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118TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 7269 

To prohibit certain discrimination against athletes on the basis of sex by 

intercollegiate athletic associations, and for other purposes. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

FEBRUARY 7, 2024 

Ms. ADAMS (for herself, Ms. BONAMICI, and Mrs. TRAHAN) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Education and the 

Workforce 

A BILL 

To prohibit certain discrimination against athletes on the 

basis of sex by intercollegiate athletic associations, 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, 

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Fair Play for Women 

5 Act’’. 

6 SEC. 2. FINDINGS. 

7 Congress finds the following: 

8 (1) 50 years ago, Congress passed title IX of 

9 the Education Amendments of 1972 (referred to in 


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1 this section as ‘‘title IX’’), helping to transform par2 ticipation in and support for women’s sports by bar3 ring discrimination on the basis of sex in all schools 

4 that receive Federal funding, including in their ath5 letic programs. 

6 (2) Since the passage of title IX, millions more 

7 women and girls have had the opportunity to com8 pete in interscholastic athletics. At the high school 

9 level, athletic participation opportunities have in10 creased from nearly 300,000 in 1972 to more than 

11 3,400,000 in 2019. At the collegiate level, opportuni12 ties have increased from nearly 30,000 in 1972 to 

13 215,000 in 2020 on teams sponsored by institutions 

14 who are members of the National Collegiate Athletic 

15 Association (referred to in this section as the 

16 ‘‘NCAA’’). 

17 (3) Despite progress, women and girls still face 

18 unequal opportunities. At the high school level, girls 

19 have over 1,000,000 fewer athletic opportunities 

20 than boys, with schools providing girls with 43 per21 cent of all athletic opportunities while girls represent 

22 nearly half of all students. At the collegiate level, 

23 colleges would need to provide women with an addi24 tional 148,000 sports opportunities to match the 


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1 same ratio of sports opportunities per student as is 

2 offered to men. 

3 (4) Girls of color are often most impacted by 

4 inequitable opportunities. At high schools predomi5 nantly attended by White students, girls have 82 

6 percent of the opportunities that boys have to play 

7 sports, while at high schools predominantly attended 

8 by students of color, girls have only 67 percent of 

9 the opportunities that boys have to play sports. 

10 (5) The magnitude of current gaps in intercolle11 giate participation opportunities is likely under12 counted, as investigations of intercollegiate athletics 

13 data have found that the majority of NCAA member 

14 institutions inflate the number of women partici15 pating in sports by double- and triple-counting 

16 women athletes who participate in more than one 

17 sport more often than the institutions double- and 

18 triple-count their male counterparts, counting male 

19 practice players on women’s teams as women ath20 letes, and packing women’s teams with extra players 

21 who never end up competing. 

22 (6) Women and girls in sports also face unequal 

23 treatment. They are frequently provided worse facili24 ties, equipment, and uniforms than men and boys, 

25 and they receive less financial support and publicity 


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1 from their schools, as women receive $240,000,000 

2 less than men in athletic-based scholarships annu3 ally. For every dollar colleges spend on recruiting, 

4 travel, and equipment for men’s sports, they spend 

5 58 cents, 62 cents, and 73 cents, respectively, for 

6 women’s sports. 

7 (7) Amid ongoing inequitable treatment, ath8 letes and athletics-related staff too often are un9 aware of the rights and obligations that are de10 scribed in or come from title IX. In surveys of chil11 dren and their parents, the majority report not 

12 knowing what title IX is. A study conducted by the 

13 Government Accountability Office in 2017 found 

14 that the majority of high school athletic administra15 tors were unaware of who their title IX coordinator 

16 was or felt unsupported by their title IX coordinator. 

17 In collegiate sports, the majority of coaches report 

18 that they never received formal training about title 

19 IX as part of the preparation for their jobs. 

20 SEC. 3. PURPOSES. 

21 The purposes of this Act are to— 

22 (1) address inequitable and discriminatory 

23 treatment of women and girls in sports in elemen24 tary and secondary schools, as well as institutions of 

25 higher education; and 


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1 (2) improve the collection and transparency of 

2 data pertaining to participation in and support for 

3 women’s and girls’ sports at schools receiving Fed4 eral financial assistance. 

