Title: Equal Pay for Team USA Act of 2019
Policy area: Sports and Recreation

Summary:
Equal Pay for Team USA Act of 2019
This bill requires that all athletes representing the United States in international amateur athletic competitions receive equal compensation and benefits for their work, regardless of gender.
Each national governing body for a sport must report annually on compliance with this requirement.
The bill requires full compliance by January 31, 2022.

[Congressional Bills 116th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 2130 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

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116th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                S. 2130

To amend chapter 2205 of title 36, United States Code, to ensure equal 
             treatment of athletes, and for other purposes.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                             July 16, 2019

  Ms. Cantwell (for herself and Mrs. Capito) introduced the following 
 bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, 
                      Science, and Transportation

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                                 A BILL


 
To amend chapter 2205 of title 36, United States Code, to ensure equal 
             treatment of athletes, 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 ``Equal Pay for Team USA Act of 
2019''.

SEC. 2. EQUAL TREATMENT OF ATHLETES.

    (a)  Modification of Purposes of United States Olympic Committee.--
Section 220503 of title 36, United States Code, is amended--
            (1) in paragraph (14), by striking ``; and'' and inserting 
        a semicolon;
            (2) in paragraph (15), by striking the period at the end 
        and inserting ``; and''; and
            (3) by adding at the end the following:
            ``(16) with respect to a sport for which separate programs 
        for female and male athletes are conducted on a national basis, 
        to ensure that female and male athletes who represent the 
        United States in international amateur athletic competitions 
        receive equal and nondiscriminatory compensation, wages, 
        benefits, medical care, travel arrangements, and payment or 
        reimbursement for expenses.''.
    (b) Duty of National Governing Bodies.--Section 220524 of title 36, 
United States Code, is amended--
            (1) by redesignating paragraphs (7) through (9) as 
        paragraphs (8) through (10), respectively; and
            (2) by inserting after paragraph (6) the following:
            ``(7) with respect to a sport for which separate programs 
        for female and male athletes are conducted on a national basis, 
        provide to female and male athletes representing the United 
        States in international amateur athletic competitions equal and 
        nondiscriminatory compensation, wages, benefits, medical care, 
        travel arrangements, and payment or reimbursement for 
        expenses;''.
    (c) Annual Report on Equal Treatment of Athletes.--
            (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 Annual report on equal treatment of athletes
    ``Not less frequently than annually, each national governing body 
shall submit to the corporation and Congress a report on the compliance 
of the national governing body with section 220524(7).''.
            (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:

``Sec. 220530A. Annual report on equal treatment of athletes.''.
    (d) Implementation Period and Reports to Congress.--Not later than 
January 31, 2022--
            (1) the corporation shall--
                    (A) attain full compliance, and ensure that each 
                national governing body attains full compliance, with 
                the applicable provisions of law amended by this Act; 
                and
                    (B) submit to Congress a report describing such 
                compliance of the corporation and each national 
                governing body; and
            (2) each national governing body shall--
                    (A) attain full compliance with the applicable 
                provisions of law amended by this Act; and
                    (B) submit to Congress a report describing such 
                compliance of the national governing body.
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