I 
116TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 7881 
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. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JULY 30, 2020 
Mr. TED LIEU of California (for himself, Mr. CURTIS, Ms. DEGETTE, Mrs. 
BROOKS of Indiana, Ms. KUSTER of New Hampshire, and Mr. BURGESS) 
introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the 
Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Education and Labor, for 
a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for 
consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the com-
mittee concerned 
A BILL 
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 Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
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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 ineffec-
tive oversight by USA Gymnastics and the United 
States Olympic Committee. 
(3) While the case of Larry Nassar is unprece-
dented in scale, the case is hardly the only recent in-
cident 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 inves-
tigation, 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 ex-
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isting statutory purposes and duty to protect ama-
teur 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 ad-
ditional amateur athletes during the period begin-
ning in the summer of 2015 and ending in Sep-
tember 2016. 
(7) 
Ending 
abuse 
in 
the 
Olympic 
and 
Paralympic movement requires enhanced oversight 
to ensure that the Olympic and Paralympic move-
ment does more to serve athletes and protect their 
voice and safety. 
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 fol-
lows: 
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‘‘(8) ‘national governing body’ means an ama-
teur sports organization, a high-performance man-
agement organization, or a paralympic sports orga-
nization 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 fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(4) ‘Athletes’ Advisory Council’ means the en-
tity established and maintained under section 
220504(b)(2)(A) that— 
‘‘(A) is composed of, and elected by, ama-
teur 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 re-
designated, the following: 
‘‘(10) ‘protected individual’ means any amateur 
athlete, coach, trainer, manager, administrator, or 
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official associated with the corporation or a national 
governing body; and 
‘‘(11) ‘retaliation’ means any adverse or dis-
criminatory action, or the threat of an adverse or 
discriminatory action, including removal from a 
training facility, reduced coaching or training, re-
duced meals or housing, and removal from competi-
tion, 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, adminis-
trator, or official associated with the corpora-
tion; 
‘‘(C) the Attorney General; 
‘‘(D) a Federal or State law enforcement 
authority; 
‘‘(E) the Equal Employment Opportunity 
Commission; or 
‘‘(F) Congress.’’. 
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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 
COM-
MITTEE’’ and inserting ‘‘UNITED STATES 
OLYMPIC 
AND 
PARALYMPIC 
COM-
MITTEE’’; 
(2) in section 220502, by amending subsection 
(c) to read as follows: 
‘‘(c) REFERENCES TO UNITED STATES OLYMPIC AS-
SOCIATION 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 Com-
mittee.’’; 
(3) in section 220503— 
(A) in paragraph (3), by striking ‘‘and the 
Pan-American Games’’ each place it appears 
and inserting ‘‘the Pan-American 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’’; 
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(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 
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(iii) in paragraph (4), by inserting 
‘‘ ‘Parapan American’,’’ after ‘‘ ‘Pan-Amer-
ican’,’’; 
(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 Pan-American Games’’ and inserting ‘‘the 
Pan-American Games, or the Parapan Amer-
ican 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 in-
serting ‘‘the Pan-American Games, and the Parapan 
American Games’’; 
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(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 Pan-Amer-
ican 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 chap-
ters 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’’. 
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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 des-
ignated 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 TERMI-
NATION 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 
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‘‘(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 cor-
poration 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 
‘‘(B)(i) the title is only as follows: ‘A joint 
resolution relating to terminating the recogni-
tion 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 
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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 cor-
poration 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 re-
spect 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 sub-
chapter III (relating to the United States Center for 
SafeSport), as added by section 202 of the Pro-
tecting Young Victims from Sexual Abuse and Safe 
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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: 
‘‘(16) to effectively oversee the national gov-
erning bodies with respect to compliance with and 
implementation of the policies and procedures of the 
corporation, including policies and procedures on the 
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establishment of a safe environment in sports as de-
scribed in paragraph (15).’’. 
