I 
113TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 5100 
To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to require institutions of 
higher education to report revenue generated by each sports team, and 
for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JULY 14, 2014 
Mr. PRICE of North Carolina (for himself and Mr. PETRI) introduced the fol-
lowing bill; which was referred to the Committee on Education and the 
Workforce 
A BILL 
To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to require 
institutions of higher education to report revenue gen-
erated by each sports team, 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 ‘‘Standardization of Col-
legiate Oversight of Revenues and Expenditures Act’’ or 
‘‘SCORE Act’’. 
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SEC. 2. REPORTING BY INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER EDU-
CATION ON ATHLETIC REVENUE AND EX-
PENSES. 
Section 485(g) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 
(20 U.S.C. 1092(g)) is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (1), by adding at the end the 
following: 
‘‘(K) The amount of revenue generated by 
each of the following categories, disaggregated 
by each sports team, if applicable: 
‘‘(i) Ticket sales. 
‘‘(ii) Student fees. 
‘‘(iii) Distributions from any other 
intercollegiate athletic association, con-
ference, or tournament. 
‘‘(iv) Appearance guarantees and op-
tions. 
‘‘(v) Contributions from alumni and 
others. 
‘‘(vi) Compensation and benefits pro-
vided by third-party support. 
‘‘(vii) Concessions, programs, nov-
elties, and parking. 
‘‘(viii) Broadcast and media rights, 
reported separately for television, radio, 
internet, and print. 
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‘‘(vi) Recruiting. 
‘‘(vii) Equipment, uniforms, and sup-
plies. 
‘‘(viii) Fundraising. 
‘‘(ix) Marketing and promotion. 
‘‘(x) Game expenses. 
‘‘(xi) Medical. 
‘‘(xii) Membership dues. 
‘‘(xiii) Sports camps. 
‘‘(xiv) Spirit groups. 
‘‘(xv) Transfers to the institution. 
‘‘(xvi) Debt service payments. 
‘‘(xvii) Athletic facility maintenance 
and rental. 
‘‘(xviii) Indirect facilities and adminis-
trative support. 
‘‘(xix) Education and general expenses 
of the institution— 
‘‘(I) including instruction, re-
search, public service, academic sup-
port, student services, instructional 
support, and scholarships and fellow-
ships; and 
‘‘(II) which do not include ex-
penses with respect to auxiliary enter-
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prises, hospitals, or independent oper-
ations.’’; 
(2) in paragraph (5)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘the term’’ and inserting 
the following: 
‘‘(A) the term’’; 
(B) by striking the period at the end in-
serting ‘‘; and’’; and 
(C) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(B) the terms listed in each of the cat-
egories under subparagraphs (K) through (L) 
of paragraph (1) shall be defined by the Sec-
retary by regulation, developed in consultation 
with the Secretary of the Treasury and the task 
force described in paragraph (6)(A), and such 
definitions shall be updated in accordance with 
paragraph (6)(B).’’; and 
(3) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(6) TASK FORCE; DEFINITION UPDATES.— 
‘‘(A) TASK
FORCE.—The Secretary shall 
appoint a task force of nonprofit and higher 
education accounting experts, professionals, and 
organizations representing each of the fol-
lowing: 
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‘‘(i) Institutions of higher education 
that are members of division I of National 
Collegiate Athletic Association. 
‘‘(ii) Institutions of higher education 
that are members of division II of National 
Collegiate Athletic Association. 
‘‘(iii) Institutions of higher education 
that are members of division III of Na-
tional Collegiate Athletic Association. 
‘‘(B) UPDATING DEFINITIONS.—The Sec-
retary, on a biannual basis and in consultation 
with the task force described in subparagraph 
(A), shall review each definition under para-
graph (5)(B) and, if necessary, update such 
definition in accordance with generally accepted 
accounting principles or significant changes in 
the national system of intercollegiate athletics. 
‘‘(7) SPECIAL RULE.—An institution of higher 
education that submits the information described in 
subparagraphs (K) through (L) of paragraph (1) to 
an intercollegiate athletic association for an aca-
demic year, and such information is verified by an 
independent audit and certified by chancellor of the 
institution, may, in lieu of submitting such informa-
tion under paragraph (1), request such association 
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to directly submit such information to the Secretary 
on behalf of the institution for such academic year.’’. 
SEC. 3. PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS. 
Section 487(a) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 
(20 U.S.C. 1094(a)) is amended by adding at the end the 
following: 
‘‘(30)(A) An institution will not be a member of 
any intercollegiate athletic association or participate 
in any national intercollegiate athletics competition 
organized by any person, unless such association or 
person reports, on an annual basis, to the Secretary 
the following, disaggregated by sport, athletic event, 
or contract, as applicable: 
‘‘(i) Total generated revenue and 
amount of revenue generated by each of 
the following categories: 
‘‘(I) Total ticket sales. 
‘‘(II) Distributions from other 
intercollegiate athletic organization or 
person. 
‘‘(III) Cash contributions. 
‘‘(IV) Dues and other assess-
ments from member institutions of 
higher education. 
‘‘(V) Third-party support. 
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‘‘(VI) Merchandise. 
‘‘(VII) Concessions, programs, 
and novelties. 
‘‘(VIII) Broadcast and media 
rights, reported separately for tele-
vision, radio, internet, and print. 
‘‘(IX) Endowment and invest-
ment income, reported separately for 
each source of such income. 
‘‘(X) Other corporate sponsor-
ship. 
‘‘(XI) Royalties, advertising, and 
sponsorship. 
‘‘(XII) Net assets. 
‘‘(XIII) Direct government sup-
port, reported separately by State gov-
ernment, local government, or Federal 
Government. 
‘‘(XIV) Any other category deter-
mined appropriate by the Secretary. 
‘‘(ii) Amount of expenses attributable 
to each of the following categories: 
‘‘(I) Disbursements to institu-
tions of higher educations, athletic 
conferences, or other persons. 
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‘‘(II) Salaries and benefits. 
‘‘(III) Severance pay. 
‘‘(IV) Equipment, uniforms, and 
supplies. 
‘‘(V) Fundraising. 
‘‘(VI) Marketing and promotion. 
‘‘(VII) Game expenses. 
‘‘(VIII) Medical. 
‘‘(IX) Facility construction. 
‘‘(X) Facility maintenance and 
rental. 
‘‘(XI) Capital investment. 
‘‘(XII) Debt service payments. 
‘‘(XIII) Charitable donations. 
‘‘(XIV) Any other category deter-
mined appropriate by the Secretary. 
‘‘(iii) Executive compensation sched-
ules. 
‘‘(B) The Secretary shall— 
‘‘(i) define by regulation, developed in 
consultation with the Secretary of the 
Treasury and the task force described in 
section 485(g)(6)(A), the terms listed in 
each of the categories under subpara-
graphs (A); and 
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‘‘(ii) on a biannual basis and in con-
sultation with such task force, review each 
definition under clause (i) and, if nec-
essary, update such definition in accord-
ance with generally accepted accounting 
principles or significant changes in the na-
tional system of intercollegiate athletics.’’. 
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