body or a member of a na7 tional governing body to interact with a minor 

8 or amateur athlete at an amateur sports organi9 zation facility or at any event sanctioned by a 

10 national governing body or a member of a na11 tional governing body, to report facts that give 

12 reason to suspect child abuse, including sexual 

13 abuse, as required by relevant Federal or State 

14 law, to law enforcement authorities and other 

15 appropriate authorities, including an entity des16 ignated by the corporation to investigate and re17 solve such allegations; 

18 ‘‘(B) establishing a mechanism, approved 

19 by a trained expert on child abuse, that allows 

20 an individual to easily report an incident of 

21 child abuse as described in subparagraph (A) to 

22 the national governing body or another author23 ity, including an entity designated by the cor24 poration; 


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1 ‘‘(C) procedures to ensure that each amateur 

2 athlete who is a minor is prevented from being 

3 in a one-on-one situation with an adult (who is 

4 not the minor’s legal guardian) at an amateur 

5 sports organization facility, at any event sanc6 tioned by a national governing body, or any 

7 event sanctioned by a member of a national gov8 erning body, without being observable or inter9 ruptible by another adult; and 

10 ‘‘(D) oversight procedures, including regular 

11 and random audits, not to exceed once a year, 

12 conducted by subject matter experts unaffiliated 

13 with the national governing body, of all members 

14 and adults described in subparagraph (A) to en15 sure that policies and procedures developed 

16 under this paragraph are followed correctly and 

17 that consistent training is offered and given to 

18 all members regarding the prevention of child 

19 abuse; and 

20 ‘‘(11) in the case of a national governing body 

21 with jurisdiction over more than one amateur sports 

22 organization facility or event, establish a mechanism 

23 by which— 

24 ‘‘(A) the national governing body can— 


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1 ‘‘(i) receive a report of suspected sexual 

2 misconduct by an adult authorized by a na3 tional governing body or a member of a na4 tional governing body to interact with a 

5 minor or amateur athlete at an amateur 

6 sports organization facility or at any event 

7 sanctioned by a national governing body or 

8 a member of a national governing body; 

9 and 

10 ‘‘(ii) confidentially share a report re11 ceived under clause (i) with each of the 

12 other amateur sports organizations, facili13 ties, or members under the jurisdiction of 

14 the national governing body; and 

15 ‘‘(B) an amateur sports organization, facil16 ity, or member under the jurisdiction of the na17 tional governing body can— 

18 ‘‘(i) review the reports received by the 

19 national governing body under subpara20 graph (A)(i) to assess any allegations of 

21 sexual misconduct made in such reports; 

22 and 

23 ‘‘(ii) withhold providing to an adult 

24 who is the subject of an allegation of sexual 

25 misconduct in a report reviewed under 


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1 clause (i) authority to interact with a 

2 minor or amateur athlete at such organiza3 tion, facility, or event until the resolution of 

4 such allegation. 

5 ‘‘(b) LIMITED LIABILITY FOR THE UNITED STATES

6 OLYMPIC COMMITTEE, NATIONAL GOVERNING BODIES, AND

7 AN ENTITY DESIGNATED BY THE UNITED STATES OLYMPIC

8 COMMITTEE TO INVESTIGATE AND RESOLVE SEXUAL MIS9 CONDUCT ALLEGATIONS.— 

10 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in para11 graphs (2) and (3), no civil or criminal action may 

12 be brought in any Federal or State court against the 

13 United States Olympic Committee, a national gov14 erning body, or an amateur sports organization, facil15 ity, or event under the jurisdiction of a national gov16 erning body, or an entity designated by the United 

17 States Olympic Committee to investigate and resolve 

18 sexual misconduct allegations described in subsection 

19 (a)(11), including any director, officer, employee, or 

20 agent of such entity, if the action arises from the exe21 cution of the responsibilities or functions described in 

22 subsection (a)(11). 

23 ‘‘(2) INTENTIONAL, RECKLESS, OR OTHER MIS24 CONDUCT.—Paragraph (1) shall not apply to a civil 

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1 mittee, a national governing body, an amateur sports 

2 organization, facility, or event under the jurisdiction 

3 of a national governing body, or an entity designated 

4 by the United States Olympic Committee to inves5 tigate and resolve sexual misconduct allegations de6 scribed in subsection (a)(11), or a director, officer, 

7 employee, or agent of such entity— 

8 ‘‘(A) engaged in intentional misconduct; or 

9 ‘‘(B) acted or failed to act— 

10 ‘‘(i) with actual malice; 

11 ‘‘(ii) with reckless disregard for a risk 

12 of causing injury; or 

13 ‘‘(iii) for a purpose unrelated to the 

14 performance of any responsibility or func15 tion described in subsection (a)(11). 

16 ‘‘(3) ORDINARY BUSINESS ACTIVITIES.—Para17 graph (1) shall not apply to any act or omission re18 lating to an ordinary business activity, including 

19 general administration or operations, the use of motor 

20 vehicles, or personnel management. 

21 ‘‘(4) LIMITED EFFECT.—Nothing in this section 

22 shall apply to any act or omission arising out of any 

23 responsibility or function not described in subsection 

24 (a)(11).’’. 


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1 (c) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.—Section 220522 of title 

2 36, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end 

3 the following: 

4 ‘‘(c) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in subsection 

5 (a) shall be construed to limit the ability of a national gov6 erning body to develop a policy or procedure to prevent an 

7 individual who is the subject of an allegation of sexual mis8 conduct from interacting with a minor or amateur athlete 

9 until such time as the national governing body or an entity 

10 with applicable jurisdiction resolves such allegation.’’. 

11 (d) REVIEW OF RECOGNITION OF AMATEUR SPORTS

12 ORGANIZATIONS AS NATIONAL GOVERNING BODIES.—Sec13 tion 220521(d) of title 36, United States Code, is amended 

14 by striking ‘‘may’’ each place it appears and inserting 

15 ‘‘shall’’. 


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Calendar No. 121 

115TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION S. 534 

A BILL 

To prevent the sexual abuse of minors and amateur 

other purposes. ual abuse to law enforcement authorities, and for athletes by requiring the prompt reporting of sexJUNE 8, 2017 

Reported with an amendment 


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