(b) MEMBERSHIP AND REPRESENTATION.—Section 
220504 of title 36, United States Code, is amended— 
(1) in subsection (a), by inserting ‘‘, and mem-
bership 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 rep-
resented 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 enti-
ties of the corporation; 
‘‘(C) require that— 
‘‘(i) not less than 1⁄3 of the member-
ship of the board of directors of the cor-
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poration 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 ama-
teur athletes who— 
‘‘(I) are actively engaged in rep-
resenting the United States in inter-
national amateur athletic competition; 
or 
‘‘(II) 
have 
represented 
the 
United States in international ama-
teur athletic competition during the 
preceding 10-year period; and 
‘‘(D) ensure that the membership and vot-
ing power held by such amateur athletes is not 
less than 1⁄3 percent of the membership and 
voting power held in the board of directors of 
the corporation and in the committees and enti-
ties of the corporation, including any panel em-
powered to resolve grievances;’’; and 
(3) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(c) CONFLICT OF INTEREST.—An athlete who rep-
resents athletes under subsection (b)(2) shall not be em-
ployed by the Center, or serve in a capacity that exercises 
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decision-making authority on behalf of the Center, during 
the 2-year period beginning on the date on which the ath-
lete ceases such representation. 
‘‘(d) CERTIFICATION REQUIREMENTS.—The bylaws 
of the corporation shall include a description of all gen-
erally applicable certification requirements for member-
ship 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 du-
ties’’; and 
(B) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(d) DUTIES.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The duty of the corpora-
tion to amateur athletes includes the adoption, effec-
tive implementation, and enforcement of policies and 
procedures designed— 
‘‘(A) to immediately report to law enforce-
ment and the Center any allegation of child 
abuse of an amateur athlete who is a minor; 
‘‘(B) to ensure that each national gov-
erning body has in place policies and procedures 
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to report immediately any allegation of child 
abuse of an amateur athlete, consistent with— 
‘‘(i) the policies and procedures devel-
oped 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 gov-
erning body and the corporation enforces tem-
porary 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 oth-
erwise 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 MEM-
BERS OR FORMER MEMBERS IN OBTAINING JOBS.— 
Section 220507 of title 36, United States Code, is 
amended by adding at the end the following: 
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‘‘(c) POLICY WITH RESPECT TO ASSISTING MEM-
BERS OR FORMER MEMBERS IN OBTAINING JOBS.—The 
corporation shall develop one 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 trans-
mission of administrative and personnel files) if the indi-
vidual 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 para-
graph (1), is further amended by adding at the 
end the following: 
‘‘(d) POLICY REGARDING TERMS AND CONDITIONS 
OF EMPLOYMENT.—The corporation shall establish a pol-
icy— 
‘‘(1) not to disperse bonus or severance pay to 
any individual named as a subject of an ethics inves-
tigation by the ethics committee of the corporation, 
until such individual is cleared of wrongdoing by 
such investigation; and 
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‘‘(2) that provides that— 
‘‘(A) if the ethics committee determines 
that an individual has violated the policies of 
the corporation— 
‘‘(i) the individual is no longer enti-
tled 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 eth-
ics 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 ‘‘relat-
ing to’’; 
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(2) by amending subsection (b) to read as fol-
lows: 
‘‘(b) OFFICE OF THE ATHLETE OMBUDS.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The corporation shall hire 
and provide salary, benefits, and administrative ex-
penses for an ombudsman and support staff for ath-
letes. 
‘‘(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 Inter-
national Olympic Committee, the International 
Paralympic Committee, and the Pan-American 
Sports Organization, and with respect to the 
resolution of any dispute involving the oppor-
tunity 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; 
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‘‘(B) assist in the resolution of athlete con-
cerns; 
‘‘(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; TERMI-
NATION.— 
‘‘(A) HIRING
PROCEDURES.—The proce-
dure for hiring the ombudsman for athletes 
shall be as follows: 
‘‘(i) The Athletes’ Advisory Council 
shall provide the corporation’s executive di-
rector with the name of 1 qualified person 
to serve as ombudsman for athletes. 
‘‘(ii) The corporation’s executive di-
rector shall immediately transmit the name 
of such person to the corporation’s execu-
tive committee. 
‘‘(iii) The corporation’s executive com-
mittee shall hire or not hire such person 
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‘‘(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 re-
porting 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. 
