,i  #aaeth ,,congress  #b;d ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #ebeb  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,march #ac1 #bjah,mr4
 ,poe of ,texas 7for himself1 ,ms4      
,kuster of ,new ,hampshire1 ,ms4        
,frankel of ,florida1 ,mrs4 ,brooks of  
,indiana1 ,mrs4 ,dingell1 ,mr4 ,duncan  
of ,tennessee1 ,mr4 ,burgess1 ,mr4      
,thomas ,j4 ,rooney of ,florida1 ,mr4   
,upton1 and ,mr4 ,bishop of ,michigan7  
introduced the following bill2 which was
 referred to the ,committee on the      
,judiciary  ,a ,,bill  ,to amend title  
#cf1 ,united ,states ,code1 to authorize
 a grant to protect young athletes from 
abuse1 and for other purposes4  #a4     
,short title ,this ,act may be cited as 
the ,keep ,young ,athletes ,safe ,act of
 #bjah4  #b4 ,grant to protect young    
athletes from abuse  7a7 ,in general    
,chapter #bbje of title #cf1 ,united    
,states ,code1 is amended by adding at  
the end the following3  ,,iii ,grant ,to
 ,keep ,young ,athletes ,safe  #bbjeca4 
,grant to protect young athletes from   

abuse  7a7 ,authority ,the ,attorney    
,general may award a grant to an        
eligible nonprofit nongovernmental      
entity in order to support oversight of 
the ,united ,states ,olympic ,committee1
 each national governing body1 and each 
paralympic sports organization with     
regard to safeguarding amateur athletes 
against abuse1 including emotional1     
physical1 and sexual abuse in sports4   
7b7 ,applications ,to be eligible to    
receive a grant under this section1 a   
nonprofit nongovernmental entity shall  
submit an application to the ,attorney  
,general at such time1 in such manner1  
and containing such information as the  
,attorney ,general may require1         
including information that demonstrates 
that the entity has--  7#a7 nationally  
recognized expertise in preventing and  
investigating emotional1 physical1 and  
sexual abuse in the athletic programs of
 the ,united ,states ,olympic           
,committee1 each national governing     
body1 and each paralympic sports        

organization2 and  7#b7 the capacity to 
oversee regular and random audits to    
ensure that the policies and procedures 
used by the ,united ,states ,olympic    
,committee1 each national governing     
body1 and each paralympic sports        
organization to prevent the abuse of an 
amateur athlete are followed correctly4 
7c7 ,use of grant amount ,an entity that
 receives a grant under this section may
 use such funds-- 7#a7 to develop and   
test new training materials for         
emotional1 physical1 and sexual abuse   
prevention education in youth athletic  
programs2  7#b7 for staff salaries1     
travel expenses1 equipment1 printing1   
and other reasonable expenses necessary 
to develop1 maintain1 and disseminate to
 the ,united ,states ,olympic           
,committee1 each national governing     
body1 each paralympic sports            
organization1 and other amateur sports  
organizations information about         
safeguarding amateur athletes against   
abuse1 including emotional1 physical1   

and sexual abuse in sports2 and  7#c7 to
 oversee the administration of the      
procedures described in subsection      
7b77#b74  7d7 ,authorization of         
appropriations  7#a7 ,in general ,there 
is authorized to be appropriated to     
carry out this section #b1ejj1jjj for   
each of the fiscal years #bjah through  
#bjbb4  7#b7 ,availability of grant     
funds ,funds appropriated under this    
section shall remain available until    
expended4  4  7b7 ,clerical amendment   
,the table of sections for chapter #bbje
 of title #cf1 ,united ,states ,code1 is
 amended by inserting after the item    
related to section #bbjebi the          
following3  ,subchapter ,,iii--,grant   
,to ,keep ,young ,athletes ,safe        
#bbjeca4 ,grant to protect young        
athletes from abuse4  4