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118TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 2532 

To establish a Commission on Men’s and Women’s Fairness in College Sports. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

APRIL 6, 2023 

Ms. SHERRILL (for herself and Ms. SALAZAR) introduced the following bill; 

which was referred to the Committee on Education and the Workforce 

A BILL 

To establish a Commission on Men’s and Women’s Fairness 

in College Sports. 

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 ‘‘Women in NCAA 

5 Sports Act’’. 

6 SEC. 2. ESTABLISHMENT. 

7 There is established a ‘‘Commission on Men’s and 

8 Women’s Fairness in College Sports’’ (in this Act referred 

9 to as the ‘‘Commission’’). 


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1 SEC. 3. DUTIES. 

2 (a) IN GENERAL.—The duties of the Commission 

3 shall be to— 

4 (1) compare how the National Collegiate Ath5 letic Association (in this Act referred to as the 

6 ‘‘NCAA’’) operates men’s and women’s champion7 ship tournaments across all sports and other stu8 dent-athlete programs with respect to the treatment 

9 of the participating men’s and women’s college 

10 sports teams; and 

11 (2) prepare and submit to Congress a report on 

12 its findings with recommendations on how the 

13 NCAA can improve the fair treatment of partici14 pating men’s and women’s teams in such champion15 ship tournaments and student-athlete programs. 

16 (b) CONTENT OF REPORT.—On a date that is not 

17 later than 18 months, and not earlier than 12 months, 

18 after the establishment of the Commission, and that is not 

19 earlier than 6 months after the last day of the Division 

20 I Men’s and Women’s Basketball Championships that take 

21 place during the life of the Commission, the Commission 

22 shall prepare and submit to Congress a report on— 

23 (1) the findings identified after— 

24 (A) studying and comparing the operations 

25 of the NCAA with respect to treatment of the 

26 men’s and women’s teams participating in the 


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1 championship tournaments across all sports and 

2 other student-athlete programs of the NCAA 

3 (including venues and equipment provided for 

4 games and practices, lodging and transpor5 tation, media contracts, licensees, sponsors, and 

6 other fulfillment partners who deliver essential 

7 elements of the tournaments, and overall budg8 ets); and 

9 (B) studying the constitution of the 

10 NCAA, and policies and practices of the NCAA 

11 that affect the fair treatment of participating 

12 men’s and women’s college sports teams, includ13 ing— 

14 (i) the promotion of objective and just 

15 treatment, advancement, equal oppor16 tunity, and access for women’s teams; 

17 (ii) the elimination of barriers that 

18 have prevented full participation of wom19 en’s teams; and 

20 (iii) the reduction of disparate out21 comes for women; 

22 (2) recommendations, based on such findings, 

23 on policy changes in the operations of the NCAA 

24 that could better promote and advance the fair 


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1 treatment described in paragraph (1)(B), including 

2 clauses (i) through (iii) of such paragraph (1)(B); 

3 (3) an assessment of whether the NCAA has 

4 acted on such recommendations or made other policy 

5 changes in its operations that affect such fair treat6 ment; and 

7 (4) an analysis of how the Federal Government 

8 supports the operations of the NCAA, and rec9 ommendations for improved Federal oversight of 

10 NCAA’s promotion of such fair treatment in its op11 erations, championship tournaments, and student12 athlete programs. 

13 (c) PROHIBITION.—The Commission may not review 

14 or make recommendations on the eligibility of any athlete 

15 to participate in men’s or women’s college sports teams 

16 or in NCAA programming. 

17 SEC. 4. MEMBERSHIP. 

18 (a) NUMBER AND APPOINTMENT.—The Commission 

19 shall be composed of 16 members, of which— 

20 (1) 4 members will be appointed by the Speaker 

21 of the House of Representatives, in consultation with 

22 the Chair of the Committee on Education and the 

23 Workforce of the House of Representatives; 

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1 sultation with the ranking minority member of the 

2 Committee on Education and the Workforce of the 

3 House of Representatives; 

4 (3) 4 members will be appointed by the major5 ity leader of the Senate, in consultation with the 

6 Chair of the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 

7 Transportation of the Senate; and 

8 (4) 4 members will be appointed by the minor9 ity leader of the Senate, in consultation with the 

10 ranking minority member of the Committee on Com11 merce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate. 