‘‘(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 Of-
fice of the Athlete Ombuds shall develop 
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and publish in the Federal Register a con-
fidentiality 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 corpora-
tion. 
‘‘(iii) PUBLICATION
BY
NATIONAL 
GOVERNING BODIES.—Each national gov-
erning 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 em-
ployee, contractor, agent, volunteer, or member of 
the corporation shall take or threaten to take any 
action against an athlete as a reprisal for disclosing 
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information to or seeking assistance from the Office 
of the Athlete Ombuds. 
‘‘(6) INDEPENDENCE
IN
CARRYING
OUT
DU-
TIES.—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 Ath-
lete Ombuds from carrying out any duty or responsi-
bility under this section.’’; and 
(3) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(c) RETALIATION.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The corporation, the na-
tional governing bodies, or any officer, employee, 
contractor, subcontractor, or agent of the corpora-
tion or a national governing body may not retaliate 
against any protected individual as a result of any 
communication, including the filing of a formal com-
plaint, 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 na-
tional governing body has retaliated against a pro-
tected individual, the corporation or national gov-
erning body, as applicable, shall immediately termi-
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nate the employment of, or suspend without pay, 
such employee. 
‘‘(3) DAMAGES.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—With respect to a pro-
tected 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 de-
mand reimbursement from the national gov-
erning body for damages paid by the corpora-
tion under subparagraph (A).’’. 
(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
CON-
GRESS.—Not less frequently than annually, the cor-
poration shall submit simultaneously to the Presi-
dent and to each House of Congress a detailed re-
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port on the operations of the corporation for the pre-
ceding calendar year. 
‘‘(2) MATTERS TO BE INCLUDED.—Each report 
required by paragraph (1) shall include the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(A) A comprehensive description of the 
activities and accomplishments of the corpora-
tion during such calendar year. 
‘‘(B) Data concerning the participation of 
women, disabled individuals, and racial and eth-
nic minorities in the amateur athletic activities 
and administration of the corporation and na-
tional 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 griev-
ance 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 cor-
poration that occurred during such calendar 
year. 
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‘‘(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 cor-
poration has met compliance stand-
ards; and 
‘‘(II) the areas in which the cor-
poration 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 com-
plaint 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 avail-
able 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 
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for the preceding fiscal year shall be audited in ac-
cordance with generally accepted auditing standards 
by— 
‘‘(A) an independent certified public ac-
countant; or 
‘‘(B) an independent licensed public ac-
countant who is certified or licensed by the reg-
ulatory authority of a State or a political sub-
division of a State. 
‘‘(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 facili-
tate the audit; and 
‘‘(B) any facility under audit for the pur-
pose of verifying transactions, including any 
balance or security held by a depository, fiscal 
agent, or custodian. 
‘‘(4) REPORT.— 
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‘‘(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 sur-
plus or deficit. 
‘‘(iii) A detailed statement of the in-
come and expenses of the corporation, in-
cluding the results of any trading, manu-
facturing, publishing, or other commercial 
endeavor. 
‘‘(iv) A detailed statement of the 
amounts spent on stipends and services for 
athletes. 
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‘‘(v) A detailed statement of the 
amounts spent on compensation and serv-
ices for executives and administration offi-
cials 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 gov-
erning bodies. 
‘‘(vii) Such comments and information 
as the auditor considers necessary to in-
form 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 di-
rectors of the corporation; or 
‘‘(II) any senior management 
personnel of the corporation. 
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‘‘(C) PUBLIC AVAILABILITY.— 
‘‘(i) IN
GENERAL.—The corporation 
shall make each report under this para-
graph available to the public on an easily 
accessible internet website of the corpora-
tion. 
‘‘(ii) PERSONALLY IDENTIFIABLE IN-
FORMATION.—A report made available 
under clause (i) shall not include the per-
sonally identifiable information of any indi-
vidual.’’. 
(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 annu-
ally, the corporation shall cause an independent third- 
party organization, under contract, to conduct an anony-
mous survey of amateur athletes who are actively engaged 
in amateur athletic competition with respect to— 
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‘‘(1) their satisfaction with the corporation and 
the applicable national governing body; and 
‘‘(2) the behaviors, attitudes, and feelings with-
in the corporation and the applicable national gov-
erning 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 cor-
poration 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 ac-
tivity shall be reported immediately to Congress. 
