United States Olympic Committee Reform Act

Bill: 108-hr-3825
Sponsor: Rep. Stearns, Cliff [R-FL-6]
Introduced: 2004-02-24 in the House
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Subjects: Business ethics
Chief executive officers
Commerce
Congress
Congressional reporting requirements
Corporate governance
Corporate reorganizations
Corporation directors
Cost effectiveness
Disabled
Disciplining of employees
Economic impact statements
Economics and Public Finance
Employee training
Federal incorporation
Foreign trade promotion
Governmental investigations
Grants-in-aid
Grievance procedures
International Affairs
Interstate commerce
Labor and Employment
Olympic games
Ombudsman
Sports and Recreation
Tourism
Western Hemisphere
Whistle blowing

Summary:
action_date: 2004-02-24
text: 
United States Olympic Committee Reform Act - Amends the Ted Stevens Olympic and Amateur Sports Act to limit the stated purposes of the United States Olympic Committee. 
Provides new governance provisions for the Committee. Establishes a nine-member Board of Directors to: (1) oversee the Committee's operations; (2) set policy for the Committee; (3) establish a Nominating and Governance Committee; (4) elect new Board members and the Board chair; (5) select and evaluate the Chief Executive Officer required by this Act; and (6) oversee the U.S. bid city process and monitor the organizing committee of the U.S. Olympic Games. Authorizes the removal of Board members for cause. 
Requires the Committee to establish an Olympic Assembly in which all constituencies of the Committee are represented. 
Directs the Committee to maintain a standards and compliance program. Requires the Board to appoint an independent commission to conduct and submit to Congress ten-year reviews of the Committee's governance structure. 
Sets forth transition provisions. 
Gives the Board responsibility for hiring an ombudsman for athletes. 
Requires the Committee to submit annual reports on its operations to the President and Congress. 
Requires the Secretary of Commerce to make grants to qualifying State entities to promote tourism in conjunction with U.S.-based Olympic or Pan-American Games. 
Requires the Secretary to conduct a study on the projected impact on commerce of a U.S. bid city hosting the Olympic Games and to report the findings of such study to the House Energy and Commerce Committee and the Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee.

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2004-04-02
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration, Border Security, and Claims.
action_date: 2004-03-11
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Commerce, Trade and Consumer Protection, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Chairman.
action_date: 2004-02-24
text: Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, 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 committee concerned.
action_date: 2004-02-24
text: Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, 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 committee concerned.
action_date: 2004-02-24
text: Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, 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 committee concerned.
action_date: 2004-02-24
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2004-02-24
text: Introduced in House