S. 2330 

One Hundred Sixteenth Congress 

of the 

United States of America 

AT THE SECOND SESSION 

Begun and held at the City of Washington on Friday, 

the third day of January, two thousand and twenty 

An Act 

To amend the Ted Stevens Olympic and Amateur Sports Act to provide for congressional oversight of the board of directors of the United States Olympic and 

Paralympic Committee and to protect amateur athletes from emotional, physical, 

and sexual abuse, and for other purposes. 

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of 

the United States of America in Congress assembled, 

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Empowering Olympic, 

Paralympic, and Amateur Athletes Act of 2020’’. 

SEC. 2. FINDINGS. 

Congress makes the following findings: 

(1) The courageous voice of survivors is a call to action 

to end emotional, physical, and sexual abuse in the Olympic 

and Paralympic movement. 

(2) Larry Nassar, the former national team doctor for USA 

Gymnastics, sexually abused over 300 athletes for over two 

decades because of ineffective oversight by USA Gymnastics 

and the United States Olympic Committee. 

(3) While the case of Larry Nassar is unprecedented in 

scale, the case is hardly the only recent incident of sexual 

abuse in amateur sports. 

(4) Survivors of Larry Nassar’s abuse and all survivors 

of abuse in the Olympic and Paralympic movement deserve 

justice and redress for the wrongs the survivors have suffered. 

(5) After a comprehensive congressional investigation, 

including interviews and statements from survivors, former 

and current organization officials, law enforcement, and advocates, Congress found that the United States Olympic Committee and USA Gymnastics fundamentally failed to uphold 

their existing statutory purposes and duty to protect amateur 

athletes from sexual, emotional, or physical abuse. 

(6) USA Gymnastics and the United States Olympic Committee knowingly concealed abuse by Larry Nassar, leading 

to the abuse of dozens of additional amateur athletes during 

the period beginning in the summer of 2015 and ending in 

September 2016. 

(7) Ending abuse in the Olympic and Paralympic movement 

requires enhanced oversight to ensure that the Olympic and 

Paralympic movement does more to serve athletes and protect 

their voice and safety. 
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SEC. 3. DEFINITIONS. 

Section 220501(b) of title 36, United States Code, is amended— 

(1) in paragraph (4), by striking ‘‘United States Center 

for Safe Sport’’ and inserting ‘‘United States Center for 

SafeSport’’; 

(2) in paragraph (6), by striking ‘‘United States Olympic 

Committee’’ and inserting ‘‘United States Olympic and 

Paralympic Committee’’; 

(3) by amending paragraph (8) to read as follows: 

‘‘(8) ‘national governing body’ means an amateur sports 

organization, a high-performance management organization, or 

a paralympic sports organization that is certified by the corporation under section 220521.’’; 

(4) by striking paragraph (9); 

(5) by redesignating paragraphs (4), (5), (6), (7), (8), and 

(10) as paragraphs (5), (6), (7), (8), (9), and (12), respectively; 

(6) by inserting after paragraph (3) the following: 

‘‘(4) ‘Athletes’ Advisory Council’ means the entity established and maintained under section 220504(b)(2)(A) that— 

‘‘(A) is composed of, and elected by, amateur athletes 

to ensure communication between the corporation and currently active amateur athletes; and 

‘‘(B) serves as a source of amateur-athlete opinion and 

advice with respect to policies and proposed policies of 

the corporation.’’; and 

(7) by inserting after paragraph (9), as so redesignated, 

the following: 

‘‘(10) ‘protected individual’ means any amateur athlete, 

coach, trainer, manager, administrator, or official associated 

with the corporation or a national governing body. 

‘‘(11) ‘retaliation’ means any adverse or discriminatory 

action, or the threat of an adverse or discriminatory action, 

including removal from a training facility, reduced coaching 

or training, reduced meals or housing, and removal from competition, carried out against a protected individual as a result 

of any communication, including the filing of a formal complaint, by the protected individual or a parent or legal guardian 

of the protected individual relating to the allegation of physical 

abuse, sexual harassment, or emotional abuse, with— 

‘‘(A) the Center; 

‘‘(B) a coach, trainer, manager, administrator, or official 

associated with the corporation; 

‘‘(C) the Attorney General; 

‘‘(D) a Federal or State law enforcement authority; 

‘‘(E) the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission; 

or 

‘‘(F) Congress.’’. 

SEC. 4. MODERNIZATION OF THE TED STEVENS OLYMPIC AND AMATEUR SPORTS ACT. 

(a) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 2205 of title 36, United States Code, 

is amended— 

(1) in the chapter heading, by striking ‘‘UNITED STATES 

OLYMPIC COMMITTEE’’ and inserting ‘‘UNITED STATES 

OLYMPIC AND PARALYMPIC COMMITTEE’’; 

(2) in section 220502, by amending subsection (c) to read 

as follows: 
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‘‘(c) REFERENCES TO UNITED STATES OLYMPIC ASSOCIATION AND

UNITED STATES OLYMPIC COMMITTEE.—Any reference to the United 

States Olympic Association or the United States Olympic Committee 

is deemed to refer to the United States Olympic and Paralympic 

Committee.’’; 

(3) in section 220503— 

(A) in paragraph (3), by striking ‘‘and the Pan-American Games’’ each place it appears and inserting ‘‘the PanAmerican Games, and the Parapan American Games’’; and 

(B) in paragraph (4), by striking ‘‘and Pan-American 

Games’’ and inserting ‘‘the Pan-American Games, and the 

Parapan American Games’’; 

(4) in section 220504(b)(3), by striking ‘‘or the Pan-American Games’’ and inserting ‘‘the Pan-American Games, or the 

Parapan American Games’’; 

(5) in section 220505(c)— 

(A) in paragraph (3), by striking ‘‘and the Pan-American Games’’ and inserting ‘‘the Pan-American Games, and 

the Parapan American Games’’; 

(B) by amending paragraph (4) to read as follows: 

‘‘(4) certify national governing bodies for any sport that 

is included on the program of the Olympic Games, the 

Paralympic Games, the Pan-American Games, or the Parapan 

American Games;’’; and 

(C) in paragraph (5), by inserting ‘‘the Parapan American Games,’’ after ‘‘the Pan-American Games,’’; 

(6) in section 220506— 

(A) in subsection (a)— 

(i) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘United States 

Olympic Committee’’ and inserting ‘‘United States 

Olympic and Paralympic Committee’’; 

(ii) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘3 TaiGeuks’’ 

and inserting ‘‘3 Agitos’’; and 

(iii) in paragraph (4), by inserting ‘‘ ‘Parapan American’,’’ after ‘‘ ‘Pan-American’,’’; 

(B) in subsection (b), by inserting ‘‘the Parapan American team,’’ after ‘‘the Pan-American team,’’; and 

(C) in subsection (c)(3), by striking ‘‘or Pan-American 

Games activity’’ and inserting ‘‘Pan-American, or Parapan 

American Games activity’’; 

(7) in section 220509(a)— 

(A) in the first sentence, by inserting ‘‘the Parapan 

American Games,’’ after ‘‘the Pan-American Games,’’; and 

(B) in the second sentence, by striking ‘‘or the PanAmerican Games’’ and inserting ‘‘the Pan-American Games, 

or the Parapan American Games’’; 

(8) in section 220512, by striking ‘‘and Pan-American 

Games’’ and inserting ‘‘Pan-American Games, and Parapan 

American Games’’; 

(9) in section 220523(a), by striking ‘‘and the Pan-American 

Games’’ each place it appears and inserting ‘‘the Pan-American 

Games, and the Parapan American Games’’; 

(10) in section 220528(c)— 

(A) in subparagraph (A), by striking ‘‘or in both the 

Olympic and Pan-American Games’’ and inserting ‘‘or in 

each of the Olympic Games, the Paralympic Games, the 
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Pan-American Games, and the Parapan American Games’’; 

and 

(B) by amending subparagraph (B) to read as follows: 

‘‘(B) any Pan-American Games or Parapan American 

Games, for a sport in which competition is held in the 

Pan-American Games or the Parapan American Games, 

as applicable, but not in the Olympic Games or the 

Paralympic Games.’’; and 

(11) in section 220531, by striking ‘‘United States Olympic 

Committee’’ each place it appears and inserting ‘‘United States 

Olympic and Paralympic Committee’’. 

(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—The table of chapters for part 

B of subtitle II of title 36, United States Code, is amended by 

striking the item relating to chapter 2205 and inserting the following: 

‘‘2205. United States Olympic and Paralympic 

Committee .............................................................................................. 220501’’. 

SEC. 5. CONGRESSIONAL OVERSIGHT OF UNITED STATES OLYMPIC 

AND PARALYMPIC COMMITTEE AND NATIONAL GOVERNING 

BODIES. 