12 (b) QUALIFICATIONS.— 

13 (1) IN GENERAL.—An individual appointed to 

14 serve as a member of the Commission shall be an in15 dividual with experience or professional expertise in 

16 college sports, fair treatment of men’s and women’s 

17 college sports teams in NCAA operations, champion18 ship tournaments, or student-athlete programs, or 

19 compliance with title IX of the Education Amend20 ments of 1972 (20 U.S.C. 1681 et seq.). 

21 (2) SPECIAL CONSIDERATION.—In appointing a 

22 member of the Commission, special consideration 

23 shall be given to former college athletes, coaches, or 

24 athletic administrators. 


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1 (c) TERMS.—Each member of the Commission shall 

2 be appointed for the life of the Commission. 

3 (d) COMPENSATION.— 

4 (1) IN GENERAL.—Members of the Commission 

5 shall serve without pay. 

6 (2) TRAVEL EXPENSES.—Each member of the 

7 Commission shall receive travel expenses, including 

8 per diem in lieu of subsistence, in accordance with 

9 applicable provisions under subchapter I of chapter 

10 57 of title 5, United States Code. 

11 (e) QUORUM.—A simple majority of members of the 

12 Commission shall constitute a quorum but a lesser number 

13 may hold hearings. 

14 (f) CO-CHAIRS.—Two Commission Co-chairs shall be 

15 elected by the members of the Commission. 

16 (g) VACANCIES.—A vacancy on the Commission shall 

17 not affect the powers of the Commission, and such vacancy 

18 shall be filled in the same manner in which the original 

19 appointment was made. 

20 (h) MEETINGS.—The Commission shall have at least 

21 one public meeting at the call of the majority of its mem22 bers. Such meeting shall take place not later than 30 days 

23 after all members of the Commission are appointed under 

24 subsection (a). 


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1 SEC. 5. DIRECTOR; STAFF OF COMMISSION. 

2 (a) DIRECTOR.—The Commission shall have a Direc3 tor who shall be appointed by the Co-chairs, with the ap4 proval of the Commission. To the extent or in the amounts 

5 provided in advance in appropriation Acts the Director 

6 shall be paid at the rate of basic pay for level IV of the 

7 Executive Schedule. 

8 (b) STAFF.—Subject to rules agreed upon by the 

9 Commission, the Director may appoint and fix the pay of 

10 additional personnel as the Director considers appropriate. 

11 (c) APPLICABILITY OF CERTAIN CIVIL SERVICE

12 LAWS.—The Director and staff of the Commission may 

13 be appointed without regard to the provisions of title 5, 

14 United States Code, governing appointments in the com15 petitive service, and may be paid without regard to the 

16 provisions of chapter 51 and subchapter III of chapter 53 

17 of that title relating to classification and General Schedule 

18 pay rates, except that an individual so appointed may not 

19 receive pay in excess of the annual rate of basic pay for 

20 level IV of the Executive Schedule. 

21 (d) PERSONNEL AS FEDERAL EMPLOYEES.— 

22 (1) IN GENERAL.—The Director and any per23 sonnel of the Commission who are employees shall 

24 be employees under section 2105 of title 5, United 

25 States Code. 


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1 (2) MEMBERS OF COMMISSION.—Paragraph (1) 

2 shall not be construed to apply to members of the 

3 Commission. 

4 (e) EXPERTS AND CONSULTANTS.—Subject to rules 

5 prescribed by the Commission, the Commission may pro6 cure temporary and intermittent services under section 

7 3109(b) of title 5, United States Code, but at rates for 

8 individuals not to exceed the daily rate paid to a person 

9 occupying a position at level V of the Executive Schedule 

10 under section 5315 of title 5, United States Code. 

