I 
119TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 4312 
To protect the name, image, and likeness rights of student athletes and 
to promote fair competition with respect to intercollegiate athletics, and 
for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JULY 10, 2025 
Mr. BILIRAKIS (for himself, Ms. BYNUM, Mr. GUTHRIE, Mr. WALBERG, Mr. 
JORDAN, Mr. FIGURES, Mrs. MCCLAIN, Mr. FITZGERALD, and Mr. FRY) 
introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on 
Education and Workforce, and in addition to the Committee on Energy 
and Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speak-
er, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the ju-
risdiction of the committee concerned 
A BILL 
To protect the name, image, and likeness rights of student 
athletes and to promote fair competition with respect 
to intercollegiate athletics, 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 ‘‘Student Compensation 
and Opportunity through Rights and Endorsements Act’’ 
or the ‘‘SCORE Act’’. 
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SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS. 
In this Act: 
(1) AGENT.—The term ‘‘agent’’— 
(A) means an individual who represents a 
student athlete with respect to a name, image, 
and likeness agreement or another agreement 
for compensation related to the participation of 
such student athlete on a varsity sports team; 
and 
(B) does not include an immediate family 
member of a student athlete, unless the imme-
diate family member receives payment for rep-
resentation described in subparagraph (A). 
(2) ANTITRUST
LAWS.—The term ‘‘antitrust 
laws’’ has the meaning given such term in the 1st 
section of the Clayton Act (15 U.S.C. 12) and sec-
tion 5 of the Federal Trade Commission Act (15 
U.S.C. 45) to the extent that such section 5 applies 
to unfair methods of competition. 
(3) ASSOCIATED ENTITY OR INDIVIDUAL.—The 
term ‘‘associated entity or individual’’ means, with 
respect to an institution— 
(A) an entity that is known or should be 
known to the employees of the athletic depart-
ment of such institution to exist, in significant 
part, for the purpose of— 
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(i) promoting or supporting the var-
sity sports teams or student athletes of 
such institution; or 
(ii) creating or identifying opportuni-
ties relating to name, image, and likeness 
agreements solely for the student athletes 
of such institution; 
(B) an individual who is or has been a 
member, employee, director, officer, owner, or 
other representative of an entity described in 
subparagraph (A); 
(C) an individual who directly or indirectly 
(including through contributions by an entity 
affiliated with such individual or an immediate 
family member of such individual) has contrib-
uted more than $50,000 (as adjusted on July 
1 each year by the percentage increase (if any), 
during the preceding 12-month period, in the 
Consumer Price Index for All Urban Con-
sumers published by the Bureau of Labor Sta-
tistics) over the lifetime of the individual to the 
athletic programs of such institution or to an 
entity described in subparagraph (A); 
(D) an individual or entity who— 
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(i) is directed or requested by the em-
ployees of the athletic department of such 
institution to assist in the recruitment or 
retention of prospective student athletes or 
student athletes, respectively; or 
(ii) otherwise assists in such recruit-
ment or retention; or 
(E) any entity (other than a publicly trad-
ed corporation) owned, controlled, operated by, 
or otherwise affiliated with an individual or en-
tity described in subparagraph (A), (B), (C), or 
(D). 
(4) COLLEGE
SPORTS
REVENUE.—The term 
‘‘college sports revenue’’ means any revenue (without 
regard to ownership or legal title to such revenue) 
received by an institution with respect to intercolle-
giate athletics— 
(A) from the sale of admission to inter-
collegiate athletic competitions or any other 
event involving a varsity sports team, including 
actual monetary revenue received by or for the 
benefit of such institution for a suite license 
(unless such suite license is associated with phi-
lanthropy or any purpose not related to inter-
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collegiate athletic competitions, including a con-
cert); 
(B) from participation by the varsity 
sports teams of such institution in intercolle-
giate athletic competitions held at other institu-
tions, including payments received due to can-
cellations of such intercollegiate athletic com-
petitions; 
(C) for radio, television, internet, digital, 
and e-commerce rights, including revenue relat-
ing to media rights distributed by a conference 
to members of the conference, if applicable; 
(D) from an interstate intercollegiate ath-
letic association, including any grant, distribu-
tion of revenue, reimbursement relating to trav-
el with respect to a championship of such inter-
state intercollegiate athletic association, and 
payment for hosting such a championship; 
(E) generated by a post-season football 
bowl, including any distribution of revenue by a 
conference to members of the conference and 
any other payment related to the participation 
of such institution in such post-season football 
bowl, including for ticket sales and reimburse-
ment of expenses; 
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(F) from a conference, other than any rev-
enue otherwise described in this paragraph; 
(G) for sponsorships, licensing agreements, 
advertisements, royalties, and in-kind products 
and services as part of a sponsorship agree-
ment; and 
(H) relating to any additional form of rev-
enue an interstate intercollegiate athletic asso-
ciation uses with respect to the pool limit of 
such interstate intercollegiate athletic associa-
tion. 