5 SEC. 4. DISCRIMINATION BY INTERCOLLEGIATE ATHLETIC 

6 ASSOCIATIONS. 

7 (a) IN GENERAL.—No intercollegiate athletic associa8 tion shall, on the basis of sex, subject any athlete to dis9 crimination with respect to intercollegiate athletics, includ10 ing discrimination through— 

11 (1) the rules it sets for intercollegiate athletics; 

12 (2) the sports required for association member13 ship or the sports sponsored for association competi14 tions or supported with association championships; 

15 (3) the location, facilities, or amenities provided 

16 for association competitions or championships; 

17 (4) the provision or arrangement for the provi18 sion of goods or services (including benefits) for as19 sociation competitions or championships; or 

20 (5) the distribution of revenues or other bene21 fits to association members or institutions under the 

22 authority of the association. 

23 (b) PRIVATE RIGHT OF ACTION.—A covered institu24 tion of higher education that is a member of or under the 

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1 individual who applies to participate, participates, or pre2 viously participated in intercollegiate athletics, at a cov3 ered institution of higher education that is a member of 

4 or under the authority of an intercollegiate athletic asso5 ciation, may bring an action in any Federal or State court 

6 of competent jurisdiction against the intercollegiate ath7 letic association to remedy a violation of this section. The 

8 court may award such legal or equitable relief as may be 

9 appropriate for such a violation. The legal relief may in10 clude compensatory damages for emotional distress, hu11 miliation, or pain and suffering. 

12 (c) TRAINING.—Each intercollegiate athletic associa13 tion shall ensure that each employee of the association re14 ceives, at least once per year, training on the provisions 

15 of this section, including the rights delineated under this 

16 section and the procedures for bringing actions under this 

17 section. 

18 (d) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 

19 (1) COVERED INSTITUTION OF HIGHER EDU20 CATION.—The term ‘‘covered institution of higher 

21 education’’ means an entity described in section 

22 908(2)(A) of the Education Amendments of 1972 

23 (20 U.S.C. 1687(2)(A)). 

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1 tion’’ means any conference, association, or other 

2 group or organization, established by or comprised 

3 of 2 or more covered institutions of higher edu4 cation, that— 

5 (A) governs competitions among, or other6 wise exercises authority over intercollegiate ath7 letics at, such institutions of higher education 

8 who are members of or under the authority of 

9 the intercollegiate athletic association; and 

10 (B) is engaged in commerce or an industry 

11 or activity affecting commerce. 

12 SEC. 5. EXPANDING EQUITY IN ATHLETICS DISCLOSURE 

13 REQUIREMENTS. 

14 (a) INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER EDUCATION.—Section 

15 485(g) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 

16 1092(g)) is amended— 

17 (1) in paragraph (1)— 

18 (A) in subparagraph (B), by striking 

19 clause (i) and inserting the following: 

20 ‘‘(i) The total number of participants, 

21 by team.’’; 

22 (B) in subparagraph (C)— 

23 (i) by striking ‘‘The total amount’’ 

24 and inserting the following: ‘‘(i) The total 

25 amount’’; and 


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1 (ii) by adding at the end the fol2 lowing: 

3 ‘‘(ii) For each men’s and women’s sport— 

4 ‘‘(I) the total amount of athletically 

5 related student aid; 

6 ‘‘(II) the total number of athletically 

7 related scholarships, and the average 

8 amount of such scholarships; 

9 ‘‘(III) the total number of athletically 

10 related scholarships that fund the full cost 

11 of tuition at the institution; 

12 ‘‘(IV) the total number of athletically 

13 related scholarships that fund the full cost 

14 of attendance for the athlete; 

