,i  #aac? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #cede  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,novemb] #bj1 #bjac   
,mr4 ,crd5as 7= himself1 ,mr4 ,cumm+s1  
,mr4 ,rangel1 ,mr4 ,ryan ( ,ohio1 ,mr4  
,huffman1 & ,ms4 ,mc,collum7 introduc$ !
 foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to !         
,committee on ,education & ! ,work=ce   
,a ,,bill  ,to protect ! academic       
futures ( collegiate /ud5t a?letes4  #a4
 ,%ort title2 f9d+s2 s5se ( ,congress   
7a7 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z 
! ,collegiate ,/ud5t ,a?lete ,protection
 ,act4  7b7 ,f9d+s ,congress f9ds z     
foll[s3  7#a7 ,in/itutions ( high]      
education t h a?letic programs t (f]    
a?letically relat$ /ud5t aid            
collectively g5]ate billions ( doll>s   
annually f contracts = m$ia rights1 & ! 
rev5ue f su* contracts w\ld n exi/ )\t !
 ef=ts ( /ud5t a?letes4  7#b7 ,provid+  
adequate heal? & safety protection =    
/ud5t a?letes c help prev5t s]i\s injury
 & dea?4  7#c7 ,curr5t & =m] /ud5t      
a?letes are (t5 left to pay = m$ical    

exp5ses incurr$ f injuries suff]$ :ile  
p>ticipat+ 9 int]collegiate a?letics4   
7c7 ,s5se ( congress ,x is ! s5se (     
,congress t--  7#a7 in/itutions ( high] 
education exi/ to fur!r educate1 & to   
provide an opportunity to acquire a     
degree to1 all /ud5ts :o att5d su*      
in/itutions2  7#b7 in/itutions ( high]  
education %\ld ensure t a sports-relat$ 
injury does n h9d] ! opportunity ( a    
/ud5t a?lete to graduate f ! in/itution 
( high] education ! /ud5t a?lete att5ds 
at ! "t ( su* injury2  7#c7 in/itutions 
( high] education %\ld make graduation (
 all /ud5t a?letes a priority1 reg>dless
 ( ! on-field p]=mance ( ! /ud5t        
a?letes2  7#d7 in/itutions ( high]      
education %\ld provide /ud5t a?letes ) !
 same due process protections af=d$ to  
/ud5ts :o d n p>ticipate 9 a?letics2    
7#e7 ackn[l$g+ ! bodily risks tak5 by ! 
/ud5t a?letes1 in/itutions ( high]      
education %\ld ensure t /ud5t a?letes :o
 o!rwise c\ld n af=d prop] heal?        
insurance are provid$ su* insurance to  

pay = sports-relat$ injuries2 &  7#f7   
due to ! record level ( rev5ues t       
a?letic programs provide = in/itutions (
 high] education1 su* in/itutions h !   
responsibility to provide /ud5t a?letes 
) ! highe/ level ( education1 & to      
provide effective ef=ts to ensure t     
/ud5t a?letes atta9 high] education     
degrees f su* in/itutions4  #b4 ,program
 p>ticipation agreem5ts  7a7 ,new       
requirem5t = programs ( assi/ance       
,section #dhg7;a7 ( ! ,high] ,education 
,act ( #aife 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4 #ajid7;a77  
is am5d$ by add+ at ! end ! foll[+3     
7#cj7  7,a7 ,9 ! case ( an in/itution t 
has an a?letic program & t annually     
receives #aj1jjj1jjj or m 9 income d]iv$
 f m$ia rights 7z calculat$ 9 accordance
 ) subp>agraph 7,b77 = ! a?letic program
 ( ! in/itution1 ! in/itution w comply )
 ! requirem5ts "u subsection 7k74  7,b7 
,= ! purposes ( ?is p>agraph1 an        
in/itution ( high] education %all       
calculate ! total am\nt ( income !      
in/itution d]ives annually f m$ia rights

 by add+--  7i7 annual income d]iv$ f   
any contract = m$ia rights sign$ ) any  
m$ia entity by ! in/itution1 det]m9$ by 
av]ag+ ! income d]iv$ f ! contract      
annually ov] ! lifetime ( ! contract2   
7ii7 disbursem5ts to ! in/itution z a   
memb] in/itution ( an a?letic conf]5ce1 
repres5t+ memb] %>es ( ! m$ia rights (  
su* conf]5ce2 &  7iii7 disbursem5ts to !
 in/itution z a p>ticipant 9 an ev5t t  
is ho/$ by an entity t--  7,i7 ho/s     
int]collegiate sport+ ev5ts2 &  7,,ii7  
sells broadca/ or m$ia access to t ev5t4
  4  7b7 ,a?letic program requirem5ts   
,section #dhg ( ! ,high] ,education ,act
 ( #aife 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4 #ajid7 is am5d$ 
by add+ at ! end ! foll[+3  7k7 ,a?letic
 program requirem5ts  7#a7 ,def9itions  
,= ! purposes ( ?is subsection &        
subsection 7a77#cj71 ! foll[+ def9itions
 %all apply3  7,a7 ,a?letic association 
,! t]m a?letic association means an     
organization t is n an in/itution (     
high] education &--  7i7 t is           
responsible = gov]n+ a?letic programs at