(5) COMPENSATION.—The term ‘‘compensa-
tion’’— 
(A) means, with respect to a student ath-
lete or a prospective student athlete, any form 
of payment or remuneration, whether provided 
through cash, benefits, awards, or any other 
means, including payments for— 
(i) licenses relating to, or the use of, 
name, image, and likeness rights; or 
(ii) licenses relating to, or the use of, 
any other Federal or State intellectual or 
intangible property right; and 
(B) does not include— 
(i) grants-in-aid; 
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(C) sets rules with respect to such inter-
collegiate athletic competitions and champion-
ships. 
(7) COST OF ATTENDANCE.—The term ‘‘cost of 
attendance’’— 
(A) has the meaning given such term in 
section 472 of the Higher Education Act of 
1965 (20 U.S.C. 1087ll); and 
(B) is calculated by the financial aid office 
of an institution applying the same standards, 
policies, and procedures for all students. 
(8) GRANT-IN-AID.—The term ‘‘grant-in-aid’’ 
means a scholarship, grant, stipend, or other form of 
financial assistance, including the provision of tui-
tion, room, board, books, or funds for fees or per-
sonal expenses, that— 
(A) is paid or provided by an institution to 
a student for the undergraduate or graduate 
course of study of the student; and 
(B) is in an amount that does not exceed 
the cost of attendance at the institution for 
such student. 
(9) IMAGE.—The term ‘‘image’’ means, with re-
spect to a student athlete, a picture or a video that 
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identifies, is linked to, or is reasonably linkable to 
such student athlete. 
(10) INSTITUTION.—The term ‘‘institution’’ has 
the same meaning given the term ‘‘institution of 
higher education’’ in section 101 of the Higher Edu-
cation Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1001). 
(11) INTERCOLLEGIATE
ATHLETIC
COMPETI-
TION.—The term ‘‘intercollegiate athletic competi-
tion’’ means any contest, game, meet, match, tour-
nament, regatta, or other event in which varsity 
sports teams of more than 1 institution compete. 
(12) INTERCOLLEGIATE ATHLETICS.—The term 
‘‘intercollegiate athletics’’— 
(A) means the varsity sports teams for 
which eligibility requirements for participation 
by student athletes are established by a con-
ference or an interstate intercollegiate athletic 
association; and 
(B) does not include any recreational, in-
tramural, or club teams. 
(13) INTERSTATE INTERCOLLEGIATE ATHLETIC 
ASSOCIATION.—The term ‘‘interstate intercollegiate 
athletic association’’ means— 
(A) any entity incorporated in the United 
States that— 
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(i) sets common rules, standards, pro-
cedures, or guidelines for the administra-
tion and regulation of varsity sports teams 
and intercollegiate athletic competitions; 
(ii) is composed of 2 or more institu-
tions or conferences located in more than 
1 State; and 
(iii) has rules or bylaws prohibiting 
the provision of prohibited compensation to 
student athletes and prospective student 
athletes; and 
(B) does not include any entity affiliated 
with professional athletic competitions. 
(14) LIKENESS.—The term ‘‘likeness’’ means, 
with respect to a student athlete, a physical or dig-
ital depiction or representation that identifies, is 
linked to, or is reasonably linkable to such student 
athlete. 
(15) NAME.—The term ‘‘name’’ means, with re-
spect to a student athlete, the first, middle, or last 
name, or the nickname or former name, of such stu-
dent athlete if used in a context that identifies, is 
linked to, or is reasonably linkable to such student 
athlete. 
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(16) NAME, IMAGE, AND
LIKENESS
AGREE-
MENT.—The term ‘‘name, image, and likeness agree-
ment’’ means a contract or similar agreement under 
which a student athlete licenses or authorizes, or a 
contract or similar agreement that otherwise is in 
relation to, the commercial use of the name, image, 
or likeness of the student athlete. 