(a) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 2205 of title 36, United States Code, 

is amended— 

(1) by redesignating the second subchapter designated as 

subchapter III (relating to the United States Center for 

SafeSport), as added by section 202 of the Protecting Young 

Victims from Sexual Abuse and Safe Sport Authorization Act 

of 2017 (Public Law 115–126; 132 Stat. 320) as subchapter 

IV; and 

(2) by adding at the end the following: 

‘‘SUBCHAPTER V—DISSOLUTION OF BOARD OF DIRECTORS 

OF CORPORATION AND TERMINATION OF RECOGNITION 

OF NATIONAL GOVERNING BODIES 

‘‘§ 220551. Definitions 

‘‘In this subchapter, the term ‘joint resolution’ means a joint 

resolution— 

‘‘(1) which does not have a preamble; and 

‘‘(2) for which— 

‘‘(A)(i) the title is only as follows: ‘A joint resolution 

to dissolve the board of directors of the United States 

Olympic and Paralympic Committee’; and 

‘‘(ii) the matter after the resolving clause— 

‘‘(I) is as follows: ‘That Congress finds that dissolving the board of directors of the United States 

Olympic and Paralympic Committee would not unduly 

interfere with the operations of chapter 2205 of title 

36, United States Code’; and 

‘‘(II) prescribes adequate procedures for forming 

a board of directors of the corporation as expeditiously 

as possible and in a manner that safeguards the membership and voting power of the representatives of 

amateur athletes at all times, consistent with the membership and voting power of amateur athletes under 

section 220504(b)(2); or 
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‘‘(B)(i) the title is only as follows: ‘A joint resolution 

relating to terminating the recognition of a national governing body’; and 

‘‘(ii) the matter after the resolving clause is only as 

follows: ‘That Congress determines that 

lllllllll, which is recognized as a national governing body under section 220521 of title 36, United States 

Code, has failed to fulfill its duties, as described in section 

220524 of title 36, United States Code’, the blank space 

being filled in with the name of the applicable national 

governing body. 

‘‘§ 220552. Dissolution of board of directors of corporation 

and termination of recognition of national governing bodies 

‘‘(a) DISSOLUTION OF BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF CORPORATION.— Effective on the date of enactment of a joint resolution described 

in section 220551(2)(A) with respect to the board of directors of 

the corporation, such board of directors shall be dissolved. 

‘‘(b) TERMINATION OF RECOGNITION OF NATIONAL GOVERNING

BODY.—Effective on the date of enactment of a joint resolution 

described in section 220551(2)(B) with respect to a national governing body, the recognition of the applicable amateur sports 

organization as a national governing body shall cease to have force 

or effect.’’. 

(b) TECHNICAL AND CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.—The table of 

sections for chapter 2205 of title 36, United States Code, is 

amended— 

(1) by striking the second item relating to subchapter III 

(relating to the United States Center for SafeSport), as added 

by section 202 of the Protecting Young Victims from Sexual 

Abuse and Safe Sport Authorization Act of 2017 (Public Law 

115–126; 132 Stat. 320) and inserting the following: 

‘‘SUBCHAPTER IV—UNITED STATES CENTER FOR SAFESPORT’’; AND

(2) by adding at the end the following: 

‘‘SUBCHAPTER V—DISSOLUTION OF BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF CORPORATION AND

TERMINATION OF RECOGNITION OF NATIONAL GOVERNING BODIES

‘‘220551. Definitions. 

‘‘220552. Dissolution of board of directors of corporation and termination of recognition of national governing bodies.’’. 

(c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by this section 

shall take effect on the date that is 1 year after the date of 

the enactment of this Act. 

SEC. 6. MODIFICATIONS TO UNITED STATES OLYMPIC AND 

PARALYMPIC COMMITTEE. 

(a) PURPOSES OF THE CORPORATION.—Section 220503 of title 

36, United States Code, is amended— 

(1) in paragraph (9), by inserting ‘‘and access to’’ after 

‘‘development of’’; 

(2) in paragraph (14), by striking ‘‘; and’’ and inserting 

a semicolon; 

(3) in paragraph (15), by striking the period at the end 

and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 

(4) by adding at the end the following: 
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‘‘(16) to effectively oversee the national governing bodies 

with respect to compliance with and implementation of the 

policies and procedures of the corporation, including policies 

and procedures on the establishment of a safe environment 

in sports as described in paragraph (15).’’. 

(b) MEMBERSHIP AND REPRESENTATION.—Section 220504 of title 

36, United States Code, is amended— 

(1) in subsection (a), by inserting ‘‘, and membership shall 

be available only to national governing bodies’’ before the period 

at the end; 

(2) in subsection (b), by amending paragraph (2) to read 

as follows: 

‘‘(2) amateur athletes who are actively engaged in amateur 

athletic competition or who have represented the United States 

in international amateur athletic competition, including 

through provisions that— 

‘‘(A) establish and maintain an Athletes’ Advisory 

Council; 

‘‘(B) ensure that the chair of the Athletes’ Advisory 

Council, or the designee of the chair, holds voting power 

on the board of directors of the corporation and in the 

committees and entities of the corporation; 

‘‘(C) require that— 

‘‘(i) not less than 1⁄3 of the membership of the 

board of directors of the corporation shall be composed 

of, and elected by, such amateur athletes; and 

‘‘(ii) not less than 20 percent of the membership 

of the board of directors of the corporation shall be 

composed of amateur athletes who— 

‘‘(I) are actively engaged in representing the 

United States in international amateur athletic 

competition; or 

‘‘(II) have represented the United States in 

international amateur athletic competition during 

the preceding 10-year period; and 

‘‘(D) ensure that the membership and voting power 

held by such amateur athletes is not less than 1⁄3 of the 

membership and voting power held in the board of directors 

of the corporation and in the committees and entities of 

the corporation, including any panel empowered to resolve 

grievances;’’; and 

(3) by adding at the end the following: 

‘‘(c) CONFLICT OF INTEREST.—An athlete who represents athletes under subsection (b)(2) shall not be employed by the Center, 

or serve in a capacity that exercises decision-making authority 

on behalf of the Center, during the 2-year period beginning on 

the date on which the athlete ceases such representation. 

‘‘(d) CERTIFICATION REQUIREMENTS.—The bylaws of the corporation shall include a description of all generally applicable certification requirements for membership in the corporation.’’. 

(c) DUTIES.— 

(1) IN GENERAL.—Section 220505 of title 36, United States 

Code, is amended— 

(A) in the section heading, by striking ‘‘Powers’’ and 

inserting ‘‘Powers and duties’’; and 

(B) by adding at the end the following: 

‘‘(d) DUTIES.— 
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‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The duty of the corporation to amateur 

athletes includes the adoption, effective implementation, and 

enforcement of policies and procedures designed— 

‘‘(A) to immediately report to law enforcement and 

the Center any allegation of child abuse of an amateur 

athlete who is a minor; 

‘‘(B) to ensure that each national governing body has 

in place policies and procedures to report immediately any 

allegation of child abuse of an amateur athlete, consistent 

with— 

‘‘(i) the policies and procedures developed under 

subparagraph (C) of section 220541(a)(1); and 

‘‘(ii) the requirement described in paragraph (2)(A) 

of section 220542(a); and 

‘‘(C) to ensure that each national governing body and 

the corporation enforces temporary measures and sanctions 

issued pursuant to the authority of the Center. 

‘‘(2) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in this subsection 

shall be construed to preempt or otherwise abrogate the duty 

of care of the corporation under State law or the common 

law.’’. 

(2) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—The table of sections for 

chapter 2205 of title 36, United States Code, is amended by 

striking the item relating to section 220505 and inserting the 

following: 

‘‘220505. Powers and duties.’’. 

(d) RESTRICTIONS.— 

(1) POLICY WITH RESPECT TO ASSISTING MEMBERS OR FORMER

MEMBERS IN OBTAINING JOBS.—Section 220507 of title 36, 

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

following: 

‘‘(c) POLICY WITH RESPECT TO ASSISTING MEMBERS OR FORMER

MEMBERS IN OBTAINING JOBS.—The corporation shall develop 1 

or more policies that prohibit any individual who is an employee, 

contractor, or agent of the corporation from assisting a member 

or former member in obtaining a new job (except the routine transmission of administrative and personnel files) if the individual 

knows that such member or former member violated the policies 

or procedures of the Center related to sexual misconduct or was 

convicted of a crime involving sexual misconduct with a minor 

in violation of applicable law.’’. 

(2) POLICY WITH RESPECT TO TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF

EMPLOYMENT.— 

(A) IN GENERAL.—Section 220507 of title 36, United 

States Code, as amended by paragraph (1), is further 

amended by adding at the end the following: 

‘‘(d) POLICY REGARDING TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF EMPLOYMENT.—The corporation shall establish a policy— 

‘‘(1) not to disperse bonus or severance pay to any individual named as a subject of an ethics investigation by the 

ethics committee of the corporation, until such individual is 

cleared of wrongdoing by such investigation; and 

‘‘(2) that provides that— 

‘‘(A) if the ethics committee determines that an individual has violated the policies of the corporation— 
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‘‘(i) the individual is no longer entitled to bonus 

or severance pay previously withheld; and 

‘‘(ii) the compensation committee of the corporation 

may reduce or cancel the withheld bonus or severance 

pay; and 

‘‘(B) in the case of an individual who is the subject 

of a criminal investigation, the ethics committee shall 

investigate the individual.’’. 

(B) APPLICABILITY.—The amendment made by subparagraph (A) shall not apply to any term of employment for 

the disbursement of bonus or severance pay that is in 

effect as of the day before the date of the enactment of 

this Act. 