15 ‘‘(V) the total number of athletically 

16 related scholarships awarded for a period 

17 equal to or less than one year; and 

18 ‘‘(VI) the total number of athletically 

19 related scholarships awarded for a period 

20 equal to or greater than 4 academic 

21 years.’’; 

22 (C) in subparagraph (E), by inserting 

23 ‘‘and disaggregated by each men’s sport and 

24 each women’s sport’’ before the period at the 

25 end; 


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1 (D) in subparagraph (G), by inserting 

2 ‘‘(which, for purposes of this subparagraph, in3 cludes compensation, bonuses, benefits, and 

4 buyouts paid to coaches and reportable by the 

5 institution or related entities, including booster 

6 clubs and foundations)’’ before ‘‘of the head 

7 coaches of men’s teams’’; 

8 (E) in subparagraph (H), by inserting 

9 ‘‘(which, for purposes of this subparagraph, in10 cludes compensation, bonuses, benefits, and 

11 buyouts paid to coaches and reportable by the 

12 institution or related entities, including booster 

13 clubs and foundations)’’ before ‘‘assistant 

14 coaches of men’s teams’’; 

15 (F) in subparagraph (I)— 

16 (i) by striking clause (i) and inserting 

17 the following: ‘‘(i) The revenues from the 

18 institution’s intercollegiate athletics activi19 ties, in the aggregate and disaggregated by 

20 each men’s sport and each women’s sport, 

21 including— 

22 ‘‘(I) total revenues; and 

23 ‘‘(II) each category of revenues de24 scribed in clause (ii).’’; and 


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1 (ii) in clause (ii), by striking ‘‘, and 

2 advertising, but revenues’’ and all that fol3 lows through the period at the end and in4 serting ‘‘, advertising, and, to the extent 

5 practicable, student activities fees and 

6 alumni contributions.’’; 

7 (G) by striking clause (i) of subparagraph 

8 (J) and inserting the following: ‘‘(i) The ex9 penses made by the institution for the institu10 tion’s intercollegiate athletics activities, in the 

11 aggregate and disaggregated by each men’s 

12 sport and each women’s sport, including— 

13 ‘‘(I) total expenses; and 

14 ‘‘(II) each category of expenses as de15 scribed in clause (ii).’’; and 

16 (H) by adding at the end the following: 

17 ‘‘(K) The numbers of participants who 

18 participate in 1, 2, or 3 intercollegiate sports at 

19 the institution, in the aggregate and 

20 disaggregated by each men’s sport and each 

21 women’s sport. 

22 ‘‘(L) The total number of male players 

23 that practice on women’s teams, in the aggre24 gate and disaggregated by each women’s sport. 


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1 ‘‘(M) Information regarding race and eth2 nicity for athletes and coaches (including assist3 ant coaches), in the aggregate and 

4 disaggregated by each men’s sport and each 

5 women’s sport. 

6 ‘‘(N) A certification that the institution 

7 has verified the information submitted in the 

8 report under this paragraph. 

9 ‘‘(O) With respect to the sports participa10 tion opportunities requirements under title IX 

11 of the Education Amendments of 1972— 

12 ‘‘(i) a certification that the institution 

13 complies with such requirements by show14 ing— 

15 ‘‘(I) substantial proportionality; 

16 ‘‘(II) a history and continuing 

17 practice of expanding sports participa18 tion opportunities; or 

19 ‘‘(III) full and effective accommo20 dation of athletics interests; and 

21 ‘‘(ii) an identification of the method of 

22 compliance described in subclauses (I) 

23 through (III) of clause (i) that the institu24 tion uses.’’; 


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1 (2) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘For the pur2 poses of paragraph (1)(G)’’ and inserting ‘‘For the 

3 purposes of subparagraphs (G) and (H) of para4 graph (1)’’; 

5 (3) by striking paragraph (4) and inserting the 

6 following: 

7 ‘‘(4) SUBMISSION; REPORT; INFORMATION

8 AVAILABILITY.— 

9 ‘‘(A) INSTITUTIONAL REQUIREMENTS.— 

10 Each institution of higher education described 

11 in paragraph (1) shall— 

12 ‘‘(i) by October 15 of each year, pro13 vide the information contained in the re14 port required under such paragraph for 

15 such year to the Secretary; and 

16 ‘‘(ii) by not later than February 15 of 

17 each year, publish such information on a 

18 public Internet website of the institution in 

19 a searchable format. 