‘‘(d) PUBLIC AVAILABILITY.— The corporation shall 
make the results of each such survey available to the pub-
lic 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 BOD-
IES.— 
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(1) IN GENERAL.—Section 220521 of title 36, 
United States Code, is amended— 
(A) in the section heading, by striking 
‘‘Recognition of amateur sports orga-
nizations as national governing bod-
ies’’ and inserting ‘‘Certification of na-
tional governing bodies’’; 
(B) by amending subsection (a) to read as 
follows: 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—With respect to each sport in-
cluded on the program of the Olympic Games, the 
Paralympic Games, the Pan-American Games, or the 
Parapan American Games, the corporation— 
‘‘(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 gov-
erning body.’’; 
(C) in subsection (b), by striking ‘‘recog-
nizing’’ and inserting ‘‘certifying’’; 
(D) in subsection (c), by striking ‘‘recog-
nizing’’ and inserting ‘‘certifying’’; and 
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(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 con-
tinued certification of an organization as a national 
governing body; 
‘‘(2) may take action the corporation considers 
appropriate, including placing conditions on the con-
tinued certification of an organization as a national 
governing body; 
‘‘(3) shall submit to Congress a summary re-
port of each review under paragraph (1); and 
‘‘(4) shall make each such summary report 
available to the public.’’. 
(2) TECHNICAL
AND
CONFORMING
AMEND-
MENTS.— 
(A) Chapter 2205 of title 36, United 
States Code, is amended— 
(i) in section 220504(b), by amending 
paragraph (1) to read as follows: 
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‘‘(1) 
national 
governing 
bodies, 
including 
through provisions that establish and maintain a 
National Governing Bodies’ Council that is com-
posed of representatives of the national governing 
bodies who are selected by their boards of directors 
or other governing boards to ensure effective com-
munication 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 
‘‘recog-
nized’’ each place it appears and 
inserting ‘‘certified’’; 
(bb) by striking ‘‘recogni-
tion’’ 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- 
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American Games, or the Parapan 
American Games’’; 
(dd) in paragraph (11)— 
(AA) in the matter pre-
ceding subparagraph (A), by 
inserting ‘‘, high-perform-
ance management organiza-
tion, or paralympic sports 
organization’’ after ‘‘ama-
teur sports organization’’; 
and 
(BB) in subparagraph 
(B), by striking ‘‘amateur 
sports’’ and inserting ‘‘appli-
cable’’; 
(ee) in paragraph (14), by 
striking ‘‘or the Pan-American 
Games’’ and inserting ‘‘the Pan- 
American Games, or the Parapan 
American Games’’; and 
(ff) by striking the sub-
section designation and heading 
and all that follows through ‘‘An 
amateur 
sports 
organization’’ 
and 
inserting 
‘‘An 
amateur 
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sports organization, a high-per-
formance management organiza-
tion, or a paralympic sports orga-
nization’’; 
(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 ‘‘certifi-
cation’’; 
(II) by striking ‘‘recognize’’ each 
place it appears and inserting ‘‘cer-
tify’’; and 
(III) in subsection (g), in the 
subsection heading, by striking ‘‘REC-
OGNITION’’ and inserting ‘‘CERTIFI-
CATION’’; 
(vi) in section 220531— 
(I) by striking ‘‘, each national 
governing body, and each paralympic 
sports organization’’ each place it ap-
pears and inserting ‘‘and each na-
tional governing body’’; and 
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(II) in subsection (c)(2), by strik-
ing ‘‘each paralympic sports organiza-
tion,’’; 
(vii) in section 220541(d)(3), by strik-
ing subparagraph (C); 
(viii) in section 220542— 
(I) by striking ‘‘or paralympic 
sports organization’’ each place it ap-
pears; 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 na-
tional 
governing 
body 
and 
paralympic sports organization’’; 
and 
(cc) 
in 
subparagraph 
(F)(i)— 
(AA) by striking ‘‘, or 
an adult’’ and inserting ‘‘or 
an adult’’; 
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(BB) by striking ‘‘, 
paralympic sports organiza-
tion,’’; and 
(CC) by striking ‘‘, 
paralympic sports organiza-
tions,’’. 
