‘‘(i) comply, and ensure that all business 
partners of the institution comply, with the re-
quirements of sections 3, 5, 8, 9, and 10(a) of 
the College Athletes Bill of Rights; and 
‘‘(ii) not participate in any athletic con-
ference or athletic association that fails to com-
ply with such requirements.’’. 
(c) PRIVATE RIGHT OF ACTION.—A college athlete 
aggrieved by a violation of this Act, or a standard or rule 
established under this Act, may bring a civil action for 
all appropriate remedies in a Federal district court of com-
petent jurisdiction. 
(d) ACTIONS BY STATE.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—In any case in which the at-
torney general of a State, or such other official as 
the State may designate, has reason to believe that 
an interest of the residents of such State has been 
or is threatened or adversely affected by an act or 
practice in violation of this Act, or a standard or 
rule established under this Act, the State may bring 
a civil action on behalf of the residents of the State 
in an appropriate State court or a district court of 
the United States that is located in the State and 
has jurisdiction over the defendant— 
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(A) to enforce compliance with this Act or 
such standard or rule; and 
(B) for all appropriate remedies. 
(2) NOTICE.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—Before filing an action 
under this subsection or commencing any other 
administrative or regulatory proceeding to en-
force this Act, or a standard or rule established 
under this Act, the attorney general, official, or 
agency of the State involved shall provide to the 
Commission— 
(i) a written notice of such action or 
proceeding; and 
(ii) a copy of the complaint for such 
action or proceeding. 
(B) CONTENTS OF NOTICE.—The written 
notice required by subparagraph (A) shall in-
clude— 
(i) the identity of the parties; 
(ii) a description of the alleged facts 
underlying the action or proceeding; and 
(iii) an assessment as to whether 
there is a need to coordinate the prosecu-
tion of the action or proceeding so as not 
to interfere with any action or proceeding 
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undertaken by the Commission or a Fed-
eral agency. 
(C) COMMISSION RESPONSE.—On receiving 
notice under this paragraph of an action or pro-
ceeding under this subsection, the Commission 
shall have the right— 
(i) to intervene in the action or pro-
ceeding; 
(ii) upon so intervening— 
(I) to remove the action or pro-
ceeding to the appropriate United 
States district court, if the action or 
proceeding was not originally brought 
there; and 
(II) to be heard on all matters 
arising in the action or proceeding; 
and 
(iii) to appeal any order or judgment, 
to the same extent as any other party in 
the proceeding. 
(3) REGULATIONS.—The Commission shall pre-
scribe regulations to implement this subsection and, 
from time to time, provide guidance to further co-
ordinate actions with State attorneys general and 
other regulators. 
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(4) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in this 
subsection may be construed as altering, limiting, or 
affecting the authority of a State attorney general or 
any other regulatory or enforcement agency or au-
thority to bring an action or other regulatory pro-
ceeding arising solely under the law in effect in that 
State. 
(e) APPLICABILITY OF SPORTS AGENT RESPONSI-
BILITY
AND
TRUST
ACT
TO
COLLEGE
ATHLETE 
AGENTS.—Sections 3 through 5 of the Sports Agent Re-
sponsibility and Trust Act (15 U.S.C. 7802–7804) shall 
apply with respect to college athlete agents. 
(f) SOVEREIGN IMMUNITY.—The use or receipt by a 
State of Federal financial assistance for a work-study pro-
gram under section 3485 of title 38, United States Code, 
shall constitute a waiver of sovereign immunity, under the 
11th Amendment to the Constitution of the United States 
or any other law, to any suit brought by any college athlete 
aggrieved by a violation of this Act or by any enforcement 
action brought by the Commission, for legal, equitable, or 
other relief (including damages and injunctions) under 
this Act. 
SEC. 13. RULE OF CONSTRUCTION. 
Nothing in this Act may be construed to preempt, 
modify, limit, or supersede any State law or regulation re-
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lating to sports agents, attorneys, or other athlete rep-
resentatives. 
SEC. 14. SEVERABILITY. 
If any provision of this Act, an amendment made by 
this Act, or the application of such provision or amend-
ment to any person or circumstance is held to be unconsti-
tutional, the remainder of this Act and the amendments 
made by this Act, and the application of the provision or 
amendment to any other person or circumstance, shall not 
be affected. 
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