(e) RESOLUTION OF DISPUTES AND PROTECTING ABUSE VICTIMS

FROM RETALIATION.—Section 220509 of title 36, United States Code, 

is amended— 

(1) in subsection (a), in the first sentence, by inserting 

‘‘complaints of retaliation or’’ after ‘‘relating to’’; 

(2) by amending subsection (b) to read as follows: 

‘‘(b) OFFICE OF THE ATHLETE OMBUDS.— 

‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The corporation shall hire and provide 

salary, benefits, and administrative expenses for an ombudsman and support staff for athletes. 

‘‘(2) DUTIES.—The Office of the Athlete Ombuds shall— 

‘‘(A) provide independent advice to athletes at no cost 

about the applicable provisions of this chapter and the 

constitution and bylaws of the corporation, national governing bodies, international sports federations, the International Olympic Committee, the International Paralympic 

Committee, and the Pan-American Sports Organization, 

and with respect to the resolution of any dispute involving 

the opportunity of an amateur athlete to participate in 

the Olympic Games, the Paralympic Games, the Pan-American Games, the Parapan American Games, world championship competition or other protected competition as 

defined in the constitution and bylaws of the corporation; 

‘‘(B) assist in the resolution of athlete concerns; 

‘‘(C) provide independent advice to athletes with 

respect to— 

‘‘(i) the role, responsibility, authority, and jurisdiction of the Center; and 

‘‘(ii) the relative value of engaging legal counsel; 

and 

‘‘(D) report to the Athletes’ Advisory Council on a regular basis. 

‘‘(3) HIRING PROCEDURES; VACANCY; TERMINATION.— 

‘‘(A) HIRING PROCEDURES.—The procedure for hiring 

the ombudsman for athletes shall be as follows: 

‘‘(i) The Athletes’ Advisory Council shall provide 

the corporation’s executive director with the name of 

1 qualified person to serve as ombudsman for athletes. 

‘‘(ii) The corporation’s executive director shall 

immediately transmit the name of such person to the 

corporation’s executive committee. 

‘‘(iii) The corporation’s executive committee shall 

hire or not hire such person after fully considering 
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the advice and counsel of the Athletes’ Advisory 

Council. 

‘‘(B) VACANCY.—If there is a vacancy in the position 

of the ombudsman for athletes, the nomination and hiring 

procedure set forth in this paragraph shall be followed 

in a timely manner. 

‘‘(C) TERMINATION.—The corporation may terminate 

the employment of an individual serving as ombudsman 

for athletes only if— 

‘‘(i) the termination is carried out in accordance 

with the applicable policies and procedures of the corporation; 

‘‘(ii) the termination is initially recommended to 

the corporation’s executive committee by either the 

corporation’s executive director or by the Athletes’ 

Advisory Council; and 

‘‘(iii) the corporation’s executive committee fully 

considers the advice and counsel of the Athletes’ 

Advisory Council prior to deciding whether or not to 

terminate the employment of such individual. 

‘‘(4) CONFIDENTIALITY.— 

‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The Office of the Athlete Ombuds 

shall maintain as confidential any information communicated or provided to the Office of the Athlete Ombuds 

in confidence in any matter involving the exercise of the 

official duties of the Office of the Athlete Ombuds. 

‘‘(B) EXCEPTION.—The Office of the Athlete Ombuds 

may disclose information described in subparagraph (A) 

as necessary to resolve or mediate a dispute, with the 

permission of the parties involved. 

‘‘(C) JUDICIAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEEDINGS.— 

‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—The ombudsman and the staff 

of the Office of the Athlete Ombuds shall not be compelled to testify or produce evidence in any judicial 

or administrative proceeding with respect to any 

matter involving the exercise of the duties of the Office 

of the Athlete Ombuds. 

‘‘(ii) WORK PRODUCT.—Any memorandum, work 

product, notes, or case file of the Office of the Athlete 

Ombuds— 

‘‘(I) shall be confidential; and 

‘‘(II) shall not be— 

‘‘(aa) subject to discovery, subpoena, or 

any other means of legal compulsion; or 

‘‘(bb) admissible as evidence in a judicial 

or administrative proceeding. 

‘‘(D) APPLICABILITY.—The confidentiality requirements 

under this paragraph shall not apply to information 

relating to— 

‘‘(i) applicable federally mandated reporting 

requirements; 

‘‘(ii) a felony personally witnessed by a member 

of the Office of the Athlete Ombuds; 

‘‘(iii) a situation, communicated to the Office of 

the Athlete Ombuds, in which an individual is at 

imminent risk of serious harm; or 

‘‘(iv) a congressional subpoena. 
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‘‘(E) DEVELOPMENT OF POLICY.— 

‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days after 

the date of the enactment of the Empowering Olympic, 

Paralympic, and Amateur Athletes Act of 2020, the 

Office of the Athlete Ombuds shall develop and publish 

in the Federal Register a confidentiality and privacy 

policy consistent with this paragraph. 

‘‘(ii) DISTRIBUTION.—The Office of the Athlete 

Ombuds shall distribute a copy of the policy developed 

under clause (i) to— 

‘‘(I) employees of the national governing 

bodies; and 

‘‘(II) employees of the corporation. 

‘‘(iii) PUBLICATION BY NATIONAL GOVERNING

BODIES.—Each national governing body shall— 

‘‘(I) publish the policy developed under clause 

(i) on the internet website of the national governing body; and 

‘‘(II) communicate to amateur athletes the 

availability of the policy. 

‘‘(5) PROHIBITION ON RETALIATION.—No employee, contractor, agent, volunteer, or member of the corporation shall 

take or threaten to take any action against an athlete as 

a reprisal for disclosing information to or seeking assistance 

from the Office of the Athlete Ombuds. 

‘‘(6) INDEPENDENCE IN CARRYING OUT DUTIES.—The board 

of directors of the corporation or any other member or employee 

of the corporation shall not prevent or prohibit the Office of 

the Athlete Ombuds from carrying out any duty or responsibility under this section.’’; and 

(3) by adding at the end the following: 

‘‘(c) RETALIATION.— 

‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The corporation, the national governing 

bodies, or any officer, employee, contractor, subcontractor, or 

agent of the corporation or a national governing body may 

not retaliate against any protected individual as a result of 

any communication, including the filing of a formal complaint, 

by a protected individual or a parent or legal guardian of 

the protected individual relating to an allegation of physical 

abuse, sexual harassment, or emotional abuse. 

‘‘(2) DISCIPLINARY ACTION.—If the corporation finds that 

an employee of the corporation or a national governing body 

has retaliated against a protected individual, the corporation 

or national governing body, as applicable, shall immediately 

terminate the employment of, or suspend without pay, such 

employee. 

‘‘(3) DAMAGES.— 

‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—With respect to a protected individual the corporation finds to have been subject to retaliation, the corporation may award damages, including damages for pain and suffering and reasonable attorney fees. 

‘‘(B) REIMBURSEMENT FROM NATIONAL GOVERNING

BODY.—In the case of a national governing body found 

to have retaliated against a protected individual, the corporation may demand reimbursement from the national 

governing body for damages paid by the corporation under 

subparagraph (A).’’. 
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(f) REPORTS AND AUDITS.— 

(1) IN GENERAL.—Section 220511 of title 36, United States 

Code, is amended to read as follows: 

‘‘§ 220511. Reports and audits 

‘‘(a) REPORT.— 

‘‘(1) SUBMISSION TO PRESIDENT AND CONGRESS.—Not less 

frequently than annually, the corporation shall submit simultaneously to the President and to each House of Congress a 

detailed report on the operations of the corporation for the 

preceding calendar year. 

‘‘(2) MATTERS TO BE INCLUDED.—Each report required by 

paragraph (1) shall include the following: 

‘‘(A) A comprehensive description of the activities and 

accomplishments of the corporation during such calendar 

year. 

‘‘(B) Data concerning the participation of women, disabled individuals, and racial and ethnic minorities in the 

amateur athletic activities and administration of the corporation and national governing bodies. 

‘‘(C) A description of the steps taken to encourage 

the participation of women, disabled individuals, and racial 

minorities in amateur athletic activities. 

‘‘(D) A description of any lawsuit or grievance filed 

against the corporation, including any dispute initiated 

under this chapter. 

‘‘(E) The agenda and minutes of any meeting of the 

board of directors of the corporation that occurred during 

such calendar year. 

‘‘(F) A report by the compliance committee of the corporation that, with respect to such calendar year— 

‘‘(i) identifies— 

‘‘(I) the areas in which the corporation has 

met compliance standards; and 

‘‘(II) the areas in which the corporation has 

not met compliance standards; and 

‘‘(ii) assesses the compliance of each member of 

the corporation and provides a plan for improvement, 

as necessary. 

‘‘(G) A detailed description of any complaint of retaliation made during such calendar year, including the entity 

involved, the number of allegations of retaliation, and the 

outcome of such allegations. 

‘‘(3) PUBLIC AVAILABILITY.—The corporation shall make 

each report under this subsection available to the public on 

an easily accessible internet website of the corporation. 

‘‘(b) AUDIT.— 

‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Not less frequently than annually, the 

financial statements of the corporation for the preceding fiscal 

year shall be audited in accordance with generally accepted 

auditing standards by— 

‘‘(A) an independent certified public accountant; or 

‘‘(B) an independent licensed public accountant who 

is certified or licensed by the regulatory authority of a 

State or a political subdivision of a State. 
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‘‘(2) LOCATION.—An audit under paragraph (1) shall be 

conducted at the location at which the financial statements 

of the corporation normally are kept. 

