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115TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 5110 

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 

FEBRUARY 27, 2018 

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

to the Committee on Education and the Workforce 

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) The amount of revenue generated by 

9 each of the following categories, disaggregated 

10 by each sports team, if applicable: 

11 ‘‘(i) Ticket sales. 

12 ‘‘(ii) Student fees. 

13 ‘‘(iii) Distributions from any other 

14 intercollegiate athletic association, con15 ference, or tournament. 

16 ‘‘(iv) Appearance guarantees and op17 tions. 

18 ‘‘(v) Contributions from alumni and 

19 others. 

20 ‘‘(vi) Compensation and benefits pro21 vided by third-party support. 

22 ‘‘(vii) Concessions, programs, nov23 elties, and parking. 

24 ‘‘(viii) Broadcast and media rights, 

25 reported separately for television, radio, 

26 Internet, and print. 


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1 ‘‘(ix) Royalties, advertising, and spon2 sorship. 

3 ‘‘(x) Sports camps. 

4 ‘‘(xi) Endowment and investment in5 come, reported separately for each source 

6 of such income. 

7 ‘‘(xii) Direct institutional support. 

8 ‘‘(xiii) Indirect institutional support 

9 for facilities, services, and administrative 

10 support. 

11 ‘‘(xiv) Direct government support, re12 ported separately by State government, 

13 local government, or the Federal Govern14 ment. 

15 ‘‘(L) The expenses attributable to each of 

16 the following categories, disaggregated by each 

17 sports team, as applicable: 

18 ‘‘(i) Grants-in-aid. 

19 ‘‘(ii) Guarantees and options. 

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

21 salaries and benefits paid by the institution 

22 and by third parties, respectively, to head 

23 coaches, to assistant coaches, and for ad24 ministrative salaries. 

25 ‘‘(iv) Severance pay. 


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1 ‘‘(v) Team travel. 

2 ‘‘(vi) Recruiting. 

3 ‘‘(vii) Equipment, uniforms, and sup4 plies. 

5 ‘‘(viii) Fundraising. 

6 ‘‘(ix) Marketing and promotion. 

7 ‘‘(x) Game expenses. 

8 ‘‘(xi) Medical, including— 

9 ‘‘(I) medical personnel salaries; 

10 and 

11 ‘‘(II) medical treatment of ath12 letes. 

13 ‘‘(xii) Membership dues. 

14 ‘‘(xiii) Sports camps. 

15 ‘‘(xiv) Spirit groups. 

16 ‘‘(xv) Transfers to the institution. 

17 ‘‘(xvi) Debt service payments. 

18 ‘‘(xvii) Athletic facility maintenance 

19 and rental. 

20 ‘‘(xviii) Indirect facilities and adminis21 trative support. 

22 ‘‘(xix) Education and general expenses 

23 of the institution— 

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1 port, student services, instructional 

2 support, and scholarships and fellow3 ships; and 

4 ‘‘(II) which do not include ex5 penses with respect to auxiliary enter6 prises, hospitals, or independent oper7 ations.’’; 

8 (2) in paragraph (5)— 

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

10 the following: 

11 ‘‘(A) the term’’; 

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

13 inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 

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

15 ‘‘(B) the terms listed in each of the cat16 egories under subparagraphs (K) through (L) 

17 of paragraph (1) shall be defined by the Sec18 retary by regulation, developed in consultation 

19 with the Secretary of the Treasury and the task 

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

21 definitions shall be updated in accordance with 

22 paragraph (6)(B).’’; and 

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

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


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

2 appoint a task force of nonprofit and higher 

3 education accounting experts, professionals, and 

4 organizations representing each of the fol5 lowing: 

6 ‘‘(i) Institutions of higher education 

7 that are members of division I of the Na8 tional Collegiate Athletic Association. 

9 ‘‘(ii) Institutions of higher education 

10 that are members of division II of the Na11 tional Collegiate Athletic Association. 

12 ‘‘(iii) Institutions of higher education 

13 that are members of division III of the Na14 tional Collegiate Athletic Association. 

