#aafth ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4   
,r4 #fjbj  ,,an ,,act  ,to require an   
evaluation by the ,government           
,accountability ,office of the social1  
economic1 and historic contributions    
that ,minor ,league ,baseball has made  
to ,american life and culture4  #a4     
,findings ,congress finds that-- 7#a7   
more than forty million fans have       
attended ,minor ,league ,baseball games 
each season for #ae consecutive years2  
7#b7 ,minor ,league ,baseball provides  
wholesome affordable entertainment in   
#afj communities throughout the ,nation2
  7#c7 in #bjah1 ,minor ,league         
,baseball clubs donated over #de million
 in cash and in-kind gifts to their     
local communities and completed over    
#ae1jjj volunteer hours2  7#d7 the      
economic stimulus and development       
provided by ,minor ,league ,baseball    
clubs extends beyond the cities and     
towns where it is played1 to wide and   
diverse geographic areas comprising #hj 
percent of the population in the        

,nation2  7#e7 ,minor ,league ,baseball 
is committed to promoting diversity and 
inclusion through its ,copa de la       
,diversin1 ,mi,l,b ,pride1 ,,field      
,program1 and ,women in ,baseball       
,leadership initiatives2  7#f7 ,minor   
,league ,baseball is the first          
touchpoint of the national pastime for  
millions of youth and the only          
touchpoint for those located in         
communities far from ,major ,league     
cities2  7#g7 ,congress has enacted     
numerous statutory exemptions and       
immunities to preserve and sustain a    
system for ,minor ,league ,baseball and 
its relationship with ,major ,league    
,baseball2  7#h7 an abandonment of #db  
,minor ,league ,baseball clubs by ,major
 ,league ,baseball would devastate      
communities1 bond purchasers1 and other 
stakeholders that rely on the economic  
stimulus these clubs provide2  7#i7     
,minor ,league ,baseball clubs enrich   
the lives of millions of ,americans each
 year through special economic1         

cultural1 social1 and charitable        
contributions2 and  7#aj7 preservation  
of ,minor ,league ,baseball in #afj     
communities is in the public interest1  
as it will continue to provide          
affordable1 family friendly             
entertainment to those communities4  #b4
 ,,gao ,evaluation ,following           
consultation with the relevant          
committees of ,congress1 the            
,comptroller ,general of the ,united    
,states shall evaluate the social1      
economic1 and historic contributions    
that ,minor ,league ,baseball has made  
to ,american life and culture4  ,passed 
the ,house of ,representatives ,march   
#aj1 #bjbj4;,clerk4