,,iii  #aacth ,,congress  #ast ,session 
,s4 ,,res4 #bhi  ,,in ,,the ,,senate    
,,of ,,the ,,united ,,states  ,november 
#g1 #bjac,mr4 ,begich 7for himself and  
,mr4 ,bennet7 submitted the following   
resolution2 which was referred to the   
,committee on ,commerce1 ,science1 and  
,transportation  ,,resolution           
,expressing the sense of the ,senate    
that ambush marketing adversely affects 
the ,united ,states ,olympic and        
,paralympic teams and should be         
discouraged4  ,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 assure that the ,united    
,states has the best ,olympic teams     
possible2 ,whereas1 in recent years1 a  
number of entities in the ,united       
,states have engaged in ambush marketing
 as a marketing strategy1 affiliating   
themselves with the ,olympic and        
,paralympic ,games without becoming     
sponsors of ,team ,,usa2 ,whereas ambush
 marketing harms the ,united ,states    
,olympic and ,paralympic teams1         
undermines sponsorship activities1 and  
gives ambush marketers an unfair and    
unethical advantage over entities that  
officially sponsor and provide funding  
for the elite athletes of the ,united   
,states2 and ,whereas efforts to prevent
 ambush marketing have enjoyed limited  
success as the strategies used by ambush
 marketers continue to multiply3 ,now1  
therefore1 be it ,that it is the sense  
of the ,senate that-- 7#a7 ambush       
marketing adversely affects the ,united 

,states ,olympic and ,paralympic teams  
and their ability to attract and retain 
the sponsorships necessary to be        
successful at the #bjad ,olympic and    
,paralympic ,games in ,sochi1 ,russia2  
and  7#b7 entities in the ,united       
,states should cease all ambush         
marketing efforts related to the ,united
 ,states ,olympic and ,paralympic teams4