(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.’’. 
(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 semi-
colon; 
(2) in paragraph (4)(B)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘conducted in accordance 
with the Commercial Rules of the American Ar-
bitration Association’’ and inserting ‘‘which ar-
bitration under this paragraph shall be con-
ducted in accordance with the standard com-
mercial arbitration rules of an established 
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major national provider of arbitration and me-
diation services based in the United States and 
designated by the corporation with the concur-
rence of the Athletes’ Advisory Council and the 
National Governing Bodies’ Council’’; and 
(B) by striking ‘‘Commercial Rules of Ar-
bitration’’ and inserting ‘‘standard commercial 
rules of arbitration of such designated pro-
vider’’; 
(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 fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(10) ensures that the selection criteria for in-
dividuals and teams that represent the United 
States are— 
‘‘(A) fair, as determined by the corporation 
in consultation with the national governing bod-
ies, the Athletes’ Advisory Council, and the 
United States Olympians and Paralympians As-
sociation; 
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‘‘(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 appli-
cable sport;’’; 
(6) by striking paragraph (13), as so redesig-
nated, and inserting the following: 
‘‘(13) demonstrates, based on guidelines ap-
proved by the corporation, the Athletes’ Advisory 
Council, and the National Governing Bodies’ Coun-
cil, 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— 
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‘‘(i) the corporation; and 
‘‘(ii) the Athletes’ Advisory Council; 
and 
‘‘(C) the voting power held by such individ-
uals is not less than 1⁄3 of the voting power held 
by its board of directors and other such gov-
erning boards;’’; 
(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 semi-
colon; 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 pro-
mote a safe environment in sports that is 
free from abuse of amateur athletes (in-
cluding emotional, physical, and sexual 
abuse); and 
‘‘(ii) addresses any sanctions or tem-
porary measures required by the Center; 
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‘‘(B) a description of any cause of action 
or complaint filed against the organization that 
was pending or settled during the preceding cal-
endar year; and 
‘‘(C) a detailed statement of— 
‘‘(i) the income and expenses of the 
organization; and 
‘‘(ii) the amounts expended on sti-
pends, bonuses, and services for amateur 
athletes, organized by the level and gender 
of the amateur athletes; 
‘‘(18) commits to meeting any minimum stand-
ard 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; 
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(B) in paragraph (9), by striking the pe-
riod at the end and inserting a semicolon; and 
(C) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(10) develop one 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 administra-
tive and personnel files) if the individual knows that 
such member or former member violated the policies 
or procedures of the Center related to sexual mis-
conduct 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, in-
cluding emotional, physical, and sexual abuse; 
‘‘(12) take care to promote a safe environment 
in sports using information relating to any tem-
porary 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 para-
graph (2)(A) of section 220542(a).’’; and 
(3) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(b) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in this sec-
tion 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 cor-
poration’’ and all that follows through ‘‘subsection 
(b)(1) of this section, it’’ and inserting ‘‘The cor-
poration’’; and 
(3) by redesignating subsections (c) and (d) as 
subsections (b) and (c), respectively. 
(e) ARBITRATION
OF CORPORATION DETERMINA-
TIONS.—Section 220529(a) of title 36, United States 
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Code, is amended by striking ‘‘any regional office of the 
American Arbitration Association’’ and inserting ‘‘the ar-
bitration and mediation provider designated by the cor-
poration 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, phys-
ical, 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’’; 
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(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 organiza-
tion for the United States; 
‘‘(B) exercise jurisdiction over the corpora-
tion and each national governing body with re-
gard 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, 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 reso-
lution, pursuant to subsection (c), of alleged 
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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 gov-
erning bodies and the corporation imple-
ment and follow the policies and proce-
dures 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 al-
leged violations of such policies and proce-
dures; 
‘‘(G) publish and maintain a publicly ac-
cessible internet website that contains a com-
prehensive list of adults who are barred by the 
Center; and 
‘‘(H) ensure that any action taken by the 
Center against an individual under the jurisdic-
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tion of the Center, including an investigation, 
the imposition of sanctions, and any other dis-
ciplinary action, is carried out in a manner 
than provides procedural due process to the in-
dividual, 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 dur-
ing 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 Cen-
ter. 
