,,iii  #aacth ,,congress  #b;d ,session 
,s4 ,,res4 #bhi  ,,in ,,the ,,senate    
,,of ,,the ,,united ,,states  ,november 
#g1 #bjac,mr4 ,begich 7for himself1 ,mr4
 ,bennet1 and ,mr4 ,thune7 submitted the
 following resolution2 which was        
referred to the ,committee on ,commerce1
 ,science1 and ,transportation          
,february #f1 #bjad;,committee          
discharged2 considered1 amended1 and    
agreed to with an amended preamble and  
an amendment to the title  ,,resolution 
,expressing the sense of the ,senate    
that ambush marketing adversely affects 
the ,united ,states ,olympic and        
,paralympic teams4  ,whereas the #bjad  
,olympic and ,paralympic ,games will    
occur on ,february #g through ,february 
#bc1 #bjad1 and ,march #g through ,march
 #af1 #bjad1 respectively1 in ,sochi1   
,russia2 ,whereas more than #e1ejj      
athletes from #hj nations will compete  
in #g ,olympic sports and #a1cej        
,paralympic athletes will compete in #e 
sports2 ,whereas ,american athletes have

 spent countless days1 months1 and years
 training to earn a spot on the ,united 
,states ,olympic or ,paralympic teams2  
,whereas the ,ted ,stevens ,olympic and 
,amateur ,sports ,act 7#cf ,u4,s4,c4    
#bbjeja et seq47-- 7#a7 established the 
,united ,states ,olympic ,committee as  
the coordinating body for all ,olympic  
and ,paralympic athletic activity in the
 ,united ,states2  7#b7 gave the ,united
 ,states ,olympic ,committee the        
exclusive right in the ,united ,states  
to use the words ,olympic1 ,olympiad1   
,paralympic1 and ,paralympiad1 the      
emblem of the ,united ,states ,olympic  
,committee1 and the symbols of the      
,international ,olympic ,committee and  
the ,international ,paralympic          
,committee2 and  7#c7 empowered the     
,united ,states ,olympic ,committee to  
authorize sponsors that contribute to   
the ,united ,states ,olympic or         
,paralympic teams to use any trademark1 
symbol1 insignia1 or emblem of the      
,international ,olympic ,committee1     

,international ,paralympic ,committee1  
the ,pan-,american ,sports              
,organization1 or the ,united ,states   
,olympic ,committee2 ,whereas ,team     
,,usa is significantly funded by #ca    
sponsors who ensure that the ,united    
,states has the best ,olympic and       
,paralympic teams possible2 ,whereas in 
recent years1 a number of entities in   
the ,united ,states have engaged in     
marketing strategies that appear to     
affiliate themselves with the ,olympic  
and ,paralympic ,games without becoming 
official sponsors of ,team ,,usa2       
,whereas any ambush marketing in        
violation of the ,lanham ,act 7#ae      
,u4,s4,c4 #ajea et seq47 undermines     
sponsorship activities and creates      
consumer confusion around official      
,olympic and ,paralympic sponsors2 and  
,whereas ambush marketing impedes the   
goals of the ,ted ,stevens ,olympic and 
,amateur ,sports ,act 7#cf ,u4,s4,c4    
#bbjeja et seq47 to fund the ,united    
,states ,olympic and ,paralympic teams  

through official sponsorships3 ,now1    
therefore1 be it  ,that it is the sense 
of the ,senate that-- 7#a7 official     
sponsor support is critical to the      
success of ,team ,,usa at all           
international competitions2 and  7#b7   
ambush marketing adversely affects the  
,united ,states ,olympic and ,paralympic
 teams and their ability to attract and 
retain corporate sponsorships4