 multiple in/itutions ( high] education2
 or  7ii7 ! prim>y purpose ( :i* is to  
ho/ int]collegiate sport+ ev5ts & sell  
broadca/ or m$ia access to su* ev5ts4   
7,b7 ,a?letic program ,! t]m a?letic    
program means an int]collegiate a?letic 
program ( an in/itution ( high]         
education4  7,c7 ,a?letically relat$    
/ud5t aid ,! t]m a?letically relat$     
/ud5t aid %all h ! mean+ giv5 su* t]m 9 
section #dhe7;e74  7,d7 ,graduation     
success rate ,! t]m graduation success  
rate--  7i7 means ! p]c5tage ( /ud5t    
a?letes :o graduate f an in/itution (   
high] education n lat] ?an #f ye>s aft] 
initial enrollm5t at su* in/itution1    
includ+ /ud5ts :o transf] to su*        
in/itution f ano!r in/itution1 b exclud+
 /ud5ts :o transf] out ( su* in/itution 
:o are 9 good academic /&+ &1 9         
accordance ) ! rules ( ! a?letic        
association gov]n+ su* a?letic program1 
h n exhau/$ _! eligibility to p>ticipate
 9 su* program2 &  7ii7 %all be         
calculat$ us+ ! data available = ! #d   

mo/ rec5t academic ye>s 9 ! exact mann] 
z ! rate is calculat$ "u ! rules ( !    
,national ,collegiate ,a?letic          
,association on ! date ( enactm5t ( !   
,collegiate ,/ud5t ,a?lete ,protection  
,act4  7,e7 ,heal? c>e pr(essional ,!   
t]m heal? c>e pr(essional means--  7i7 a
 physician 7includ+ a m$ical doctor or  
doctor ( o/eopa?ic m$ic9e72 or  7ii7 an 
a?letic tra9]--  7,i7 :o is regi/]$1    
lic5s$1 c]tifi$1 or o!rwise /atutorily  
recogniz$ by ! ,/ate to provide         
treatm5t2 &  7,,ii7 ^: scope ( practice 
& exp]i5ce includes ! diagnosis &       
managem5t ( traumatic bra9 injury4  7,f7
 ,in/itution ( high] education ,! t]m   
in/itution ( high] education has ! mean+
 giv5 ! t]m 9 section #ajb4  7,g7 ,m$ia 
rights ,! t]m m$ia rights means         
contractual rights grant$ by an         
in/itution ( high] education or an      
a?letic association to a television     
network1 9 ex*ange = monet>y paym5ts to 
! in/itution or association1 to provide 
m$ia cov]age ( ! in/itution's a?letic   

program4  7,h7 ,/ud5t a?lete ,! t]m     
/ud5t a?lete means a /ud5t enroll$ at an
 in/itution ( high] education :o        
p>ticipates 9 an a?letic program4  7#b7 
,requirem5ts ,to comply ) ?is subsection
 = ! purposes ( subsection 7a77#cj71 an 
a?letic program ( an in/itution ( high] 
education describ$ 9 subsection 7a77#cj7
 %all meet ! foll[+ requirem5ts3  7,a7  
,completion ( academic program aft] loss
 ( a?letic s*ol>%ip  7i7 ,loss due to   
injury  7,i7 ,9 g5]al ,ea* /ud5t a?lete 
:o has receiv$ or contract$ to receive  
a?letically relat$ /ud5t aid f an       
in/itution ( high] education =          
p>ticipation 9 an a?letic program & :o  
subsequ5tly becomes ineligible = su* aid
 = all or "p ( an academic ye> due to an
 injury or illness result+ f ! a?lete's 
p>ticipation 9 ! a?letic program %all1  
^u a det]m9ation by a physician select$ 
by ! in/itution & a physician t is n    
affiliat$ ) any in/itution1 t ! /ud5t   
a?lete is m$ically ineligible to        
p>ticipate 9 su* program1 be provid$ )  