11 SEC. 6. POWERS OF COMMISSION. 

12 (a) HEARINGS AND SESSIONS.—The Commission 

13 may, for the purpose of carrying out this Act, hold public 

14 hearings, sit and act at times and places, take testimony, 

15 and receive evidence as the Commission considers appro16 priate. The Commission may administer oaths or affirma17 tions to witnesses appearing before it. A hearing or any 

18 portion of it may be closed to the public by a majority 

19 vote of the Commission. 

20 (b) POWERS OF MEMBERS AND AGENTS.—Any mem21 ber or agent of the Commission may, if authorized by the 

22 Commission, take any action which the Commission is au23 thorized to take by this section. 

24 (c) ASSISTANCE FROM FEDERAL AGENCIES.— 


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1 (1) GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION.— 

2 The Administrator of General Services shall provide 

3 to the Commission on a reimbursable basis adminis4 trative support and other services for the perform5 ance of the Commission’s functions. 

6 (2) OTHER DEPARTMENTS AND AGENCIES.—In 

7 addition to the assistance prescribed in paragraph 

8 (1), departments and agencies of the United States 

9 may provide to the Commission such services, funds, 

10 facilities, staff, and other support services as they 

11 may determine advisable and as may be authorized 

12 by law. 

13 (d) GIFTS.—The Commission may accept, use, and 

14 dispose of gifts or donations of services or property. 

15 (e) POSTAL SERVICES.—The Commission may use 

16 the United States mails in the same manner and under 

17 the same conditions as departments and agencies of the 

18 United States. 

19 (f) SUBPOENA POWER.— 

20 (1) IN GENERAL.—The Commission may issue 

21 subpoenas, in a case in which the majority of its 

22 members vote for the issuance of such a subpoena, 

23 requiring the attendance and testimony of witnesses 

24 and the production of any evidence relating to any 

25 matter under investigation by the Commission. The 


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1 attendance of witnesses and the production of evi2 dence may be required from any place within the 

3 United States at any designated place of hearing 

4 within the United States. 

5 (2) FAILURE TO OBEY A SUBPOENA.—If a per6 son refuses to obey a subpoena issued under para7 graph (1), the Commission may apply to a United 

8 States district court for an order requiring that per9 son to appear before the Commission to give testi10 mony, produce evidence, or both, relating to the 

11 matter under investigation. The application may be 

12 made within the judicial district where the hearing 

13 is conducted or where that person is found, resides, 

14 or transacts business. Any failure to obey the order 

15 of the court may be punished by the court as civil 

16 contempt. 

17 (3) SERVICE OF SUBPOENAS.—The subpoenas 

18 of the Commission shall be served in the manner 

19 provided for subpoenas issued by a United States 

20 district court under the Federal Rules of Civil Pro21 cedure for the United States district courts. 

22 (4) SERVICE OF PROCESS.—All process of any 

23 court to which application is made under paragraph 

24 (2) may be served in the judicial district in which 


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1 the person required to be served resides or may be 

2 found. 

3 (g) CONTRACT AUTHORITY.—To the extent or in the 

4 amounts provided in advance in appropriation Acts, the 

5 Commission may contract with and compensate govern6 ment and private agencies or persons to enable the Com7 mission to discharge its duties under this Act and other 

8 services, without regard to section 6101 of title 41, United 

9 States Code. 

10 SEC. 7. TERMINATION. 

11 (a) IN GENERAL.—The Commission, and all the au12 thorities of this Act, shall terminate 60 days after the date 

13 on which the report is submitted under section 3(b). 

14 (b) ADMINISTRATIVE ACTIVITIES BEFORE TERMI15 NATION.—The Commission may use the 60-day period re16 ferred to in subsection (a) for the purpose of concluding 

17 its activities, including providing testimony to committees 

18 of Congress concerning its report and disseminating the 

19 report. 

20 SEC. 8. FUNDING. 

21 (a) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There is 

22 authorized to be appropriated such sums as necessary to 

23 carry out this Act, of which— 

24 (1) 50 percent shall be derived from the appli25 cable accounts of the House of Representatives; and 


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1 (2) 50 percent shall be derived from the contin2 gent fund of the Senate. 

3 (b) DURATION OF AVAILABILITY.—Amounts made 

4 available to the Commission under subsection (a) shall re5 main available until the termination of the Commission. 

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