‘‘(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 arbitra-
tion; 
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‘‘(B) to require the Center to meet a bur-
den 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 ‘‘sub-
section 
(a)(3)’’ 
and 
inserting 
‘‘subsection 
(a)(1)(C)’’; 
(D) in subsection (d), as amended by sec-
tion 7(a)(2)— 
(i) in paragraph (3), by inserting after 
subparagraph (B) the following: 
‘‘(C) the corporation;’’; 
(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 re-
lating 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 
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district in which the action was brought, and 
such district court shall have original jurisdic-
tion 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 edu-
cation and outreach referred to in subsection (a)(1)(C) 
shall— 
‘‘(1) develop training materials for specific au-
diences, including coaches, trainers, doctors, young 
children, adolescents, adults, and individuals with 
disabilities; and 
‘‘(2) not less frequently than every 3 years, up-
date such training materials. 
‘‘(f) INDEPENDENCE.— 
‘‘(1) PROHIBITION WITH RESPECT TO FORMER 
EMPLOYEES AND BOARD MEMBERS.—A former em-
ployee or board member of the corporation or a na-
tional 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 
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member ceases employment with the corporation or 
national governing body. 
‘‘(2) ATHLETES SERVING ON BOARD OF DIREC-
TORS 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 na-
tional 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 di-
rectors 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 exec-
utive 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 
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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 Com-
mittee on Commerce, Science, and Transpor-
tation of the Senate and the Committee on En-
ergy and Commerce of the House of Represent-
atives a report describing the attempt. 
‘‘(C) WORK PRODUCT.— 
‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—Any decision, re-
port, memorandum, work product, notes, 
or case file of the Center— 
‘‘(I) shall be confidential; and 
‘‘(II) shall not be subject to dis-
covery, 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 con-
strued to prohibit the Center from pro-
viding work product described in clause (i) 
to a law enforcement agency for the pur-
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pose of assisting in a criminal investiga-
tion. 
‘‘(g) FUNDING.— 
‘‘(1) MANDATORY PAYMENTS.— 
‘‘(A) FISCAL YEAR 2020.—Not later than 
30 days after the date of the enactment of this 
subsection, the corporation shall make a man-
datory payment of $20,000,000 to the Center 
for operating costs of the Center for fiscal year 
2020. 
‘‘(B) SUBSEQUENT FISCAL YEARS.—Begin-
ning on January 1, 2020, the corporation shall 
make a mandatory payment of $20,000,000 to 
the Center on January 1 each year for oper-
ating costs of the Center. 
‘‘(2) FUNDS FROM NATIONAL GOVERNING BOD-
IES.—The corporation may use funds received from 
one 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 
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under paragraph (1) after January 1 of the ap-
plicable year, the Center shall be allowed to re-
cover 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 pur-
pose of carrying out the duties and require-
ments 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 cor-
poration or a national governing body in a 
fiscal year for the purpose described in sec-
tion 220503(15)— 
‘‘(I) not less than 50 percent 
shall be used for processing the inves-
tigation and resolution of allegations 
described in subparagraph (A); and 
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‘‘(II) not more than 10 percent 
may be used for executive compensa-
tion 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 re-
tain 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 contribu-
tions 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. 
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‘‘(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 re-
lating to the prevention of child abuse is pro-
vided 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 im-
pose 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 require-
ment described in paragraph (1)(B). 
‘‘(B) INCLUSIONS.—A corrective measure 
imposed under subparagraph (A) may include 
the implementation of an athlete safety pro-
gram or specific policies, additional compliance 
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audits or training, and the imposition of a pro-
bationary period. 
‘‘(C) ENFORCEMENT.— 
‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—On request by the 
Center, the corporation shall— 
‘‘(I) enforce any corrective meas-
ure required under subparagraph (A); 
and 
‘‘(II) report the status of enforce-
ment with respect to a national gov-
erning body within a reasonable time-
frame. 
