this section shall be construed to limit the ability of a national governing body to impose an interim measure to prevent an individual who is the subject of an allegation of sexual abuse from interacting with an amateur athlete prior to the Center exercising its jurisdiction over a matter.
(Added Pub. L. 115-126, title II, § 202(a), Feb. 14, 2018, 132 Stat. 322; amended Pub. L. 116-189, §§ 7(a)(2)(A)(viii), 8(b), Oct. 30, 2020, 134 Stat. 957, 966.)
Editorial Notes
References in TextPar. (3) of section 220541(a), referred to in subsec. (a)(2), was struck out in the general amendment of subsection (a) of section 220541 of this title by Pub. L. 116-189, § 8(a)(1)(B), Oct. 30, 2020, 134 Stat. 960. See section 220541(a)(1)(C) of this title.
Amendments2020 - Pub. L. 116-189, § 8(b)(1), struck out period at end of section catchline.
Subsec. (a)(1). Pub. L. 116-189, § 8(b)(2)(A), substituted semicolon at end for "; and".
Pub. L. 116-189, § 7(a)(2)(A)(viii)(I), struck out "or paralympic sports organization" after "national governing body".
Subsec. (a)(2)(A). Pub. L. 116-189, § 8(b)(2)(B)(i), added cls. (i) and (ii) and struck out former cls. (i) and (ii) which read as follows:
"(i) the Center, whenever such members or adults learn of facts leading them to suspect reasonably that an amateur athlete who is a minor has suffered an incident of child abuse; and
"(ii) law enforcement consistent with section 226 of the Victims of Child Abuse Act of 1990 (34 U.S.C. 20341);".
Pub. L. 116-189, § 7(a)(2)(A)(viii)(I), (II)(aa), struck out ", a paralympic sports organization," after "members of a national governing body" and "or paralympic sports organization" after "jurisdiction of a national governing body" in introductory provisions.
Subsec. (a)(2)(B). Pub. L. 116-189, § 8(b)(2)(B)(iii), added subpar. (B). Former subpar. (B) redesignated (E).
Subsec. (a)(2)(C), (D). Pub. L. 116-189, § 8(b)(2)(B)(iii), added subpars. (C) and (D). Former subpars. (C) and (D) redesignated (F) and (G), respectively.
Pub. L. 116-189, § 7(a)(2)(A)(viii)(I), struck out "or paralympic sports organization" after "national governing body".
Subsec. (a)(2)(E). Pub. L. 116-189, § 8(b)(2)(B)(ii), redesignated subpar. (B) as (E). Former subpar. (E) redesignated (H).
Pub. L. 116-189, § 7(a)(2)(A)(viii)(II)(bb), struck out "or a paralympic sports organization of each national governing body and paralympic sports organization" after "a national governing body".
Subsec. (a)(2)(F). Pub. L. 116-189, § 8(b)(2)(B)(ii), (iv), redesignated subpar. (C) as (F) and inserted ", including communications," after "interactions". Former subpar. (F) redesignated (I).
Pub. L. 116-189, § 7(a)(2)(A)(viii)(I), struck out "or paralympic sports organization" after "a national governing body" in introductory provisions.
Subsec. (a)(2)(F)(i). Pub. L. 116-189, § 7(a)(2)(A)(viii)(I), (II)(cc), substituted "a national governing body or an adult" for "a national governing body or paralympic sports organization, or an adult" and struck out ", paralympic sports organization," after "by a national governing body" and ", paralympic sports organizations," after "national governing bodies".
Subsec. (a)(2)(G). Pub. L. 116-189, § 8(b)(2)(B)(ii), (v), redesignated subpar. (D) as (G) and amended it generally. Prior to amendment, subpar. read as follows: "procedures to prohibit retaliation, by any national governing body