(17) NAME, IMAGE, AND LIKENESS RIGHTS.— 
The term ‘‘name, image, and likeness rights’’ means 
rights recognized under Federal or State law that 
allow an individual to control and profit from the 
commercial use of the name, image, and likeness of 
such individual, including all rights commonly re-
ferred to as ‘‘publicity rights’’. 
(18) POOL
LIMIT.—The term ‘‘pool limit’’ 
means a dollar amount based on college sports rev-
enue that— 
(A) is calculated and published by an 
interstate intercollegiate athletic association 
pursuant to the rules the interstate intercolle-
giate athletic association establishes under sec-
tion 6; and 
(B) serves as the annual maximum amount 
that an institution that is a member of such 
interstate intercollegiate athletic association 
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may provide, in total, to student athletes of 
such institution, including in the form of a 
name, image, and likeness agreement or direct 
payment. 
(19) PROHIBITED COMPENSATION.—The term 
‘‘prohibited compensation’’ means— 
(A) compensation (including an agreement 
for compensation) to a student athlete from an 
associated entity or individual of the institution 
at which the student athlete is enrolled (or to 
a prospective student athlete from an associated 
entity or individual of an institution for which 
the prospective student athlete is being re-
cruited) for any license or use of the name, 
image, and likeness rights of such student ath-
lete or prospective student athlete (or any other 
license or use), unless the license or use is for 
a valid business purpose related to the pro-
motion or endorsement of goods or services pro-
vided to the general public for profit, with com-
pensation at rates and terms commensurate 
with compensation paid to individuals with 
name, image, and likeness rights of comparable 
value who are not student athletes or prospec-
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tive student athletes with respect to such insti-
tution; and 
(B) compensation to a student athlete (or 
a prospective student athlete) if such compensa-
tion is paid by or on behalf of the institution 
at which the student athlete is enrolled (or for 
which the prospective student athlete is being 
recruited) and results in the exceeding of the 
pool limit established by the interstate inter-
collegiate athletic association of which such in-
stitution is a member. 
(20) PROSPECTIVE
STUDENT
ATHLETE.—The 
term ‘‘prospective student athlete’’ means an indi-
vidual who is solicited to enroll at an institution by, 
or at the direction of, an employee or an associated 
entity or individual of the institution in order for 
such individual to participate in a varsity sports 
team of such institution. 
(21) STATE.—The term ‘‘State’’ means each 
State of the United States, the District of Columbia, 
and each commonwealth, territory, or possession of 
the United States. 
(22) STUDENT ATHLETE.—The term ‘‘student 
athlete’’ means an individual who— 
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(A) is enrolled or has agreed to enroll at 
an institution; and 
(B) participates in a varsity sports team of 
such institution. 
(23) VARSITY SPORTS TEAM.—The term ‘‘var-
sity sports team’’ means an entity composed of an 
individual or group of individuals enrolled at an in-
stitution that is organized by such institution for the 
purpose of participation in intercollegiate athletic 
competitions. 
SEC. 3. PROTECTION OF NAME, IMAGE, AND LIKENESS 
RIGHTS OF STUDENT ATHLETES. 
(a) RIGHT TO ENTER INTO NAME, IMAGE, AND 
LIKENESS AGREEMENTS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—No institution, conference, 
or interstate intercollegiate athletic association may 
restrict the ability of a student athlete to enter into 
a name, image, and likeness agreement. 
(2) EXCEPTIONS.— 
(A) PROHIBITED
COMPENSATION.—Para-
graph (1) does not apply with respect to a 
name, image, and likeness agreement to the ex-
tent such agreement provides prohibited com-
pensation. 
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(B) CODES
OF
CONDUCT
AND
CON-
FLICTING
AGREEMENTS.—Notwithstanding 
paragraph (1), an institution may restrict the 
ability of a student athlete of such institution 
(including a prospective student athlete who has 
agreed to attend such institution) to enter into 
a name, image, and likeness agreement that— 
(i) violates the code of conduct of such 
institution; or 
(ii) conflicts with the terms of a con-
tract or similar agreement to which such 
institution is a party. 
(b) RIGHT TO REPRESENTATION.—Except as pro-
vided by this Act, no institution, conference, or interstate 
intercollegiate athletic association may restrict the ability 
of a student athlete to obtain an agent. 
(c) RIGHT TO PRIVACY.—Except as provided by this 
Act, no institution, conference, or interstate intercollegiate 
athletic association may release information disclosed to 
such entity by a student athlete with respect to a name, 
image, and likeness agreement without the express written 
consent of such student athlete. 