‘‘(ii) 
METHODS.—The 
corporation 
may enforce a corrective measure through 
any means available to the corporation, in-
cluding by withholding funds from a na-
tional governing body, limiting the partici-
pation of the national governing body in 
corporation events, and decertifying a na-
tional governing body. 
‘‘(iii) EFFECT OF NONCOMPLIANCE.— 
If the corporation fails to enforce a correc-
tive measure within 72 hours of a request 
under clause (i), the Center may submit to 
the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
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Transportation of the Senate and the 
Committee on Energy and Commerce of 
the House of Representatives a report de-
scribing the noncompliance. 
‘‘(3) ANNUAL REPORT.— 
‘‘(A) IN
GENERAL.—Not less frequently 
than annually, the Center shall submit to Con-
gress 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 IN-
FORMATION.—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 Olym-
pic, Paralympic, and Amateur Athletes Act of 2020, the 
Center shall submit to the corporation a statement of the 
following: 
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‘‘(1) The number and nature of misconduct 
complaints referred to the Center, by sport. 
‘‘(2) The number and type of pending mis-
conduct complaints under investigation by the Cen-
ter. 
‘‘(3) The number of misconduct complaints for 
which an investigation was terminated or otherwise 
closed by the Center. 
‘‘(4) The number of such misconduct com-
plaints reported to law enforcement agencies by the 
Center for further investigation. 
‘‘(5) The number of discretionary cases accept-
ed 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 ac-
tivities and trainings conducted by the office of edu-
cation and outreach of the Center during the pre-
ceding 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 Gen-
eral of the United States shall make available to the 
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public a certification relating to the Center’s inde-
pendence 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 sub-
section (f) has occurred during the year pre-
ceding the certification. 
‘‘(B) A finding of whether an executive or 
attorney for the Center has had an inappro-
priate conflict of interest during that year. 
‘‘(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 Comp-
troller General for resolving any potential risks 
to the Center’s independence from the corpora-
tion. 
‘‘(3) AUTHORITY
OF
COMPTROLLER
GEN-
ERAL.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The Comptroller Gen-
eral may take such reasonable steps as, in the 
view of the Comptroller General, are necessary 
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to be fully informed about the operations of the 
corporation and the Center. 
‘‘(B) SPECIFIC AUTHORITIES.—The Comp-
troller 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, in-
cluding emails, of officers, agents, and em-
ployees of the Center or the corporation; 
and 
‘‘(ii) the right to interview any officer, 
employee, agent, or consultant of the Cen-
ter or the corporation. 
‘‘(C) TREATMENT OF PRIVILEGED INFOR-
MATION.—If, under this subsection, the Comp-
troller General seeks access to information con-
tained within privileged documents or materials 
in the possession of the Center or the corpora-
tion, the Center or the corporation, as the case 
may be, shall, to the maximum extent prac-
ticable, provide the Comptroller General with 
the information without compromising the ap-
plicable privilege.’’. 
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‘‘(ii) the Center, whenever such mem-
bers or adults learn of facts leading them 
to suspect reasonably that an amateur ath-
lete who is a minor has suffered an inci-
dent of child abuse;’’; 
(ii) by redesignating subparagraphs 
(B) through (F) as subparagraphs (E) 
through (I), respectively; 
(iii) by inserting after subparagraph 
(A) the following: 
‘‘(B) a requirement that the Center shall 
immediately report to law enforcement con-
sistent with section 226 of the Victims of Child 
Abuse Act of 1990 (34 U.S.C. 20341) any alle-
gation 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) one 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 
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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 vio-
lation of applicable law; 
‘‘(D) a requirement that the Center, in-
cluding 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 Cen-
ter reports to law enforcement under 
subparagraph (B);’’; 
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(iv) in subparagraph (F), as so redes-
ignated, by inserting ‘‘, including commu-
nications,’’ 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 redes-
ignated, by striking ‘‘; and’’ and inserting 
a semicolon; 
(vii) in subparagraph (I), as so redes-
ignated, by striking the period at the end 
of clause (ii) and inserting a semicolon; 
and 
(viii) by adding at the end the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(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 
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or the sexual predisposition of the alleged vic-
tim, or the admission of any such evidence in 
arbitration, unless the probative value of the 
use or admission of such evidence, as deter-
mined by the Center or the arbitrator, as appli-
cable, 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 appro-
priate methods and techniques for ensuring sen-
sitivity 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 au-
dited by an independent auditor in accordance 
with generally accepted accounting principles— 
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‘‘(i) to ensure the adequacy of the in-
ternal controls of the Center; and 
‘‘(ii) to prevent waste, fraud, or mis-
use of funds transferred to the Center by 
the corporation or the national governing 
bodies. 