in/itutional /ud5t aid = ! p]iod        
describ$ 9 subclause 7,,ii7 9 an am\nt  
equival5t to ! am\nt ! /ud5t w\ld h     
receiv$ 9 a?letically relat$ /ud5t aid =
 su* academic ye> 7or "p !re(7 if !     
/ud5t _h n suff]$ su* injury or illness4
 ,! /ud5t %all also receive cont9u$     
academic supports1 includ+ tutor+1 at ! 
same level receiv$ prior to be+ deem$   
m$ically ineligible1 = ! entire p]iod t 
! /ud5t receives in/itutional /ud5t aid4
  7,,ii7 ,p]iod ( aid ,! in/itution (   
high] education %all provide            
in/itutional /ud5t aid requir$ "u       
subclause 7,i7 = a p]iod t1 comb9$ ) !  
total duration ( "t ! /ud5t previ\sly   
receiv$ a?letically relat$ /ud5t aid1 is
 equal to #e academic ye>s1 or until !  
/ud5t a?lete completes ! a?lete's       
und]graduate degree1 :i*ev] "t p]iod is 
%ort]4 ,! in/itution may1 at its        
discretion1 provide in/itutional /ud5t  
aid = an additional p]iod4  7,,iii7     
,leave ( abs5ce ,9 ! case ( a /ud5t     
a?lete :o takes a leave ( abs5ce f an   

in/itution ( high] education due to an  
injury or illness result+ f ! a?lete's  
p>ticipation 9 an a?letic program1 !    
duration ( su* leave ( abs5ce %all n be 
c\nt$ z "p ( ! p]iod ( requir$          
in/itutional /ud5t aid due to ! /ud5t "u
 subclause 7,,ii74  7ii7 ,loss due to   
exhau/$ eligibility  7,i7 ,9 g5]al      
,except z provid$ 9 subclause 7,,iii71  
ea* /ud5t a?lete :o has receiv$         
a?letically relat$ /ud5t aid f an       
in/itution ( high] education =          
p>ticipation 9 an a?letic program1 & :o 
is ma9ta9+ academic /&+ consi/5t ) !    
requirem5ts = graduation1 b :o1 9       
accordance ) ! rules ( ! a?letic        
association gov]n+ su* a?letic program1 
has exhau/$ ! a?lete's a?letic          
eligibility to p>ticipate 9 su* program 
be=e ! /ud5t has complet$ an            
und]graduate degree %all be provid$ )   
in/itutional /ud5t aid = ! p]iod        
describ$ 9 subclause 7,,ii7 9 an am\nt  
equival5t to ! am\nt ! /ud5t w\ld h     
receiv$ 9 a?letically relat$ /ud5t aid  

if ! /ud5t's a?letic eligibility 7 n    
exhau/$4  7,,ii7 ,p]iod ( aid ,!        
in/itution %all provide in/itutional    
/ud5t aid requir$ "u subclause 7,i7 = a 
p]iod ( #a ye>1 or until ! /ud5t a?lete 
completes an und]graduate degree1 :i*ev]
 "t p]iod is %ort]4  7,,iii7 ,exception 
,an in/itution ( high] education %all n 
be requir$ to provide in/itutional /ud5t
 aid to a /ud5t a?lete 9 accordance )   
subclause 7,i7 if su* /ud5t a?lete      
receiv$ a?letically relat$ /ud5t aid f !
 in/itution = p>ticipation 9 a team     
sport ) a graduation success rate = su* 
team t is #gj p]c5t or high]4  7iii7    
,involunt>y loss = any reason o!r ?an = 
cause  7,i7 ,9 g5]al ,a /ud5t a?lete :o 
has receiv$ a?letically relat$ /ud5t aid
 f an in/itution ( high] education =    
p>ticipation 9 an a?letic program & :o  
is ma9ta9+ academic /&+ consi/5t ) !    
requirem5ts = graduation1 b :o w n      
receive su* aid = all or "p ( an        
academic ye> because ! /ud5t 0          
involunt>ily dismiss$ f p>ticipation 9  