SEC. 4. SPORTS AGENT RESPONSIBILITY AND TRUST ACT. 
The Sports Agent Responsibility and Trust Act (15 
U.S.C. 7801 et seq.) is amended— 
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(1) in section 3(b)(3), by striking ‘‘Warning to 
Student Athlete: If you agree orally or in writing to 
be represented by an agent now or in the future you 
may lose your eligibility to compete as a student ath-
lete in your sport.’’ and inserting ‘‘Notice to Student 
Athlete:’’; and 
(2) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘SEC. 9. DISCLOSURE AND CONSENT RELATING TO NAME, 
IMAGE, AND LIKENESS AGREEMENTS. 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—An athlete agent who assists a 
student athlete with an endorsement contract shall dis-
close in writing to the student athlete— 
‘‘(1) whether the athlete agent is registered 
with an interstate intercollegiate athletic association 
(as defined in section 2 of the SCORE Act); and 
‘‘(2) if the athlete agent is registered with an 
interstate intercollegiate athletic association, whether 
the athlete agent is registered with the interstate 
intercollegiate athletic association that has as a 
member the institution (as defined in section 2 of 
the SCORE Act) at which the student athlete is en-
rolled. 
‘‘(b) CONSENT.—In the case of an athlete agent who 
is not registered with an interstate intercollegiate athletic 
association, the athlete agent may only assist a student 
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athlete with an endorsement contract if the student athlete 
(or, in the case of a student athlete who is under 18 years 
of age, the parent or guardian of the student athlete) pro-
vides to the athlete agent written consent for such assist-
ance after receiving the disclosure under subsection (a). 
‘‘(c) ENFORCEMENT.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—If an attorney general of a 
State has reason to believe that an interest of the 
residents of that State has been or is threatened or 
adversely affected by the engagement of any athlete 
agent in a practice that violates this section, the at-
torney general may bring a civil action pursuant to 
section 5 in the same manner as the attorney gen-
eral may bring a civil action with respect to a viola-
tion of section 3. 
‘‘(2) SOLE AUTHORITY.—No individual or enti-
ty other than an attorney general of a State may en-
force this section. 
‘‘(3) NO FEDERAL NOTICE NECESSARY.—Sub-
sections (a)(2), (b), and (d) of section 5 do not 
apply to an action brought by an attorney general of 
a State pursuant to this subsection.’’. 
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SEC. 5. REQUIREMENTS APPLICABLE TO CERTAIN INSTITU-
TIONS. 
(a) REQUIREMENTS.—An institution described in 
subsection (c) shall— 
(1) provide comprehensive academic support 
and career counseling services to student athletes 
that include life skills development programs with 
respect to— 
(A) mental health, including alcohol and 
substance abuse; 
(B) strength and conditioning; 
(C) nutrition; 
(D) name, image, and likeness rights, in-
cluding related legal advice; 
(E) financial literacy, including taxes; 
(F) career readiness and counseling; 
(G) the process for transferring between 
institutions; and 
(H) sexual violence prevention; 
(2) provide medical and health benefits to stu-
dent athletes that include— 
(A) medical care, including payment of 
out-of-pocket expenses, for an injury of a stu-
dent athlete incurred during the involvement of 
such student athlete in intercollegiate athletics 
for such institution that is available to the stu-
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dent athlete during the period of enrollment of 
the student athlete with such institution and a 
period of at least 3 years following graduation 
or separation from such institution (unless such 
separation is due to violation of a code of con-
duct); 
(B) mental health services and support, in-
cluding mental health educational materials and 
resources; 
(C) an administrative structure that pro-
vides independent medical care, including with 
respect to decisions regarding return to play; 
and 
(D) a certification of insurance coverage 
for medical expenses resulting from injuries of 
student athletes incurred during the involve-
ment of such student athletes in intercollegiate 
athletics for such institution; 
(3) maintain a grant-in-aid provided to a stu-
dent athlete in relation to the involvement of such 
student athlete in intercollegiate athletics during the 
period of that grant-in-aid for such institution with-
out regard to— 
(A) athletic performance; 
(B) contribution to team success; 
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(C) injury, illness, or physical or mental 
condition; or 
(D) receipt of compensation pursuant to a 
name, image, and likeness agreement; 
(4) provide a degree completion program— 
(A) for each former student athlete of such 
institution who received a grant-in-aid from 
such institution and did not graduate from such 
institution; and 
(B) that provides financial aid to such 
former student athlete in an amount that is 
based on the average annual grant-in-aid pro-
vided to such former student athlete during the 
period that such former student athlete partici-
pated on a varsity sports team of the institu-
tion; and 
(5) establish, not later than July 1, 2027, and 
thereafter maintain, at least 16 varsity sports teams. 