‘‘(3) ACCESS.—An individual conducting an audit under 

paragraph (1) shall be given full access to— 

‘‘(A) all records and property owned or used by the 

corporation, as necessary to facilitate the audit; and 

‘‘(B) any facility under audit for the purpose of verifying 

transactions, including any balance or security held by 

a depository, fiscal agent, or custodian. 

‘‘(4) REPORT.— 

‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days after the 

end of the fiscal year for which an audit is carried out, 

the auditor shall submit a report on the audit to the 

Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of 

the Senate, the Committee on the Judiciary of the House 

of Representatives, and the chair of the Athletes’ Advisory 

Council. 

‘‘(B) MATTERS TO BE INCLUDED.—Each report under 

subparagraph (A) shall include the following for the 

applicable fiscal year: 

‘‘(i) Any statement necessary to present fairly the 

assets, liabilities, and surplus or deficit of the corporation. 

‘‘(ii) An analysis of the changes in the amounts 

of such assets, liabilities, and surplus or deficit. 

‘‘(iii) A detailed statement of the income and 

expenses of the corporation, including the results of 

any trading, manufacturing, publishing, or other 

commercial endeavor. 

‘‘(iv) A detailed statement of the amounts spent 

on stipends and services for athletes. 

‘‘(v) A detailed statement of the amounts spent 

on compensation and services for executives and 

administration officials of the corporation, including 

the 20 employees of the corporation who receive the 

highest amounts of compensation. 

‘‘(vi) A detailed statement of the amounts allocated 

to the national governing bodies. 

‘‘(vii) Such comments and information as the 

auditor considers necessary to inform Congress of the 

financial operations and condition of the corporation. 

‘‘(viii) Recommendations relating to the financial 

operations and condition of the corporation. 

‘‘(ix) A description of any financial conflict of 

interest (including a description of any recusal or other 

mitigating action taken), evaluated in a manner consistent with the policies of the corporation, of— 

‘‘(I) a member of the board of directors of the 

corporation; or 

‘‘(II) any senior management personnel of the 

corporation. 

‘‘(C) PUBLIC AVAILABILITY.— 

‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—The corporation shall make each 

report under this paragraph available to the public 

on an easily accessible internet website of the corporation. 
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‘‘(ii) PERSONALLY IDENTIFIABLE INFORMATION.—A 

report made available under clause (i) shall not include 

the personally identifiable information of any individual.’’. 

(2) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—The table of sections for 

chapter 2205 of title 36, United States Code, is amended by 

striking the item relating to section 220511 and inserting the 

following: 

‘‘220511. Reports and audits.’’. 

(g) ANNUAL AMATEUR ATHLETE SURVEY.— 

(1) IN GENERAL.—Subchapter I of chapter 2205 of title 

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

the following: 

‘‘§ 220513. Annual amateur athlete survey 

‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—Not less frequently than annually, the corporation shall cause an independent third-party organization, under 

contract, to conduct an anonymous survey of amateur athletes 

who are actively engaged in amateur athletic competition with 

respect to— 

‘‘(1) their satisfaction with the corporation and the 

applicable national governing body; and 

‘‘(2) the behaviors, attitudes, and feelings within the corporation and the applicable national governing body relating 

to sexual harassment and abuse. 

‘‘(b) CONSULTATION.—A contract under subsection (a) shall 

require the independent third-party organization to develop the 

survey in consultation with the Center. 

‘‘(c) PROHIBITION ON INTERFERENCE.—If the corporation or a 

national governing body makes any effort to undermine the 

independence of, introduce bias into, or otherwise influence a survey 

under subsection (a), such activity shall be reported immediately 

to Congress. 

‘‘(d) PUBLIC AVAILABILITY.— The corporation shall make the 

results of each such survey available to the public on an internet 

website of the corporation.’’. 

(2) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—The table of sections for 

chapter 2205 of title 36, United States Code, is amended by 

inserting after the item relating to 220512 the following: 

‘‘220513. Annual amateur athlete survey.’’. 

SEC. 7. MODIFICATIONS TO NATIONAL GOVERNING BODIES. 

(a) CERTIFICATION OF NATIONAL GOVERNING BODIES.— 

(1) IN GENERAL.—Section 220521 of title 36, United States 

Code, is amended— 

(A) in the section heading, by striking ‘‘Recognition 

of amateur sports organizations as national governing bodies’’ and inserting ‘‘Certification of national 

governing bodies’’; 

(B) by amending subsection (a) to read as follows: 

‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—With respect to each sport included on the 

program of the Olympic Games, the Paralympic Games, the PanAmerican Games, or the Parapan American Games, the corporation— 
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‘‘(1) may certify as a national governing body an amateur 

sports organization, a high-performance management organization, or a paralympic sports organization that files an application and is eligible for such certification under section 220522; 

and 

‘‘(2) may not certify more than 1 national governing body.’’; 

(C) in subsection (b), by striking ‘‘recognizing’’ and 

inserting ‘‘certifying’’; 

(D) in subsection (c), by striking ‘‘recognizing’’ and 

inserting ‘‘certifying’’; and 

(E) by amending subsection (d) to read as follows: 

‘‘(d) REVIEW OF CERTIFICATION.—Not later than 8 years after 

the date of the enactment of the Empowering Olympic, Paralympic, 

and Amateur Athletes Act of 2020, and not less frequently than 

once every 4 years thereafter, the corporation— 

‘‘(1) shall review all matters related to the continued certification of an organization as a national governing body; 

‘‘(2) may take action the corporation considers appropriate, 

including placing conditions on the continued certification of 

an organization as a national governing body; 

‘‘(3) shall submit to Congress a summary report of each 

review under paragraph (1); and 

‘‘(4) shall make each such summary report available to 

the public.’’. 

(2) TECHNICAL AND CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.— 

(A) Chapter 2205 of title 36, United States Code, is 

amended— 

(i) in section 220504(b), by amending paragraph 

(1) to read as follows: 

‘‘(1) national governing bodies, including through provisions 

that establish and maintain a National Governing Bodies’ 

Council that is composed of representatives of the national 

governing bodies who are selected by their boards of directors 

or other governing boards to ensure effective communication 

between the corporation and the national governing bodies;’’; 

(ii) in section 220512, by striking ‘‘or paralympic 

sports organization’’; 

(iii) in section 220522— 

(I) by striking subsection (b); and 

(II) in subsection (a)— 

(aa) by striking ‘‘recognized’’ each place 

it appears and inserting ‘‘certified’’; 

(bb) by striking ‘‘recognition’’ each place 

it appears and inserting ‘‘certification’’; 

(cc) in paragraph (6), by striking ‘‘the 

Olympic Games or the Pan-American Games’’ 

and inserting ‘‘the Olympic Games, the 

Paralympic Games, the Pan-American Games, 

or the Parapan American Games’’; 

(dd) in paragraph (11)— 

(AA) in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by inserting ‘‘, high-performance management organization, or 

paralympic sports organization’’ after 

‘‘amateur sports organization’’; and 
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(BB) in subparagraph (B), by striking 

‘‘amateur sports’’ and inserting 

‘‘applicable’’; 

(ee) in paragraph (14), by striking ‘‘or the 

Pan-American Games’’ and inserting ‘‘the PanAmerican Games, or the Parapan American 

Games’’; and 

(ff) by striking the subsection designation 

and heading and all that follows through ‘‘An 

amateur sports organization’’ and inserting 

‘‘An amateur sports organization, a highperformance management organization, or a 

paralympic sports organization’’; 

(iv) in section 220524, by striking ‘‘amateur sports’’ 

each place it appears; 

(v) in section 220528— 

(I) by striking ‘‘recognition’’ each place it 

appears and inserting ‘‘certification’’; 

(II) by striking ‘‘recognize’’ each place it 

appears and inserting ‘‘certify’’; and 

(III) in subsection (g), in the subsection 

heading, by striking ‘‘RECOGNITION’’ and inserting 

‘‘CERTIFICATION’’; 

(vi) in section 220531— 

(I) by striking ‘‘, each national governing body, 

and each paralympic sports organization’’ each 

place it appears and inserting ‘‘and each national 

governing body’’; and 

(II) in subsection (c)(2), by striking ‘‘each 

paralympic sports organization,’’; 

(vii) in section 220541(d)(3), by striking subparagraph (C); 

(viii) in section 220542— 

(I) by striking ‘‘or paralympic sports organization’’ each place it appears; and 

(II) in subsection (a)(2)— 

(aa) in subparagraph (A), in the matter 

preceding clause (i), by striking ‘‘, a paralympic 

sports organization,’’; 

(bb) in subparagraph (E), by striking ‘‘or 

a paralympic sports organization of each 

national governing body and paralympic sports 

organization’’; and 

(cc) in subparagraph (F)(i)— 

(AA) by striking ‘‘, or an adult’’ and 

inserting ‘‘or an adult’’; 

(BB) by striking ‘‘, paralympic sports 

organization,’’; and 

(CC) by striking ‘‘, paralympic sports 

organizations,’’. 

