117TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION S. 2333 

AN ACT 

To amend chapter 2205 of title 36, United States Code, 

to ensure equal treatment of athletes, 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 ‘‘Equal Pay for Team 

3 USA Act of 2022’’. 

4 SEC. 2. MODIFICATIONS TO UNITED STATES OLYMPIC AND 

5 PARALYMPIC COMMITTEE AND NATIONAL 

6 GOVERNING BODIES. 

7 (a) UNITED STATES OLYMPIC AND PARALYMPIC

8 COMMITTEE.— 

9 (1) DUTIES.—Section 220505(d) of title 36, 

10 United States Code, is amended— 

11 (A) in paragraph (1)— 

12 (i) in subparagraph (B)(ii), by strik13 ing ‘‘; and’’ and inserting a semicolon; 

14 (ii) in subparagraph (C), by striking 

15 the period at the end and inserting ‘‘; 

16 and’’; and 

17 (iii) by adding at the end the fol18 lowing: 

19 ‘‘(D) with respect to a sport for which the 

20 corporation conducts separate programs for fe21 male and male athletes, to ensure that female 

22 and male athletes who represent the United 

23 States in international amateur athletic events 

24 receive, from funds directly provided by the cor25 poration to the athlete (excluding any prize or 

26 award based on the athlete’s performance in an 
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1 international amateur athletic competition), 

2 equivalent and nondiscriminatory compensation, 

3 wages, benefits, medical care, travel arrange4 ments, and payment or reimbursement for ex5 penses, all insofar as these are implemented in 

6 connection with such amateur athletic events, 

7 where ‘equivalent’ means ‘equal’ except that it 

8 shall be permissible— 

9 ‘‘(i) to consider merit, performance, 

10 seniority, or quantity of play in deter11 mining contract or other terms of partici12 pation; and 

13 ‘‘(ii) to provide more beneficial terms 

14 of participation to athletes representing 

15 the United States in international events 

16 to address disparities in outside income, 

17 including in compensation made available 

18 by international sports federations and 

19 other event organizers, or the need to fos20 ter underdeveloped programs or address 

21 documented and justifiable personal need 

22 on the part of specific athletes or teams.’’; 

23 (B) by redesignating paragraph (2) as 

24 paragraph (3); and 
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1 (C) by inserting after paragraph (1) the 

2 following: 

3 ‘‘(2) ADVOCACY.—The corporation shall take all 

4 reasonable steps, in collaboration with affected ath5 letes, to advocate to international sports federations 

6 and other event organizers to equalize prizes, com7 pensation, funding, and other support provided to 

8 athletes by such federations and organizers.’’. 

9 (2) ANNUAL REPORT ON EQUAL TREATMENT

10 OF ATHLETES.— 

11 (A) IN GENERAL.—Subchapter I of title 

12 36, United States Code, is amended by adding 

13 at the end the following: 

14 ‘‘§ 220514. Annual report on equal treatment of ath15 letes 

16 ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—Not less frequently than annu17 ally, the corporation shall submit to Congress a report on 

18 the compliance of the corporation with paragraphs (1)(D) 

19 and (2) of section 220505(d). 

20 ‘‘(b) MATTERS TO BE INCLUDED.—Each report re21 quired by subsection (a) shall include detailed information 

22 on the median, minimum, and maximum stipends and bo23 nuses provided to athletes, disaggregated by gender, race, 

24 and, as applicable, status of participation on a professional 

25 sports team.’’. 
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1 (B) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—The 

2 table of sections for subchapter I of chapter 

3 2205 of title 36, United States Code, is amend4 ed by adding at the end the following: 

‘‘220514. Annual report on equal treatment of athletes.’’. 

