Even Playing Field Act
Bill: S.2288 | Sponsor: Sen. Feinstein, Dianne (D-CA)
Policy area: Sports and Recreation

Summary:
Even Playing Field Act
This bill addresses pay equity for amateur athletes and other personnel. It allows recognition, or continued recognition, of a national governing body of an amateur sports organization only if it provides equal investment, promotional support, working conditions (including staff support and facilities and equipment for training and competition), and wages and other compensation to all amateur athletes, without discrimination based on sex.
National governing bodies must report periodically to Congress regarding pay equity.
Each report shall include (1) the median compensation for amateur athletes, coaches, trainers, managers, administrators, and officials, disaggregated by race, gender, and employment category; and (2) the minimum and maximum compensation paid to such personnel, disaggregated by race, gender, and employment category.

To amend the Ted Stevens Olympic and Amateur Sports Act to provide pay 
    equity for amateur athletes and other personnel, and for other 
                               purposes.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Even Playing Field Act''.

SEC. 2. PAY EQUITY FOR AMATEUR ATHLETES AND OTHER PERSONNEL.

    (a) Purposes of the United States Olympic and Paralympic 
Committee.--
            (1) In general.--Section 220503(12) of title 36, United 
        States Code, is amended by inserting ``, including by providing 
        investment, promotional support, working conditions (including 
        staff support and facilities and equipment for training and 
        competition) and wages, stipends, and other compensation that 
        are equal to that provided to amateur athletic activities for 
        men'' before the semicolon.
            (2) Retroactive effective date.--The amendment made by 
        paragraph (1) shall take effect on the date that is 2 years 
        before the date of the enactment of this Act.
    (b) Eligibility Requirements for Amateur Sports Organizations as 
National Governing Bodies.--Section 220522(8) of title 36, United 
States Code, is amended--
            (1) by striking ``an equal opportunity'' and inserting 
        ``and demonstrates equal opportunity, including in investment, 
        promotional support, working conditions (including staff 
        support and facilities and equipment for training and 
        competition) and wages, stipends, and other compensation,''; 
        and
            (2) by inserting ``and other activities'' after ``athletic 
        competition''.
    (c) General Duties of National Governing Bodies.--Section 
220524(a)(6) of title 36, United States Code, is amended by inserting 
``, including in investment, promotional support, working conditions 
(including staff support and facilities and equipment for training and 
competition, and wages, stipends, and other compensation)'' before the 
semicolon.
    (d) Reports on Pay Equity.--
            (1) In general.--Subchapter II of chapter 2205 of title 36, 
        United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the 
        following:
``Sec. 220530A. Reports on pay equity
    ``(a) In General.--Each national governing body shall submit to 
Congress a report on the compensation of amateur athletes, coaches, 
trainers, managers, administrators, and officials in the sport governed 
by the national governing body for--
            ``(1) each of the 2 consecutive calendar years ending 
        immediately before the date of the enactment of this section; 
        and
            ``(2) each calendar year beginning after the date of the 
        enactment of this section.
    ``(b) Matters To Be Included.--Each report required by subsection 
(a) shall include, with respect to the applicable sport, for the 
calendar year covered by the report--
            ``(1) the median compensation for amateur athletes, 
        coaches, trainers, managers, administrators, and officials 
        disaggregated by race, gender, and employment category; and
            ``(2) the minimum and maximum compensation paid to amateur 
        athletes, coaches, trainers, managers, administrators, and 
        officials, disaggregated by race, gender, and employment 
        category.''.
            (2) Conforming amendment.--The table of sections for 
        chapter 2205 of title 36, United States Code, is amended by 
        adding at the end the following:

``220530A. Reports on pay equity.''.
    (e) Severability.--If any provision of this Act, an amendment made 
by this Act, or the application of such provision or amendment to any 
person or circumstance is held to be unconstitutional, the remainder of 
this Act and the amendments made by this Act, and the application of 
the provision or amendment to any other person or circumstance, shall 
not be affected.
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