,i  #aacth ,,congress  #b;d ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #egdc  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,november #ai1 #bjad 
,mr4 ,moran 7for himself1 ,mr4 ,rush1   
,mr4 ,george ,miller of ,california1    
,mr4 ,scott of ,virginia1 ,mr4 ,van     
,hollen1 ,mr4 ,holt1 ,mr4               
,sensenbrenner1 ,mr4 ,runyan1 ,mr4      
,dent1 ,mr4 ,crdenas1 and ,mr4          
,mc,govern7 introduced the following    
bill2 which was referred to the         
,committee on ,education and the        
,workforce  ,a ,,bill  ,to establish a  
commission to identify and examine      
issues of national concern related to   
the conduct of intercollegiate          
athletics1 to make recommendations for  
the resolution of the issues1 and for   
other purposes4  #a4 ,sense of ,congress
 ,it is the sense of ,congress that--   
7#a7 properly conducted intercollegiate 
athletic programs contribute to the     
beneficial development of student       
athletes and the vibrancy of campus life
 at institutions of higher education2   

7#b7 recent events pose grave threats to
 the financial stability of athletic    
programs at institutions of higher      
education and create pressure on        
institutions of higher education to     
consider eliminating non-revenue        
,olympic sports or increasing general   
fund1 student fee1 and donor subsidies  
to athletics at a time when such        
resources are needed for priority       
academic programs2  7#c7 there are      
concerns about the health and safety    
needs of student athletes with regard to
 adequacy of injury protections and     
other medical protocols2  7#d7 academic 
integrity at institutions of higher     
education is threatened by increased    
incidences of academic fraud involving  
student athletes1 failure to provide    
adequate remedial programs for          
academically unprepared admitted        
athletes1 and excessive athletics time  
demands2  7#e7 student athletes faced   
with loss of financial aid and other    
benefits and ,national ,collegiate      

,athletic ,association 7,,ncaa7 member  
institutions in danger of financial     
penalties1 loss of media rights1 and    
public embarrassment due to alleged     
rules violations are not being afforded 
adequate due process2  7#f7 the ,,ncaa1 
member institutions of the ,,ncaa1 and  
college presidents have not adequately  
addressed these issues2 and  7#g7 reform
 is so complex and important to higher  
education that a blue ribbon commission 
of sport experts and members of         
,congress should be convened to         
objectively study these issues and      
propose solutions4  #b4 ,establishment  
,there is established a commission to be
 known as the ,presidential ,commission 
on ,intercollegiate ,athletics4  #c4    
,duties  7a7 ,review ,the ,commission   
shall review and analyze the following  
issues related to intercollegiate       
athletics3  7#a7 ,the interaction of    
athletics and academics1 including--    
7,a7 the extent to which existing       
athletic practices allow student        

athletes to succeed as both students and
 athletes2  7,b7 how athletics affect   
the academic mission1 academic          
integrity1 and credit worthiness of     
institutions of higher education2  7,c7 
graduation rates of student athletes2   
and  7,d7 standards of academic         
eligibility for participation in and    
terms of scholarships for student       
athletes4  7#b7 ,the financing of       
intercollegiate athletics1 including--  
7,a7 sources of revenue1 including      
student fees1 media contracts1 and      
licensing agreements2  7,b7 expenditures
 of revenue1 including compliance with  
title ,,ix of the ,education ,amendments
 of #aigb1 coaching salaries1 and       
facilities development2  7,c7 the       
ability of institutions of higher       
education to finance intercollegiate    
athletics2  7,d7 the financial          
transparency of intercollegiate         
athletics2  7,e7 the criteria for       
receipt of financial disbursements or   
rewards from athletic membership        

associations2  7,f7 rules related to    
earnings and benefits by student        
athletes1 including the possibility of  
commercial compensation for the use of  
the names1 images1 and likenesses of    
student athletes and whether a student  
athlete may retain a personal           
representative to negotiate on behalf of
 the student athlete2  7,g7 tax         
regulations related to revenue from     
intercollegiate athletics2 and  7,h7    
,federal judicial decisions that affect 
compensation for student athletes or the
 right of student athletes to organize  
as a collective bargaining unit4  7#c7  
,recruitment and retention of student   
athletes1 including rules related to--  
7,a7 professional sports participation2 
7,b7 transfer of student athletes to    
other institutions2 and  7,c7           
recruitment and representations made to 
potential student athletes4  7#d7       
,oversight and governance practices4    
7#e7 ,health and safety protections for 
student athletes4  7#f7 ,due process and

 other protections related to the       
enforcement of rules and regulations    
related to student athletes4  7#g7 ,any 
other issues the ,commission considers  
relevant to understanding the state of  
intercollegiate athletics4  7b7         
,recommendations ,the ,commission shall 
develop recommendations regarding the   
issues identified in subsection 7a7     
based on the review and analysis of the 
issues under such subsection4  #d4      
,membership  7a7 ,in general ,the       
,commission shall be composed of #ag    
members appointed as follows3  7#a7     
,five members appointed by the          
,president1 in consultation with the    
,secretary of ,education and the        
,attorney ,general4  7#b7 ,three members
 appointed by the ,speaker of the ,house
 of ,representatives1 including--  7,a7 
one ,member of the ,house of            
,representatives2 and  7,b7 two         
individuals who are not ,members of     
,congress4  7#c7 ,three members         
appointed by the minority leader of the 