5 (b) NATIONAL GOVERNING BODIES.— 

6 (1) DUTIES.—Section 220524(a) of title 36, 

7 United States Code, is amended— 

8 (A) by redesignating paragraphs (7) 

9 through (14) as paragraphs (9) through (16), 

10 respectively; and 

11 (B) by inserting after paragraph (6) the 

12 following: 

13 ‘‘(7) with respect to a sport for which a na14 tional governing body conducts separate programs 

15 for female and male athletes, ensure that female and 

16 male athletes who represent the United States in 

17 international amateur athletic events receive, from 

18 funds directly provided by the national governing 

19 body to the athlete (excluding any prize or award 

20 based on the athlete’s performance in an inter21 national amateur athletic competition), equivalent 

22 and nondiscriminatory compensation, wages, bene23 fits, medical care, travel arrangements, and payment 

24 or reimbursement for expenses, all insofar as these 

25 are implemented in connection with such amateur 
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1 athletic events, where ‘equivalent’ means ‘equal’ ex2 cept that it shall be permissible— 

3 ‘‘(A) to consider merit, performance, se4 niority, or quantity of play in determining con5 tract or other terms of participation; and 

6 ‘‘(B) to provide more beneficial terms of 

7 participation to athletes representing the 

8 United States in international events to address 

9 disparities in outside income, including in com10 pensation made available by international sports 

11 federations and other event organizers, or the 

12 need to foster underdeveloped programs or ad13 dress documented and justifiable personal need 

14 on the part of specific athletes or teams; 

15 ‘‘(8) take all reasonable steps, in collaboration 

16 with affected athletes, to advocate to international 

17 sports federations and other event organizers to 

18 equalize prizes, compensation, funding, and other 

19 support provided to athletes by such federations and 

20 organizers;’’. 

21 (2) ANNUAL REPORT ON EQUAL TREATMENT

22 OF ATHLETES.— 

23 (A) IN GENERAL.—Subchapter II of chap24 ter 2205 of title 36, United States Code, is 

25 amended by adding at the end the following: 
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1 ‘‘§ 220530A. Annual report on equal treatment of ath2 letes 

3 ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—Not less frequently than annu4 ally, each national governing body shall submit to the cor5 poration and Congress a report on the compliance of the 

6 national governing body with paragraphs (7) and (8) of 

7 section 220524(a). 

8 ‘‘(b) MATTERS TO BE INCLUDED.—Each report re9 quired by subsection (a) shall include detailed information 

10 on the median, minimum, and maximum stipends and bo11 nuses provided to athletes, disaggregated by gender, race, 

12 and, as applicable, status of participation on a professional 

13 sports team.’’. 

14 (B) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—The 

15 table of sections for subchapter II of chapter 

16 2205 of title 36, United States Code, is amend17 ed by adding at the end the following: 

‘‘220530A. Annual report on equal treatment of athletes.’’. 

18 (c) IMPLEMENTATION PERIOD AND REPORTS TO

19 CONGRESS.—Not later than 1 year after the date of the 

20 enactment of this Act— 

21 (1) the corporation shall— 

22 (A) attain full compliance, and require as 

23 a condition of continued certification that each 

24 national governing body attains and maintains 
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1 full compliance, with the applicable amend2 ments made by this Act; and 

3 (B) submit to Congress a report describing 

4 such compliance of the corporation and each 

5 national governing body; and 

6 (2) each national governing body shall— 

7 (A) attain full compliance with the applica8 ble amendments made by this Act; and 

9 (B) submit to Congress a report describing 

10 such compliance. 

11 (d) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in this Act 

12 shall be construed— 

13 (1) to supersede, nullify, or diminish the rights 

14 of any individual under any Federal law or the law 

15 of any State or political subdivision of any State or 

16 jurisdiction; 

17 (2) to prohibit an individual athlete or a group 

18 of athletes from receiving compensation from an in19 dividual or entity other than a national governing 

20 body or the corporation for the use of, as applicable, 

21 the name, image, or likeness of the individual athlete 

22 or the names, images, or likenesses of the group of 

23 athletes; or 

24 (3) to prohibit a team or group of athletes from 

25 accepting outside sponsorships or endorsements, or 
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1 from participating in outside promotional events or 

2 marketing campaigns, even if a team or group of 

3 athletes of another gender are not offered equivalent 

4 sponsorships, endorsements, or participation in out5 side promotional events or marketing campaigns. 

Passed the Senate December 8, 2022. 

Attest: 

Secretary. 
117TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION S. 2333 

AN ACT 

To amend chapter 2205 of title 36, United States 

for other purposes. Code, to ensure equal treatment of athletes, and