20 ‘‘(B) PUBLIC AVAILABILITY.—By not later 

21 than February 15 of each year, the Secretary 

22 shall make the reports and information de23 scribed in subparagraph (A) for the imme24 diately preceding academic year available to the 

25 public, which shall include posting the reports 


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1 and information on a public Internet website of 

2 the Department in a searchable format.’’; 

3 (4) by redesignating paragraph (5) as para4 graph (6); 

5 (5) by inserting after paragraph (4) the fol6 lowing: 

7 ‘‘(5) REPORTS BY THE SECRETARY.— 

8 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—By not later than 2 

9 years after the date of enactment of the Fair 

10 Play for Women Act, and every 2 years there11 after, the Secretary shall prepare and publish a 

12 report on gender equity using the information 

13 submitted under this subsection. 

14 ‘‘(B) CONTENTS.—The report required 

15 under subparagraph (A) shall, in the aggregate 

16 for all institutions of higher education described 

17 in paragraph (1) and disaggregated by each in18 dividual institution— 

19 ‘‘(i) identify participant gaps, if any, 

20 by indicating the number of participants 

21 that need to be added in order for partici22 pants of the underrepresented sex at the 

23 institution to match the proportion of en24 rolled full-time undergraduate students of 

25 the underrepresented sex at the institution; 


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1 ‘‘(ii) identify funding gaps, if any, by 

2 showing the percentage differences, com3 pared to proportions of male and female 

4 enrollment at the institution, in expendi5 tures for athletically related student aid, 

6 recruiting, promotion, and publicity in 

7 intercollegiate athletics; and 

8 ‘‘(iii) identify any trends evident in 

9 such data that address relevant inequities 

10 in intercollegiate athletics participation and 

11 financial support.’’; and 

12 (6) in paragraph (6), as redesignated by para13 graph (4)— 

14 (A) by striking ‘‘DEFINITION.—For the 

15 purposes of this subsection, the term’’ and in16 serting the following: ‘‘DEFINITIONS.—For pur17 poses of this subsection: 

18 ‘‘(A) OPERATING EXPENSES.—The term’’; 

19 and 

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

21 ‘‘(B) PARTICIPANT.—The term ‘partici22 pant’ means an athlete in a sport who— 

23 ‘‘(i)(I) is receiving the institutionally 

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1 volved on a regular basis during the sport’s 

2 season; 

3 ‘‘(II) is participating in organized 

4 practice sessions and other team meetings 

5 and activities on a regular basis during the 

6 sport’s season; and 

7 ‘‘(III) is listed on the eligibility or 

8 squad list maintained for the sport; or 

9 ‘‘(ii) due to injury, does not meet the 

10 requirements of clause (i) but continues to 

11 receive financial aid on the basis of athletic 

12 ability in the sport. 

13 ‘‘(C) SEASON.—The term ‘season’, when 

14 used with respect to a team sport, means the 

15 period beginning on the date of a team’s first 

16 intercollegiate competitive event in an academic 

17 year and ending on the date of the team’s final 

18 intercollegiate competitive event in such aca19 demic year.’’. 

20 (b) ELEMENTARY SCHOOL AND SECONDARY SCHOOL

21 ATHLETIC PROGRAMS.— 

22 (1) IN GENERAL.—Subpart 2 of part F of title 

23 VIII of the Elementary and Secondary Education 

24 Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 7901 et seq.) is amended by 

25 adding at the end the following: 


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1 ‘‘SEC. 8549D. DISCLOSURE OF STATISTICS ON EQUALITY IN 

2 ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION 

3 ATHLETIC PROGRAMS. 

4 ‘‘(a) DEFINITION OF PARTICIPANT.— 

5 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—In this section, the term 

6 ‘participant’ means an athlete in a sport who partici7 pates in the sport in interscholastic competitive 

8 events, organized practice sessions, and other team 

9 meetings and activities on a regular basis during the 

10 sport’s season. 

