,,ii  #aafth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #acb  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of ,,the
 ,,united ,,states  ,january #ae1       
#bjai,mr4 ,gardner introduced the       
following bill2 which was read twice and
 referred to the ,committee on          
,commerce1 ,science1 and ,transportation
  ,a ,,bill  ,to establish the          
,commission on the ,state of ,u4,s4     
,olympics and ,paralympics4  #a4 ,short 
title ,this ,act may be cited as the    
,strengthening ,u4,s4 ,olympics ,act4   
#b4 ,commission on the ,state of ,u4,s4 
,olympics and ,paralympics  7a7         
,establishment ,there is established    
within the legislative branch a         
commission1 to be known as the          
,commission on the ,state of ,u4,s4     
,olympics and ,paralympics 7referred to 
in this section as the ,commission74    
7b7 ,composition  7#a7 ,in general ,the 
,commission shall be composed of #af    
members1 of whom--  7,a7 #d members     
shall be appointed by the majority      
leader of the ,senate2  7,b7 #d members 

shall be appointed by the minority      
leader of the ,senate2  7,c7 #d members 
shall be appointed by the ,speaker of   
the ,house of ,representatives2 and     
7,d7 #d members shall be appointed by   
the minority leader of the ,house of    
,representatives4  7#b7 ,co-chairs ,of  
the members of the ,commission-- 7,a7 #a
 co-chair shall be designated by the    
majority leader of the ,senate2 and     
7,b7 #a co-chair shall be designated by 
the ,speaker of the ,house of           
,representatives4  7#c7 ,qualifications 
7,a7 ,in general ,each member appointed 
to the ,commission shall have experience
 in--  7i7 amateur or professional      
athletics2  7ii7 athletic coaching2     
7iii7 professional advocacy on behalf of
 victims of bullying1 harassment1       
hazing1 or sexual assault2  7iv7 public 
service relating to sports2 or  7v7     
professional advocacy for increased     
minority participation in sports4  7,b7 
,olympic or ,paralympic athletes ,not   
fewer than #h members appointed under   

paragraph 7#a7 shall be ,olympic or     
,paralympic athletes4  7c7 ,initial     
meeting ,not later than #cj days after  
the date on which the last member is    
appointed under paragraph 7#a71 the     
,commission shall hold an initial       
meeting4  7d7 ,quorum ,eleven members of
 the ,commission shall constitute a     
quorum4  7e7 ,no proxy voting ,proxy    
voting by members of the ,commission    
shall be prohibited4  7f7 ,staff ,the   
co-chairs of the ,commission shall      
appoint an executive director of the    
,commission1 and such staff as          
appropriate1 with compensation4  7g7    
,public hearings ,the ,commission shall 
hold #a or more public hearings4  7h7   
,travel expenses ,members of the        
,commission shall serve without pay1 but
 shall receive travel expenses in       
accordance with sections #egjb and #egjc
 of title #e1 ,united ,states ,code4    
7i7 ,duties of ,commission  7#a7 ,study 
7,a7 ,in general ,the ,commission shall 
conduct a study on matters relating to  

the state of ,united ,states            
participation in the ,olympic and       
,paralympic games4  7,b7 ,matters       
studied ,the study under subparagraph   
7,a7 shall include-- 7i7 a description  
of proposed reforms to the structure of 
the ,united ,states ,olympic ,committee2
  7ii7 an assessment of whether the     
board of the ,united ,states ,olympic   
,committee includes diverse members1    
including athletes2  7iii7 an assessment
 of ,united ,states athlete             
participation levels in the ,olympics   
and ,paralympics2  7iv7 a description of
 the status of any ,united ,states      
,olympic ,committee licensing           
arrangement2  7v7 an assessment of      
whether the ,united ,states is achieving
 the goals for the ,olympics and        
,paralympics set by the ,united ,states 
,olympic ,committee2  7vi7 an analysis  
of the participation in amateur         
athletics of-- 7,i7 women2  7,,ii7      
disabled individuals2 and  7,,iii7      
minorities2  7vii7 a description of     

ongoing efforts by the ,united ,states  
,olympic ,committee to recruit the      
,olympics and ,paralympics to the       
,united ,states2  7viii7 an evaluation  
of the function of the national         
governing bodies 7as defined in section 
#bbjejb of title #cf1 ,united ,states   
,code7 and an analysis of the           
responsiveness of the national governing
 bodies to athletes2  7ix7 an assessment
 of whether the ,united ,states ,center 
for ,safe ,sport effectively handles    
reported cases of bullying1 hazing1     
harassment1 and sexual assault2 and  7x7
 an assessment of the finances and the  
financial organization of the ,united   
,states ,olympic ,committee4  7#b7      
,report  7,a7 ,in general ,not later    
than #bgj days after the date of        
enactment of this ,act1 the ,commission 
shall submit to ,congress a report on   
the results of the study under paragraph
 7#a71 including a detailed statement of
 findings1 conclusions1 recommendations1
 and suggested policy changes4  7,b7    

,public availability ,the report        
required by subparagraph 7,a7 shall be  
made available to the public on an      
internet website of the ,united ,states 
,government that is available to the    
public4  7j7 ,powers of ,commission     
7#a7 ,subpoena authority ,the           
,commission may subpoena an individual  
the testimony of whom may be relevant to
 the purpose of the ,commission4  7#b7  
,furnishing information ,on request by  
the executive director of the           
,commission1 the head of a ,federal     
agency shall furnish information to the 
,commission4  7k7 ,termination of       
,commission ,the ,commission shall      
terminate #ij days after the date on    
which the ,commission submits the report
 under subsection 7i77#b74  7l7         
,authorization of appropriations ,there 
is authorized to be appropriated such   
sums as may be necessary to carry out   
this section4