‘‘(B) LOCATION.—An audit under sub-
paragraph (A) shall be conducted at the loca-
tion 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 sub-
paragraph (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 correc-
tive action: 
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‘‘(I) The name of the person re-
sponsible 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 rec-
ommended corrective action based on 
a finding in the audit report with 
which the Center disagrees, or for 
which the Center determines that cor-
rective action is not required, an ex-
planation and a specific reason for 
noncompliance with the recommenda-
tion. 
‘‘(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 finan-
cial statements of the Center necessary to carry out 
the audit. 
‘‘(3) PUBLIC AVAILABILITY.— 
‘‘(A) IN
GENERAL.—The Center shall 
make available to the public on an easily acces-
sible internet website of the Center— 
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‘‘(i) each audit report under para-
graph (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 INFOR-
MATION.—An audit report or the minutes made 
available under subparagraph (A) shall not in-
clude 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 man-
ner 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; 
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‘‘(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 dur-
ing 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 com-
plaints 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 of-
ficer 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; 
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‘‘(7) information relating to the educational ac-
tivities and trainings conducted by the office of edu-
cation and outreach of the Center during the pre-
ceding year, including the number of educational ac-
tivities and trainings developed and provided; and 
‘‘(8) a description of the activities of the Cen-
ter. 
‘‘(d) DEFINITIONS.—In this section— 
‘‘(1) ‘audit report’ means a report by an inde-
pendent 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 such records are 
accurate and have been maintained in accord-
ance with generally accepted accounting prin-
ciples; 
‘‘(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 in-
cludes an opinion or a disclaimer of opinion as 
to whether the Center has complied with the 
terms and conditions of subsection (b); and 
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‘‘(2) ‘independent auditor’ means an inde-
pendent certified public accountant or independent 
licensed public accountant, certified or licensed by a 
regulatory authority of a State or a political subdivi-
sion of a State, who meets the standards specified 
in generally accepted accounting principles.’’. 
SEC. 9. EXEMPTION FROM AUTOMATIC STAY IN BANK-
RUPTCY 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 fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(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 re-
place 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 
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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 ‘‘Commis-
sion’’). 
(b) COMPOSITION.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—The Commission shall be 
composed of 16 members, of whom— 
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(A) 4 members shall be appointed by the 
chairman of the Committee on Commerce, 
Science, and Transportation of the Senate; 
(B) 4 members shall be appointed by the 
ranking member of the Committee on Com-
merce, Science, and Transportation of the Sen-
ate; 
(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 Com-
mission— 
(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 ap-
pointed to the Commission shall have the fol-
lowing qualifications: 
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(i) Experience in one or more of the 
following: 
(I) Amateur, Olympic and Para-
lympic, or professional athletics. 
(II) Elite athletic coaching. 
(III) Public service relating to 
sports. 
(IV) Professional advocacy for in-
creased 
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 organiza-
tional culture. 
(B) 
OLYMPIC
OR
PARALYMPIC
ATH-
LETES.—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 meet-
ing. 
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(d) QUORUM.—Eleven 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 Commis-
sion shall serve without pay, but shall receive travel ex-
penses 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— 
(i) a review of the most recent re-
forms undertaken by the United States 
Olympic and Paralympic Committee; 
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(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 in-
cludes 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 Para-
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lympic 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 re-
sponsiveness of the national governing bod-
ies 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 Com-
mittee. 
(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 state-
ment of findings, conclusions, recommendations, 
and suggested policy changes. 
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(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. 
(k) TERMINATION OF COMMISSION.—The Commis-
sion 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 nec-
essary 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. 
Æ 
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