,,ib  ,union ,cal5d> ,no4 #egb  #aad?   
,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4 ,r4 #iba 
,report ,no4 #aad-gcf1 ,"p ,i  ,,9 ,,!  
,,h\se ,,( ,,repres5tatives  ,febru>y   
#ab1 #bjae ,mr4 ,gu?rie 7= himself1 ,mr4
 ,ri*mond1 & ,mr4 ,womack7 introduc$ !  
foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to !          
,committee on ,en]gy & ,comm]ce1 & 9    
addition to ! ,committee on ! ,judici>y1
 = a p]iod to be subsequ5tly det]m9$ by 
! ,speak]1 9 ea* case = consid]ation (  
su* provisions z fall )9 ! jurisdiction 
( ! committee conc]n$  ,septemb] #ab1   
#bjaf ,additional sponsors3 ,mr4 ,coll9s
 ( ,new ,york1 ,mr4 ,graves ( ,miss\ri1 
,mr4 ,hanna1 ,mr4 ,a%=d1 ,mr4 ,hill1    
,mr4 ,pompeo1 ,mr4 ,heck ( ,nevada1 ,mr4
 ,loebsack1 ,mr4 ,t$ ,lieu ( ,cali=nia1 
,mr4 ,pauls51 ,mr4 ,david ,scott (      
,georgia1 ,mr4 ,mc,kinley1 ,mr4 ,long1  
,mr4 ,b>r1 ,mrs4 ,ellm]s ( ,nor?        
,c>ol9a1 ,mr4 ,o',r\rke1 ,mr4 ,b\/any1  
,ms4 ,del,bene1 ,mr4 ,kelly (           
,p5nsylvania1 ,mr4 ,co/ello (           
,p5nsylvania1 ,mr4 ,brid5/9e1 ,mr4      

,des,jarlais1 ,mr4 ,d5t1 ,mrs4          
,blackburn1 ,mr4 ,bi%op ( ,mi*igan1 ,mr4
 ,m>9o1 ,mr4 ,ha/+s1 ,mr4 ,tonko1 ,mr4  
,bilirakis1 ,mr4 ,m>*ant1 ,mr4 ,?ompson 
( ,mississippi1 ,mr4 ,coh51 ,mr4 ,pet]s1
 ,mr4 ,kilm]1 ,mr4 ,flores1 ,mr4        
,tipton1 ,mr4 ,tom ,price ( ,georgia1   
,mr4 ,b>letta1 ,mr4 ,huffman1 ,mr4      
,jolly1 ,mr4 ,ribble1 ,mr4 ,walb]g1 ,mr4
 ,all51 ,mr4 ,we/]man1 ,mr4 ,mull91 ,mr4
 ,mulvaney1 ,mr4 ,griffi?1 ,mr4 ,amodei1
 ,mr4 ,honda1 ,mr4 ,walz1 ,mr4 ,pocan1  
,mr4 ,rokita1 ,mr4 ,johnson ( ,ohio1    
,mr4 ,bab91 ,mr4 ,/iv]s1 ,mr4 ,takano1  
,mr4 ,"y ( ,i[a1 ,mr4 ,swalwell (       
,cali=nia1 ,ms4 ,e%oo1 ,mrs4 ,noem1 ,mr4
 ,olson1 ,mr4 ,c>t] ( ,georgia1 ,mr4    
,f9*]1 ,mr4 ,cram]1 ,ms4 ,s9ema1 ,mr4   
,heck ( ,wa%+ton1 ,mr4 ,wel*1 ,mr4 ,re$1
 ,mr4 ,%imkus1 ,mrs4 ,walorski1 ,mr4    
,pi]luisi1 ,mr4 ,roe ( ,t5nessee1 ,mr4  
,r\z]1 ,mr4 ,roskam1 ,ms4 ,j5k9s (      
,kansas1 ,mr4 ,duncan ( ,t5nessee1 ,mr4 
,au/9 ,scott ( ,georgia1 ,mr4 ,p]lmutt]1
 ,ms4 ,graham1 ,mr4 ,abraham1 ,mr4      

