36 U.S.C. § 220525 — Granting sanctions for amateur athletic competitions

submitted 28 years ago by Pub. L. 105-225 to r/title-36-PATRIOTIC-AND-NATIONAL-OBSERVANCES-CEREMONIES-AND-ORGANIZATIONS · 481 words · no verdicts yet

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When someone asks to hold or sponsor an international amateur competition, the national governing body must review the request promptly and approve it unless it has clear evidence the competition would hurt the sport, and the requester meets set requirements: paying a fair sanctioning fee, filing financial or trip reports, and showing the competition protects athletes' amateur status and eligibility, validates records, follows international rules, uses qualified officials, provides medical supervision, takes safety precautions, and follows the sport's anti-abuse policies.

(a) For the sport it governs, a national governing body must promptly: (1) review a request from an amateur sports organization or person for a sanction — approval to hold an international competition in the U.S. or to send U.S. amateur athletes to compete abroad; and (2) grant the sanction unless it decides, with clear and convincing evidence, that the competition would hurt the sport, or the requirements in (b) aren't met. (b) To get a sanction, the requester must: (1) Pay the national governing body a reasonable, non-discriminatory sanctioning fee. (2) For a U.S.-based competition: submit an audited or notarized financial report of any similar past events it ran, and show it meets the requirements in (4). (3) For sponsoring athletes to compete abroad: submit a report on its most recent foreign trip, if any, and a letter from the hosting entity confirming the requirements in (4) are met. (4) Show that: (A) it has taken steps to protect athletes' amateur status and eligibility; (B) records set at the competition can be properly validated; (C) it has followed applicable international rules; (D) qualified officials will run the competition; (E) proper medical supervision will be provided; (F) proper safety precautions protect athletes and spectators; and (G) it will follow the national governing body's policies against abuse of amateur athletes, including child abuse.

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(a)Prompt Review and Decision.—

For the sport that it governs, a national governing body promptly shall—

(1)

review a request by an amateur sports organization or person for a sanction to hold an international amateur athletic competition in the United States or to sponsor United States amateur athletes to compete in international amateur athletic competition outside the United States; and

(2)

grant the sanction if—

(A)

the national governing body does not decide by clear and convincing evidence that holding or sponsoring an international amateur athletic competition would be detrimental to the best interest of the sport; and

(B)

the requirements of subsection (b) of this section are met.

(b)Requirements.—

An amateur sports organization or person may be granted a sanction under this section only if the organization or person meets the following requirements:

(1)

The organization or person must pay the national governing body any required sanctioning fee, if the fee is reasonable and nondiscriminatory.

(2)

For a sanction to hold an international amateur athletic competition in the United States, the organization or person must—

(A)

submit to the national governing body an audited or notarized financial report of similar events, if any, conducted by the organization or person; and

(B)

demonstrate that the requirements of paragraph (4) of this subsection have been met.

(3)

For a sanction to sponsor United States amateur athletes to compete in international amateur athletic competition outside the United States, the organization or person must—

(A)

submit a report of the most recent trip to a foreign country, if any, that the organization or person sponsored for the purpose of having United States amateur athletes compete in international amateur athletic competition; and

(B)

submit a letter from the appropriate entity that will hold the international amateur athletic competition certifying that the requirements of paragraph (4) of this subsection have been met.

(4)

The requirements referred to in paragraphs (2) and (3) of this subsection are that—

(A)

appropriate measures have been taken to protect the amateur status of athletes who will take part in the competition and to protect their eligibility to compete in amateur athletic competition;

(B)

appropriate provision has been made for validation of any records established during the competition;

(C)

due regard has been given to any international amateur athletic requirements specifically applicable to the competition;

(D)

the competition will be conducted by qualified officials;

(E)

proper medical supervision will be provided for athletes who will participate in the competition;

(F)

proper safety precautions have been taken to protect the personal welfare of the athletes and spectators at the competition; and

(G)

the amateur sports organization or person requesting sanction from a national governing body will implement and abide by the policies and procedures to prevent the abuse, including emotional, physical, and child abuse, of amateur athletes participating in amateur athletic activities applicable to such national governing body.

Source credit: (Pub. L. 105–225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1474; Pub. L. 115–126, title II, § 203, Feb. 14, 2018, 132 Stat. 323.)

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1998Enacted · Pub. L. 105-225 · 112 Stat. 1474
2018Amended · Pub. L. 115-126 · 132 Stat. 323

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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