su* a?letic program %all be provid$ )   
in/itutional /ud5t aid 9 an am\nt       
equival5t to ! am\nt ! /ud5t w\ld h     
receiv$ 9 a?letically relat$ /ud5t aid =
 su* academic ye> 7or "p !re(7 if !     
/ud5t _h n be5 dismiss$4  7,,ii7 ,p]iod 
( aid ,! in/itution %all provide        
in/itutional /ud5t aid requir$ "u       
subclause 7,i7 = a p]iod t1 comb9$ ) !  
total duration ( "t ! /ud5t previ\sly   
receiv$ a?letically relat$ /ud5t aid1 is
 equal to #e academic ye>s1 or until !  
/ud5t a?lete completes ! a?lete's       
und]graduate degree1 :i*ev] is "t p]iod 
%ort]4 ,! in/itution may1 at its        
discretion1 provide in/itutional /ud5t  
aid = an additional p]iod4  7iv7 ,loss =
 cause  7,i7 ,9 g5]al ,not)/&+ clauses  
7i7 ?r\gh 7iii71 a /ud5t a?lete :o has  
receiv$ a?letically relat$ /ud5t aid f  
an in/itution ( high] education =       
p>ticipation 9 an a?letic program %all n
 be eligible = in/itutional /ud5t aid   
requir$ "u ?is p>agraph if ! /ud5t is   
dismiss$ f p>ticipation 9 su* program or

 o!rwise d5i$ su* aid = cause1 except t 
a /ud5t a?lete may appeal ! loss (      
a?letically relat$ /ud5t aid to !       
in/itution or an a?letic association (  
:i* ! in/itution is a memb]1 z          
appropriate4  7,,ii7 ,= cause ,9 ?is    
clause1 ! t]m = cause means t ! /ud5t 0 
f\nd by ! in/itution ( high] education  
to h violat$ academic or discipl9>y     
/&>ds ( ! in/itution4  7,b7 ,m&atory    
work%op ,at ! beg9n+ ( ea* academic ye>1
 ea* fir/-ye> & ?ird-ye> /ud5t a?lete   
%all be requir$ to att5d & complete an  
,a?letics ,p>ticipation ,read9ess       
work%op conduct$ by ! in/itution ( high]
 education4 ,su* work%op %all include-- 
7i7 in=mation ab\t ! long-t]m dang]s (  
concussions & head injuries t %all be   
adm9i/]$ by a heal? c>e pr(essional &   
include rec5t data f ! ,c5t]s = ,disease
 ,control & ,prev5tion2  7ii7 in=mation 
conc]n+ f9ancial aid & debt managem5t2  
7iii7 a recomm5d$ budget = /ud5t a?letes
 = ! academic ye>1 bas$ on !            
in/itution's co/ ( att5dance = su*      

academic ye>1 t acc\nts = :e!r ! /ud5t  
a?lete receives a?letically relat$ /ud5t
 aid t cov]s all or "p ( su* co/1 & :e!r
 ! /ud5t lives on or (f campus2  7iv7   
in=mation on "t managem5t skills        
necess>y = success z a /ud5t a?lete2    
7v7 academic res\rces available on      
campus1 includ+ tutor+1 c>e] developm5t1
 & c>e] se>* res\rces2 &  7vi7 an       
explanation ( ! in/itution's            
responsibilities & obligations to !     
/ud5t a?letes ) respect to s*ol>%ip     
r5ewal1 m$ical insurance1 & m$ical      
paym5ts = injury & illness result+ f    
p>ticipation 9 an a?letic program4  7,c7
 ,discipl9>y actions ,a /ud5t a?lete :o 
faces loss or r$uction ( a?letically    
relat$ /ud5t aid = a violation ( a      
discipl9>y /&>d ( ! in/itution ( high]  
education %all be provid$ ! opportunity 
= a =mal adm9i/rative he>+1 n less ?an  
#a appeal1 & any o!r due process        
proc$ure ! ,secret>y det]m9es by        
regulation to be necess>y4  7,d7        
,transf] reque/s ,ea* reque/ by a /ud5t 

a?lete submitt$ to ! in/itution ( high] 
education = a transf] to ano!r          
in/itution ( high] education %all be    
grant$ or d5i$ by ! in/itution at :i* ! 
/ud5t is enroll$ n lat] ?an #g bus9ess  
days aft] ! date on :i* su* reque/ is   
submitt$ to su* in/itution4  7,e7 ,heal?
 c>e co/s  7i7 ,pell eligible /ud5ts    
,except z provid$ 9 clause 7iv71 ea*    
/ud5t a?lete :o is eligible to receive a
 ,f$]al ,pell ,grant "u subp>t #a ( "p  
,a1 %all be provid$ ) in/itutional aid1 
paid to ! /ud5t directly or to ! insur] 
( su* /ud5t on ! /ud5t's behalf1 9 an   
am\nt suffici5t to cov]--  7,i7 dur+ !  
p]iod ( ! /ud5t's p>ticipation 9 an     
a?letic program ( ! in/itution--  7aa7 !
 premium applicable to ! insurance plan 
9 :i* ! /ud5t is enroll$2  7bb7 any     
d$uctible applicable to su* plan2 &     
7cc7 any o!r co/-%>+ or o!r out-(-pocket
 exp5ses ( ! /ud5t ) respect to su*     
plan1 includ+ co-paym5ts2 &  7,,ii7 9 ! 
case 9 :i* ! /ud5t suff]s an injury or  
illness result+ f ! /ud5t's p>ticipation