,hudson1 ,mr4 ,fleis*mann1 ,mr4 ,hurd ( 
,texas1 ,mr4 ,cr5%aw1 ,mr4 ,h5s>l+1 ,mr4
 ,mooney ( ,we/ ,virg9ia1 ,mr4 ,b]a1    
,mr4 ,veasey1 ,mr4 ,dold1 ,mr4 ,k9d1    
,mr4 ,williams1 ,mr4 ,curbelo (         
,florida1 ,mr4 ,flem+1 ,mr4 ,trott1 ,mr4
 ,la,hood1 ,mr4 ,k9z+] ( ,ill9ois1 ,mr4 
,meehan1 ,mr4 ,mac,arthur1 ,mr4         
,f>5?old1 ,mrs4 ,brooks ( ,indiana1 ,mr4
 ,c(fman1 ,ms4 ,br[n ( ,florida1 ,mr4   
,=bes1 ,mr4 ,bey]1 ,mr4 ,sires1 ,mr4    
,lamborn1 ,mrs4 ,napolitano1 ,mr4       
,latta1 ,mr4 ,r5acci1 ,mrs4 ,bu/os1 ,mr4
 ,bu*anan1 ,mr4 ,murphy ( ,p5nsylvania1 
,mr4 ,g>am5di1 ,mr4 ,hold+1 ,mr4        
,cony]s1 ,mr4 ,rodney ,davis ( ,ill9ois1
 ,mr4 ,f>r1 ,mr4 ,takai1 ,mr4 ,cole1    
,mr4 ,ratcliffe1 ,mr4 ,craw=d1 ,mr4     
,ruiz1 ,ms4 ,mc,sally1 ,mr4 ,byrne1 ,mr4
 ,coll9s ( ,georgia1 ,ms4 ,ros-,leht951 
,mr4 ,de,saulnier1 ,mr4 ,"y ( ,indiana1 
,mr4 ,buc%on1 ,mr4 ,g5e ,gre5 ( ,texas1 
,mr4 ,j5k9s ( ,we/ ,virg9ia1 ,mr4       
,s*rad]1 ,mr4 ,c\rtney1 ,mr4 ,joyce1    
,mr4 ,l\d]milk1 ,mr4 ,pascrell1 ,mr4    

,brady ( ,p5nsylvania1 ,mr4 ,culb]son1  
,mr4 ,z9ke1 ,mr4 ,lance1 ,mr4 ,smi? (   
,miss\ri1 ,mr4 ,h>ris1 ,mr4 ,pitt5g]1   
,ms4 ,cl>ke ( ,new ,york1 ,mr4 ,kl9e1   
,mr4 ,graves ( ,georgia1 ,mr4           
,s5s5br5n]1 ,mrs4 ,beatty1 ,mr4 ,blum1  
,mr4 ,nolan1 ,mr4 ,w5/rup1 ,ms4 ,l(gr51 
,mr4 ,donovan1 ,mr4 ,burgess1 ,mr4      
,h>p]1 ,mr4 ,smi? ( ,texas1 ,ms4        
,jackson ,lee1 ,mr4 ,b>ton1 ,mr4 ,issa1 
,mr4 ,de,santis1 ,mr4 ,butt]field1 ,ms4 
,wilson ( ,florida1 ,mr4 ,rooney (      
,florida1 ,mr4 ,jody ,b4 ,hice (        
,georgia1 ,mr4 ,mead[s1 ,mr4            
,fitzpatrick1 ,mr4 ,poe ( ,texas1 ,mr4  
,nunes1 ,mr4 ,blum5au]1 ,mr4 ,royce1    
,mr4 ,woodall1 ,mr4 ,wilson ( ,s\?      
,c>ol9a1 ,ms4 ,de,lauro1 ,mr4 ,keat+1   
,mr4 ,sessions1 ,mr4 ,de,fazio1 ,ms4    
,max9e ,wat]s ( ,cali=nia1 ,ms4 ,p+ree1 
,mr4 ,connolly1 ,ms4 ,mi*elle ,lujan    
,gri%am ( ,new ,mexico1 ,mr4 ,himes1    
,mr4 ,kelly ( ,mississippi1 ,mrs4       
,com/ock1 & ,mr4 ,gos>  ,septemb] #ab1  
#bjaf ,report$ f ! ,committee on ,en]gy 

& ,comm]ce ) an am5dm5t ,/rike out all  
aft] ! enact+ clause & ins]t ! "p pr9t$ 
9 italic  ,septemb] #ab1 #bjaf ,!       
,committee on ! ,judici>y dis*>g$2      
committ$ to ! ,committee ( ! ,:ole ,h\se
 on ! ,/ate ( ! ,union & ord]$ to be    
pr9t$ ,= text ( introduc$ bill1 see copy
 ( bill z introduc$ on ,febru>y #ab1    
#bjae  ,a ,,bill  ,to provide           
protections = c]ta9 sports m$ic9e       
pr(essionals :o provide c]ta9 m$ical    
s]vices 9 a second>y ,/ate4  #a4 ,%ort  
title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z ! ,sports 
,m$ic9e ,lic5sure ,cl>ity ,act ( #bjaf4 
#b4 ,protections = cov]$ sports m$ic9e  
pr(essionals  7a7 ,9 g5]al ,9 ! case ( a
 cov]$ sports m$ic9e pr(essional :o has 
9 effect m$ical pr(essional liability   
insurance cov]age & provides 9 a        
second>y ,/ate cov]$ m$ical s]vices t   
are )9 ! scope ( practice ( su*         
pr(essional 9 ! prim>y ,/ate to an      
a?lete or an a?letic team 7or a /aff    
memb] ( su* an a?lete or a?letic team7  
pursuant to an agreem5t describ$ 9      