15 ‘‘(B) UPDATING DEFINITIONS.—The Sec16 retary, on a biannual basis and in consultation 

17 with the task force described in subparagraph 

18 (A), shall review each definition under para19 graph (5)(B) and, if necessary, update such 

20 definition in accordance with generally accepted 

21 accounting principles or significant changes in 

22 the national system of intercollegiate athletics. 

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

24 education that submits the information described in 

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


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1 an intercollegiate athletic association for an aca2 demic year, and such information is verified by an 

3 independent audit and certified by the chancellor of 

4 the institution, may, in lieu of submitting such infor5 mation under paragraph (1), request such associa6 tion to directly submit such information to the Sec7 retary on behalf of the institution for such academic 

8 year.’’. 

9 SEC. 3. PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS. 

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

11 (20 U.S.C. 1094(a)) is amended by adding at the end the 

12 following: 

13 ‘‘(30)(A) An institution will not be a member of 

14 any intercollegiate athletic association or participate 

15 in any intercollegiate athletics competition organized 

16 by any person, unless such association or person re17 ports, on an annual basis, to the Secretary the fol18 lowing, disaggregated by sport, athletic event, or 

19 contract, as applicable: 

20 ‘‘(i) Total generated revenue and amount 

21 of revenue generated by each of the following 

22 categories: 

23 ‘‘(I) Total ticket sales. 

24 ‘‘(II) Distributions from other inter25 collegiate athletic organization or person. 


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1 ‘‘(III) Cash contributions. 

2 ‘‘(IV) Dues and other assessments 

3 from member institutions of higher edu4 cation. 

5 ‘‘(V) Third-party support. 

6 ‘‘(VI) Merchandise. 

7 ‘‘(VII) Concessions, programs, and 

8 novelties. 

9 ‘‘(VIII) Broadcast and media rights, 

10 reported separately for television, radio, 

11 Internet, and print. 

12 ‘‘(IX) Endowment and investment in13 come, reported separately for each source 

14 of such income. 

15 ‘‘(X) Other corporate sponsorship. 

16 ‘‘(XI) Royalties, advertising, and 

17 sponsorship. 

18 ‘‘(XII) Net assets. 

19 ‘‘(XIII) Direct government support, 

20 reported separately by State government, 

21 local government, or the Federal Govern22 ment. 

23 ‘‘(XIV) Any other category deter24 mined appropriate by the Secretary. 


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1 ‘‘(ii) Amount of expenses attributable to 

2 each of the following categories: 

3 ‘‘(I) Disbursements to institutions of 

4 higher educations, athletic conferences, or 

5 other persons. 

6 ‘‘(II) Salaries and benefits. 

7 ‘‘(III) Severance pay. 

8 ‘‘(IV) Equipment, uniforms, and sup9 plies. 

10 ‘‘(V) Fundraising. 

11 ‘‘(VI) Marketing and promotion. 

12 ‘‘(VII) Game expenses. 

13 ‘‘(VIII) Medical, including— 

14 ‘‘(aa) medical personnel salaries; 

15 and 

16 ‘‘(bb) medical treatment of ath17 letes. 

18 ‘‘(IX) Facility construction. 

19 ‘‘(X) Facility maintenance and rental. 

20 ‘‘(XI) Capital investment. 

21 ‘‘(XII) Debt service payments. 

22 ‘‘(XIII) Charitable donations. 

23 ‘‘(XIV) Any other category deter24 mined appropriate by the Secretary. 

25 ‘‘(iii) Executive compensation schedules. 


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1 ‘‘(B) The Secretary shall— 

2 ‘‘(i) define by regulation, developed in con3 sultation with the Secretary of the Treasury 

4 and the task force described in section 

5 485(g)(6)(A), the terms listed in each of the 

6 categories under subparagraph (A); and 

7 ‘‘(ii) on a biannual basis and in consulta8 tion with such task force, review each definition 

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

10 definition in accordance with generally accepted 

11 accounting principles or significant changes in 

12 the national system of intercollegiate ath13 letics.’’. 

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