(b) COLLABORATION.—An institution may carry out 
subsection (a) in conjunction with a conference or inter-
state intercollegiate athletic association. 
(c) APPLICABILITY.—An institution is described in 
this subsection if any member of the coaching staff of a 
varsity sports team of such institution earns more than 
$250,000 in base salary annually (as adjusted on July 1 
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each year by the percentage increase (if any), during the 
preceding 12-month period, in the Consumer Price Index 
for All Urban Consumers published by the Bureau of 
Labor Statistics). 
SEC. 6. ROLES OF INTERSTATE INTERCOLLEGIATE ATH-
LETIC ASSOCIATIONS. 
An interstate intercollegiate athletic association is au-
thorized to establish and enforce rules with respect to— 
(1) requiring a student athlete or prospective 
student athlete to disclose, in a timely manner, the 
terms of a name, image, and likeness agreement en-
tered into by such student athlete; 
(2) establishing and implementing a process to 
collect 
and 
publicly 
share 
aggregated 
and 
anonymized data related to the name, image, and 
likeness agreements of student athletes; 
(3) prohibited compensation, including proc-
esses for dispute resolution and penalties, if such 
rules provide that a student athlete does not lose eli-
gibility to compete in intercollegiate athletic competi-
tions while a process for dispute resolution is ongo-
ing; 
(4) setting parameters for the manner in which 
and the time period during which student athletes 
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and prospective student athletes may be recruited 
for intercollegiate athletics; 
(5) calculating a pool limit, if such rules provide 
that such pool limit is at least 22 percent of the av-
erage annual college sports revenue of the 70 highest 
earning (with respect to such revenue) member insti-
tutions of such interstate intercollegiate athletic as-
sociation (or, if such interstate intercollegiate ath-
letic association has fewer than 70 members, the av-
erage annual college sports revenue of all members), 
and monitoring payments of compensation related to 
such pool limit; 
(6) setting parameters for the manner in which 
a student athlete may transfer between institutions, 
if such rules provide that— 
(A) on at least 1 occasion each student 
athlete may transfer between institutions and 
be immediately eligible; and 
(B) an institution to which a student ath-
lete is transferring or is considering transfer-
ring shall provide to such student athlete, at 
the request of such student athlete, in writing 
and at a reasonable time prior to completion of 
the transfer, a notice of the previously earned 
academic credits of such student athlete that 
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such institution will accept, including with re-
spect to the program of study of such student 
athlete; 
(7) the eligibility of a student athlete to partici-
pate in intercollegiate athletics, such as rules with 
respect to the length of time a student athlete is eli-
gible to compete and academic standards for eligi-
bility; 
(8) establishing and implementing a process for 
agent registration, including— 
(A) setting parameters for the ability of 
member institutions to negotiate with agents 
who are not registered under such process; and 
(B) limiting the amount of the compensa-
tion under a name, image, and likeness agree-
ment between a student athlete and an institu-
tion that may be provided to the agent of such 
student athlete to not more than 5 percent of 
such compensation; 
(9) the membership of, and participation in, 
such interstate intercollegiate athletic association, 
including any championships administered by such 
interstate intercollegiate athletic association, under 
which such interstate intercollegiate athletic associa-
tion may establish membership qualifications, re-
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move members, and otherwise regulate participation; 
and 
(10) intercollegiate athletic competitions and 
playing seasons, including rules with respect to sea-
son length, maximum number of contests, and stu-
dent athlete time demands (whether during a play-
ing season or outside of such season). 
SEC. 7. LIABILITY LIMITATION. 
Compliance with this Act and the adoption of, agree-
ment to, compliance with, or enforcement of any rule, reg-
ulation, requirement, standard, or other provision estab-
lished pursuant to, or in compliance with, this Act shall 
be treated as lawful under the antitrust laws and any simi-
lar State law, rule, regulation, requirement, standard, or 
other provision having the force and effect of law. 
SEC. 8. EMPLOYMENT STANDING. 