11 ‘‘(2) DEFINITION OF SEASON.—For purposes of 

12 paragraph (1), the term ‘season’, when used with re13 spect to a team sport, means the period beginning 

14 on the date of a team’s first interscholastic athletic 

15 competition in an academic year and ending on the 

16 date of the team’s final interscholastic athletic com17 petition in such academic year. 

18 ‘‘(b) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall collect annu19 ally, from each coeducational elementary school and sec20 ondary school that receives Federal financial assistance 

21 and has an interscholastic athletic program, a report that 

22 includes the following information for the immediately pre23 ceding academic year: 

24 ‘‘(1) The total number of male and female stu25 dents that attended the school, fully disaggregated 

26 and cross-tabulated by sex and race or ethnicity. 


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1 ‘‘(2) A listing of the school’s teams that com2 peted in athletic competition and for each such team 

3 the following data: 

4 ‘‘(A) The season in which the team com5 peted. 

6 ‘‘(B) The total number of male and female 

7 participants, fully disaggregated and cross-tab8 ulated by sex and race or ethnicity and level of 

9 competition. 

10 ‘‘(C) The total expenditures for the team 

11 from all sources, including school funds and 

12 funds provided by any other entities, such as 

13 booster organizations, including the following 

14 data: 

15 ‘‘(i) The travel expenditures. 

16 ‘‘(ii) The equipment expenditures (in17 cluding any equipment replacement sched18 ule). 

19 ‘‘(iii) The uniform expenditures (in20 cluding any uniform replacement sched21 ule). 

22 ‘‘(iv) The expenditures for facilities, 

23 including medical facilities, locker rooms, 

24 fields, and gymnasiums. 


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1 ‘‘(v) The total number of trainers and 

2 medical personnel, and for each trainer or 

3 medical personnel an identification of such 

4 individual’s— 

5 ‘‘(I) sex; and 

6 ‘‘(II) employment status (includ7 ing whether such individual is as8 signed to the team full-time or part9 time, and whether such individual is a 

10 head or assistant trainer or medical 

11 services provider) and duties other 

12 than providing training or medical 

13 services. 

14 ‘‘(vi) The expenditures for publicity 

15 for competitions. 

16 ‘‘(vii) The total salary expenditures 

17 for coaches, including compensation, bene18 fits, and bonuses, the total number of 

19 coaches, and for each coach an identifica20 tion of such coach’s— 

21 ‘‘(I) sex; and 

22 ‘‘(II) employment status (includ23 ing whether such coach is assigned to 

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1 sistant coach) and duties other than 

2 coaching. 

3 ‘‘(D) The total number of competitive 

4 events (in regular and nontraditional seasons) 

5 scheduled, and for each an indication of what 

6 day of the week and time the competitive event 

7 was scheduled. 

8 ‘‘(E) Whether such team participated in 

9 postseason competition, and the success of such 

10 team in any postseason competition. 

11 ‘‘(c) DISCLOSURE TO STUDENTS AND PUBLIC.—A 

12 school described in subsection (b) shall— 

13 ‘‘(1) by October 15 of each year, make available 

14 to students, potential students, and parents of stu15 dents and potential students, upon request, and to 

16 the public, the report and information required of 

17 the school under such subsection for such year; and 

18 ‘‘(2) ensure that all students and parents at the 

19 school are informed of their right to request such re20 port and information. 

21 ‘‘(d) SUBMISSION; INFORMATION AVAILABILITY.— 

22 On an annual basis, each school described in subsection 

23 (b) shall provide the report required under such sub24 section, and the information contained in such report, to 

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1 the school makes such report and information available 

2 under subsection (c). 