 9 an a?letic program ( ! in/itution--  
7aa7 ! heal? insurance co/s describ$ 9  
items 7aa7 ?r\gh 7cc7 ( subclause 7,i7  
dur+ ! p]iod ( ! /ud5t's p>ticipation 9 
an a?letic program ( ! in/itution2 &    
7bb7 ! co/s describ$ 9 subclauses 7,i7  
?r\gh 7,,iii7 ( clause 7ii7 = ! duration
 describ$ 9 clause 7iii74  7ii7         
,injury-relat$ co/s ,except z provid$ 9 
clause 7iv71 ea* /ud5t a?lete :o suff]s 
an injury or illness result+ f ! /ud5t's
 p>ticipation 9 an a?letic program ( !  
in/itution %all be provid$ )            
in/itutional aid1 paid to ! /ud5t       
directly or to ! insur] ( su* /ud5t on !
 /ud5t's behalf1 9 an am\nt suffici5t to
 cov]--  7,i7 ! premium applicable to ! 
insurance plan 9 :i* ! /ud5t is enroll$2
  7,,ii7 any d$uctible applicable to su*
 plan2 &  7,,iii7 = a p]iod ( n less ?an
 #b ye>s aft] ! /ud5t a?lete's          
graduation or sep>ation f ! in/itution--
  7aa7 any o!r co/-%>+ exp5ses ( ! /ud5t
 ) respect to su* plan1 includ+         
co-paym5ts2 &  7bb7 any out-(-pocket    

exp5ses ( ! /ud5t ) respect to su*      
injury or illness4  7iii7 ,duration (   
aid ,an in/itution %all provide a /ud5t 
a?lete ) ! in/itutional aid requir$ "u  
clause 7ii7--  7,i7 until ! /ud5t's     
injury or illness has be5 resolv$ & !   
/ud5t has be5 cle>$ by a physician to   
resume p>ticipation 9 an a?letic        
program2 or  7,,ii7 9 ! case ( a /ud5t  
:o is suff]+ f an injury or illness t   
requires ongo+ m$ical treatm5t1 = a     
p]iod ( n less ?an #b ye>s aft] ! /ud5t 
a?lete's graduation or sep>ation f !    
in/itution4  7iv7 ,preexi/+ conditions  
,an in/itution %all n be requir$ to     
provide in/itutional aid to a /ud5t     
a?lete "u clause 7i7 or 7ii7 = any      
preexi/+ m$ical condition t pr$ates !   
/ud5t a?lete's p>ticipation 9 ! a?letic 
program4  7,f7 ,em]g5cy action plans &  
writt5 policies ,! in/itution %all h--  
7i7 v5ue-specific ,em]g5cy ,action      
,plans t are coord9at$ by ! in/itution's
 heal? c>e pr(essional or sports m$ic9e 
/aff & regul>ly rehe>s$ ) local em]g5cy 

p]sonnel to prev5t1 assess1 & treat     
sports-relat$ injuries2 &  7ii7 writt5  
policies & guidel9es relat$ to ex]cise =
 & sup]vision ( any /ud5t a?lete        
id5tifi$ be=e or dur+ p>ticipation 9 an 
a?letic program ( ! in/itution to h a   
m$ical condition t is pot5tially        
life-?reat5+ & t c\ld be affect$ by !   
/ud5t a?lete's p>ticipation 9 su*       
program4  7,g7 ,sports-relat$           
concussions ,! in/itution %all provide  
annual basel9e concussion te/+ ( ea*    
/ud5t a?lete on ! active ro/] ( ea* team
 p>ticipat+ 9 a contact or collision    
sport or a limit$-contact or impact     
sport 7bas$ on ! mo/ rec5t              
classification ( sports publi%$ by !    
,committee on ,sports ,m$ic9e ( !       
,am]ican ,academy ( ,p$iatrics7 t is    
adm9i/]$ by heal? c>e pr(essionals      
employ$ by ! in/itution be=e su* /ud5t  
a?lete may p>ticipate 9 any contact     
drills or activities4  7,h7 ,compliance 
co/s ,co/s to ! in/itution result+ f    
compliance ) ?is p>agraph %all be paid  

exclusively f in/itutional rev5ue d]iv$ 
f income describ$ 9 subsection          
7a77#cj77;,b74  4