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117TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 2610 

To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to require institutions of 

higher education to report revenue generated by each sports team, and 

for other purposes. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

APRIL 16, 2021 

Mr. PRICE of North Carolina introduced the following bill; which was referred 

to the Committee on Education and Labor 

A BILL 

To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to require 

institutions of higher education to report revenue generated by each sports team, 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 ‘‘Standardization of Col5 legiate Oversight of Revenues and Expenditures Act’’ or 

6 the ‘‘SCORE Act’’. 


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1 SEC. 2. REPORTING BY INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER EDU2 CATION ON ATHLETIC REVENUE AND EX3 PENSES. 

4 Section 485(g) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 

5 (20 U.S.C. 1092(g)) is amended— 

6 (1) in paragraph (1), by adding at the end the 

7 following: 

8 ‘‘(K) In the case of an institution that is 

9 a member of division I of the National Colle10 giate Athletic Association, the amount of rev11 enue generated by each of the following cat12 egories, disaggregated by each sports team, if 

13 applicable: 

14 ‘‘(i) Ticket sales. 

15 ‘‘(ii) Student fees. 

16 ‘‘(iii) Distributions from any other 

17 intercollegiate athletic association, con18 ference, or tournament. 

19 ‘‘(iv) Appearance guarantees and op20 tions. 

21 ‘‘(v) Contributions from alumni and 

22 others. 

23 ‘‘(vi) Compensation and benefits pro24 vided by third-party support. 

25 ‘‘(vii) Concessions, programs, nov26 elties, and parking. 


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1 ‘‘(viii) Broadcast and media rights, 

2 reported separately for television, radio, 

3 Internet, and print. 

4 ‘‘(ix) Royalties, advertising, and spon5 sorship. 

6 ‘‘(x) Sports camps. 

7 ‘‘(xi) Endowment and investment in8 come, reported separately for each source 

9 of such income. 

10 ‘‘(xii) Direct institutional support. 

11 ‘‘(xiii) Indirect institutional support 

12 for facilities, services, and administrative 

13 support. 

14 ‘‘(xiv) Direct government support, re15 ported separately by State government, 

16 local government, Federal Government. 

17 ‘‘(L) In the case of an institution that is 

18 a member of division I of the National Colle19 giate Athletic Association, the expenses attrib20 utable to each of the following categories, 

21 disaggregated by each sports team, as applica22 ble: 

23 ‘‘(i) Grants-in-aid. 

24 ‘‘(ii) Guarantees and options. 


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1 ‘‘(iii) Total salaries and benefits, and 

2 salaries and benefits paid by the institution 

3 and by third parties, respectively, to head 

4 coaches, to assistant coaches, and for ad5 ministrative salaries. 

6 ‘‘(iv) Severance pay. 

7 ‘‘(v) Team travel. 

8 ‘‘(vi) Recruiting. 

9 ‘‘(vii) Equipment, uniforms, and sup10 plies. 

11 ‘‘(viii) Fundraising. 

12 ‘‘(ix) Marketing and promotion. 

13 ‘‘(x) Game expenses. 

14 ‘‘(xi) Medical, including— 

15 ‘‘(I) medical personnel salaries; 

16 and 

17 ‘‘(II) medical treatment of ath18 letes. 

19 ‘‘(xii) Membership dues. 

20 ‘‘(xiii) Sports camps. 

21 ‘‘(xiv) Spirit groups. 

22 ‘‘(xv) Transfers to the institution. 

23 ‘‘(xvi) Debt service payments. 

24 ‘‘(xvii) Athletic facility maintenance 

25 and rental. 


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1 ‘‘(xviii) Indirect facilities and adminis2 trative support. 

3 ‘‘(xix) Education and general expenses 

4 of the institution— 

5 ‘‘(I) including instruction, re6 search, public service, academic sup7 port, student services, instructional 

8 support, and scholarships and fellow9 ships; and 

10 ‘‘(II) which do not include ex11 penses with respect to auxiliary enter12 prises, hospitals, or independent oper13 ations.’’; 

14 (2) in paragraph (5)— 

15 (A) by striking ‘‘the term’’ and inserting 

16 the following: 

17 ‘‘(A) the term’’; 

18 (B) by striking the period at the end and 

19 inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 

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

21 ‘‘(B) the terms listed in each of the cat22 egories under subparagraphs (K) through (L) 

23 of paragraph (1) shall be defined by the Sec24 retary by regulation, developed in consultation 

25 with the Secretary of the Treasury and the task 


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1 force described in paragraph (6)(A), and such 