(B) The table of sections for chapter 2205 of title 36, 

United States Code, is amended by striking the item 

relating to section 220521 and inserting the following: 

‘‘220521. Certification of national governing bodies.’’. 
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(b) ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS WITH RESPECT TO GOVERNING

BOARDS.—Section 220522 of title 36, United States Code, as 

amended by subsection (a)(2), is further amended— 

(1) in paragraph (2), by inserting ‘‘, including the ability 

to provide and enforce required athlete protection policies and 

procedures’’ before the semicolon; 

(2) in paragraph (4)(B)— 

(A) by striking ‘‘conducted in accordance with the 

Commercial Rules of the American Arbitration Association’’ 

and inserting ‘‘which arbitration under this paragraph shall 

be conducted in accordance with the standard commercial 

arbitration rules of an established major national provider 

of arbitration and mediation services based in the United 

States and designated by the corporation with the concurrence of the Athletes’ Advisory Council and the National 

Governing Bodies’ Council’’; and 

(B) by striking ‘‘Commercial Rules of Arbitration’’ and 

inserting ‘‘standard commercial rules of arbitration of such 

designated provider’’; 

(3) in paragraph (5), in the matter preceding subparagraph 

(A), by inserting ‘‘except with respect to the oversight of the 

organization,’’ after ‘‘sport,’’; 

(4) by redesignating paragraphs (10) through (15) as paragraphs (11) through (16), respectively; 

(5) by inserting after paragraph (9) the following: 

‘‘(10) ensures that the selection criteria for individuals and 

teams that represent the United States are— 

‘‘(A) fair, as determined by the corporation in consultation with the national governing bodies, the Athletes’ 

Advisory Council, and the United States Olympians and 

Paralympians Association; 

‘‘(B) clearly articulated in writing and properly communicated to athletes in a timely manner; and 

‘‘(C) consistently applied, using objective and subjective 

criteria appropriate to the applicable sport;’’; 

(6) by striking paragraph (13), as so redesignated, and 

inserting the following: 

‘‘(13) demonstrates, based on guidelines approved by the 

corporation, the Athletes’ Advisory Council, and the National 

Governing Bodies’ Council, that— 

‘‘(A) its board of directors and other such governing 

boards have established criteria and election procedures 

for, and maintain among their voting members, individuals 

who— 

‘‘(i) are elected by amateur athletes; and 

‘‘(ii) are actively engaged in amateur athletic competition, or have represented the United States in 

international amateur athletic competition, in the sport 

for which certification is sought; 

‘‘(B) any exception to such guidelines by such organization has been approved by— 

‘‘(i) the corporation; and 

‘‘(ii) the Athletes’ Advisory Council; and 

‘‘(C) the voting power held by such individuals is not 

less than 1⁄3 of the voting power held by its board of 

directors and other such governing boards;’’; 
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(7) in paragraph (15), as so redesignated, by striking ‘‘; 

and’’ and inserting a semicolon; 

(8) in paragraph (16), as so redesignated, by striking the 

period at the end and inserting a semicolon; and 

(9) by adding at the end the following: 

‘‘(17) commits to submitting annual reports to the corporation that include, for each calendar year— 

‘‘(A) a description of the manner in which the organization— 

‘‘(i) carries out the mission to promote a safe 

environment in sports that is free from abuse of amateur athletes (including emotional, physical, and sexual 

abuse); and 

‘‘(ii) addresses any sanctions or temporary measures required by the Center; 

‘‘(B) a description of any cause of action or complaint 

filed against the organization that was pending or settled 

during the preceding calendar year; and 

‘‘(C) a detailed statement of— 

‘‘(i) the income and expenses of the organization; 

and 

‘‘(ii) the amounts expended on stipends, bonuses, 

and services for amateur athletes, organized by the 

level and gender of the amateur athletes; 

‘‘(18) commits to meeting any minimum standard or 

requirement set forth by the corporation; and 

‘‘(19) provides protection from retaliation to protected 

individuals.’’. 

(c) GENERAL DUTIES OF NATIONAL GOVERNING BODIES.—Section 

220524 of title 36, United States Code, is amended— 

(1) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘For 

the sport’’ and inserting the following: 

‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—For the sport’’; 

(2) in subsection (a), as so designated— 

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

a semicolon; 

(B) in paragraph (9), by striking the period at the 

end and inserting a semicolon; and 

(C) by adding at the end the following: 

‘‘(10) develop 1 or more policies that prohibit any individual 

who is an employee, contractor, or agent of the national governing body from assisting a member or former member in 

obtaining a new job (except for the routine transmission of 

administrative and personnel files) if the individual knows 

that such member or former member violated the policies or 

procedures of the Center related to sexual misconduct or was 

convicted of a crime involving sexual misconduct with a minor 

in violation of applicable law or the policies or procedures 

of the Center; 

‘‘(11) promote a safe environment in sports that is free 

from abuse of any amateur athlete, including emotional, physical, and sexual abuse; 

‘‘(12) take care to promote a safe environment in sports 

using information relating to any temporary measure or sanction issued pursuant to the authority of the Center; 

‘‘(13) immediately report to law enforcement any allegation 

of child abuse of an amateur athlete who is a minor; and 
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‘‘(14) have in place policies and procedures to report immediately any allegation of child abuse of an amateur athlete, 

consistent with— 

‘‘(A) the policies and procedures developed under 

subparagraph (C) of section 220541(a)(1); and 

‘‘(B) the requirement described in paragraph (2)(A) of 

section 220542(a).’’; and 

(3) by adding at the end the following: 

‘‘(b) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in this section shall 

be construed to preempt or otherwise abrogate the duty of care 

of a national governing body under State law or the common law.’’. 

(d) ELIMINATION OF EXHAUSTION OF REMEDIES REQUIREMENT.— 

Section 220527 of title 36, United States Code, is amended— 

(1) by striking subsection (b); 

(2) in subsection (c), by striking ‘‘If the corporation’’ and 

all that follows through ‘‘subsection (b)(1) of this section, it’’ 

and inserting ‘‘The corporation’’; and 

(3) by redesignating subsections (c) and (d) as subsections 

(b) and (c), respectively. 

(e) ARBITRATION OF CORPORATION DETERMINATIONS.—Section 

220529(a) of title 36, United States Code, is amended by striking 

‘‘any regional office of the American Arbitration Association’’ and 

inserting ‘‘the arbitration and mediation provider designated by 

the corporation under section 220522(a)(4)’’. 

(f) ENSURE LIMITATIONS ON COMMUNICATIONS ARE INCLUDED

IN LIMITATIONS ON INTERACTIONS.—Section 220530(a) of title 36, 

United States Code, is amended— 

(1) in paragraph (2), by inserting ‘‘, including communications,’’ after ‘‘interactions’’; and 

(2) in paragraph (4), by striking ‘‘makes’’ and all that 

follows through the period at the end and inserting the following: ‘‘makes— 

‘‘(A) a report under paragraph (1); or 

‘‘(B) any other report relating to abuse of any amateur 

athlete, including emotional, physical, and sexual abuse.’’. 

SEC. 8. MODIFICATIONS TO UNITED STATES CENTER FOR SAFESPORT. 

(a) DESIGNATION OF UNITED STATES CENTER FOR SAFESPORT.— (1) IN GENERAL.—Section 220541 of title 36, United States 

Code, is amended— 

(A) in the section heading by striking ‘‘SAFE SPORT’’ 

and inserting ‘‘SAFESPORT’’; 

(B) by amending subsection (a) to read as follows: 

‘‘(a) DUTIES OF CENTER.— 

‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The United States Center for SafeSport 

shall— 

‘‘(A) serve as the independent national safe sport 

organization and be recognized worldwide as the independent national safe sport organization for the United 

States; 

‘‘(B) exercise jurisdiction over the corporation and each 

national governing body with regard to safeguarding amateur athletes against abuse, including emotional, physical, 

and sexual abuse, in sports; 

‘‘(C) maintain an office for education and outreach 

that shall develop training, oversight practices, policies, 

and procedures to prevent the abuse, including emotional, 
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physical, and sexual abuse, of amateur athletes participating in amateur athletic activities through national governing bodies; 

‘‘(D) maintain an office for response and resolution 

that shall establish mechanisms that allow for the 

reporting, investigation, and resolution, pursuant to subsection (c), of alleged sexual abuse in violation of the Center’s policies and procedures; 

‘‘(E) ensure that the mechanisms under subparagraph 

(D) provide fair notice and an opportunity to be heard 

and protect the privacy and safety of complainants; 

‘‘(F) maintain an office for compliance and audit that 

shall— 

‘‘(i) ensure that the national governing bodies and 

the corporation implement and follow the policies and 

procedures developed by the Center to prevent and 

promptly report instances of abuse of amateur athletes, 

including emotional, physical, and sexual abuse; and 

‘‘(ii) establish mechanisms that allow for the 

reporting and investigation of alleged violations of such 

policies and procedures; 

‘‘(G) publish and maintain a publicly accessible internet 

website that contains a comprehensive list of adults who 

are barred by the Center; and 

‘‘(H) ensure that any action taken by the Center against 

an individual under the jurisdiction of the Center, including 

an investigation, the imposition of sanctions, and any other 

disciplinary action, is carried out in a manner that provides 

procedural due process to the individual, including, at a 

minimum— 

‘‘(i) the provision of written notice of the allegations 

against the individual; 

‘‘(ii) a right to be represented by counsel or other 

advisor; 

‘‘(iii) an opportunity to be heard during the investigation; 

‘‘(iv) in a case in which a violation is found, a 

reasoned written decision by the Center; and 

‘‘(v) the ability to challenge, in a hearing or 

through arbitration, interim measures or sanctions 

imposed by the Center. 