3 ‘‘(e) DUTIES OF THE SECRETARY.—The Secretary 

4 shall— 

5 ‘‘(1) ensure that reports and information sub6 mitted under subsection (d) are available on the 

7 same public website, and searchable in the same 

8 manner, as the reports and information made avail9 able under section 485(g)(4)(B) of the Higher Edu10 cation Act of 1965; and 

11 ‘‘(2) not later than 180 days after the date of 

12 enactment of the Fair Play for Women Act— 

13 ‘‘(A) notify all elementary schools and sec14 ondary schools in all States regarding the avail15 ability of the reports and information under 

16 subsection (c); and 

17 ‘‘(B) issue guidance to all such schools on 

18 how to collect and report the information re19 quired under this section.’’. 

20 (2) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—The table of 

21 contents in section 2 of the Elementary and Sec22 ondary Education Act of 1965 is amended by insert23 ing after the item relating to section 8549C the fol24 lowing: 

‘‘Sec. 8549D. Disclosure of statistics on equality in elementary and secondary 

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1 SEC. 6. ADMINISTRATIVE ENFORCEMENT THROUGH CIVIL 

2 PENALTIES. 

3 Section 902 of the Education Amendments of 1972 

4 (20 U.S.C. 1682) is amended— 

5 (1) by inserting ‘‘(a)’’ before ‘‘Each Federal’’; 

6 and 

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

8 ‘‘(b)(1) The Secretary of Education shall determine, 

9 at the beginning of each year, each covered institution of 

10 higher education that was found during the prior year to 

11 be in noncompliance with a requirement of this title as 

12 part of an administrative proceeding under subsection (a). 

13 ‘‘(2) If the Secretary determines under paragraph (1) 

14 that a covered institution of higher education was in such 

15 noncompliance during the prior year, the Secretary may 

16 impose a civil penalty on the institution. 

17 ‘‘(3) If the Secretary determines under paragraph (1) 

18 that a covered institution of higher education was in such 

19 noncompliance during 2 or more of the prior 5 years, the 

20 Secretary shall— 

21 ‘‘(A) require the institution to submit, not later 

22 than 120 days after receiving notice of the deter23 mination, a plan for coming into compliance with all 

24 requirements of this title; and 

25 ‘‘(B) make the report publicly available.’’. 


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1 SEC. 7. PRIVATE RIGHT OF ACTION. 

2 Section 903 of the Education Amendments of 1972 

3 (20 U.S.C. 1683) is amended— 

4 (1) by inserting ‘‘(a)’’ before ‘‘Any depart5 ment’’; and 

6 (2) by adding at the end the following: 

7 ‘‘(b) RIGHT OF ACTION.—An individual who applies 

8 to participate, participates, or previously participated in 

9 an education program or activity covered under this title, 

10 offered by a covered institution of higher education, may 

11 bring an action in any Federal or State court of competent 

12 jurisdiction against the institution, alleging a violation of 

13 this title. The court may award such legal or equitable 

14 relief as may be appropriate for such a violation. The legal 

15 relief may include compensatory damages for emotional 

16 distress, humiliation, or pain and suffering.’’. 

17 SEC. 8. TRAINING AND INFORMATION FOR ATHLETES. 

18 Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972 (20 

19 U.S.C. 1681 et seq.) is amended— 

20 (1) by repealing section 906; 

21 (2) by redesignating section 905 (20 U.S.C. 

22 1685) as section 906; and 

23 (3) by inserting after section 904 the following: 

24 ‘‘SEC. 905. TRAINING AND INFORMATION. 

25 ‘‘(a) TRAINING.— 

26 ‘‘(1) COVERED SCHOOL SYSTEMS.— 


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1 ‘‘(A) EMPLOYEES.—Each covered school 

2 system shall ensure that each title IX coordi3 nator, and that each employee who works with 

4 athletics or teaches physical education or 

5 health, for the school system receives, at least 

6 once per year, training on the rights under this 

7 title of students at elementary schools or sec8 ondary schools, and procedures for submitting 

9 complaints of violations of this title to the Of10 fice for Civil Rights of the Department of Edu11 cation. 

