,i  #aacth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #bijc  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,august #a1 #bjac    
,mr4 ,dent 7for himself1 ,mrs4 ,beatty1 
,mr4 ,stivers1 ,mr4 ,perry1 ,mr4        
,gerlach1 ,mr4 ,sensenbrenner1 ,mr4     
,thompson of ,pennsylvania1 ,mr4 ,moran1
 and ,mr4 ,marino7 introduced the       
following bill2 which was referred to   
the ,committee on ,education and the    
,workforce  ,a ,,bill  ,to amend section
 #dhg7;a7 of the ,higher ,education ,act
 of #aife to provide increased          
accountability of nonprofit athletic    
associations1 and for other purposes4   
#a4 ,short title2 ,findings  7a7 ,short 
title ,this ,act may be cited as the    
,national ,collegiate ,athletics        
,accountability ,act1 or the ,,ncaa     
,act4  7b7 ,findings ,the ,congress     
finds as follows3  7#a7 ,nationwide1    
institutions of higher education receive
 approximately #aej1jjj1jjj1jjj to      
#bjj1jjj1jjj1jjj in funding under title 
,,iv of the ,higher ,education ,act of  

#aife 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4 #ajgj et seq47     
annually1 including approximately       
#bj1jjj1jjj1jjj to #cj1jjj1jjj1jjj in   
,federal ,pell ,grants2  7#b7 ,in fiscal
 year #bjad1 institutions of higher     
education are projected to receive      
approximately #adj1jjj1jjj1jjj in       
,federal student aid under title ,,iv of
 such ,act1 which accounts for #gg      
percent of all funding received by these
 institutions from the ,federal         
,government4  7#c7 ,funding under title 
,,iv of such ,act is used to provide    
grants1 loans1 and work-study funds from
 the ,federal ,government to eligible   
students enrolled in institution of     
higher education1 including career      
schools4  7#d7 ,many institutions of    
higher education participate in         
voluntary1 nonprofit athletic           
associations and athletic conferences1  
with the largest such association having
 over #a1jjj member institutions of     
higher education with more than #dcj1jjj
 students participating in athletics1   

and providing approximately #ebc1jjj1jjj
 in revenue sharing to such members4    
7#e7 ,athletic programs at institutions 
of higher education are some of the     
largest revenue generators for such     
institutions nationwide1 accounting for 
approximately #f1ajj1jjj1jjj in revenue 
from ticket sales1 radio and television 
receipts1 alumni contributions1         
guarantees1 royalties1 and association  
distributions4  7#f7 ,the ,committee on 
a ,sports ,medicine of the ,american    
,academy of ,pediatrics published a     
classification of sports based on the   
likelihood of contact1 impact1 or       
injury1 and determined that--  7,a7     
boxing1 field hockey1 football1 ice     
hockey1 lacrosse1 martial arts1 rodeo1  
soccer1 and wrestling are               
contact_/collision sports2 and  7,b7    
baseball1 basketball1 bicycling1 diving1
 high jump1 pole vault1 gymnastics1     
horseback riding1 ice skating1 roller   
skating1 cross-country skiing1 downhill 
skiing1 water skiing1 softball1 squash1 

handball1 and volleyball are            
limited-contact_/impact sports4  #b4    
,program participation agreements       
,section #dhg7;a7 of the ,higher        
,education ,act of #aife 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4 
#ajid7;a77 is amended by adding at the  
end the following3  7#cj7 ,in the case  
of an institution that has an           
intercollegiate athletic program1 the   
institution will not be a member of a   
nonprofit athletic association unless   
such association--  7,a7 requires annual
 baseline concussion testing of each    
student athlete on the active roster of 
each team participating in a            
contact_/collision sport or a           
limited-contact_/impact sport 7based on 
the most recent classification of sports
 published by the ,committee on ,sports 
,medicine of the ,american ,academy of  
,pediatrics7 before such student athlete
 may participate in any contact drills  
or activities2  7,b7 prior to enforcing 
any remedy for an alleged infraction or 
violation of the policies of such       

association--  7i7 provides institutions
 and student athletes with the          
opportunity for a formal administrative 
hearing1 not less than one appeal1 and  
any other due process procedure the     
,secretary determines by regulation to  
be necessary2 and  7ii7 hold in abeyance
 any such remedy until all appeals have 
been exhausted or until the deadline to 
appeal has passed1 whichever is sooner2 
7,c7 with respect to institutions       
attended by students receiving          
athletically related student aid 7as    
defined in section #dhe7;e771 requires  
any such athletically related student   
aid provided to student athletes who    
play a contact_/collision sport 7based  
on the most recent classification of    
sports published by the ,committee on   
,sports ,medicine of the ,american      
,academy of ,pediatrics7 to be--  7i7   
guaranteed for the duration of the      
student athlete's attendance at the     
institution1 up to #d years2 and  7ii7  
irrevocable for reasons related to      

athletic skill or injury of the student 
athlete2 and  7,d7 does not have in     
place a policy that prohibits           
institutions from paying stipends to    
student athletes4  4  #c4 ,application  
of title ,,ix of the ,education         
,amendments of #aigb ,title ,,ix of the 
,education ,amendments of #aigb 7#bj    
,u4,s4,c4 #afha et seq47 shall not apply
 with respect to any activity carried   
out by an institution of higher         
education 7as defined in section #ajb of
 the ,higher ,education ,act of #aife   
7#bj ,u4,s4,c4 #ajjb77 to comply with a 
nonprofit athletic association          
membership requirement that is described
 in paragraph 7#cj77;,c7 of section     
#dhg7;a7 of such ,act of #aife 7#bj     
,u4,s4,c4 #ajib7;a771 as amended by     
section #b of this ,act4