‘‘(2) RULES OF CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in this subsection 

shall be construed— 

‘‘(A) to preclude the Center from imposing interim 

measures or sanctions on an individual before an opportunity for a hearing or arbitration; 

‘‘(B) to require the Center to meet a burden of proof 

higher than the preponderance of the evidence; 

‘‘(C) to give rise to a claim under State law or to 

create a private right of action; or 

‘‘(D) to render the Center a state actor.’’; 

(C) in subsection (b), by striking ‘‘subsection (a)(3)’’ 

and inserting ‘‘subsection (a)(1)(C)’’; 

(D) in subsection (d), as amended by section 7(a)(2)— 

(i) in paragraph (3), by inserting after subparagraph (B) the following: 

‘‘(C) the corporation;’’; 
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(ii) by redesignating paragraph (3) as paragraph 

(4); and 

(iii) by inserting after paragraph (2) the following: 

‘‘(3) REMOVAL TO FEDERAL COURT.— 

‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Any civil action brought in a State 

court against the Center relating to the responsibilities 

of the Center under this section, section 220542, or section 

220543, shall be removed, on request by the Center, to 

the district court of the United States in the district in 

which the action was brought, and such district court shall 

have original jurisdiction over the action without regard 

to the amount in controversy or the citizenship of the 

parties involved. 

‘‘(B) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in this chapter 

shall be construed to create a private right of action.’’; 

and 

(E) by adding at the end the following: 

‘‘(e) TRAINING MATERIALS.—The office for education and outreach referred to in subsection (a)(1)(C) shall— 

‘‘(1) develop training materials for specific audiences, 

including coaches, trainers, doctors, young children, adolescents, adults, and individuals with disabilities; and 

‘‘(2) not less frequently than every 3 years, update such 

training materials. 

‘‘(f) INDEPENDENCE.— 

‘‘(1) PROHIBITION WITH RESPECT TO FORMER EMPLOYEES AND

BOARD MEMBERS.—A former employee or board member of the 

corporation or a national governing body shall not work or 

volunteer at the Center during the 2-year period beginning 

on the date on which the former employee or board member 

ceases employment with the corporation or national governing 

body. 

‘‘(2) ATHLETES SERVING ON BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF

NATIONAL GOVERNING BODY.— 

‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—An athlete serving on the board 

of directors of a national governing body who is not otherwise employed by the national governing body, may volunteer at, or serve in an advisory capacity to, the Center. 

‘‘(B) INELIGIBILITY FOR EMPLOYMENT.—An athlete who 

has served on the board of directors of a national governing 

body shall not be eligible for employment at the Center 

during the 2-year period beginning on the date on which 

the athlete ceases to serve on such board of directors. 

‘‘(3) CONFLICTS OF INTEREST.—An executive or attorney 

for the Center shall be considered to have an inappropriate 

conflict of interest if the executive or attorney also represents 

the corporation or a national governing body. 

‘‘(4) INVESTIGATIONS.— 

‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The corporation and the national 

governing bodies shall not interfere in, or attempt to influence the outcome of, an investigation. 

‘‘(B) REPORT.—In the case of an attempt to interfere 

in, or influence the outcome of, an investigation, not later 

than 72 hours after such attempt, the Center shall submit 

to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate and the Committee on Energy and 
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Commerce and the Committee on the Judiciary of the 

House of Representatives a report describing the attempt. 

‘‘(C) WORK PRODUCT.— 

‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—Any decision, report, memorandum, work product, notes, or case file of the 

Center— 

‘‘(I) shall be confidential; and 

‘‘(II) shall not be subject to discovery, subpoena, or any other means of legal compulsion 

in any civil action in which the Center is not 

a party to the action. 

‘‘(ii) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in this 

subparagraph shall be construed to prohibit the Center 

from providing work product described in clause (i) 

to a law enforcement agency for the purpose of 

assisting in a criminal investigation. 

‘‘(g) FUNDING.— 

‘‘(1) MANDATORY PAYMENTS.— 

‘‘(A) FISCAL YEAR 2021.—On January 4, 2021, the corporation shall make a mandatory payment of $20,000,000 

to the Center for operating costs of the Center for fiscal 

year 2021. 

‘‘(B) SUBSEQUENT FISCAL YEARS.—For fiscal year 2022 

and each fiscal year thereafter, the corporation shall make 

a mandatory payment of $20,000,000 to the Center not 

later than the close of business on the first regular business 

day in January. 

‘‘(2) FUNDS FROM NATIONAL GOVERNING BODIES.—The corporation may use funds received from 1 or more national governing bodies to make a mandatory payment required by paragraph (1). 

‘‘(3) FAILURE TO COMPLY.— 

‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The Center may file a lawsuit to 

compel payment under paragraph (1). 

‘‘(B) PENALTY.—For each day of late or incomplete payment of a mandatory payment under paragraph (1) after 

January 1 of the applicable year, the Center shall be 

allowed to recover from the corporation an additional 

$20,000. 

‘‘(4) ACCOUNTABILITY.— 

‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Amounts transferred to the Center 

by the corporation or a national governing body shall be 

used, in accordance with section 220503(15), primarily for 

the purpose of carrying out the duties and requirements 

under sections 220541 through 220543 with respect to the 

investigation and resolution of allegations of sexual misconduct, or other misconduct, made by amateur athletes. 

‘‘(B) USE OF FUNDS.— 

‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—Of the amounts made available 

to the Center by the corporation or a national governing body in a fiscal year for the purpose described 

in section 220503(15)— 

‘‘(I) not less than 50 percent shall be used 

for processing the investigation and resolution of 

allegations described in subparagraph (A); and 
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‘‘(II) not more than 10 percent may be used 

for executive compensation of officers and directors 

of the Center. 

‘‘(ii) RESERVE FUNDS.— 

‘‘(I) IN GENERAL.—If, after the Center uses 

the amounts as allocated under clause (i), the 

Center does not use the entirety of the remaining 

amounts for the purpose described in subparagraph (A), the Center may retain not more than 

25 percent of such amounts as reserve funds. 

‘‘(II) RETURN OF FUNDS.—The Center shall 

return to the corporation and national governing 

bodies any amounts, proportional to the contributions of the corporation and national governing 

bodies, that remain after the retention described 

in subclause (I). 

‘‘(iii) LOBBYING AND FUNDRAISING.—Amounts made 

available to the Center under this paragraph may not 

be used for lobbying or fundraising expenses. 

‘‘(h) COMPLIANCE AUDITS.— 

‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Not less frequently than annually, the 

Center shall carry out an audit of the corporation and each 

national governing body— 

‘‘(A) to assess compliance with policies and procedures 

developed under this subchapter; and 

‘‘(B) to ensure that consistent training relating to the 

prevention of child abuse is provided to all staff of the 

corporation and national governing bodies who are in regular contact with amateur athletes and members who are 

minors subject to parental consent. 

‘‘(2) CORRECTIVE MEASURES.— 

‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The Center may impose on the corporation or a national governing body a corrective measure 

to achieve compliance with the policies and procedures 

developed under this subchapter or the training requirement described in paragraph (1)(B). 

‘‘(B) INCLUSIONS.—A corrective measure imposed under 

subparagraph (A) may include the implementation of an 

athlete safety program or specific policies, additional 

compliance audits or training, and the imposition of a 

probationary period. 

‘‘(C) ENFORCEMENT.— ‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—On request by the Center, the 

corporation shall— 

‘‘(I) enforce any corrective measure required 

under subparagraph (A); and 

‘‘(II) report the status of enforcement with 

respect to a national governing body within a 

reasonable timeframe. 

‘‘(ii) METHODS.—The corporation may enforce a 

corrective measure through any means available to 

the corporation, including by withholding funds from 

a national governing body, limiting the participation 

of the national governing body in corporation events, 

and decertifying a national governing body. 

‘‘(iii) EFFECT OF NONCOMPLIANCE.—If the corporation fails to enforce a corrective measure within 72 
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hours of a request under clause (i), the Center may 

submit to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 

Transportation of the Senate and the Committee on 

Energy and Commerce and the Committee on the 

Judiciary of the House of Representatives a report 

describing the noncompliance. 

‘‘(3) ANNUAL REPORT.— 

‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Not less frequently than annually, 

the Center shall submit to Congress a report on the findings 

of the audit under paragraph (1) for the preceding year 

and the status of any corrective measures imposed as a 

result of the audit. 

‘‘(B) PUBLIC AVAILABILITY.— 

‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—Each report under subparagraph 

(A) shall be made available to the public. 

‘‘(ii) PERSONALLY IDENTIFIABLE INFORMATION.—A 

report made available to the public shall not include 

the personally identifiable information of any individual. 

‘‘(i) REPORTS TO CORPORATION.—Not later than 30 days after 

the end of each calendar quarter that begins after the date of 

the enactment of the Empowering Olympic, Paralympic, and Amateur Athletes Act of 2020, the Center shall submit to the corporation 

a statement of the following: 

‘‘(1) The number and nature of misconduct complaints 

referred to the Center, by sport. 