2 definitions shall be updated in accordance with 

3 paragraph (6)(B).’’; and 

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

5 ‘‘(6) TASK FORCE; DEFINITION UPDATES.— 

6 ‘‘(A) TASK FORCE.—The Secretary shall 

7 appoint a task force of nonprofit and higher 

8 education accounting experts, professionals, and 

9 organizations representing institutions of higher 

10 education that are members of division I of the 

11 National Collegiate Athletic Association. 

12 ‘‘(B) UPDATING DEFINITIONS.—The Sec13 retary, on a biannual basis and in consultation 

14 with the task force described in subparagraph 

15 (A), shall review each definition under para16 graph (5)(B) and, if necessary, update such 

17 definition in accordance with generally accepted 

18 accounting principles or significant changes in 

19 the national system of intercollegiate athletics. 

20 ‘‘(7) SPECIAL RULE.—An institution of higher 

21 education that submits the information described in 

22 subparagraphs (K) through (L) of paragraph (1) to 

23 an intercollegiate athletic association for an aca24 demic year, and such information is verified by an 

25 independent audit and certified by the chancellor of 


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1 the institution, may, in lieu of submitting such infor2 mation under paragraph (1), request such associa3 tion to directly submit such information to the Sec4 retary on behalf of the institution for such academic 

5 year.’’. 

6 SEC. 3. PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS. 

7 Section 487(a) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 

8 (20 U.S.C. 1094(a)) is amended by adding at the end the 

9 following: 

10 ‘‘(30)(A) In the case of an institution that is a 

11 member of division I of the National Collegiate Ath12 letic Association, such institution will not be a mem13 ber of such association or participate in any inter14 collegiate athletics competition organized by any per15 son, unless such association or person reports, on an 

16 annual basis, to the Secretary the following, 

17 disaggregated by sport, athletic event, or contract, 

18 as applicable: 

19 ‘‘(i) Total generated revenue and amount 

20 of revenue generated by each of the following 

21 categories: 

22 ‘‘(I) Total ticket sales. 

23 ‘‘(II) Distributions from other inter24 collegiate athletic organization or person. 

25 ‘‘(III) Cash contributions. 


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1 ‘‘(IV) Dues and other assessments 

2 from member institutions of higher edu3 cation. 

4 ‘‘(V) Third-party support. 

5 ‘‘(VI) Merchandise. 

6 ‘‘(VII) Concessions, programs, and 

7 novelties. 

8 ‘‘(VIII) Broadcast and media rights, 

9 reported separately for television, radio, 

10 Internet, and print. 

11 ‘‘(IX) Endowment and investment in12 come, reported separately for each source 

13 of such income. 

14 ‘‘(X) Other corporate sponsorship. 

15 ‘‘(XI) Royalties, advertising, and 

16 sponsorship. 

17 ‘‘(XII) Net assets. 

18 ‘‘(XIII) Direct government support, 

19 reported separately by State government, 

20 local government, or Federal Government. 

21 ‘‘(XIV) Any other category deter22 mined appropriate by the Secretary. 

23 ‘‘(ii) Amount of expenses attributable to 

24 each of the following categories: 


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1 ‘‘(I) Disbursements to institutions of 

2 higher educations, athletic conferences, or 

3 other persons. 

4 ‘‘(II) Salaries and benefits. 

5 ‘‘(III) Severance pay. 

6 ‘‘(IV) Equipment, uniforms, and sup7 plies. 

8 ‘‘(V) Fundraising. 

9 ‘‘(VI) Marketing and promotion. 

10 ‘‘(VII) Game expenses. 

11 ‘‘(VIII) Medical, including— 

12 ‘‘(aa) medical personnel salaries; 

13 and 

14 ‘‘(bb) medical treatment of ath15 letes. 

16 ‘‘(IX) Facility construction. 

17 ‘‘(X) Facility maintenance and rental. 

18 ‘‘(XI) Capital investment. 

19 ‘‘(XII) Debt service payments. 

20 ‘‘(XIII) Charitable donations. 

21 ‘‘(XIV) Any other category deter22 mined appropriate by the Secretary. 

23 ‘‘(iii) Executive compensation schedules. 

24 ‘‘(B) The Secretary shall— 


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1 ‘‘(i) define by regulation, developed in con2 sultation with the Secretary of the Treasury 

3 and the task force described in section 

4 485(g)(6)(A), the terms listed in each of the 

5 categories under subparagraph (A); and 

6 ‘‘(ii) on a biannual basis and in consulta7 tion with such task force, review each definition 

8 under clause (i) and, if necessary, update such 

9 definition in accordance with generally accepted 

10 accounting principles or significant changes in 

11 the national system of intercollegiate ath12 letics.’’. 

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