12 ‘‘(B) ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY

13 SCHOOL ATHLETES.—Each covered school sys14 tem shall ensure that— 

15 ‘‘(i) a title IX coordinator for the sys16 tem provides training to athletes at ele17 mentary schools or secondary schools in 

18 the system on the rights of the athletes 

19 under this title, and procedures for submit20 ting complaints of violations of this title to 

21 the Office for Civil Rights of the Depart22 ment of Education; and 

23 ‘‘(ii) each such athlete receives that 

24 training at least once per year. 


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1 ‘‘(C) DEFINITIONS.—In this paragraph, 

2 the terms ‘elementary school’ and ‘secondary 

3 school’ have the meanings given the terms in 

4 section 8101 of the Elementary and Secondary 

5 Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 7801). 

6 ‘‘(2) COVERED INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER EDU7 CATION.— 

8 ‘‘(A) EMPLOYEES.—Each covered institu9 tion of higher education shall ensure that each 

10 employee of the athletic department of the insti11 tution receives, at least once per year, training 

12 on the rights under this title of students at cov13 ered institutions of higher education, and proce14 dures for submitting complaints of violations of 

15 this title to the Office for Civil Rights of the 

16 Department of Education. 

17 ‘‘(B) POSTSECONDARY SCHOOL ATH18 LETES.—Each covered institution of higher 

19 education shall ensure that— 

20 ‘‘(i) an expert in matters relating to 

21 this title, who is not an employee of the in22 stitution’s athletic department, provides 

23 training to athletes at the institution on 

24 the rights of the athletes under this title, 

25 and procedures for submitting complaints 


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1 of violations of this title to the Office for 

2 Civil Rights of the Department of Edu3 cation; and 

4 ‘‘(ii) each such athlete receives that 

5 training at least once per year. 

6 ‘‘(b) DATABASE.—The Secretary of Education shall 

7 establish and maintain a database of title IX coordinators, 

8 which shall be separate from the civil rights coordinators 

9 data maintained by the Office for Civil Rights of the De10 partment of Education. The database shall include, at a 

11 minimum, the name, phone number, and email address for 

12 each title IX coordinator. The Secretary shall make the 

13 information in the database available to the public with, 

14 and by the same means as, reports made available under 

15 section 485(g)(4)(B) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 

16 (20 U.S.C. 1092(g)(4)(B)).’’. 

17 SEC. 9. OTHER DEFINITIONS. 

18 Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972 (20 

19 U.S.C. 1681 et seq.) is amended— 

20 (1) by redesignating section 909 as section 

21 907A and moving that section 907A so as to follow 

22 section 907; and 

23 (2) by adding at the end the following: 

24 ‘‘SEC. 909. OTHER DEFINITIONS. 

25 ‘‘In this title: 


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1 ‘‘(1) COVERED INSTITUTION OF HIGHER EDU2 CATION.—The term ‘covered institution of higher 

3 education’ means an entity described in section 

4 908(2)(A). 

5 ‘‘(2) COVERED SCHOOL SYSTEM.—The term 

6 ‘covered school system’ means an entity described in 

7 section 908(2)(B). 

8 ‘‘(3) TITLE IX COORDINATOR.—The term ‘title 

9 IX coordinator’ means the individual who coordi10 nates the efforts of a covered school system to com11 ply with, and carry out the system’s responsibilities 

12 under, this title.’’. 

13 SEC. 10. RULE OF CONSTRUCTION. 

14 Nothing in this Act shall be construed to imply that 

15 intercollegiate athletic associations (as defined in section 

16 2)— 

17 (1) are not covered by title IX of the Education 

18 Amendments of 1972 (20 U.S.C. 1681 et seq.); or 

19 (2) were not covered by that title on the day be20 fore the date of enactment of this Act. 

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