subsection 7b77#d7 ) respect to su*     
a?lete or a?letic team--  7#a7 su*      
m$ical pr(essional liability insurance  
cov]age %all cov] 7subject to any relat$
 premium adju/m5ts7 su* pr(essional )   
respect to su* cov]$ m$ical s]vices     
provid$ by ! pr(essional 9 ! second>y   
,/ate to su* an individual or team z if 
su* s]vices 7 provid$ by su* pr(essional
 9 ! prim>y ,/ate to su* an individual  
or team2 &  7#b7 to ! ext5t su*         
pr(essional is lic5s$ "u ! requirem5ts (
 ! prim>y ,/ate to provide su* s]vices  
to su* an individual or team1 !         
pr(essional %all be treat$ z satisfy+   
any lic5sure requirem5ts ( ! second>y   
,/ate to provide su* s]vices to su* an  
individual or team4  7b7 ,def9itions ,9 
?is ,act1 ! foll[+ def9itions apply3    
7#a7 ,a?lete ,! t]m a?lete means--  7,a7
 an individual p>ticipat+ 9 a sport+    
ev5t or activity = :i* ! individual may 
be paid2  7,b7 an individual p>ticipat+ 
9 a sport+ ev5t or activity sponsor$ or 
sanction$ by a national gov]n+ body2 or 

7,c7 an individual = :om a high s*ool or
 in/itution ( high] education provides a
 cov]$ sports m$ic9e pr(essional4  7#b7 
,a?letic team ,! t]m a?letic team means 
a sports team--  7,a7 compos$ (         
individuals :o are paid to p>ticipate on
 ! team2  7,b7 compos$ ( individuals :o 
are p>ticipat+ 9 a sport+ ev5t or       
activity sponsor$ or sanction$ by a     
national gov]n+ body2 or  7,c7 = :i* a  
high s*ool or an in/itution ( high]     
education provides a cov]$ sports m$ic9e
 pr(essional4  7#c7 ,cov]$ m$ical       
s]vices ,! t]m cov]$ m$ical s]vices     
means g5]al m$ical c>e1 em]g5cy m$ical  
c>e1 a?letic tra9+1 or physical !rapy   
s]vices4 ,su* t]m does n include c>e    
provid$ by a cov]$ sports m$ic9e        
pr(essional--  7,a7 at a heal? c>e      
facility2 or  7,b7 :ile a heal? c>e     
provid] lic5s$ to practice 9 ! second>y 
,/ate is transport+ ! injur$ individual 
to a heal? c>e facility4  7#d7 ,cov]$   
sports m$ic9e pr(essional ,! t]m cov]$  
sports m$ic9e pr(essional means a       

physician1 a?letic tra9]1 or o!r heal?  
c>e pr(essional :o-- 7,a7 is lic5s$ to  
practice 9 ! prim>y ,/ate2  7,b7        
provides cov]$ m$ical s]vices1 pursuant 
to a writt5 agreem5t ) an a?lete1 an    
a?letic team1 a national gov]n+ body1 a 
high s*ool1 or an in/itution ( high]    
education2 &  7,c7 prior to provid+ !   
cov]$ m$ical s]vices describ$ 9         
subp>agraph 7,b71 has disclos$ ! nature 
& ext5t ( su* s]vices to ! entity t     
provides ! pr(essional ) liability      
insurance 9 ! prim>y ,/ate4  7#e7 ,heal?
 c>e facility ,! t]m heal? c>e facility 
means a facility 9 :i* m$ical c>e1      
diagnosis1 or treatm5t is provid$ on an 
inpati5t or outpati5t basis4 ,su* t]m   
does n include facilities at an ar5a1   
/adium1 or practice facility1 or        
tempor>y facilities exi/+ = ev5ts :]e   
a?letes or a?letic teams may compete4   
7#f7 ,in/itution ( high] education ,!   
t]m in/itution ( high] education has !  
mean+ giv5 su* t]m 9 section #aja ( !   
,high] ,education ,act ( #aife 7#bj     

,u4,s4,c4 #ajja74  7#g7 ,national gov]n+
 body ,! t]m national gov]n+ body has ! 
mean+ giv5 su* t]m 9 section #bbjeja (  
title #cf1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code4  7#h7   
,prim>y ,/ate ,! t]m prim>y ,/ate means1
 ) respect to a cov]$ sports m$ic9e     
pr(essional1 ! ,/ate 9 :i*--  7,a7 !    
cov]$ sports m$ic9e pr(essional is      
lic5s$ to practice2 &  7,b7 ! majority (
 ! cov]$ sports m$ic9e pr(essional's    
practice is und]writt5 = m$ical         
pr(essional liability insurance cov]age4
  7#i7 ,second>y ,/ate ,! t]m second>y  
,/ate means1 ) respect to a cov]$ sports
 m$ic9e pr(essional1 any ,/ate t is n ! 
prim>y ,/ate4  7#aj7 ,/ate ,! t]m ,/ate 
means ea* ( ! sev]al ,/ates1 ! ,di/rict 
( ,columbia1 & ea* commonweal?1         
t]ritory1 or possession ( ! ,unit$      
,/ates4  ,septemb] #ab1 #bjaf ,report$ f
 ! ,committee on ,en]gy & ,comm]ce ) an 
am5dm5t ,septemb] #ab1 #bjaf ,!         
,committee on ! ,judici>y dis*>g$2      
committ$ to ! ,committee ( ! ,:ole ,h\se
 on ! ,/ate ( ! ,union & ord]$ to be    

pr9t$