I 
115TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 5252 
To amend title 36, United States Code, to authorize a grant to protect 
young athletes from abuse, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MARCH 13, 2018 
Mr. POE of Texas (for himself, Ms. KUSTER of New Hampshire, Ms. 
FRANKEL of Florida, Mrs. BROOKS of Indiana, Mrs. DINGELL, Mr. DUN-
CAN of Tennessee, Mr. BURGESS, Mr. THOMAS J. ROONEY of Florida, 
Mr. UPTON, and Mr. BISHOP of Michigan) introduced the following bill; 
which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary 
A BILL 
To amend title 36, United States Code, to authorize a grant 
to protect young athletes from abuse, and for other purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Keep Young Athletes 
Safe Act of 2018’’. 
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SEC. 2. GRANT TO PROTECT YOUNG ATHLETES FROM 
ABUSE. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 2205 of title 36, United 
States Code, is amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘SUBCHAPTER III—GRANT TO KEEP YOUNG 
ATHLETES SAFE 
‘‘§ 220531. Grant to protect young athletes from abuse 
‘‘(a) AUTHORITY.—The Attorney General may award 
a grant to an eligible nonprofit nongovernmental entity in 
order to support oversight of the United States Olympic 
Committee, each national governing body, and each 
paralympic sports organization with regard to safe-
guarding amateur athletes against abuse, including emo-
tional, physical, and sexual abuse in sports. 
‘‘(b) APPLICATIONS.—To be eligible to receive a 
grant under this section, a nonprofit nongovernmental en-
tity shall submit an application to the Attorney General 
at such time, in such manner, and containing such infor-
mation as the Attorney General may require, including in-
formation that demonstrates that the entity has— 
‘‘(1) nationally recognized expertise in pre-
venting and investigating emotional, physical, and 
sexual abuse in the athletic programs of the United 
States Olympic Committee, each national governing 
body, and each paralympic sports organization; and 
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‘‘(2) the capacity to oversee regular and ran-
dom audits to ensure that the policies and proce-
dures used by the United States Olympic Com-
mittee, each national governing body, and each 
paralympic sports organization to prevent the abuse 
of an amateur athlete are followed correctly. 
‘‘(c) USE OF GRANT AMOUNT.—An entity that re-
ceives a grant under this section may use such funds— 
‘‘(1) to develop and test new training materials 
for emotional, physical, and sexual abuse prevention 
education in youth athletic programs; 
‘‘(2) for staff salaries, travel expenses, equip-
ment, printing, and other reasonable expenses nec-
essary to develop, maintain, and disseminate to the 
United States Olympic Committee, each national 
governing body, each paralympic sports organization, 
and other amateur sports organizations information 
about safeguarding amateur athletes against abuse, 
including emotional, physical, and sexual abuse in 
sports; and 
‘‘(3) to oversee the administration of the proce-
dures described in subsection (b)(2). 
‘‘(d) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.— 
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‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—There is authorized to be 
appropriated to carry out this section $2,500,000 for 
each of the fiscal years 2018 through 2022. 
‘‘(2) AVAILABILITY OF GRANT FUNDS.—Funds 
appropriated under this section shall remain avail-
able until expended.’’. 
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sections 
for chapter 2205 of title 36, United States Code, is 
amended by inserting after the item related to section 
220529 the following: 
‘‘SUBCHAPTER III—GRANT TO KEEP YOUNG ATHLETES SAFE 
‘‘220531. Grant to protect young athletes from abuse.’’. 
Æ 
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