‘‘(2) The number and type of pending misconduct complaints 

under investigation by the Center. 

‘‘(3) The number of misconduct complaints for which an 

investigation was terminated or otherwise closed by the Center. 

‘‘(4) The number of such misconduct complaints reported 

to law enforcement agencies by the Center for further investigation. 

‘‘(5) The number of discretionary cases accepted or declined 

by the Center, by sport. 

‘‘(6) The average time required for resolution of such cases 

and misconduct complaints. 

‘‘(7) Information relating to the educational activities and 

trainings conducted by the office of education and outreach 

of the Center during the preceding quarter, including the 

number of educational activities and trainings developed and 

provided. 

‘‘(j) CERTIFICATIONS OF INDEPENDENCE.— 

‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days after the end 

of a fiscal year, the Comptroller General of the United States 

shall make available to the public a certification relating to 

the Center’s independence from the corporation. 

‘‘(2) ELEMENTS.—A certification required by paragraph (1) 

shall include the following: 

‘‘(A) A finding of whether a violation of a prohibition 

on employment of former employees or board members 

of the corporation under subsection (f) has occurred during 

the year preceding the certification. 

‘‘(B) A finding of whether an executive or attorney 

for the Center has had an inappropriate conflict of interest 

during that year. 
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‘‘(C) A finding of whether the corporation has interfered 

in, or attempted to influence the outcome of, an investigation by the Center. 

‘‘(D) Any recommendations of the Comptroller General 

for resolving any potential risks to the Center’s independence from the corporation. 

‘‘(3) AUTHORITY OF COMPTROLLER GENERAL.— 

‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The Comptroller General may take 

such reasonable steps as, in the view of the Comptroller 

General, are necessary to be fully informed about the operations of the corporation and the Center. 

‘‘(B) SPECIFIC AUTHORITIES.—The Comptroller General 

shall have— 

‘‘(i) access to, and the right to make copies of, 

any and all nonprivileged books, records, accounts, correspondence, files, or other documents or electronic 

records, including emails, of officers, agents, and 

employees of the Center or the corporation; and 

‘‘(ii) the right to interview any officer, employee, 

agent, or consultant of the Center or the corporation. 

‘‘(C) TREATMENT OF PRIVILEGED INFORMATION.—If, 

under this subsection, the Comptroller General seeks access 

to information contained within privileged documents or 

materials in the possession of the Center or the corporation, 

the Center or the corporation, as the case may be, shall, 

to the maximum extent practicable, provide the Comptroller General with the information without compromising 

the applicable privilege.’’. 

(2) TECHNICAL AND CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.— 

(A) Subchapter IV of chapter 2205 of title 36, United 

States Code, as redesignated by section 5(a)(1), is amended 

in the subchapter heading by striking ‘‘SAFE SPORT’’ and 

inserting ‘‘SAFESPORT’’. 

(B) The table of sections for chapter 2205 of title 36, 

United States Code, is amended by striking the item 

relating to section 220541 and inserting the following: 

‘‘220541. Designation of United States Center for SafeSport.’’. 

(b) ADDITIONAL DUTIES OF CENTER.—Section 220542 of title 

36, United States Code, is amended— 

(1) in the section heading, by striking the period at the 

end; and 

(2) in subsection (a)— 

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

a semicolon; and 

(B) in paragraph (2)— 

(i) in subparagraph (A), by striking clauses (i) and 

(ii) and inserting the following: 

‘‘(i) law enforcement consistent with section 226 

of the Victims of Child Abuse Act of 1990 (34 U.S.C. 

20341); and 

‘‘(ii) the Center, whenever such members or adults 

learn of facts leading them to suspect reasonably that 

an amateur athlete who is a minor has suffered an 

incident of child abuse;’’; 

(ii) by redesignating subparagraphs (B) through 

(F) as subparagraphs (E) through (I), respectively; 
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(iii) by inserting after subparagraph (A) the following: 

‘‘(B) a requirement that the Center shall immediately 

report to law enforcement consistent with section 226 of 

the Victims of Child Abuse Act of 1990 (34 U.S.C. 20341) 

any allegation of child abuse of an amateur athlete who 

is a minor, including any report of such abuse submitted 

to the Center by a minor or by any person who is not 

otherwise required to report such abuse; 

‘‘(C) 1 or more policies that prohibit any individual 

who is an employee, contractor, or agent of the Center 

from assisting a member or former member in obtaining 

a new job (except for the routine transmission of administrative and personnel files) if the individual knows that 

such member or former member violated the policies or 

procedures of the Center related to sexual misconduct or 

was convicted of a crime involving sexual misconduct with 

a minor in violation of applicable law; 

‘‘(D) a requirement that the Center, including any 

officer, agent, attorney, or staff member of the Center, 

shall not take any action to notify an alleged perpetrator 

of abuse of an amateur athlete of any ongoing investigation 

or accusation unless— 

‘‘(i) the Center has reason to believe an imminent 

hazard will result from failing to so notify the alleged 

perpetrator; or 

‘‘(ii) law enforcement— 

‘‘(I) authorizes the Center to take such action; 

or 

‘‘(II) declines or fails to act on, or fails to 

respond to the Center with respect to, the allegation within 72 hours after the time at which the 

Center reports to law enforcement under subparagraph (B);’’; 

(iv) in subparagraph (F), as so redesignated, by 

inserting ‘‘, including communications,’’ after ‘‘interactions’’; 

(v) by amending subparagraph (G), as so redesignated, to read as follows: 

‘‘(G) procedures to prohibit retaliation by the corporation or any national governing body against any individual 

who makes— 

‘‘(i) a report under subparagraph (A) or (E); or 

‘‘(ii) any other report relating to abuse of any amateur athlete, including emotional, physical, and sexual 

abuse;’’; 

(vi) in subparagraph (H), as so redesignated, by 

striking ‘‘; and’’ and inserting a semicolon; 

(vii) in subparagraph (I), as so redesignated, by 

striking the period at the end of clause (ii) and 

inserting a semicolon; and 

(viii) by adding at the end the following: 

‘‘(J) a prohibition on the use in a decision of the Center 

under section 220541(a)(1)(D) of any evidence relating to 

other sexual behavior or the sexual predisposition of the 

alleged victim, or the admission of any such evidence in 
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arbitration, unless the probative value of the use or admission of such evidence, as determined by the Center or 

the arbitrator, as applicable, substantially outweighs the 

danger of— 

‘‘(i) any harm to the alleged victim; and 

‘‘(ii) unfair prejudice to any party; and 

‘‘(K) training for investigators on appropriate methods 

and techniques for ensuring sensitivity toward alleged victims during interviews and other investigative activities.’’. 

(c) RECORDS, AUDITS, AND REPORTS.—Section 220543 of title 

36, United States Code, is amended— 

(1) by striking subsection (b) and inserting the following: 

‘‘(b) AUDITS AND TRANSPARENCY.— 

‘‘(1) ANNUAL AUDIT.— 

‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Not less frequently than annually, 

the financial statements of the Center for the preceding 

fiscal year shall be audited by an independent auditor 

in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles— 

‘‘(i) to ensure the adequacy of the internal controls 

of the Center; and 

‘‘(ii) to prevent waste, fraud, or misuse of funds 

transferred to the Center by the corporation or the 

national governing bodies. 

‘‘(B) LOCATION.—An audit under subparagraph (A) 

shall be conducted at the location at which the financial 

statements of the Center normally are kept. 

‘‘(C) REPORT.—Not later than 180 days after the date 

on which an audit under subparagraph (A) is completed, 

the independent auditor shall issue an audit report. 

‘‘(D) CORRECTIVE ACTION PLAN.— 

‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—On completion of the audit 

report under subparagraph (C) for a fiscal year, the 

Center shall prepare, in a separate document, a corrective action plan that responds to any corrective action 

recommended by the independent auditor. 

‘‘(ii) MATTERS TO BE INCLUDED.—A corrective 

action plan under clause (i) shall include the following 

for each such corrective action: 

‘‘(I) The name of the person responsible for 

the corrective action. 

‘‘(II) A description of the planned corrective 

action. 

‘‘(III) The anticipated completion date of the 

corrective action. 

‘‘(IV) In the case of a recommended corrective 

action based on a finding in the audit report with 

which the Center disagrees, or for which the 

Center determines that corrective action is not 

required, an explanation and a specific reason for 

noncompliance with the recommendation. 

‘‘(2) ACCESS TO RECORDS AND PERSONNEL.—With respect 

to an audit under paragraph (1), the Center shall provide 

the independent auditor access to all records, documents, and 

personnel and financial statements of the Center necessary 

to carry out the audit. 

‘‘(3) PUBLIC AVAILABILITY.— 
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‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The Center shall make available 

to the public on an easily accessible internet website of 

the Center— 

‘‘(i) each audit report under paragraph (1)(C); 

‘‘(ii) the Internal Revenue Service Form 990 of 

the Center for each year, filed under section 501(c) 

of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986; and 

‘‘(iii) the minutes of the quarterly meetings of the 

board of directors of the Center. 

‘‘(B) PERSONALLY IDENTIFIABLE INFORMATION.—An 

audit report or the minutes made available under subparagraph (A) shall not include the personally identifiable 

information of any individual. 