,house of ,representatives1 including-- 
7,a7 one ,member of the ,house of       
,representatives2 and  7,b7 two         
individuals who are not ,members of     
,congress4  7#d7 ,three members         
appointed by the majority leader of the 
,senate1 including--  7,a7 one ,member  
of the ,senate2 and  7,b7 two           
individuals who are not ,members of     
,congress4  7#e7 ,three members         
appointed by the minority leader of the 
,senate1 including--  7,a7 one ,member  
of the ,senate2 and  7,b7 two           
individuals who are not ,members of     
,congress4  7b7 ,qualifications         
,appointments shall be made from        
individuals who are specially qualified 
to serve on the ,commission by virtue of
 their education1 training1 or          
experience4  7c7 ,vacancy ,any vacancy  
on the ,commission shall not affect the 
powers of the ,commission1 but shall be 
filled in the manner in which the       
original appointment was made4  7d7     
,chair ,the ,chair of the ,commission   

shall be elected by the members4  7e7   
,reimbursement2 service without pay     
,members of the ,commission shall serve 
without pay1 except members of the      
,commission shall be entitled to        
reimbursement for travel1 subsistence1  
and other necessary expenses incurred by
 them in carrying out the functions of  
the ,commission1 in the same manner as  
persons employed intermittently by the  
,federal ,government are allowed        
expenses under section #egjc of title   
#e1 ,united ,states ,code4  #e4 ,staff  
,the ,commission may appoint and fix the
 compensation of a staff director and   
such other personnel as may be necessary
 to enable the ,commission to carry out 
its functions1 without regard to the    
provisions of title #e1 ,united ,states 
,code1 governing appointments in the    
competitive service1 and without regard 
to the provisions of chapter #ea and    
subchapter ,,iii of chapter #ec of such 
title relating to classification and    
,general ,schedule pay rates1 except    

that no rate of pay fixed under this    
paragraph may exceed the equivalent of  
that payable for a position at level ,v 
of the ,executive ,schedule under       
section #ecaf of title #e1 ,united      
,states ,code4  #f4 ,meetings  7a7 ,in  
general ,the ,commission shall meet at  
the call of the ,chair or of a majority 
of its members4  7b7 ,first meeting ,the
 first such meeting shall occur not     
later than #ij days after the date of   
the enactment of this ,act4  #g4 ,powers
  7a7 ,in general ,the ,commission may1 
for the purpose of carrying out this    
,act1 hold hearings1 sit and act at     
times and places1 take testimony1 and   
receive evidence as the ,commission     
considers appropriate4  7b7 ,delegation 
,any member or agent of the ,commission 
may1 if authorized by the ,commission1  
take any action which the ,commission is
 authorized to take by this section4    
7c7 ,access to information ,the         
,commission may secure directly from any
 department or agency of the ,united    

,states information necessary to enable 
it to carry out this ,act4 ,upon request
 of the ,commission1 the head of such   
department or agency shall furnish such 
information to the ,commission4  7d7    
,use of mails ,the ,commission may use  
the ,united ,states mails in the same   
manner and under the same conditions as 
other departments and agencies of the   
,united ,states4  7e7 ,administrative   
support ,the ,administrator of ,general 
,services shall provide to the          
,commission on a reimbursable basis such
 administrative support services as the 
,commission may request that are        
necessary for the ,commission to carry  
out its responsibilities under this     
,act4  #h4 ,report ,not later than the  
date that is #a year after the date of  
the first meeting of the ,commission1   
the ,commission shall submit to the     
,president and the ,congress a written  
report of its findings and              
recommendations based on the review and 
analysis required by section #c4  #i4   

,termination ,the ,commission shall     
terminate on the date that is #cj days  
after the date on which the ,commission 
submits the report required by section  
#h4  #aj4 ,definitions  7a7 ,commission 
,in this ,act1 the term ,commission     
means the ,presidential ,commission on  
,intercollegiate ,athletics established 
by section #b4  7b7 ,institution of     
higher education ,in this ,act1 the term
 institution of higher education means  
any institution that--  7#a7 meets the  
definition in section #ajb7;a77#a7 of   
the ,higher ,education ,act of #aife    
7#bj ,u4,s4,c4 #ajjb7;a77#a772 and  7#b7
 has student athletes who are eligible  
for ,federal student loans4