Notwithstanding any other provision of Federal or 
State law, no individual may be considered an employee 
of an institution, a conference, or an interstate intercolle-
giate athletic association based on the participation of 
such individual on a varsity sports team or in an inter-
collegiate athletic competition as a student athlete, with-
out regard to the existence of rules or requirements for 
being a member of such team or for participating in such 
competition. 
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SEC. 9. STUDENT ATHLETIC FEES. 
(a) TRANSPARENCY REQUIREMENTS.— 
(1) 
INFORMATION
DISSEMINATION
ACTIVI-
TIES.—Section 485(a)(1)(E) of the Higher Edu-
cation Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1092(a)(1)(E)) is 
amended by inserting ‘‘(including the amount of 
such fees used to support intercollegiate athletic pro-
grams)’’ after ‘‘and fees’’. 
(2) DATA REQUIRED.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—Section 485(g) of the 
Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 
1092(g)) is amended— 
(i) in paragraph (1), by adding at the 
end the following: 
‘‘(K) With respect to fees charged to stu-
dents to support intercollegiate athletic pro-
grams— 
‘‘(i) the total amount of such fees 
charged to students; 
‘‘(ii) the uses of such fees with respect 
to facilities, operating expenses, scholar-
ships, payments to athletes, salaries of 
coaches and support staff, and any other 
expenses reported under this paragraph; 
and 
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‘‘(iii) the percentage of the total cost 
of such programs covered by such fees.’’; 
and 
(ii) in paragraph (3)— 
(I) by striking the period at the 
end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; 
(II) by striking ‘‘that all stu-
dents’’ and inserting the following: 
‘‘that— 
‘‘(A) all students’’; and 
(III) by adding at the end the 
following: 
‘‘(B) with respect to the information de-
scribed in paragraph (1)(K), the institution 
shall annually publish such information on a 
publicly available website of the institution not 
later than October 15 following the end of each 
fiscal year of the institution.’’. 
(B) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments 
made by subparagraph (A) shall take effect and 
apply beginning on July 1, 2026. 
(b) RESTRICTING STUDENT FEES FOR HIGH-MEDIA- 
RIGHTS-REVENUE INSTITUTIONS.— 
(1) 
MEDIA
RIGHTS
REVENUES.—Section 
485(g)(1)(I)(ii) of the Higher Education Act of 
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1965 (20 U.S.C. 1092(a)(1)(I)(ii)) is amended by 
striking ‘‘broadcast revenues’’ and inserting ‘‘media 
rights revenues (including revenues from broad-
casting, streaming, or digital distribution of inter-
collegiate athletic events)’’. 
(2) PROGRAM PARTICIPATION AGREEMENTS.— 
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) In the case of an institution that, for the 
most recently completed fiscal year, had annual 
media rights revenues (as described in section 
485(g)(1)(I)(ii)) of $50,000,000 or more, the insti-
tution will not, for the fiscal year immediately fol-
lowing such fiscal year, use student fees to support 
intercollegiate athletic programs, including with re-
spect to facilities, operating expenses (as defined in 
section 485(g)), scholarships, payments to athletes, 
salaries of coaches and support staff, and any other 
expenses reported under section 485(g)(1).’’. 
(3) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made 
by this subsection shall take effect and apply begin-
ning on July 1, 2026. 
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SEC. 10. PREEMPTION. 
No State, or political subdivision of a State, may 
maintain, enforce, prescribe, or continue in effect any law, 
rule, regulation, requirement, standard, or other provision 
having the force and effect of law that— 
(1) governs or regulates the compensation, pay-
ment, benefits, employment status, or eligibility of a 
student athlete (including a prospective student ath-
lete) with respect to participation in intercollegiate 
athletics, including any law, rule, regulation, require-
ment, standard, or other provision that relates to the 
right of a student athlete to receive compensation or 
other payments or benefits directly or indirectly 
from any institution, associated entity or individual, 
conference, or interstate intercollegiate athletic asso-
ciation; 
(2) limits or restricts a right provided to an in-
stitution, a conference, or an interstate intercolle-
giate athletic association under this Act; 
(3) requires a release of or license to use the 
name, image, and likeness rights of any individual 
participant, or group of participants, in an inter-
collegiate athletic competition (or an individual spec-
tator or group of spectators at an intercollegiate 
athletic competition) for purposes of audio-visual, 
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audio, or visual broadcasts or other distributions of 
such intercollegiate athletic competition; or 
(4) is otherwise related to this Act. 
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