36 U.S.C. § 220501 — Short title and definitions
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This chapter is called the Ted Stevens Olympic and Amateur Sports Act. It defines key terms used throughout the chapter, like "amateur athlete," "national governing body," "the Center," "protected individual," and "retaliation" against people who report abuse.
(a) Short Title.— This chapter can be cited as the "Ted Stevens Olympic and Amateur Sports Act."
(b) Definitions.— For purposes of this chapter—
(1) "amateur athlete" means an athlete who meets the eligibility standards set by the national governing body or paralympic sports organization for the athlete's sport.
(2) "amateur athletic competition" means a contest, game, meet, match, tournament, regatta, or other event where amateur athletes compete.
(3) "amateur sports organization" means a not-for-profit corporation, association, or other group organized in the United States that sponsors or arranges an amateur athletic competition.
(4) "Athletes' Advisory Council" means the group set up and maintained under section 220504(b)(2)(A). It is (A) made up of, and elected by, amateur athletes to keep communication open between the corporation and currently active amateur athletes; and (B) a source of amateur-athlete opinion and advice on the corporation's policies and proposed policies.
(5) "Center" means the United States Center for SafeSport, designated under section 220541.
(6) "child abuse" has the meaning given in section 212 of the Victims of Child Abuse Act of 1990 (34 U.S.C. 20302).
(7) "corporation" means the United States Olympic and Paralympic Committee.
(8) "international amateur athletic competition" means an amateur athletic competition between one or more athletes representing the United States — alone or as a team — and one or more athletes representing a foreign country.
(9) "national governing body" means an amateur sports organization, a high-performance management organization, or a paralympic sports organization that the corporation certifies under section 220521.
(10) "protected individual" means any amateur athlete, coach, trainer, manager, administrator, or official connected with the corporation or a national governing body.
(11) "retaliation" means any adverse or discriminatory action, or threat of one — including removal from a training facility, reduced coaching or training, reduced meals or housing, or removal from competition — taken against a protected individual because that individual, or their parent or legal guardian, communicated about an allegation of physical abuse, sexual harassment, or emotional abuse, including by filing a formal complaint, with— (A) the Center; (B) a coach, trainer, manager, administrator, or official connected with the corporation; (C) the Attorney General; (D) a federal or state law enforcement authority; (E) the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission; or (F) Congress.
(12) "sanction" means a certificate of approval issued by a national governing body.
This chapter may be cited as the “Ted Stevens Olympic and Amateur Sports Act”.
For purposes of this chapter—
“amateur athlete” means an athlete who meets the eligibility standards established by the national governing body or paralympic sports organization for the sport in which the athlete competes.
“amateur athletic competition” means a contest, game, meet, match, tournament, regatta, or other event in which amateur athletes compete.
“amateur sports organization” means a not-for-profit corporation, association, or other group organized in the United States that sponsors or arranges an amateur athletic competition.
“Athletes’ Advisory Council” means the entity established and maintained under section 220504(b)(2)(A) that—
is composed of, and elected by, amateur athletes to ensure communication between the corporation and currently active amateur athletes; and
serves as a source of amateur-athlete opinion and advice with respect to policies and proposed policies of the corporation.
“Center” means the United States Center for SafeSport designated under section 220541.
“child abuse” has the meaning given the term in section 212 of the Victims of Child Abuse Act of 1990 (34 U.S.C. 20302).
“corporation” means the United States Olympic and Paralympic Committee.
“international amateur athletic competition” means an amateur athletic competition between one or more athletes representing the United States, individually or as a team, and one or more athletes representing a foreign country.
“national governing body” means an amateur sports organization, a high-performance management organization, or a paralympic sports organization that is certified by the corporation under section 220521.
“protected individual” means any amateur athlete, coach, trainer, manager, administrator, or official associated with the corporation or a national governing body.
“retaliation” means any adverse or discriminatory action, or the threat of an adverse or discriminatory action, including removal from a training facility, reduced coaching or training, reduced meals or housing, and removal from competition, carried out against a protected individual as a result of any communication, including the filing of a formal complaint, by the protected individual or a parent or legal guardian of the protected individual relating to the allegation of physical abuse, sexual harassment, or emotional abuse, with—
the Center;
a coach, trainer, manager, administrator, or official associated with the corporation;
the Attorney General;
a Federal or State law enforcement authority;
the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission; or
Congress.
“sanction” means a certificate of approval issued by a national governing body.
Source credit: (Pub. L. 105–225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1466; Pub. L. 105–277, div. C, title I, § 142(b)(2), (c), Oct. 21, 1998, 112 Stat. 2681–603; Pub. L. 109–284, § 5(13), (14), Sept. 27, 2006, 120 Stat. 1212; Pub. L. 115–126, title II, § 202(b), Feb. 14, 2018, 132 Stat. 323; Pub. L. 116–189, § 3, Oct. 30, 2020, 134 Stat. 944.)
- 1998Enacted · Pub. L. 105-225 · 112 Stat. 1466
- 1998Amended · Pub. L. 105-277 · 112 Stat. 2681
- 2006Amended · Pub. L. 109-284 · 120 Stat. 1212
- 2018Amended · Pub. L. 115-126 · 132 Stat. 323
- 2020Amended · Pub. L. 116-189 · 134 Stat. 944
A history note hasn’t been published yet. The record shows enactment by Pub. L. 105-225 on 1998-08-12.
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