‘‘(4) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.—For purposes of this subsection, the Center shall be considered a private entity. 

‘‘(c) REPORT.—The Center shall submit an annual report to 

Congress, including— 

‘‘(1) a strategic plan with respect to the manner in which 

the Center shall fulfill its duties under sections 220541 and 

220542; 

‘‘(2) a detailed description of the efforts made by the Center 

to comply with such strategic plan during the preceding year; 

‘‘(3) any financial statement necessary to present fairly 

the assets, liabilities, and surplus or deficit of the Center for 

the preceding year; 

‘‘(4) an analysis of the changes in the amounts of such 

assets, liabilities, and surplus or deficit during the preceding 

year; 

‘‘(5) a detailed description of Center activities, including— 

‘‘(A) the number and nature of misconduct complaints 

referred to the Center; 

‘‘(B) the total number and type of pending misconduct 

complaints under investigation by the Center; 

‘‘(C) the number of misconduct complaints for which 

an investigation was terminated or otherwise closed by 

the Center; and 

‘‘(D) the number of such misconduct complaints 

reported to law enforcement agencies by the Center for 

further investigation; 

‘‘(6) a detailed description of any complaint of retaliation 

made during the preceding year by an officer or employee 

of the Center or a contractor or subcontractor of the Center 

that includes— 

‘‘(A) the number of such complaints; and 

‘‘(B) the outcome of each such complaint; 

‘‘(7) information relating to the educational activities and 

trainings conducted by the office of education and outreach 

of the Center during the preceding year, including the number 

of educational activities and trainings developed and provided; 

and 

‘‘(8) a description of the activities of the Center. 

‘‘(d) DEFINITIONS.—In this section— 

‘‘(1) ‘audit report’ means a report by an independent auditor 

that includes— 

‘‘(A) an opinion or a disclaimer of opinion that presents 

the assessment of the independent auditor with respect 

to the financial records of the Center, including whether 
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such records are accurate and have been maintained in 

accordance with generally accepted accounting principles; 

‘‘(B) an assessment of the internal controls used by 

the Center that describes the scope of testing of the internal 

controls and the results of such testing; and 

‘‘(C) a compliance assessment that includes an opinion 

or a disclaimer of opinion as to whether the Center has 

complied with the terms and conditions of subsection (b); 

and 

‘‘(2) ‘independent auditor’ means an independent certified 

public accountant or independent licensed public accountant, 

certified or licensed by a regulatory authority of a State or 

a political subdivision of a State, who meets the standards 

specified in generally accepted accounting principles.’’. 

SEC. 9. EXEMPTION FROM AUTOMATIC STAY IN BANKRUPTCY CASES. 

Section 362(b) of title 11, United States Code, is amended— 

(1) in paragraph (27), by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end; 

(2) in paragraph (28), by striking the period at the end 

and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 

(3) by inserting after paragraph (28) the following: 

‘‘(29) under subsection (a)(1) of this section, of any action 

by— 

‘‘(A) an amateur sports organization, as defined in 

section 220501(b) of title 36, to replace a national governing 

body, as defined in that section, under section 220528 

of that title; or 

‘‘(B) the corporation, as defined in section 220501(b) 

of title 36, to revoke the certification of a national governing 

body, as defined in that section, under section 220521 

of that title.’’. 

SEC. 10. ENHANCED CHILD ABUSE REPORTING. 

Section 226(c)(9) of the Victims of Child Abuse Act of 1990 

(34 U.S.C. 20341(c)(9)) is amended— 

(1) by striking ‘‘adult who is authorized’’ and inserting 

the following: ‘‘adult who— 

‘‘(A) is authorized’’; 

(2) in subparagraph (A), as so designated, by inserting 

‘‘or’’ after the semicolon at the end; and 

(3) by adding at the end the following: 

‘‘(B) is an employee or representative of the United 

States Center for SafeSport;’’. 

SEC. 11. COMMISSION ON THE STATE OF U.S. OLYMPICS AND 

PARALYMPICS. 

(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—There is established within the legislative 

branch a commission, to be known as the ‘‘Commission on the 

State of U.S. Olympics and Paralympics’’ (referred to in this section 

as the ‘‘Commission’’). 

(b) COMPOSITION.— 

(1) IN GENERAL.—The Commission shall be composed of 

16 members, of whom— 

(A) 4 members shall be appointed by the chairman 

of the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate; 
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(B) 4 members shall be appointed by the ranking 

member of the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 

Transportation of the Senate; 

(C) 4 members shall be appointed by the chairman 

of the Committee on Energy and Commerce of the House 

of Representatives; and 

(D) 4 members shall be appointed by the ranking 

member of the Committee on Energy and Commerce of 

the House of Representatives. 

(2) CO-CHAIRS.—Of the members of the Commission— 

(A) 1 co-chair shall be designated by the chairman 

of the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate; and 

(B) 1 co-chair shall be designated by the chairman 

of the Committee on Energy and Commerce of the House 

of Representatives. 

(3) QUALIFICATIONS.— 

(A) IN GENERAL.—Each member appointed to the 

Commission shall have the following qualifications: 

(i) Experience in 1 or more of the following: 

(I) Amateur, Olympic and Paralympic, or 

professional athletics. 

(II) Elite athletic coaching. 

(III) Public service relating to sports. 

(IV) Professional advocacy for increased 

minority participation in sports. 

(V) Olympic and Paralympic sports administration or professional sports administration. 

(ii) Expertise in bullying prevention and the promotion of a healthy organizational culture. 

(B) OLYMPIC OR PARALYMPIC ATHLETES.—Not fewer 

than 8 members appointed under paragraph (1) shall be 

current or former Olympic or Paralympic athletes. 

(c) INITIAL MEETING.—Not later than 30 days after the date 

on which the last member is appointed under paragraph (1), the 

Commission shall hold an initial meeting. 

(d) QUORUM.—11 members of the Commission shall constitute 

a quorum. 

(e) NO PROXY VOTING.—Proxy voting by members of the 

Commission shall be prohibited. 

(f) STAFF.—The co-chairs of the Commission shall appoint an 

executive director of the Commission, and such staff as appropriate, 

with compensation. 

(g) PUBLIC HEARINGS.—The Commission shall hold 1 or more 

public hearings. 

(h) TRAVEL EXPENSES.—Members of the Commission shall serve 

without pay, but shall receive travel expenses in accordance with 

sections 5702 and 5703 of title 5, United States Code. 

(i) DUTIES OF COMMISSION.— 

(1) STUDY.— 

(A) IN GENERAL.—The Commission shall conduct a 

study on matters relating to the state of United States 

participation in the Olympic and Paralympic Games. 

(B) MATTERS STUDIED.—The study under subparagraph 

(A) shall include— 
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(i) a review of the most recent reforms undertaken 

by the United States Olympic and Paralympic Committee; 

(ii) a description of proposed reforms to the structure of the United States Olympic and Paralympic 

Committee; 

(iii) an assessment as to whether the board of 

directors of the United States Olympic and Paralympic 

Committee includes diverse members, including athletes; 

(iv) an assessment of United States athlete participation levels in the Olympic and Paralympic Games; 

(v) a description of the status of any United States 

Olympic and Paralympic Committee licensing arrangement; 

(vi) an assessment as to whether the United States 

is achieving the goals for the Olympic and Paralympic 

Games set by the United States Olympic and 

Paralympic Committee; 

(vii) an analysis of the participation in amateur 

athletics of— 

(I) women; 

(II) disabled individuals; and 

(III) minorities; 

(viii) a description of ongoing efforts by the United 

States Olympic and Paralympic Committee to recruit 

the Olympic and Paralympic Games to the United 

States; 

(ix) an evaluation of the functions of the national 

governing bodies (as defined in section 220501 of title 

36, United States Code) and an analysis of the responsiveness of the national governing bodies to athletes 

with respect to the duties of the national governing 

bodies under section 220524(a)(3) of title 36, United 

States Code; and 

(x) an assessment of the finances and the financial 

organization of the United States Olympic and 

Paralympic Committee. 

(2) REPORT.— 

(A) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 270 days after the 

date of the enactment of this Act, the Commission shall 

submit to Congress a report on the results of the study 

conducted under paragraph (1), including a detailed statement of findings, conclusions, recommendations, and suggested policy changes. 

(B) PUBLIC AVAILABILITY.—The report required by 

subparagraph (A) shall be made available to the public 

on an internet website of the United States Government 

that is available to the public. 

(j) POWERS OF COMMISSION.— 

(1) SUBPOENA AUTHORITY.—The Commission may subpoena 

an individual the testimony of whom may be relevant to the 

purpose of the Commission. 

(2) FURNISHING INFORMATION.—On request by the executive 

director of the Commission, the head of a Federal agency shall 

furnish information to the Commission. 
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(k) TERMINATION OF COMMISSION.—The Commission shall 

terminate 90 days after the date on which the Commission submits 

the report under subsection (i)(2). 

(l) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There is authorized 

to be appropriated such sums as may be necessary to carry out 

this section. 

SEC. 12. SEVERABILITY. 

If any provision of this Act, or an amendment made by this 

Act, is determined to be unenforceable or invalid, the remaining 

provisions of this Act and the amendments made by this Act shall 

not be affected. 

Speaker of the House of Representatives. 

Vice President of the United States and

President of the Senate.